Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

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to the appropriate committee in a speech
: delivered jan. 3, 1858, just four days
pleyiuus TO tho Madai meeting.
, The petition alluded to had refer
, encs especially to tho condition OF The
, Buptis,s under tho Protestant govern
ment of Prussia. A reference to this
suhiec, is found in Senatorial dhcu'
meHt, published from the flos of the
Department, of State, and designated
S Doc. 60. A letter from our Minister
n, Berlin, Mr.. Barnard. dated January
81, 1858, addressed to Mr.. Everett Sec
rctary Of State, gives an account OF his
poor success in attempting to obtain toll
Grafton for Protestant subjects OF the
Protestant Government to whichhe was
accredited. Taking this document in
connection with what has gone before,
there would appear to be q perfect har.
mony of benevolent feelings among the
distinguished persons connected with
the subject, namely: Mr., Barnard, Mr.
Cass, Rev DR.. Baird, and the Hon. Mr..
/ Underwood. The truth of facts, aud
the accuracy of memnIy among the par.
ties, is not by any means so perfect
Mr.. Barnard pleads for subjects of Plus.
s;a, who are Baptists; Mr.. Cuss 70, the
religious rights of Americans who go
abroad; DR.. Baird for international
treaties, to secure such rights. Mr..
, Cass, not far treaties, hut for al smicable,
diplomatic, oficious. and unofficial in-
teifaronce everywhere in favar of Amer.
lean religious rights; and Mr.. Under-
wood, as having covered the Whole
ground by previously reading his report
to DR.. Baird, wh" approved of i, even
before it was submitted to the Senate.
trust it will be, as it ever has been
the pleasant duty as well US light of the
Executive Department Of this govern
meDt, 10 intcrpose its kind and courtc.
Gus Offices with other State Sovereign.
Ties in dissuad;ng from acts of oppres-
sion likely to shock the feelings of hu-
mainly at large. But for this purpose
l think legislation is unnecessary; aud
under the circumstances, vastly prefer
The form of policy presented at the Ma.
diui meeting, to that which General
! Casshas broached in his senatorial place.
The former goes for treaties, and go
for treaties, if anything is 10 he done
in the matter; the latter goes for charg-
ing our representatives abroad with half
defined duties, semi.natiunal. semi.reli.
gious, semi.benevolent. semi-hnmanla-
riau, and, if | may be allowed the ex-
preston, semi--every,hing--and yet
nothing definite. This, | trust, will be
received by General Cass as a sufficient
apology for my having introduced his
name into my letter.
In my letter to which General Cass
takes such exceptions, l stated that. il
our American Congress implicated it
self in such questions to be seen to by
our representatives. abroad. | feared
that such interference, would be regard
eddy foreign Governments as dwelling.
was not then aware that what | anlici.
pated as a probable contingency, had
already Income a historical fact. tap
pears from Mr.. Baruard's communica.
ton, lha, letter addressed by him to
the King of Prussia, conided to dis.
tiuguished hand, had been returned to
him-thc party declining the RESPONSE
bility of presenting it. interviews be:
tween our minister aud tho King aud
the Kings private secretary subsequent
Ily took place; aud it is amusing per-
c,ivc with what amiahility Of language
the King and his Secretary lowered
down the American Minister. Diplo.
macy never employed m"re courteous
Language for the purpose ut bowling out
an Intruder. AL this has been snbstan'
italy recorded by our Minister himself;
and can translate the correspondence
in no other scnse, under the eircum'
stances. than as if the King and his
private Secretary in courteous language
well known to diplomacy and with re-
fined manners, becoming perfect gentle
men on both sides, had said to Mr.. Bar.
nard, "Mr. American Minister, will you
have the kindness to mind your "wll
business !" Now rs citizen of the
i United States, l should be sorry that
our foreign representatives by any legis'
lalye rules should ever be obliged to
leave it in the poworof majesty or roy
atty to lower them down in u manner
like this.
If under the sincere profession Of re-
spect for the character. services aad po'
s.tion of General Cass, which has al
ready been rendered, it should happen
that any thing may be said by me in
this wiring apparently a, variance with
that profession, trust that he knows
mo too well to believe for moment
THAT am capable of saying one thing,
and intending another. directly the 'e'
verse. Yet his speech has imposed up
Oh me the obligation Of speaking frank,
lily, within the limits that courtesy pre-
scribes. ! complain of General Cass
He has done me injustice, no, intention,
a.ly, Of course, but yet he has done mt