The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-17

the Cabinet may break up the administration
may break down, and even Douglas may fail to
reach the Presidency but in the end the prin-
ciple will prevail and this Internal anti-slavery
and free soil agitation will be finally extin-
guished. In the meantime, let the battle be
fairly fought, for thus the fin al triumph will be
the more decisive. Keep up the fire.
| Our Foreign Relations Gen. Pierces Euro
psan Diplomats and Dipiomasy-Funny
Doings over the Water.
In the absence Of any official information from
our diplomatic corps in Europe, our readers
will be considerably edited with the letter from
knowing correspondent ct London, which we
publish this morning. The details given of the
queer doings OF Gen. Pierces officials over the
water, are very spicy. We never have had
such ministry at home, never such lot of
funny ministers abroad, as these exceedingly
funny and very peculiar officials Of Gen Pierce
But, seriously. for moment, what is the
promise Of proceedings such as these?
We begin to despair Of any thing positive.
useful or practical from the European diplo-
mats and diplomacy of this administration.
The time is auspcious-the crisis in European
affairs is inviting; there never has been offered
to this country such . golden opportunity for
| impressing ITSELF with permanent influence
| upon the politics Of Europe. In the midst OF
| the complexities and embarrassments Of the
| Turkish ENHANCEMENT, our government is pre-
csely in that position where, with the exercise
Of only moderate degree of sagacity and nrn-
| ness, it might control the balance Of power in
the direction Of the general policy of the
| Continent At all events, no occasion was ever
more favorable than the present for entering
| into an enlarged system of commercial recp-
rocitiss with all the commercial States of the
Old World. But we repeat, we begin to des
pair Of anything useful or practical from the
foreign policy, as thus far developed, OF Presi-
| dent Pierce,
What has been done under this administra-
ton to place this mighty nation upon proper
footing among the great European powers?
Substantially nothing. The letter of Marcy
upon the Koszta case created momentary
sensation but when brought to the test Of
practice, the doctrines which he 50 boldly
laid down proved to be nothing but gas. The
Koszta prOnunciamento was abandoned on the
next occasion for its application; and Koszta
himself, so late the hero Of the chivalry of the
State Department, has dwindled down to the
melancholy subject of common charity. The
circulars regulating the coats and breeches Of
our diplomats and consuls were humbugs.
They were, we suspect, intended only as clap
trap for Buncombe; but for a while they made
some impression, and excited - alarm
among the tinselled and titled oonRs who
dance attendance upon fussy royaA1 at Berlin
and Vienna. The courts Of Prussia and Austria
had learned that Dudley Mann had been pro-
NOTED from his fllibustering mission among the
German States to the post Of Assistant Secre-
tary of State, under the authority Of our Pres-
dent; and perhaps they foresaw in these extra
democratic circulars upon costume, positive
indication that Dudley Mann was at work, and
would follow up this beginning with more dan
gerous manifestations Of sympathy with the red
republicans and socialists Of the Continent.
But the danger is over These circulars
were not revolutionary fire brands-they were
as harmless as the Koszta letter, notwith-
standing the King of Prussia was SO we'll
satisfied that they were an incendiary Offering to
the sans culottes that he fatty refused to
allow our Minister, Gov. Vroom, to appear
among the court butterflies lin the Sunday
dress Of New Jersey farmer. In fact, the
only two men, we believe, of our diplomatic
corps in Europe, who have fully conformed to
the republican coats and pantaloons prescribed
by Marcy, are Mr.. Buchanan, and Mr. Sanford,
late acting Charge at Paris The latter, in his
plain black coat and pants, and white waist
coat, was lion among the gilt officials at the
Tuileries. The Emperor was gratified, and
the Empress was decidedly pleased, with the
contrast between him and the gold-covered
representatives of such small fry as Venezuela,
Peru, and the Cannibal islands But it seems
that Mr.. Sanford and Mr. Mason could not
agree upon this question Of coats and breeches
the latter insisting upon doing in Rome as
the Romans do" the former has thrown up his
commission as attachf in disgust Now, did
republican principles depend upon the cut of
coat, or the materials of pair Of trowsers if
the dignity of this great nation were a question
at Paris between gold lace and Kentucky jeans,
then Mr.. Sanford is right Otherwise he has
been playing the principal character, next to
Marcy, in very ridiculous farce
This is oil, however, that has been achieved
by the instructions to fall back to the simple
uniform of good old Dr. Franklin. The Koszta
and the costume manifestoes were humbugs Of
the same pattern. Having served their pur
pose among the Aat-footed democracy in some
of our political elections, they are set aside.
Thus, the European policy Of the administration
becomes dead blank. We have nothing now
to guide us in our conjectures except the cali
bre and capabilities Of our diplomats them
selves. But here again we are all at sea. Mr..
Buchanan, aided by Dan Sckles and George
Sanders, our London consul, Chat was till yes
terday,) have not been occupied upon the cod