The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-16

OF courss, q, yon will owe Jour elevation 70 the
Know Nothing psTty, Jon viii be expected 10 re-
move III fmeianers ffom o1ice. Remove them al,
and be hanssS 70 sben, except two or three"
"Tso foreignsnf"
nat love sId wish 70 see retained"
Zone u foney-for shall give him good
show before SO out and The other Il the Rev. NJ.
Noble Tie third .. Y Capt Ryndsrs. Promise me-
II suppose yoa win appoint Col. Forney Minister
20 Conssansinople; but what once does Ar. NOBLE
hold 2"
ed 1t the Navy Yard. He is very cody, simple,
pure minded man, and don't want The csuse Of
Christ 10 sulfsr in him."
"sstant Rs.s easy. He shall be retained as
retain him In WashiD gtop, II Am elected"
"Oh, NO, not 1t al, Sam on the contrary, you
would oblge me by transfsrriDg him to Portsmouth,
New Hsnpshrs, when ] go ont Of cfdOe. Bat here
Jack how are yous"
pretty well, sam; am glad to see you back"
said Fornsy - How did you leave AL the folks on
"Ob, JON mean your French friend Boule, Mason,
Belmont, 6iciies, Owen, Seymour, and the rest Of
the diplomatic crowd. They are moving. I've
seen Marcy, FoTpey. and offered TO tell him 50 ne
said might reserve II for you.'
Bennett doinel,
wen, ne was laying on N cover wnen lass
saw him. He hvss in beautiful cottage on tho
banks of the Sene, at Bellevue. He has large
gasden filled wish flowers and fruit trees. Directly
opposite 70 hin lives Louis Napoleon ~ st. Cleud;
the chateau Of Aeudon. They visit each other.
met Louis Napoleon at Mr.. Bennets's place 0aa
DAY They chat over the matters Of both the Old
and New World, ~ two NspOleons should do--the
one one Of the press, and the Other the Napeleoa OF
What does he do with himself 80 long away
from bis papef2"
Sometimes he ssunsers about With his two fne
boys, playing tutor to them. Early in the morning
have found him smoking his segar rea1iDg old
Benton's book; bnt most of his leisure time he
spends In readcg book about the early history of
Christianity, and in tracing out It's bearings, and
making comparisons Of the er. ct that il has upon
the politics Of different eras. He is endesvoring to
;educe some great theory Ia order to try it ON in
this country"
"He IA Bird" said Forney.
"Well, gentlemen, must leave you uow," said I;
but, MI. President, this roll Of paper is report Of
the conference at Ostend."
Thank you, Sam; I'll read it, and then make it
public. Come and see me alone tomorrow l
bade them good bye and left.
If have time TO make neat copy Of the valuable
report from my rough notes, tsken in the conven-
ton, will 10 so.
Meanwhile, believe me your friend,
THE MAN Wor NoxNAcED FRANK PIERCE
SECRET JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE AME-
KEPT FOR THF PRESIDENT OF r4IE UNITED STATES,
AND FORWARDED TO HIM AT WASHINGTON, HIS CAPT
tai.
MEMORANDUM.
The American Ambassadors, Charge d'Affaires,
&c, arrived mostly on Tuesday. They stopped at
the hotel &C upied for the tims by Mr.. Soue. Most
Of them had met at the table dhote, and many in
formal conversations took place. l was introduced
in the parlor Of Mr.. Mason, our Ambassador to
Hon. James Buchanan, Minister England from u s. A.
Thomas seymour .Ra Russia
" Pierre Soule I" Spain g "
A. Belmont, Charge d'Aaaires to Holland " "
Robert Dale Owen Naples 9 !"
| John L. O'Sulllvan g Portugal @ I"
| Several c0nsuls, agents, bearers Of dispatches,
&C.. to all up chiDks, wei present.
Wednesday night was arranged for the first sitting
Of the Convention. With Mr.. Soule had slight &C
quaintance had met him At the residence of Frank
ed Presidents, and was aware that before Mr.. Soule
| commenced stumping and making speeches for
Frank, the latter had promised to appoint Soule
minister abroad Of give him seat IN the Cabinet
was MOT satisfied with verbal promise, and made
| F. P. put the prmise in black and white, which
Frank was afterwards very sorry he complied with.
| was he that proposed to Mr.. Buchanan, that when
the convention assembled should be the secretary
oft. NJ. Buchanan agreed willingly.
Most Of the party dined together at O'Clock.
About fifty other persons dined at the same table.
| l thought to myself, "Gracicus me! IL Mr.. NJ rcy
could only sec no his instructions in regard to dress
were carried out" Tue dcesses merit description.
| They were unique. Mr.. Buchanan wore black coat
! and pants, with white Methodist choker-whi
vest, and with his white head 81 end, and black
polished shoes with brass buckles at the other end,
1 was an Outand-0uter. Mr.. Mason wore the full
dress uniform Of captain Of the navy, except he
bad upon his shoulders large red epanlebses sors
Of red republican arrangement. MIR. Sonl6 has been
abused about bis dIess, and yet his was che most
American OF them all, for |, was IN every particular
Of the richest black velvet, and cut precisely like
the dress in which General Washington, uhsn he
was President, used to receive ysitsrs afser their
having been duly presented by his Secretary Of
State, Mr.. jefferson. Old Peter vroom was drsssed
| In the Dutch ostume OF the seyenteent, century,
with buttons on his coat as large as delft GERS.
| Owen wore Scotch plaid, with leggins and high
land tartan over his shoulder. But the IN Dst
superb costume was that of Belmont. His
ctat actually blazsd with diamonds, and was
covered with crosses and ORDER. His secretary,
VIM. s. Campbell, the United States Consul at X IT.
terdsm, whom he uses on special ssious, told me
the secret II SCENE that Russian Prince, Hight
| upstairshighskye, got hard up at the Hague and
left bis coat in pledge with Mr.. Belmont for losn
| of 40 900 rubles. AS he did lot return the loan
within year, of coure Mr.. Belmont regarded the
loan forfeited, and wore it as his own Russian
Prussian, and Austrian orders AMI diamond decora-
| tiOps iLcu1ed. But again am forgetting mp own
dignity secretary to the diplomats and imagining
| myself tue correspondent of the celebrated Cneva-
| lier Scott, II New York, and his Journal du Tdi-
| iors At about clock the convention met and
/ will resume tie record.
! Mr.. Mason moved that Mr.. Buchanan be the
| Chairman. 1t was seconded by Robert Dale o ven
| ana carried.
| MIR. Soule then moved that S. Green act rs Score
4 tary to the convention. Mr.. Buchanan put the
| question, and it was carried. Whsreupon Mr. b.
| cbapan and Mr.. Green respectively took the places
assigned them, and Mr.. Vioom rang the bell, which
| brought up waiter, who was instructed TO pro-
duce pen, ink, and foolscap paper-shi,h he did.
| Mr.. Buchanan then spoke rs follows =
Gentlemen from. America, and my dip)om atlc col
| leagues in Europe-Thanking you for the very dis
! tiDgushed honor which you have done to myself,
pia in selecting me as the presidDg officer ia this
distinguished, and hereafter to be celebrat ed, con
ference, will, in as brief manner IL possible
| make statement Of the views aud ideas | nad ia
| coDsenting to meet my distinguished and talented
corepresentatives in this renowned city. Toe sab
iects Viii h we have are Of vita. impor ance