The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-26

| Our Washington Correspondence.
| WASHINGTON Nay "a, 1853.
The Foreign appointments of Gen. Pierce Vy Interesting
| and Curious.
The catalogue Of foreign appointments published In the
Washington papers this morning. puts end to this sts
very general anxiety and suspense the subject and
| such q sweep has been made at plenipotentiariss
charges consu that it only here and there that
tmorable berth is left to meet future contingencies.
OF the first class ministers appointed the HERALD has
heretofore spoken out very freely and tone Of be
ralty which must have proved highly satisfactory to
Msssrs Buchanan soule, Seymour, Gadsden, Borland,
and John Randolph Clay well to the President and
his Cabinet OF the rest, word two here may aot Be
out of place.
Mr. Peter d. vfoom, Of New Jersey for Prussia, ia
sort of compromise appointment. There were several
other Jerseymen who applicants for some public
service abroad and to avoid disappointing any Of thsm
far possible they all set aside and Mr. vroom
| who applicant at ALL comparatively, was put in
1.-THE sop for the Jarses This Fort Of compromising
is very frequently adopted in dispensing the spos Ths
prominent examples record the nomination
Of Col Polk and of Gen. Pierce for the Presidency Ths
whole secret of their that they did
in the way any body And it has been with Mr. Peter
D. vroom. We understand here that Mr.. vroom can
quite at home at Berlin.
William Trousdale Of Tennessee, for Brazil, Is also .
party compromise selection. He Is not brilliant man.
but very fast man; not very distinguished man, bat
has acquired reputation middling, cieversh
sort OF democrat among "he soveregns." Some per-
sons supposed, however, that Major Polk, brother of
James K Polk, General Gideon J. Pillow, would get
the European ministerial plum accrung to Tennessee.
Mr.. Trousdsle will be safe man, If not fast man,
though he is hardly equal to Professor Msuy in his
understanding Of the commercial facilities of the mighty
Amazon.
Mr Theodore s. Fay for Switzerland nice selection.
He it will be recolected many years ago associated
with General Morris and Nathaniel P. Willis in the edi-
toria management of the New York Mirror. Since that
time, however, Mr.. Fay has extended his thoughts
knowledge of things beyond the color Of adys eye the
Of the most stylish dresses Of courtly ball room,
and fit of boot He has become very respectabls
diplomat the languages the politics and
the politicians of the Continent and is widely respected
intelligent and favorable speci of the American
diplomatic corps the water Meantime. General Nor
ris continues
1.-The even tenor of his way,
the poet ureate Of the New York military literary
and fashionable peace establishment while Nathaniel p
Willis has had his delicate entirely destroyed by
the rough handling, without kid gloves, of the merciess
barbariaus Of these latter days Such have been ths
ana Fay. What a world this is, to be sure
Of the cas. of Charges des AAires, Mr. Auguste Bel
mont for the Netherlands is remarkable appointment
it is said here that his influence among the moneyed
Of Amsterdam ard the Continent will rebound to tho
adyantsge Of Wall street and Of all the States and cor
desire to borrow money Of the rich Jews of Europe, to
build railroads. canals &C. It is also said that he
refugees to this land Of liberty and equal rights
God is further said that the influence Of the
Perry and the Sidel families item in favor Of Mr.
Belmont.
Old Virginia comes in for a liberal share OF the
goddess There is Mr. Richard K Meade for Sardinia 70
begin with. He was, believe, whg Eector in l840,
| "Iippecanoe and Tyler toon
But he is the for that. He Ia sentleman
and scholar. Then there is Mr.. Henry Bsdinger for
Denmark he was member Of Congress- from Virginia
made conservative speech, in which he gave go wing
description Of certain big eagle which he day
"Hieh up above the Storm"
But whether it that eagle something else, that
district. So he went of and set up the practice
of the law in New York city Ia 1851, however, he
the democratic candidate in his old district again.t
Faulkner independent UDCn whi and beaten badly,
he was Hinged toe deeply t nth
mna1ion, there nothing left for MIR. Bednger than
call by the administration Lucky man at last He
brought down, last spring. thirteen Presidential cand
dates at single 6Iehe goes Consul to Rio Agood hit
But the most important post Of them is that Of Mr. Shsi
+. Leake Commission the Sandwi Islands
Mr. Leake has been clever member of Congress- and,
though strict constructionist presume he will CO.
operate with Secretary Marcy heartily securing
the annexation of the Sandwiches, King KamehamehA,
and all Four good foreign places for the Old Dominion.
| Thus much for having started the ball for Franklin
Pierce at Baltimore. Who say that the General
does not remember his friendsp
Charles Woodbury., fer Bolivia, is good; jackson,
Union man, and relative OF Gov. Cobb,) of Georgia. Ia
good Bssel of Illinois, for Buenos Ayres is excellent
sell colonel-a gallant, fighting colonei-in the
Mexican war; He is not large man, but he is keen, and
pluck to the backbone. military for BuenoI Ayroc
| is the very thing that wanted.
But we must not forget old editorial friend, Sam
toraI corps must endorse him. and there is branch OF
the Ohio democracy that will be glad to get him off to
South America, because he would whip them into the
traces
But the remarkable and the funny of all the
foreign schedule Robert Dale Owen for Naples He Is
the Of Robert Owen the socialist younger
days at least, disciple of the old gentleman, and
cototorate,u with Fanny Wright He published, at
time in his proper name, very extraordinary and
anti scriptura 'Natural Physiology every
body sn0ws that the anti Malthusan doctrines of that
scientific work utterly unfit for the climate of Naples.
Yet of the sixty six canddstes for Naples, including
Major Polk, (who the Charge there once before)
| Mr.. Owen appointed But Mr. Owen is man Of un-
usual ming abilities He is archtect-ude the
Smithsonian Institution and the big work that subject
lie is poet-see his meo drama Of 'Pocahontas" and
his fugitive poems Of which tbs following is versicle-
- lis home whereer the heart Ia,
Whereer its living treasures dwell,
In palace or in prison walls,
In cottage in hernits CELL"
Hes politician of great experience and abilities and
has lately cdeemed himself from the unpopuarit Of his
matrimonial guide engrafpg upon the constitution
OF Indiana provision securing to certain saluts
~ independent rights in the holding Of property &cs
In word Mr. Owen is of the best educated and most
talented of Gen. Pieces diplomatic corps, though BY
means the handsomest man among them: Handsome is
handsome does;' and have great faith in Robert
Dales capacity fulfil all the duties, direct contn-
| gent, which may fall upon the Charge to Naples.
The list Of consuls affords fine field for separate let
| ter.
The appointment Of Edwin Ds Leon, of the edi-
tors OF the late Southern Pres-the central organ Of tho
seeessonstsas Consul to Alexandria, in Egypt shows
that in coming in with the Baltimore nomination he
in coed time Ewood Fisher, his associate, did not
come in aud can't expect anything ard what he is
dopg bere just now nobody tell Perhaps he just
looking and enjoying the sport. He is not the only
Quaker that likes little fun
Upon the WHOLE doubt whether in any list that
could he drawn up of the number of men the
schedule of fosegn appointments published in this morn