New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-08
TIE BUcCAsEERISG EMBASSY.

TUE BUcCAsEERISG EMBASSY.
The longer the reader reflects upon the devel'
opmepts of the Osteud Conference, the more
pitiable and Isug,able it will sppe,r-pitis5le,
that three prOwn men, the represt Natives Of the
United States at three Of the principal courts in
Furope. could in the face Of those courts, AMI OF
oil the word, (for theirs was no job done 10 q
corner, to be hidden from sight nave put forth
manifesto, at the morality Of which ali honest
men will stand aghsst, and at whose urgent tone
of robbery and sar all eli risten1em will be con-
founoed; -laugbsble from the fact that the mis-
sile blows nobody TO pieces bu. its authors whose
remains it scstters 10 the winds. So far az we
con observe, nobody, anywhere, comes TO the de-
tense of this stupt ndous p zee OF moral brigand-
sse. Every one ses ms in hsste to utter condem-
nation and cast rdcu'e upon the miserable
abortion of the Ostend trinmvirate. 1t will, OF
Itself, do much toward bringing our diplomatic
service into that merited contempt into which it
s sure ultimately to fall. SO far a, the exposure
subserves this purpose. we look upon i. with
conplscency. We hardly feel willing to 60 30
far as Democratic contemporary OF this City,
which declares that the whole proceeding was
but pit, dug by Marcy, in which to en.rap and
bury Buchanan and Soue. We know full we'll
that political scbemes bsre been a. the bottom Of
the chief acts Of the Administration at Washing
tor bur we could rot have conceived this Cuba
plot was mainly started to kill off these trouble
sone gentlemen.
We long TO hear Soule take up the burden Of
bis complaints. They say he is a. fully charged
a. was ever 8 nightingale with melody, end de-
siyns to pour bis song iato the listening ear Of
the great American people. 1t will be tragico-
comic to swelling degree. Over the tale of bis
discontinue and bis woes we are sure his listen
ers when they can forget their indignation at his
morality, will be cOnvulsed with merrmens
Let bin, by all means, choose Burton's Thea.er
for the display Of his griefs-that appropriate
home of the comic drama, where Sleek is wont
to 0oan and Jim Bsggs to disconsolstely sing.
We will guarantee a crowded audience, lachry-
NAL to any extent he requires, if he will only
consent that they shall smile through their tears
and laugh in their sleeve. Let him, appearing in
his embroidered velvet coat, tell how he has
been seduced, nveigled, and ruined. Let him
read over the immensely grotesque letters which
we dare cay fill bis budget. The audience impa
tiently waits. Will Mr.. Soule begin The let
! ter we print this morning would be an excellent
paper with which to open the play. If he could
infuse into his own action on the stage the actvi-
| ty and business, the querulou' petulance, the
r,iDimum squeak of diplomacy, the dear little
budding continuance, and the mock majesty Of
trucuent pretension which that letter displays,
his success would be prodigiOus.
We have always laughed at the idea of Mr..
Soule's accomplishing anything as diplomatist.
We were not, however, prepared for quite so
much vtriol and cantharides as apparently char
scterizes his diplomatic practice. We supposed
| he had, here and there vial of de nuicent ano-
dyne to sootbe the worst Of bis irritations. But
not 30. He attacks his patient by aci ls and al
kalies the most potent. He roasss him in sui
/ phur, and wonders that he should be uneasy. He
bsstes him with nitrate, and thrus!s rei-hot pOkers
into bis vitals and then rushes to paper, and de-
cares to Mr. Marcy that he is ast,nished and in
dignant at the restlessness and resistance of his
subject.
five could wonder at anything Mr.. Soule does,
! or has done, we should say we are surprised AZ
the intensity of his headlOng proceedings after
reading the abundant cautions contained in Mf.
Marcys original letter of instructions to him. In
that, the shrewd Secretary says, as plainly as he
can without using the very words: "Ar. Soule,
II have very little confidence in your discretion
"or wisdom, and do beg of you to mind what
"you are about and not make fool of yourself.
"Spain does not want to sell Cuba, as she has
"shown in thousand ways, and don't you be
running muck in proposing to buy it," This
is the spirit Of the whole dispatch, aud after such
a caution, one might presume that Mr.. Soule would
have exhibited at least little prudence. That
he did not, the one dispatch of his that we publish
abundantly shows. The real TRUTH as we stated
yesterday undoubtedly lie, that Buchanan and
Soule mounted their Cuba Rosinante on their own
hook, emulOus Of the bold stroke Of Pierce aud
Marcy on Nebraska, and went in to win. Their
race illustrates the old adage-put beggsr on
horseback, and he will ride to the devil.
THE WAR THAT LOOMS ON EUROPE.