New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-24

Of his late aecessionss sentiments Qea Downs. Of
LouisiAna desired the place in cse be could not com
nsnd the Mission to Spain. The sppoinsmes< Of Camp
bell 10 IL satisfies NE thst D will obtain his srs choice
as be Is shout the Only leading Uaoa party Dsuocr Gin
all the extrrne South who deserves and really enjoys
the entire confidence Of the President hsve no idea
thst Seus,or Souls entsrains the slightest notion
Of going abroad; nor can conceive that ne would
be sent to Spain under any pressure in his favor bow
ever enthusiastic the President may be in has sdmirs
ton for certain peculiar traits in bis (scuies public
character BE is decidedly too much Of genius tor
the Administrators purposes at the Spanish Court
where our Representatives for the ensuing sur years
NAV EXPECT to have far more exciting time than viii
be encountered by either Of his colleagues az other
European capitals. We want no dashing diplomatsf
il that quarter-uo man Of peculiarly brilliant points
but steady safes going long headed, patient and pod'
ding man-one who carefully looks after small matters
appertsning to his duties ard will therefore busy
himself in noting colatng and keeping alive the little
items Of the sccruing account against Spain which. in
time may be useful the basis Of justification for.
events TO occur which later to end in our
acquisition of Cuba according to the calculations OF the
manifest destiny" men Downs, Of all the Statesmen
o. the South, Is tRis man, q notch and am per
sisded that his peculsrtes will ere long cause him 10
be dispatched thither
II seems that Mr. Birdsall OF Binghsmtou. the son
insw of Hon Daniel s Dickinson. OF rather the gen
tleman who married an adopted daughter OF Mr.. D.,
Is ain the ring" for the New.York Navy Agency.
This is a new movement. He will win the post
ke IT, Indeed bis applications, even the fact that
he will sooep the New York Navy Agency, Is real
God send to the Administration for it will enable them
at once TO make what viii be satisfactory solution OF
the dilemma in which they find themselves In this con-
uec'ion Ii has been well known here for fortnight
that Mr. Dickinson hiss peremptorily declined being
regarded applicant for any post. Indeed so We
hement has he been against the OF his Esme for
office that he Is credited with being already very hos
tile 10 the new Government His son in.lsws accept
asce of one Of the lucrative posts in the Admin
is;rs,ions gift muft at once change Mr.. s attitude
toward the Administration and at the time salts
f. those gentlemen who Mr.. Dickinsons friends
for his OpR sake, who number perhaps one tenth OF
those now nominally hitched to his skirts the rest
being violent psrtizans of his for their own sake.
Birdsall is as ultra Hardshel az Schell himself
his appointment must be charged TO the very Hard.
shell account Fowler in that event. will probably get
the PostOfice, without being applicant for It, his
good fortune being chalked up against the Barn
burners. Lowing the Colleotorship to bunker, but
not an ultra bunker, or 10 bafnOufnef OUT NOT an
ultra Barnburner To some such gentleman Is Mr..
Cisco or Mr. Kelly. wrote you long since that Cisco
would probably be the fortunate man. Again, write,
look out for Mr. Ciscos or Mr. Kellys appointment to
the Collectorship Of New York. or for that of some
gentleman yet hardly dreamed Of who stands politi-
cally on the same planks Occup' by Mr.. c. and
Mr.. X.
Among the last acts of Mr.. Websters public life was
the negotiation of a convention treaty with the
British representative for the settlements OF the small
accounts Cor claims) existing between the two Gov.
cruments which have originated since the close of the
war of 1912 This treaty provided for the selection Of
q Commissioner by each Government who are 70 de-
eide these matters. They to call in umpire to
Judge between them all points upon which they
may disagree The action Of this Commission is to be
final in all cases. Judge N. G.. Upham, Of Concord,
n H.. has been appointed the Commissioner on our
side, with John Addison Thomas Esq, of Newyork
City, for his official (GovernmenD Counsel | esteem
these selections fortunate for the interests Of the
American citizens whose rights entrusted to this
Commission. Though not prominent politicians they
are both in all respects qualified for their respective
positions And what is of equal Importance. they
neither Of them be bought sold. Ia these times
of loose principles In pubic men, incompatible Off
cials are indeed jewels above price X.