Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-14
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Hon. A. @. Dodge Il. seems that this
gentleman finds malicious slanderers on the
other side Of the Atlantic as we'll as at home.
A friend has translated for the Star the fol.
lowing extract from the Aiten,ains Zsitung-
the gazette of Ausburg- to have
been written to th at journal by some one who
went out on The steamer with General D., who
had evidently obtained his original views of
his character and antecedents from some such
unreliable source as the New York Herald:
"Among the passengers on board of the Pa.
ciic, which carried this time rather singular
company across The ocean, was also General
Dodge, the newly appointed American ambas-
sador for Spain. in place Of Mr. Soule return
ed. This 'unfedged' diplomstist owes his ap.
pointment less to his diplomatic capacities
than to his exertions fer the election of Gen.
Pierce as President, and to his vote in favor
OF the famous Nebraska bill. During the
whole voyage, We behelj General Dodge with
Spanish grammar in his hand, but it was al
ways the FIRST page which he kept open and
studied. 1t appeared as if in the Spanish
language, as in diplomacy, he had not yet got
beyond the A G.
Mr.. Dodge was formerly general of the
militia. He is wealthy land owner in tee
had but little intercourse with the bran monte
or refined socisty. His manners, his motions
bis languago-through all the bsckwoodsman
peeps. Even his countrymen expressed their
surprise and regret that the Government at
Washington should have sent parsonage 30
little versed in the elite and Pusage du monde
to Court accustomed to such strict etiquette
as that Of Madrid. We are so much accus
TONED to regard the representatives of nation
as its most worthy sops, that we are apt to
form Q very erroneous estimate of the mental
culture OF the Americans if we judge them
only by some Of their representatives abroad
However, the cousin Of the General, who &C.
companies him, anticipates a successful career
for her cousin from his natural talents; and
once, when the conversation turned to the
mission Of Gen. Dodge and the relations be-
tween the Union and Cuba, she very naively
observed: Il know it is very delicate mis-
sion; but my cousin will succeed in buying
Cuba ,"
10 those who know General Dodge person
ally, we need hardly say that these stories are
false from beg inning to end, for they are ell
aware that there is no other American whcss
manners and habits are more courteous and
better calculated to make a good impression
On all really well bad persons, than his The
story that be was all the voyage in mastering
the first page of Spanish grammer, is sufi
cient re stamp all the rest detailed with il,
with the brand of utter falsehoOd !; as 10 man
wbo, ct his time of life, could obtain and main
tain the positions in American public affairs
TEich no has hold and now holds, can possibly
be dull OF apprehension. The General will,
laugh even more heartily over the
ridiculous figure this siandsrer essays to make
him cut, than his enemies will, for he is Ger.
taiply aware that all his fellow citizens know
this account to be false from their knowledge
of him; and that all foreigners who know
aught Of our Government. must be aware that
no such man as he is represented in this extract
to be, could possibly have held the positions n
American public affairs which he has filed
with SO great credit to himself, and prof. to
his State and country