The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-02-23
FIunkeyism Abroad.

courts during the past four years, has be-
come a subject Of very just censure. The
Press al! over the country speak out in terms
that cannot be misunderstood. One Of the
ablest articles that we have seen upon this
subject, is the following, which wecopy from
the "Seneca Advertiser" The Advertiser
says, "lhe toadyism practiced by the wing
a%ficials at foreign courts, during the past
four years, has been such as to disgust ev-
cry true republican. Our reputation as a re-
publican nation, has been lowered at almost
every court where these hunkeys have held
a position to misrepresent the spirit of our
government and people. Instead of acting
rs the representatives of a great democratic
people, they have frequently been the ~veriest
panderers to the aristocratic and m%onarchical
ideas and forms of the courts at which they
have resided.
When the noble Kossuth touched at Mar
settles, he was basely insulted by a wing
consul, who was much alarmed atthe excite
ment and enthusiasm of the populace incon-
sequence-charged Kossuth with an attempt
to create a disturbance, and wrote home the
most villainous, lying letters to prejudice
and ~forestall public opinion againsttha Hun
garian cbieftain. Our readers well remem-
Der this. The same infamous toady, upon
Louis Napoleon's visit TO Marseilles, previ-
Gus to proclaiming himself Emperor, muster
ed up n number of American marines to do
honort to the Frence despot--drawing them up
in line along his path, and causing them to
take off their hats while he passed. As if
this was not sufficiently disyrace(nl to his
country, he hung the portrait of Washington
and Louis Napoleon together in front of his
office, and finished his ~seryile work by illu-
minating the building! Such acts as these
should crimson the cheek Of every v~irtuous
American; and it is a subject Of rejoicing that
the present whig administration which has
tolerated them, is about to expire, and
when men who will represent the true repub-
lican character Of this country, will be sent
to fill the places now disgraccd by these
s~erviIe apes of European aristoclacy.
Mr.. Inger%oIl, Minister to England, lately
gave an exhibition Of his want Of American
| feeling, ina speech delivered to the a~ristoc-
racy of Manchester. In speaking Of the
English House of Lords, he designated it as
one, "eyery line of whose magnificent heraI.
dry seems to partake of the Proverbs ofSol
S 'Omou in its character and s;imulusn' Ii
his attempts to tlatter the nobility, he no
only belicd republicanism, but rendered
himself ridiculous, even in the eyes Of thos,
whose vanity he e]ndeayored to tickle. Thc
London Morning News says, che appeared
y something n'the character of a democratic
+ moth coquetting around an aristocratica
y candle, and in the utmost danger of sing
&c. ing his wings!' The same paper adds:
"Mr. Ingcrsoll, tired Of the old strain
II launched out into some euIogistic declama
zion on the English constitution, which Nigh
have been inserted as a supplement to ant
copy Of De Lolme. He described the pro
grcss Of an imaginary youth, who, he tell
us, might set out in life, with no friend 0
connexions, and aspire, without i%ncurrin?
e the charge of presumption, to a seat in tn
House OF Lords. We would advise Mr.. In
gersoll never to repeat his imaginary de
s~cription in the ears Of any of his aristocratl
friends.
The notion could have never entered int
the head OF any one but ~ native Of a coun
& try some four or five thousand miles away,
The cry of an increase of ~slaries, whic
VI has lately been raised by the whole bate
4 of wing Ministers, Charges, DC, comes wit
a very good grace from them, and the rea
sons they assign themost natural that coul
ID be given. The sala. les are altogether to
- small, they say;they can't maintain the stand
,e ing of their country abroad without a salar
is which will enable them to live in the extrav
|, giant style Of the titled aristocracy! A sala
$. nv which, in former times, would support
e. republican representative at a forign courI
won't begin to suffice for a ~hig ariStocrat
Minister of Envoy, these days. In additio
n to straining their speeches to please the cal
4 OF royalty, as sool as they get abroad, the
- think they musttake upon themselves all tn
foolish airs and luxurious mode oflIfe of tn
European aristocracy, and no wonder thei
purses should become light by the effort
t, For the country's sake, we hope no increas
of salary will be voted them; they make ba
h, enough republican representatives with VIII;
lie they already havel
D. EsFBrother MACKENZIE, Of the Kalid
Venture, thus speaks OF the Hon. LEsTE
BLISS, the Democratic candidate for Licu
ii tenant Governor:
u Lester Bliss, of Allen, is from our ow
Northwest and our farmers and our peopl
~ know him, and what he is, and can tell Il
as well as we that he will make just til
right kind of IA Lieut.. Governor. We know
I it is said that distance lends enchantmen;
l. the view, and that men are betterappreciatc
4 at a distance than at home. But in tn
i Northwest a man must be made of sterlin
stuff to get the continued favor ofour Demot
p racy, and that Mr.. B. has received. NJ
+ BIS first part in public life, as n legislator
was in the present House Of Assembly, wher
he has acquitted himself as a 2an of col