Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-02

our Amen Nn ELECTROMAGNETIC hlnB's AC-
count sent in for Collection.
The Rev. DR.. King was some years since
ousted of certain real estate, whereof he was
seized in the borough and city Of Athens For
this wrong he made claim for $4,000. The
city restored all his real estate except small
portion, which was condemned for purposes Of
city Improvement, under writ of adj guod
damnuaa, or its Grecian equivalent paid
DIR. King $500. From this award he appeals
to his own government for redress. The sum in
dispute being the difference between the value
of the condemned land and the money paid
for it.
II the administration Of General Pierce has
attained particular distinction for anything, it
is for having selected from the immense amount
of talent placed generously at its disposal,
perhaps the most extraordinary and impartial
collection extant of ministers of all nations and
Of every faith. If there was any people who
licked fair representation, it was the Ameri-
can. There was Frenchman, who had found
his own native land unworthy his patriotic as
pirations. There was gentleman from Jeru-
salem, who had scarce an acknowledged coun-
try or parentage, but who spent his money
freely, and received its equivalent in mission
to the Low Countries. There was the belliger-
ent Mr.. Sckles, who would have slain banker
Peabody, pacific bachelor of many years and
millions, because, like Thomas A'Becket he
did not sufficiently respect the royal master Of
Mr.. Sickles. Then there was the revolutionary
Sanders, who proposes to furnish his chum,
Kossuth, with this continent as fulcrum for
oyerthrowing dynastios and thrones, who would,
like Gulliver, merely strip off his brooches, 60
into the Gulf Of Mexico, and wade out, draw
ing after him all the fleets which surround
Cuba and placing that invaluable jewel of the
Antilles in the hands of Uncle Sam.
Then there was the ex-editor of the South
ern Press This journal was set up to hand
drill the solid rock whereon the Union reposes,
in order that 1t might more effectually blow it
to fragments The Union was, however, saved
from destruction by the premature explosion
of the Press Some of these sagcs, despairing
TO destroy the government at home, thought
that perhaps it might be brought into valua-
BILE discredit abroad. Our foreign relations
were very soon brought into an active condi-
ton. Secretary Marcy has been fighting
against the complicated and peculiar diplo-
macy of these agents, and has probably ex-
perienced as much trouble in getting rid
of them, as would have, under ordinary cir.
cumstances, settled every subject OF interna-
tional difficulty.
After while one by one, they have salts
fled their ambition, drawn their pay and re-
turned In some instances they have opened
fire upon the rear Of the administration cx-
Minister Borland having lately established the
one gun battery Of village newspaper, and
endorsed the Philadelphia Platform. Monsieur
Soule having sharpened up his frog sticker,
and practised his most Gallcan tours ddgiie
preparatory to calling ''our worthy President"
to account for duplicity, which he cannot for
the soul Of him avoid.
Amongst those removed to make way for these
ambitious and belligerent Ministers, was Mr.
Marsh, Of whose biography we have learned
little more than that he represented the Ameri-
can Government both at Constantinople and
at Athens Our information is, that in this
duplicate capacity, he undertook the settlement
Of Dr. Kings claim; that in the performance
Of this and other diplomatic duties in Greece,
he charged for eleven months service, when,
according TO our information, he made du-
ring this period, one visit OF eighteen, and
another Of five days to Athens, and devoted
the remainder Of his term as any gentleman Of
leisure and taste travelling upon the money
aud 10 the time Of Uncle Sam might do to a
minute study Of Italy, Germany, &c. Our
Mephistopheles informs US that Mr.. Marsh re-
cicvcd for travelling expenses $4,000; ship
OF war was placed at his disposal, and he
claims balance against Uncle Sam Of 80, 900
for that mission, independent Of $4,000 for
his services as Minister Mt Constantinople.
We believe that Mr.. Marsh was subsequently
succeeded in one Of his missions by Mr..
Spence, who generously made tender Of the
army and navy Of the United States to the
Czar Nicholas, but whether he made any effort
TO aid Dr. King, or any charge for having done
30, we do not know.
Lei US TtCapitulhlt lucTb 10 Lue hcN MI.
King who has speculated little in Greek
town lots, just as he might in St Paul or St
yitus, In Kansas or Minnesota This being
Ito the Greeks foolishness," they conAscate
his property, and thereby lay themselves liable
to an action at the hands Of Uncle Sam. But
there is partial settlement between the Doc
tor and the Archons The balance cannot, we
should suppose, exceed some five thousand
dollars. To collect this we have eleven months
salary of Mr.. Marsh, outfit, Unfit, travelling ex-
pensee. We compel him to neglect his cxcur-
sions over Europe for twenty-three days, and
still DR.. Kings bill had not been paid
Our administration, then, with almost as
much regard for the rights of an American
citizen, as IL he had been an Austrian, or a
sacred subject Of his Holiness, takes from its
corps Of defenders Mr.. Pryor, ofthc Richmond
Enquirer. Him, unconconscious Of the honor
and responsibilities awaiting him, II retires
from the endless labor Of the pen, and sends to
collect DIR. Kings account from the niggardly