Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-06

error of encouraging fllibustering. Yet he
comes forward, as on this occasion, to affirm
the necessity of the change in our bearing
towards other governments. 1t gives us great
pleasure to note this apparent change in his
views; because, in his position, his views are
of great Importance to the business interests
of the country, whose prosperity is moro or
less involved in the vigor and energy with
which our foreign affairs are managed. The
koszta letter of the State Department exhibit
ed to the world in bold relief the fact, that the
Executive branch of the Go, eminent Of the
United States had already turned over n new
leaf. Yet it was questionable. how far the
country might calculate upon Congress in the
matter. as theoretically seconding the EN-.
phatic foreign policy enunciated in that State
paper.
THE PROPOSED New STATE DEPARTMENT
BuILDING.-I can hardly be possible that
Congress can long hesitate to second the
move of Senator Hunter for the erection of
proper building for the State Department.
Thirty years ago the present building, or one
in nearly all respects similar to it, answered
the purpose we'll enough, as, at that time,
there was almost no such thing as proof
building in the United States; and the archives
and clerical necessities of the Department
were trifing in comparison with what they are
now All the valuable papers of the State
Department are at the mercy of fire. Though
great care is taken to the end of their pro-
lection, the necessary step of keeping them
in fire-proof chambers cannot be taken until
Congress gives the word. A fire there would
cost the Government and people of the United
States. in hard cash, a hundred times as much
as would be the cost of proper building.
while it would entail upon us the necessity
for new negotiations, extra clerical and di-
plomatic expenses, NC, which in the end.
would cost nearly as much more. These facts
are so palpable that the member of Congress
who cannot see them at glance-if there be
any such gentleman in public life, which we
very much doubt-must be a strange man
indeed. We should like to get daguerreo-
type of him, for a wood-cut for the Star that
we might show him to the country, as the
gentleman brought OUT about thirty years
after his appropriate time.
PAY oP M1DsHIrMEN DoIsG Duty AS PASSED
MIDsHIPMEN. is held by the Treasury Of
ficers that the Passed Midshipmen who may
be appointed as Acting Masters, with the
sanction of the Navy Department., are not
considered, for the time being, is constituting
part of the limited number OF one hundred
and eighty mentioned in the act of March 3,
y.
cd, and while employed on such duty, leaves
room tor junior to receive Passed Midship
mans pay.
Mr.. CONSUL SAUSDERs.-We fancy that all
tbefuss here over the letters of this gentle
| man in the Herata, will not have the effect of
preventing the President from sending his
nomination in to the Senate. Two days ago
we thought the prospect was different 1t
seems now to be taken for gr. nted, that his
name was appended to them by the managers
| OF the Herald without his Knowledge or con-
sent. The English government may, at any
moment, revoke his exequatur. Ifthey choose
so to do, this Government cam OF take up his
cause 1t being the custom to permit any 90
vernment to take such actions without cues
ton, in cases VIII erein cons uls render them
selves obnoxious.
The PRECISE ACTION OF THE House Cow.
MrTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON IsGRAHAM's
CoNDUCr.-Mr. Dean, of New York, in bis
original Ingraham thanking resolutions, took
much more sweeping grounds in favor of back
ing the right of semi naturalized persons to
all the privileges of American citizenship
abroad, than are held in the Foreign Affairs
in the House yesterday. This resolution
afirms, merely, that semi -naturalized
person unjustly and illegally imprisoned
under circumstances like those which sur
rounded Koszta, is entitled to American Fro
lection, and that Commander Ingraham under
the peculiar circu instance s, did right in all
he did in the premises. They, however, ex-
pressly disclaim the intention Of affirming any
thing with reference TO the legal questions
involved, on the ground that it does not be-
come the Congress Of the United States to be
entering into particulars in such cases that
being the duty Of the Executive in negotia-
tons growing out Of them. With the ex cep-
ton OF Mr.. Smith, of Alabama, who spied
kossuthism, of course, in these resolutions
those who opposed them did SO upon the allie.
CATION that they failed to take sufficiently
broad grounds In favor of what so many semi
naturalised persons among us are now claim
ing to be their rights under the Government
of the United States.
On the whole, while this dobate embraced
much less buncOmbe' than We had antici-
pated hearing when the subject came up. it
developed enlarged views of the duties of our
our Government in such cases; views which, a
few years ago, would hardly have been uttered
by gentlemen representing districts not i'm
AiAoui"scis iuleiesteu IN foreign commerce, or
not containing very considerable portion of
foreign born voters. We are here referring to
the views of gentlemen coming from rural dis
tricts. Their change tf sentiments as thus
evinced, tells the story Of the country's ap-
probation of the emphasis credited to the
purposes of the National Administration in
Its international policy. 1T is evidently not
confined to the Democratic side of the chain
Der: the Wings standing up to it with quite as
much aiacrity as their political opponents
This Is, in good part, owing to the fact that, in
this matter, the Democrats have distinguished
themselves by eschemihg fllihustering and
hlghfalutin." wonderful change, indeed.
for the better, when it is recollected that. 80
lar, there has not been a single Democr ratio
member who has essayed to burst off his
suspender- buttons over outraged american
rights in this controversy. Itstruck us that Mr..
Dean sort o started his in the beginning but
a second thought evidently counselled him
that he was running slightly ahead of his reek-
onIng. So he hauled close to the wind
We are among those who believe that a
foreign policy which suited the United States
halt a century ago, is as much out of place
now, as the buccaneering policy advocated by
those who believe that we can of right take
territory or any thing else from our neighbors
Whenever we please, will always be. We con-
ceiEe that our interests abroad, nearly up to !
TINS 'ime, for some years past have tlourished
n Al Al.