New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-03

The Editor of the Times.

| A late letter in the New York Herald contains
the following amusing narrative:
g 1t is said that soon after the arrival of Mr.
buchanan at London, he sent Mr.. Sickles, his
Secretary of Legation, to the Office of the Lon
don Times on special and private mission. The
bland and somewhat obsequous Secretary sue
ceeded, by dint of showing his diplomatic!card,
in penetrating his way through long passages to
the presence of the editor, or of some one who
represented him In that mincing, supple, and
almost insinuating way which the Secretary has,
he at last made known the object of his visit.
1t was, that their own American correspon-
dent had written about General Pierce and his
Cabinet in such terms that it had become quite
offensive to the American Government.
"'Wells Mr., Secretary, that is quite proba-
Bile; will you have the goodness to tell me how
that concerns the legation
"'Why, certainly, Mr. Editor. The Times is
known to be very powerful and influential
journal
''' Well, Mr.. Secretary
s'' Well, Mr.. Editor
"' Well, Mr. Secretary
"'Well, really Mr. Editor
"' Well, reallyi Mr. Secretary
:" Mr.. Slckles, according to the account, was
not particularly az fat at either diplomacy or
business--the editor being probably familiar
with both. Seeing that he had failed in his mis-
sion Injecting with such dali chap the Secre-
tary rose and said that she hoped the organ of
the British Government would not admit any
more of these attacks upon the American Pres
ident and his Cabinet
"' Mr.. Secretary will you be kind enough
to inform me who has represented the Times
as the organ Of the British Government
We have been under the impression that the
Times was an Independent journal: and we
were not aware till now that your government
had deputed any diplomat either to institute re-
latons for us with the United States, or to call
in question the relations we instituted ourselves
1.-The aforesaid Mr.. Siekles is reported to
have retired with but small abatement of his
usual b1andness.
''W What occurred between the ambassador
and his Secretary is also passing current, but
| deem that it may be counterfeit. | adhere,
therefore, to what is pretty well known.
" Having failed in the diplomatic line, the
ambassador is said to have resorted to the con
sular battery; and consequently, Mr. George
Sanders, the Consul, is, on good authority, re
ported to have rushed up to the Times buildings,
and made his way, N ct arms, both fists
doubled. into the presence of the editor, some
what after the style that Judge Halliburton
leads English readers to suppose that Dayy
Crockett rushed up towards the chair of the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
GO Mr. Editor, Young America won't stand
this Judge Douglas won't stand it; the Amer
iCdu people won Stduu dHAls Wlub Is more,
|, George Sanders, the American Consul to
London, won't stand it
&c 1t is said that the editor rang bell and
politely requested the man who answered it to
show that person down and Young America
was escorted to the door.
"Not long after, other means were called into
requsition to get Our Own Correspondent dis
missed Mr.. Buchanan is said to have called
upon Lord Palmerston, at his residence, Carlton
Gardens
my Lord, 1 have called upon you on most
important business. 1t appears that the Lon
don Times continues its yirulent attacks upon
the American President and his Cabinet; and
as we are quite in the midst of important nego-
tations with her Majestys Ministers, have to
request that you will have the courtesy to cause
the American correspondent of the Times to be
dismissed. once knew the fellow who writes
those letters. He is a very disreputabe man
and has become particularly offensive to Gen
eral Pierce and his Cabinet He is, moreover
a man of no consideration or talent; and you
can, doubtless, by u word, put an end TO his
silly and contemplate assaults upon our great
and glorious President and his brilliant Cabinet
" Mr. Buchanan, am most happy to see you
but really was hardly prepared for such in
formation, Yon seem 10 be laboring nndsr
se@e EiaarpEshsnsisn The Times Il not the