Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-10-06
wAsHIEaron NEWS sEp aossIp.

though almost all of the newspaper folks of
this era essay to accomplish is, to get up para
graphs likely to generate an hours wondering
in the popular mind, without the slightest regard
either to their trs.th, or to the certainty that
within q few hours after they see the light
their want of foundation will surely be made
plain. Even the most careful newspaper con-
ductors-men who do not Intentionally place
errors or falsehoods in their columns-are now
| much more frequently led to publish false
hoods for facts by the prevalence of the pub
lies taste for roorbacks, and the ingenuity
displayed by the wonder.mongering journals
In catering to please that vitiated taste, Thus,
We End in the Louisiana Courier, proverbial
| for its scrupulous care in seeking to publish
only the truth concerning public affairs, the
| following diplomatic gossip which some one
has imposed en- the editor for the truth:
"a friend of ours has shown us letter re-
| Gently received from Madrid, which contains
| statements of great interest-that is, if they
are well founded-concerning the negotiations
now pending between European governments
and our diplomatic agents. We are permitted
| to make the following extract from the letter ::
'Dudley Man, who has been entrusted by
| the Administration of Mr.. Pierce with differ
emit special missions in Europe, is now at Paris
He has there opened negotiations with the
government of Spain, with the view of obtain.
| ing for the United States, certain commercial
advantages; in return for which the Govern
ment at Washington will pay to Spain GER
| tain pecuniary indemnity.
"The mission with Daniel Sickles, Secretary
| OF the American Legation in England, Is
| charged to Madrid, apparently refers to this
negotiation, and it is this probably which has
given rise to the rumor, that the acquisition of
Cuba is a fixed fact.
"Mr. Soule, it is said, is very much discon-
tented with the administration of Mr.. Pierce
| and intends to resign.
'Concha will arrive at Havana bearing
| some concessions to the Cubans, the most i'm.
portant Of which will be the choice of avunta-
n'aentoS by restricted number of electors ~
Notwithstanding that we are inclined to
place every confidence in the source from whic b
this letter comes, its statements are so improt =
able that We must believe them founded upon
current rumor rather than on any definite
knowledge Of the facts. Itcan scarcely be cred
| tied that negotiations of so important nature
| would be confded to special agent, or Sec
rotary of Legation, when We have q Minister
already on the spot, whose very presence there
| would seem to indicate that he possesses the
full confidence of his government We think
there must be some mistake in the matter"
| 1t will be recollectcd by the readers Of the
| Star, that ON the departure Of Mr.. Assistant
Secretary of State Mann, for Europe, we took
occasion to state that ais trip was wholly a
private one. We knew what wo then wroi
to 6S true, from q dozen different sources of
information, open to all in Washington who
will take the trouble to be guided by common
sense when seeking knowledge of public at
| fairs Indeed, it was understood that the Ad-
ministration and himself (Mr. NJ were so
anxious to avoid giving rise to any story that
he was automatically charged in any way, as
that he did not carry q single dispatch to a
single American minister in Europe! He had
| private business in Europe, where he had re-
sided for number Of years before returning
to 90 lhto the American State Department, and
embraced the FIRST leisure time (sIxty days. since
he entered Office to 60 over and transact it, his
| health at the same time requiring that he
| should relax his labors for season. These
facts being so we'll known to every one here
who knows anything concerning public affairs,
| cause the various cock and bull stories which
the wonder-mongers are founding upon his
present visit to the continent, and his friendly
intercourse with various Americans connected
with the department OF which he is, at home
| not there-an official, to be received in Wash
| lngton with outbu-sts Of merriment over the
gullibility of Brother Jonathan, to gorge
which they are gotten up. So, also, with the
| stories about the visits of Mr.. Sickles to the
continent. Mr.. Daniel E. Sickles, Of New
York, the chosen Secretary of Legation of Mr.
Buchanan, when, not long since, having bust
ness in New York, his home, brought over
dispatches from Mr.. Buchanan-thus killing
two birds with one stone. Or in other words,
/ saving to the Treasury the cost of the per
| diem which would, necessarily, have been
paid to any other than regularly salaried
public servant, if sent by the hanas of any
other than such a person. When about to
return, it happened that the President was
just ready to send important papers over
| to Mr.. Soule, and, as all the world here
knew at the time, for such things are never
| treated as mysteries by as sensible people
as always manage American public affairs un-
der any dynasty whateverD they were placed
in his hands for safe transmission to Mr. Soule.
because it would cost the treasury perhaps a
| thousand dollars or 80 less to send them by
him, than by specially deputed courier.
| Nothing is more ridiculous than the idea that
| any diplomatic duties or relations whatever
| were devolved on him uncOnnected with the
immediate discharge of the functions of his
secretaryship to the London Embassy. We
make these corrections, only because it is
proper that we should in this matter, as in all
other matters of public interest, keep our
patrons we'll informed as to tho truth. We
have only to advise those at a distance, who
desire TO avoid the perplexity arising from the
propensity Of the press of both hemispheres
to tell wonderful stories concerning Anne ican
public affairs, forthwith to subscribe for the
Star, which is almost invariably correct in all
its statements concerning Government affairs
in any of its branches, occurring here or else.
whore. This truth is properly appreciated in
Washington, as we'll es by all at a distance
who have read the Star regularly for tn rec
months.
The Hon. John Wheeler-A Hard" nom
mating Convention for Judiciary oficers) took
| place in the Congress ional District of this
| gentleman on the day before yesterday, where.