The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-18
Our Envoy Extraordinary and Munster
PIenipot sntlAry ut the Court OF spain.
tn THE EDITOR OF THE Uwp,rn

Our Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
PIepipot sntiAry ut the Court OF spain.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
As poor an oDinon as the country had OF the
d ocua!ic abilities Of Augustus Caesar Dodge, fex
we're prepared for the sycophantic and antrepubli-
can exhibition be has jsat made of himself in hs
presentation speech to the Queen Of Spain. Minis
ter Dodge, President Pierce and Qaeen Isabella make
up his speech. Proud and free America appears
only a. President Pieroe's United S.asss, and the
Spanish Ds ion as the absolute property Of the i'm.
ma ulste Queen.
II cur sleeping democracy aud our zsalous Ameri-
cansts had looked over the ocean TO the conduct Of
Representatives IN Eorope and let them feel that
they would be held to strictly republican course,
We might now have been spared I is obsequious,
ti-Amersau display 10 the presence Of the living
democratic tendencies Of the Spanish people. The
majority Of the Cortss itself would repel every word
OF TINS Ittrograde speech Of jesuit.
10 % me benrer q the psrsonsl regard aud high
esteem OF the President for the royal psrson Of the
QUEEN seems TO be the weighty object Il Mr. ,dQes
mission. The high estes the Pfesideu. entersins
for pour r'yai P.rsoD, spsaks Envoy Doeae. "Your
answers the Queen. 'Your .isssy, your royai peT
Son. your royal family, )" says the plsnoo,ertisry.
"My welfare. my family, my court" e,hoes the
.'Whst soft log from the Amer san back woods p
whisper the smiling nanisters supporting this mutual
admiration pair. " We shall have no diff ;ulty ia
81 spil 8 It's rough ends.'
Even the phraseology Of this extraordinary MI
mister Is 20 bad that It would pa,e lin .. the foot
Of the jonior class In ayy Of our puoic schools
Boys, what do you think of Letters Of credeuce
Which accredit me ~ Then ag Ain, " Tee sincere
views entertain for the happiness aud welfare of
your loyal peseon," and like sentsnces
AIRY Amtn an, 10 resehting by whstever acc-
dent this ard fresh country, bsfore that ete
hostile and dubious NOR archy, should, even while
grG Gully yieicing 70 the necessary formalities,
show bmsef every irca republican "A franklin
at the French c0uIt-a1d st least, not have 50 con-
structed bis speech as to lead to the impression
abroad that publican America is ignorant, or de-
spaes the existence Of an Increasing and PROCESS
sive democracy IN Spain, felt and recognized even
by the court Itself. But is there manly, sensible,
ssatesmanliks exprt sson in the Whole speech Not
one.
II fu-l The orders of the Presidsp. Of the Re-
public" says Americas minister. "Ordsrsd"
wonld have been natural expreIs on 10 the m)u,h
Of M. Turgot in conveying the lde'es OF his n
perIa master, Napoleon I'LL II is hu initiating that
an ambassador aopoi ted by the advice aod consent
Of tho SeDsts Of the United States ssoold, In re-
presenting this grand republic have no higher
thought tnan Of being ordered" by the President:
thus sinking the envoy extra1rduarg below the
dignity and eelf respect Of an ordinary courier.
What will turnkey ism do next to degrade Us before
the people Of Europe and the repu olisans Of the
world GINS.
New YoRK, July l6, 1866.