New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-08

il proportions among other pcaeal Offices staads TIA
Of Diplomacy III the eyes Of Mr. Trescott Il Is ser
., altar where only the elect can osciate Il IS not
h,,i,.., aflir plain matter-ofhcs counting hoas
thirg. but gorgeous Court sPPanAge, superb tAe
n;,,prs drawn D, Edmund Barke in his rkolonoa.lla
o. N.r;e Antoinsite and tie butterflies OF Versailles
Mr. Prescott stands not slone. lie Is the type o.
Class Many such mag b. encountered abroad.
Daz1led by the OymPan splendOss OF Court life
they forget every essential in the pursuit. Of It's gire
and gauds. They see kngly Palaee, where titled
thieves prey the people who thus decusted by
famine and expatriation; and they feel pity
for the condition Of such sufferers than for gang Of
slaves under the auctioneer's hammer. 4 sturiy
contempt for the people, in fact, is the
base OF the true South CarOlina doctrine,
and Mr. FeathersiOuaugh. in his work America, lets
us into the secrets of conversation Of Or Cooper and
that set generally at dinner party where The idea Of
Democracy was fully as contemptuOusly secuted, snd
the pride of hereditary honOrs as sturlily upheld as
Mr. Trescot scouts that Of true simplicity and dignity
on the part of our representatives abroad We let Mr.
Trescots nonsense pass about the folly Of making
ministers respect Themselves in their costume and not
defer meany and barbarOusy to the privileged orders,
and 60 to bis treatment of lie sublecs-whether we
should have diplomatic agents at all abroad On this
head We have already expressed opinions but the
gravity Of tie theme and the parade made with the let
fer in question. induce Us to dwell it now somewhat
FULLY
Mr. Prescott says, this question has been discussed
By some Of the leaders Of the political press with
"tonishing ignorance Of the facts OF the comtrys his
tory and ON the narrowest economical grounds.
We take issue here; We discussed it historically, and
showed that our diplomatic resident agents did nothing
worth speaking Of while some of them made them
selves ridiculous and others proved themselves black
guards downright We think that our representatives
at tie Court OF st James have not only done no good
but positive harm. Years ago they excited the sarcasm
Of Lord Broucham for their polite trucking. and
shocked the reiormer Hume by erbesoted contempt
for the efforts Of the English liberals Coming down to
a period just passed we find orr ministers making
speeches which might honor royasts but are disgrace
full to republicans Mr. TrescOtt selects indlsorm-
.natcy" the acts ofMr Rush, Mr. Cass and Mr. Ev-
erett as very important abroad. Suppose they did
something what then Could it not be done with
out legation or a resident minister WHAT IA
vors have We to ask Of Europe None. What
do we care for their confdence-that plant OF slow
growth That coniidence-TIeaven save the mark -
has been bestowed upon us because we fought for it,
and because Of the uuequaled and rapid growth of
population and commerce. England has confidence in
us because an immense number OF her population
Mr. Charles Dickens says one.sixth-lepend on our
trade for their daily bread, and because emigration to
this country has according 10 The London Times,
saved cannon from being planted in the streets
of London" Ii anybody but Mr. Prescott and
IL. tf.ut
the trumpery fooleries OF any diplomatic restaurant
and ballroom have had anything TO do in the
maintenance of peace, with these awfuly grand
necessities binding England in their anaconda
like folds be is welcome to do We are quite GER
tain that the platudcs of the speeches OF our Minis
ters stale ietdity, about the common language COM
mon law and common lineage have nothing TO do with
our amicabe relations.
Nor do the coed dinners quoted by Mr. Tres
cor aid one lot Peace is simply al affair OF
interest The wars Of the allies with Napoleon
left them with q population OF beggars swaTming
as vennin under the summer solstce, AMI though
armies have been upheld police, yet the debts of
the countries OF Europe have prevented them from
making general war, and not that line Of legations
from It. Petersburg down TO Washington. Alr Tres
colt is Ike great many other men lie sees one
little thing Immediately under his nose, and he i'm
AGNES that it is Of immense importance to the rest OF
the world lie Was surrounded with all the dandy
tribe Of dplomatists, swelling in their pride-~ith
wines end horses and opera boxes, and the incense
paid TO rank by the plebeisns OF iunkeyEngand and
lie really imagined their game of cat scradle' was
grand thing lie actually thought he Secretary Of
Legation important representative OF the cOun-
try and the ned Waddle of sne3che and tOQsts
had solid efficacy in international questions Does any
one suppose that ii NJ. lngersoll had remained in
Philadelphia and Mr. Trosc0tt in South Carolina there
would have been bale OF cotton from America less
imported into England, one package less OF cloth
from England into America Does any one in his
ense then believe that 30 long tits country Is IL
dispensable 20 the vita existence Of England that
al the catalogue Of stuff and nonsense which Mr.
Tres,Ott quotes is essential To good Intercourse
Does any such STARE with him lis regrets. lhat Sir
Richard pacl5nhan should have been able to report
to the Exam ming Committee Of the iiouse Of Com
mon, n the superiority 81 his PaeheDhan, 81 dinner,
ever that Of lie President II this liccn. dinner
vas given about tlc tine Of the If.i famine it adds
simply insult 20 nlur, toward the patton pimdered fOr
q cornandizug crew Of diplomatic nouenitics
We COMM a rate NJ Prescott On holding aca views.
They readily account if current in Solth Carolina, for
the lcr that Der population has almost oji til While
sol1c other states have .lmo doubled. They ase son
iDeit- uIirh precisely demand thai the politr pyrl
i.l should De ing rei-tr.t tie people s-o.i sTslt
blood provided tfat political grandec7 ON Gag AMI
Griul and capu.e in o.ior 10 lef.e %. ia. people
.nirh b,e,niug dignity
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