Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-23

Mr.. BAYLY. beg my friends pardon. i
was the gentleman from Maryland hr. SoLLERsI
TO whom intended TO allude. certainly did not
intend 70 misrepresent my colleague. ! am the
last man on the floor who would do 80. But, as
was saying, not only prefer that we should be
represented abroad by native American cltl-
zens, but / would not let them stay abroad too
long They lose, to some extent their home sym
pathies although it constantly stated by these
representatives abroad that they never loved their
country half 80 well till after they had left It. Still
know that when they stay there too long, If they
do not lose their home sympathies, they lose, at
any rate, that intimate acquaintance with the
American feeling and character which our foreign
representatives abroad ought TO carry with them.
That was even objected to Mr.. jefferson. Nothing
could destroy Mr.. Jefferson's Democracy, or his
attachment TO his country. Upon one occasion,
mutual friend asked Mr.. Henry why he disliked
Mr.. Jefferson. Mr.. Henry was man Of infinite
tact, and he did not choose to assign grayer rea-
sons but he assigned one reason for his dislike OF
Mr.. Jefferson, that he staid long in France that
he did not like his natural victuals (Pronounc-
ing 1t in negro vernacular.)
~ agree with these gentlemen, 80 far as this mat
ter of sending Americans abroad 10 concerned.
would greatly prefer to have Americans abroad,
but they should not stay there longer than four or
five years / do not want Europeans to suppose
il has been said our practice implies. Then they
had better come back and mingle with the people
again."
| There is no true American who will not en-
dorse every word of the foregoing speech Of
General Bsyly. 1t contains the doctrine of
the american party" on the point stated,
distinctly and unqualifedly announced. And
we arc informed by gentleman who heard
the remark, that during the last canvass, and
when at Westmoreland Courthouse, General
Bayly was called upon to defend the appoint
ment of Mr. Soule, and he replied substantially
as follows:
al shall not defend the appointment, for the
simple reason that did not approve it"
Upon referring to the letter of Mr.. Jefferson
to Mr.. Short, Of which General Bayly made
mention in his speech above quoted, and the
sentiments Of which Of which he approved, we
find the following language used by Mr.. Jefer-
son, to wit:
Thomas Je6erson's Letter.
"To WILLIAM SHORT.
wAsHNoros, Oct. 8, 1901.
"DEAR Sin:
trusted to Mr.. Dawson to give you full explana-
ton, verbally, on subject which find he has
but slightly mentioned to you. shall, therefore,
now do it. When / returned from France, after
an absence of six or seven years, was astonished
at the change which found had taken place In the
United States in that time. No more like the
same people; their notions, their habits, and man
ners, the course of their commerce, SO totally
changed, that l. who stood in those OF l7S4, found
myself not at all qualified to speak their sentiments
or forward their views in $780, Very soon, there
4 &ln <xas, nfG afaru nf
4 State / recommended to General Washington TO
establish as rule of practice that no person should
be continued on foreign mission beyond an absence
| of six, seven, or eight years. He approved 1t. On
| the only subsequent missions which took place in
| my time, the persons appointed were notified that
| they could not be continued beyond that period
All returned within it except Humphreys. His term
| was not quite out when General Washington went
out of office. The succeeding administration had
| no rule for anything; so he continued.
Immediately on my coming to the administrn-
ton, wrote 10 him myself reminded him Of the
rule had communicated to him on his departure;
that he had then been absent about eleven years,
and consequently must return. On this ground
solely he was superseded. Under these crcum-
stances, your appointment was impossible, after an
absence Of seventeen years. Under any Others
should never fail to give TO yourself and the world
proofs Of my friendship for you, and Of my conf
| dence in you. Whenever you shall return, you
| win be sensible in q greater, of what was in q
smaller degree, of the change In this nation from
what it was when we both left It in 1884 We re-
turn like foreigners, and, like them require con-
siderable residence here to become Americanized.'
The residue of Mr.. Jefferson's letter has ref
erence to other questions, and is therefore
omitted
We have thus, as we promised, presented for
the consideration Of our readers, the opinions
of General Bayly, as shown by tho "record,"
so far as we have any information that such
record throws any light upon his views and
opinions, on questions connected with our or
ganization. In so far as this record deyelopcs
his views and opinions, we repeat, that in our
Judgment, they contain sound American
principles, and we confess our qualification TO
find, that they were advanced under circum-
stances emitting them to the highest possible
weight
What responses General Bayly may give,
upon the hastings, to the various interrogato-
ries which have been, or may bepropounded to
him, upon other points connected with our
platform Of principles, We cannot say, and
shall not predict, but 1t is our beliet, that he
win respond thersto, frankly and independent
ly-without the fear Of John W. Forney be-
fore his eyes, and without dread Of Bull OF
accommodation, from the Richmond HE
rarchy.
Is tia " whig Trick ."
Beverly Randolph, Esq, Of the county Of