Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-06-14


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lHf f. tEIrI O. LOO .bmsr' of Patriotic
hu. 4. h.NN a. ururarI mission ir tHc
United Stale 'nr Nlri h.. lU.f1v, ryrru'l,o
aai capacity rm'neui.r qunliy bin I. p1n
worls, a., UNDERSTAND ihnt hs .s 'he dolly
commissioned Miulsfefo Nicaragua ..rraut
Mr, trcn,h in .lr duties and .poH.i..... or
thli office and WISHING Washington .0r i,r
purpose OF oiieri'ug reconciliation between
the somewhat slow and deliberate mo,hef
country and bee lurglug. irowai, Lut chiy.
ulIous olsTflg iu tyuu' America
l'adTe VIII IS q remarkable mau and enjoys
greater reputation. ihiuarr a0d a scholar,
ihan most Of his cuUuifymcn % home OF abroad.
ile D. now ia The maturity ofhis powers, ueing
uboni loriy'niur or tiny year OF age and has
improved his naturally acute and searching
intellect log comprehensive aud varied ohserya-
Tons OF ne', manners and things. lie has
travelled, struggled, talked and thought, aud,
ike Ulysses he las become n name,
"for alaays ro'ias Slh hu,sry hyar,,
Much had h. ssen and known c.lie, Of men
AMI uAnnsTs, climates, e'larl. Euyrgnlaey,.
hmsylfna ls~s', asi4aa,,l uftliam auu
In many respects hi career has been adven.
'nrons, singular, almost romantic, and displays,
ms his salient characteristics, prescieucr,
prompiitu le, and versatility.
The Padre was at one time n lawvcr proc.
Using in Gmnadn, we belye, aud enioycd very
great prestige a. an accomplished iurst and a
skllIiul speaker, being almost as effective in
court as in chlmberS, in pleading MS in advice.
lie became connected with some of the political
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periodically, aud had TO choose between exile
and death as the penalty Of his patriotism, or
his mshness or his ambition, or whatever it
may be called. Accordingly, he had to leave
Ccnlral America aud WAS refused the privilege
of returning IN the character of lawyer, or n
soldier or politician. Only one role remained
which he could play with ar.y adequate chance
of success, and in due tine he resolved to per.
form IT, and rc'anrear in his native country
under the protection of the church and in the
surplicc and stole Of n priest. \ priest migh,
act as lawyer when occasion required but it
IS somewhat novel TO find lawyer with sulli.
.'icni harIihooi to become n priest. There is
vcry-ydllc affinity between briefs and bibles,
between psalms aud forensic harangucs. be.
tween Ia; Scrvi'c of Christ and the service OF
m ordinary client. But Padre Will was able
10 reconcile both, and exhibited an equal ability
ior ices or icrvor, for briefs or beads, for the
court or the confessional, for discrimination
or the cross.
In his new capacity the Padre won many
ln?nda and rapidly lose 10 distinction in the
ecclesiastical world, securing universal respect
hy his charity, his talent5 and his unquestion.
able VIRTUES. There Is no safer profession than
that Of a priest, and as far as our experience
cosS, none 50 profitable. So the Padre found
thlt he was secure under his snrpIice, and tina,
one who cannot love his country as a LAWYER
with impunity, can afford to worship her as a
priest. In diplomacy he soon distinguished
himself as much as in theology, and we see
the practical result of his sagaciy and energy
IN the recent appointment which he has receiv-
ed from the revolutionary government of Nj.
caragun. Personally, the Padre is a very
accomplished individual, with splendid phys
zeal as well rs mental organization.
He is said TO be one of the handSomest men
in Nicaragua, and we presume is Gavorite
father confessor TO the fair penitents of that
beautiful and volupuous land With his fine
well-balanced head, his stately bearing, his
polished manners, his nsinuating eloquence,
he is likely To overop by head (if we may
use the sS lcnnf pArase OF Old Homer all the
dipomatiss, foreign and domestic, assembled
at Washington.
OF course Mr.. Marcy will hasten to welcome
the Padre, an Cypress him with diplomatic
aten 10 Is for the purpose Of retrieving his
mistake in The case Of Mr.. Parker French, as
well as OF turning the tables Oh Mr. Buchanan,
who Is sud 10 have censured the administration
tor It's nonrecogniion Of the de tacto govern
men. Of Nicaragua