New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-15
DIR DIpLNMACY.

Every CLe feels ID BIS cost That the price oil
everything ea'able, drinkable, wearable and use
able has run up nobody knows how much since
California has deUgcd the world with her flood of
gold. Necessaries and uxnries alike have felt the
rising Of this yellow tide, and are buOyed beyond
the reach of many of us at least are approaching
that point Among the other article, which have
increased in price if not in value, is our American
Diplomacy, for which we have now to pay nearly
twice as much as we used to give for the article as
furnished by John Quincy Adams, Albert Gallatin,
Rufus King and Edward Livingston. Perhaps this
is all right enough in the light of that humane poll
tica economy which holds that luxures should be
made dear while necessaries are kept cheap. For
our Diplomacy, if it might be regarded as neces-
ssry in the days of the men just named, has been
most clearly mere luxury ard superiority for
long time past So we suppose that if we insist on
gratifying ourselves with this elegant indulgence IL
is but reasonable We should pay good round price
for il. We could command an article of the first
quality in those days OF small things for the incon-
siderable sum of 50 900 year and as much before
hand as outfit. But that era Of simplicity is
gone by.
nents according to the Importance of the Courts
where they were placed. Indeed, this plan is still
in operation, though il is proposed TO superede it
by more excellent way. We are not going to
muddle away our money in driblets on paltry
Charg(s dA6dins. 1t is beneath the dignity OF
the American people to be represented BY anything
lees than full. blown minister with fall.blown
Il H., is in Tho n-npnsi-
ton. For il seems unreasonable that man should
be paid Sl5,O or $4,000 year for doing moth
ing in one place, and another have only $1,000 for
performing the same labor somewhere else. There
is an inequality about the present system that Is
foreign TO the equalizing tendencies Of democratic
institutions. Congress last year passed an act 10
this effect, which it finds it necessary 10 amend this
year by joint resolution, siace it is discovered that
il has Constitutional power 70 require the Presi-
dent to erect all our lesser lights into stars OF the
fret magnitude, bu: only TO entreat him so 10 do.
We have too good sn opinion of the humanity ol
our Chief Magistrate once memorably evinced 10
bis dotaton Of suffering Young America WIN
stick Of candy TO doubt for moment his readiness
TO stop the mouths of his clamorous followers with
these sweets of office.
We cannot lay our hands at this urgent momen;
Oh the Consular and Diplomatic bill of last year.
and will not affirm that il lie intended absolutely
to equalze the compensation OF our public servants
who have banished themselves for the purpose OF
doing nothing in their cOunty's cause. We think
there are distinctions made between those engaged
in this arduous labor,
70, labor dire it Is and wesIy wee
at different Courts. AL that Il material to cur
purpose is that the market price OF these services
has risen in at least an equal proportion with that
Of -four, beef and pork Only the distinctions, if
we do not mistake, are not exactly such as We
can approve Of The highest prices are paid for
doing this task at the places as Paris and London,
where it is easiest to do while those patriots who
leave their country for their countrys good and for
Copenhagen and Stockholm and the slower capt.
tails, are to be fobbed Of with half or twOthirds
as much. To our notion This order should be re-