The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-12

as, on the other hand it contained no clause to |
exclude Them the Chinese Emperor yielded to
American diplomacy what has been enormously |
attributed to British benevoence. And now
British diplomacy takes time by the forelock,
and sets Dr. Bowriug to work in order that TIE
Americans may not stipulate with the Emperor
Of Japan for an exclusive trade, but that -5ohn
Bull may participate in the boom
Notwithstanding the doubt expressed that
this delicate mission has been entrusted to Dr.
Bowrnc. on the ground that he IL only consul
and not an envoy or plenpctentiary, there Is
every reason to heleve that the distinguished
Oriental scholar, who is so well acquainted with
the languages and manners of Eastern nations, is
the very man selected for the business. The Eng
lish government have no ambassador or accepted
envoy in China Instead of this official there is
sort of consular overseer, Mr.. Bonham. The
want of regular political agent is supplied
by the selection Of such consuls as Bowrlng at
Canton and Rutherford at Shanghae. 1t was
Bowring's first dispatches to the Foreign Office
that predicted the American attempt on Japan
and put the English government on the alert.
The policy introduced by Palmerston into Bri-
tish foreign diplomacy consisted in establishing
system of espionage among the attaches and
employees of an embassy, who, being in secret
correspondence with the foreign secretary at
home, not only acted as spies on the ambassador
himself but communicated information which
the ambassador might feel disposed to suppress.
| Thus each British consul abroad feels really
iIdepeudep of his official superior, be he am
bassador or envoy. 1t was to DR.. Bowring,
therefore, that the real Instructions were is
sued by the British government, while to Bon
ham were only given general directions to re-
connoitre the American progress in Japan.
Should matters become warmer, an English po-
litical agent of the Pottinger school will proba-
bly, be despatched to negotiate with the new
Chinese dynasty; but his real mission will be to
watch the United States movements at Jeddo.
Holland will be stalking horse, and Russia a
bugbear to induce British intervention, and Eng
land will be strictly neutral when she volun-
teers her kind Offices as mediator.
| In order to cope with the well known diplo-
macy Of English statesmen it will be necessary
on our part to send out some agent Of consum-
mate skill and possessing knowledge Of Chi
ma and the East. We know of no man so fit for
this post as Caleb Cushing who was SO success
full in the case of the Chinese treaty, and who
is so well versed in Oriental languages. While
Perry can do the fighting, Caleb can manage
the negotiation, and between them the matter
might possibly be brought to successful is
sue. How much more dignified this high mis-
sion, and how much more at home would the
Attorney General feel, than in his present Of
fee, bringing down his splendid abilities to the
level of the special pleading of pettifogging
fifth rate lawy er, in connecting silly epstles to
help the spoils Cabinet out of their melancholy
position. We hope the President will relieve
him from this dirty work, and send him to a
sphere more congenial to his tastes, talents,
and previous history.
| Here is noble field for his ambition, or for
| the ambition Of any man in the United States
To succeed in the enterprise would be the
sure road to the Presidency of this republic
in the campaign of 1856. for it would be as
good claim as that Of General Taylor. who
headed the troops that won California and
numbered it with the stars of the United
States. Let General Gushing head an embassy
to Japan, and open its treasures to our clipper
ships ard steamers in the waters Of the Pacific
thus annexing to California another land of
gold, and, instead Of studying legal prece-
dents on international law writing editorials
for the Washington Union and the Boston
Post, and writing sham letters against the
free sellers of Massachusetts, by way of atone
ment for the patronage bestowed on the free
sellers of New York, he will occupy the Presi-
Dental chair and perhaps give General Pierce
the same seat in the Cabinet which he now fills
himself Some British Statesman once said
that three millions of pounds would be well.
expended in making q diplomat for China
The Presidency Of the United States, with its
$4,000 year for four years certain, and the
prospect of another term, together with the
distribution of patronage amounting to fifty
millions per annum would not be an excessive
reward for the American diplomat ready-made
who shall be successful in opening the empire
Of Japan
EXPECTED Reform IN OUR Cry GOVERN
MENT-WrLL IT BE VERIFIED THE results Of
the recent election in this city seem to have
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