Washington sentinel., 1854-03-28

prepared biography Of that gentleman, which
he was very anxious to have appear in the
March number, accompanied by the best posi-
BILE engraving, for which the RerieD could
stipulate its own price. 1t was not then known
that | had any connexion with the Recieac, OF
perhaps this letter would never have been
written. / directed the publisher to answer
Judge Thompson politely that the pages of the
Recie,c were not open to purchase; that we
selected our own Subjects and prepared the
notices ourselves.
Upon this ignominious failure with the Re
c'etc, the biography afterwards found a more
convenient vehicle in the columns of the Rich
mond Enquirer. / let it pass till found the
country was about to be flooded with the re-
markable deeds of this very astute statesman,
when, without exposure Of the application to
the Rerie,c, merely caused the narrative to be
touched with well-deserved caustic. There was,
however, no mention of Mrs. Boyd, and it was
an unmanly thing in Mr.. Boydto have his wife's
name brought before the Senate to excite feel
ing against the nomination of purely politi-
cal opponent. Ia finishing Mr.. Boyd, will
only add that, at the very time he was organic
ing for himself he allowed himself to be pro-
claimed in Kentucky as the supporter of Gen.
Butler, and in Pennsylvania and elsewhere as
tHS last tEieuu VI mT Ducldildu.
Ny LETTER TO THE HERALD.--In accept
ing this Office ! did not resign any of my
rights or privileges as an American citizen.
/ entered under obligations to attend to the
commercial business of my country at this
port, and nothing more The consul has no
diplomatic powers, and is not presumed to be
even consulted by the minister. / did not
however, write as consul; my letters were not
even dated at the consulate. 1t is said, how
ever, that / should not write at all from this
great metropolis, no odds how important or val
liable the information. But / did write, and,
without contrary instructions from the depart
ment, shall continue to write, as long as may
be here, such items as / shall Judge of conse
quence to Americans. call upon the Herald
to republish my letters, and challenge sena-
tors to point out anything Objectionable in
them.
What had to communicate was not of such
character as is called for in despatch to the
department, but such as / judged to be Of suf
ficient Importance to be interesting to the peo.
pie at large.
have not acted upon the centralizing policy
Of sending everything to Washington and moth
ing to the people. | felt it to be my duty, as
consul, to constantly report such facts to the
people as I might think important to-their in
terests And in these days of ocean steamers
and teegraphic wires, nothing is of conse.
quence unless promptly published. No one
cares to pour over diplomatic correspondence,
if it be even but few months old. Secret di-
plomacy is fast dying out here, and hope it will
not receive vitality in America.
GENERAL CAss.-Upon the nomination of
Frank Pierce it was proclaimed by the press
and from the stump that by-gones were to be
by-gones. | never heard it said that 4 was to
be made the only exception to the rule. But
as that issue has been made, proudly and de-
family take it up. General Cass has acted only
as ninety-nine men in ordinary hundreds wonld
act, and am glad that he does not now en-
barrass me by his vote.
The LONDON CoNsULATE.--This office is, all
things considered, the most desirable in the
gift Of the President especially for an active,
patriotic American, who will gladly take all the
opportunities it offers of giving his countrymen
information on the many important interests
centcring here and ramifying to all parts Of the
world.
It is wuytHnot less chan fifteen Thousand dol
lars year. hope the cleverest fellow in
America will get it, Your fellow-citizen,
GEO. N. SANDERS.