Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-03-20

...-.@. Scala and Dodge.
The annals ofdiplomacy doubtless con
tain many marvellous histories and curious
eatsssrophes, hu, we question whether
search through them all would furnish mar
rative more laughablc and altogether ridieu
lous than that which could be written from
the materials furnished by Mr.. Soule's EN-
has.y to Spain. Commenced 10 brasgado
clio. and characterized through its progress
By any quantity Of eceentricitics, il ende'
ia 4 necation as absolute as perfect vac
uum, We do not wonder that his note Q
resignation should betray the soienes
which he feels at conclusion SO unheroic'
al That he, who had attracted to himsel
tho attention Of two continents, should Dc
forced to make an exit solittle sublime, was
sufficient,o disturb the serenity OF much
less vain man. We understand that a. Is
boiling over with Indignant facts, wiaea' as
soon as a suitable opportunity offers itseii
he will,at flow forth for the Information 0.
the PEOPLE. However this may be, we are
rlad ;hat he has got home safely, having
neither been killed himself. nor got up a
war for the killing o. others.-nor would We
hare alluded to the matter at all, except 10
express our concern FOR the reputation ofhis
successor.
Having been constituents, for 50 long
period, Of the new minister to Spain, We
naturally feel some anxiety TINT hls future
career should be as brilliant IS his past has
been, and that the fame he has already ac-
CURED, should not unnecessarily be exposed
70 the caprieiousness Of fortune. To be
ambassador 10 Spain after Mr. S,uls, is as
difficult as would be an attempt 10 write a
new Don Qlixote; that Is, il there were
any intention to initiate the performances
of the former person. He has as complete
w exhausted the whole field Of eccentr1eiiy
and absurdity, as Cervantes did that which
was traversed and occupied by his hero. 4
complete contrast, then, is the only course
which can give our ex Senator any hope OF
adding to the height OF his present stature
as statesman. And doubtless Gen. Dodge
and NJ. Soule are contrasts. The ex-Sen-
ato has higher military title than his pre-
decessor. which might make some Of the
Dons think that he also is fighting char
acter, but he could not publish Of himself,
as M. Soule did Col Sumner in the MadrId
papers, that he belonged TO the actiFe army.
We do nc. ta;ak, however, that the Gen.
viii become the hero of duel, nor that he
will conduct himself SO as to come in con
tact with Louis Napoleon. Our new minis
Ter will hardly have an opportunity of as
sisting at, the folly OF an Ostend conference,
for Mr.. Marcy. having so promptly aud en-
tirsly repudia;ed the production OF the one
that was held, will not be very likely to APP
point another In the facility with which
he will be able to converse and otherwise
communicate with his new neighbors Gen.
Dodge will also present very marked con-
tl1St " IAi- t'it -tiA7 VI tNNNti
which are part OF the latter persons birth
right, would be dear bargain If they had
TO be taken with their accompanying entail
ments; audit is perhaps lucky both for the
success and the comfort of our new minis
ter, that in his delicate and important posi-
ton, he can indulge in no figures Of speech
not furnished by the vocabulary ofhis moth
er tongue. We do not know indeed that
he has any ideas too sublime TO be uttered
in good English and, at al events, if he
book for any future political promotions, il
is perhaps better for him, considering some
of the signs OF the times, that he should
know nothing o. any language except his
ewn.
There being then such vide difference
in the characters OF the two individuals, there
is not much probability that our accomplish
ed ex-senator will attempt to follow the
footsteps Of his eccentric predecessor and
this being So. we have every ground for a
reasonable hope, tina; his diplomatic career
will be perfectly safe 10 himself and harm
less to Others. and that if be gain no adai-
tional laurcls. he will DO nothing 70 dim the
lustre Of those which he already wears
The r I. Advertiser has changed from
smorning to an evening paper, 40 as TO
avoid night and Sunday work" We have
never had to work on Sunday and very
rarely OF an evening, aud yet publish a
morning paper.