The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-18

Foreign Missions and James Gordon Bennett.
The organ of the spoils-Cabinet at Washington
has not directly made the assertion, but adopted
the coinage of others, that Mr.. Bennett, propri-
etor of this journal, had made an application to
the spoils- Cabinet for the mission to France 1t
is now necessary to say something on the sub
| ject
We have made some inquiry into the matter,
and have ascertained to our perfect satisfaction
that the assertion is entirely untrue. Mr. Ben
nett has not made any application to the spoils-
Cabinet for any Office for himself or others. ex-
cept one, and that was simply asking the ad
ministration, if it were so willing, to bestow
small consulate in Europe upon gentleman
not Mr.. c. E. Lester-of his acquaintance who
had formerly occupied similar post under a
preceding administration. The letter presented
to the Secretary Of State on this subject, puz-
zled that functionary exceedingly, even though
it had received the endorsement Of the Pres-
dent. Indeed, the President himself was at a
loss to conceive whether the letter was simple
one Of introduction, joke, or a serious applica-
ton for Office The Secretary Of State however.
treated the applicant and the missiye with his
accustomed brutality; so that Mr.. Dudley Mann.
the Assistant Secretary, who is equally well
versed in all kinds Of diplomacy thought that
even in his coarse and vulgar manners the dis
tinguished spoils Secretary Of State exhibited
more than his usual bear-like urbanity That
smallfavOr asked by Mr.. Bennett from this Ca
biuet was refused at once and for ever.
This, we believe, is the extent Of the applica-
tons of Mr.. Bennett for office under the present
spols Cabinet. But we understand that since
he has seen the newspapers commencing the
discussion of the question "a to his capacity
and fitness for the post Of envoy to France, and
as to the propriety of appointing him to it he
is balfdisposed to take the matter into serious
consideration, and to Immediately make for
NAL application to the administration, from top
to bottom, for the appointment to the French
mission. The discussion of the matter in the
newspapers, on false information, has brought
the subject wildly into his mind, and he thinks
that on the whole he Ia as well quail
fed, in every point Of view, for the mis-
sion to France, as is a French red-re-
publican paragrapbst for the mission to
Spain, or as an English broken-down socialist
is for the mission to Naples, or as Jew clerk
from Frankfort-become rich in Wall Streets
to become American Minister at the Hague.
Mr.. Bennett cares very little for the salary
which attaches to the post, for he sometimes ex-
ponds in one of his own missions to Europe to
collect information, double the amount which
the government give to their functionaries. But
he thinks after mature elaboration that in the
present state Of the world and from the appear
anoe of things in the East and West Of Europe,
he is at least much better qualified in every
point of view for filing the American embassy
in Paris, than a quiet indolent, respectable coun-
try Judge Of Virginia is, who, though he knows
the value Of oysters and the use Of cards. knows
nothing Of the diplomatic or political relations