Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-10
The Hon. a. C.. Dodge.

We have much personal regard for ar.
Dodge, our Minister to Spain, and yet we can
not refrain from giving to our readers the fol-
lowing specimen of good.natured wit and satire
from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. We
doubt not Mr.. Dodge would laugh heartily at
the humorous play upon his name
+" DODGE Was it In serious, sober earnest that
there was written and published in the list of pas
scngers sailing by the Pacific the following -four
ishS .The Honorable General Augustus Caesar
Hannibal Dodge, Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Court Of Her Catholic Majesty Isabella Ii, Queen
Of Spain, his lady three children and servant"
Or was it pleasant bit Of humor on the part of
some jocose clerk or copyist We incline to think
it was sober earnest, and that in this imposing
pomp Of names deep political design may be con-
cealed 1t may be one Of the most ingenious but
powerful joints or levers in the intricate diplomatic
machinery of the Pierce administration. It looks
like an irresistible and nfallible attempt on
Cuba Such nice arrangement Of cpitaphs -
such an array Of names, will put down all further
Spansh-opposition to the annexation of Cuba. How
can the Court Of Her Most Catholic Majesty resist
arguments urged by superhuman being, who is
not only an Honorable, but General not only
an Honorable General, but an Augustus Cesar |;
not only an Augustus Caesar but Hannibal and
not only Hannibal, but Dodge.
tition of whose titles we regret we cannot find
space in one number of the Bulletin, has sailed for
Europe In the steamer Pacifc--auspicious name!
II did not require more than one steamer to carry
him, which is fortunate, considering the scarcity
Of first class vessels of that kind since the war in
the East began. The great Penipotentiary goes
charged with important instructions from the Pres
ident, which are the result of long and serious
cogitation and consultation with the late minister
to Madrid Hon. Pierre Soule, who is supposed to
have failed in the object of his mission-the acqu
sition of Cuba--soely on account of the brevty
of his name. We trust we are not betraying the
confidence reposed in us by the administration
when we inform the public of the nature of these
Instructions. The President, having discovered
the importance of great name, looked around
among his faithful adherents, who for their Me-
braska votes had been invited not to 60 back to
Congress.
81 lie sought the greatest name, and after a
slight search became satisfied that there was none
equal to that OF the ex-senator from Iowa, whose
sponsors in baptism had given him as a Christian
name the heathenish titles of Augustus Cesar
Hannibal, prefxed to the noble name Of Dodge.
This settled the matter. Dodge was sent for aud
was within SO he goes to Madrid to get Cuba.
His Instructions that If he finds he Is not happy
in his performance Of the character Of the honor
able General, he is to try the Augustus Cesar il
that fails he is to try Hannibal and If he can do
nothing with that he is to try tie Dodge This
win undoubtedly bring Spain dowl. Her Catholic
Majesty will at once give up her great crown
jewel, the Queen Of the Antilles The policy of
the administration seems TO be entirely summed
up In ono imposing word-Dodge !"