The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-15
Our Washington correspondence.

WASHINGTON Nov. 49, 1858.
ne Sroils Policy ami tie Foreign appointments Of General
Pierce--uays. Sop'e, Borlana Bcdnger, Dcniel Bel.
mont, Ocea, and ohes-The Reasons Why--Tae Case Of
Mr.. hfdfeld Nac Fork Ci,or-i Warning Toc, from,
de Senate, de-, de-
The chapter of accidents which has followed the do.
mssc and foreign appointments Of Gen. ierce may DO
explained in FIVE words he has attempted too mush.
he has attempted form upon the basis Of the spos
homogeneous party OF all the discoraant elements that
united in his election As IL the national Cass branch
of the party would be satisfied vita the principles Of the
Baltimore platform, the Southern essonists and North
Van Buren, free soers have received the lions share
Of the pluI In suppospg that their adhesion could
only be secured by the spo the Cabinet right but
in believing tina. the Cass would be faithful upon the
dry hunks Of principles the administration its fatal
mistake We have The rs result in the New York elec
ton.
The fidelity Of the Northern and Southern ulras-ree
soil and slaveryis easily sunted for Look at the
look at the complain Of the hunkers
our foreign appointments Many OF them appear to oe mys
teriou-sone appear TO De inexcusabe At 6rst glance
and others extremely ridiculous But there
for every Of them-payty reasons-gectional
Cabinet reasonable whole Of them resting upon the
fatal mistake that the outside factions of the democratic
party it was more important 70 potde for than for the
main body Of the party ITSELF which il thought per
| haps, would be satisfied with principles.
Let us take few prominent among foreign
appoint ments by way Of explaining to the unnitated
the policy Of the ADMINISTRATION in their selections And
MARI how nationally the objections against them are bal
anced by the policy Of concatiny the ulras Of the
North and South
Mr. Souu.-Among the objections made by the hunk.
ers 10 the appointment Of Mr. Souc Spain these
that he 10 secf ssionist and hlhbustero Bat IS
leader Of the Southern ultras against the Compromise
measures his appointment like that OF Jefferson Davis
the Cabinet va. highly gratifying his particular par
zsns who constitute majority OF the southern demos:
r1s G,o, 0r;neio,, os,..,,oo, ,y,i,,. Bar
land that he ia secesiDnist and Arkan
pugilist But he troublesome in the Senate,
champion Of the Monroe doctrne-the very thing
for Central Amerca-sad above all his appointment was
another plum to the controlling wing Of the Southern
democracy
ger of Virginia. 10 Ienmar of cadsen, OF South Caro-
ina to Mexico, and I've Leon of the late Southern Press
ed notifications Of the Baltimore amnesty, and to bring
back the whole body Of the Southern secessonts into
ton of the President and his Cabnst.
On the other hand the appointment of Mr. vroom, Of
New Jersey, to Berlin Of Angel, Of New York. to the
Pacific and Of Hedary. of OHIO 20 Chill among the
peace offerings Of the foreign schedule Bourbons Of
The sppontmcnt Of Robert Dale zen TO Naples. add OF
Augusts Bemon, to the Hague, is each very remark
able exception TO any general rule 1t is oss cted 70 Bel
mont that he Is Jew that he is but chip of the great
moneyed monopoly Of the Rohschihs, that he was late
" the substitute Of Husemann the representative OF
Austria in this country, and that he knows Iong OF d
pomscy, &c Butyo must remember tha no bed freely
m the Presidential Dpayn that he speaks French and
high Dutch and low Dutch and that he may be usesu in
case loan should be required for war purposes. Nor
can End ANYTHING ags inst circumcision in the constu
ton VI tho United aatee Besides, adopted citizens
Of the Hebrew persuasion may be supposed having
some claim to taste of the spoiis II il taste whcn
they have inherited from their exodus out OF t9ypt
II has been said Of Robert Dale owen that he inf
del Of the Fanny Wright stamp, socialist OF the New
Isrark school, writer upon natruiony Of the French
productive philosophers, snd all that But on the
other hand 1t was thought best perhaps for the demo
cratic PARTY in Indiana TO get him out OF tho way, AID
stn q comfortable plum ID the only mode In which
Oil nOE9 OF o uRcOmtorfADe custOmeT
Bat While the ays.e appoint menfs haa satisfied the
ssu.hsrn raics% anil the Northcro Van Bsreni~s Tia