New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-15
Fam II, J0ndop Tine, Of Sepfenbty q.

When important events are stirring, people watch
with interest the slightest movements and listen to the
Cht.st words OF those who connected with them,
ara On American Minister cannot speak now even NJ
M agricultural meeting in letfordshro, without eN-
citing than usual attention and curiosity tnior-
tunat,ly, II usually happens that the more ftirIlnG
the budget of news the more formal and reserved is
the Fnbass ador. II nothing III particular were gong
on III his country he might be temp ted Ia speak out
and tell Us something about matters there but, II his
country is the brink of reyOutOn--ii II l. torn
ntunGCr ly angry parties that longer able to
keep The leacef looks to the ordinary spectator as
il TIE two sides must Ia blows by the next post
then Ambassador il particularly bent on saying
nothing. With careless unconcerned air, he inter
changes compliments, personal and national, win tue
Chairman, as If nothing at all extraordinary were
going on in his country And if the Chairman of the
meeting be himself a politician and statesman,
Member Of tie House Of Commons and aspiring TO
Office he has Of course too good manners to Purh any
UNIV ecome subject on brother statesman. He, too, dis
PLAYS than usual amount OF careless ana uncon-
.rntd courtesy aecumulGes compliments his guest,
and does the honos with the same uneXcepuonabic
gIGce Such the interchange Of ilues between
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton and Mr.. Dallas al tue
meeting. Ii so happens that sometimes on
N O. the ina ginatlgp 9! The sectatorls NOR
bidly scve in proportion to the little has glven to
feed on; underneath the uuconcerned exterior OF te
eXrcrienctd diplomat il world of anxious and
troubled thought, and Is carried by tie very
force Of tie contrast from the social board at which lie
is sitting with lis easy talk and of-hand mel ren Ia
the stormy in the distance and tht angry surface
Nl
irc. We thin Of all the things that Mr. Dallas righ
saw ara Of the brcatess interest with which be rond
be- heard. We see Gs az the banquet which GOLDSMITH
describes the place where the haunch Of venson Is
NOT Our ears feed on the Barmecidal repat OF what
If not said and have recourse 20 imaginary DIS
closures, confessions, apprehensions ana prophecies.
such old American politician might Present u al
Once. and once only, we hear significant word. The
". "a planter comes acroes our ears We prick up
these said cas- fer instant, but is only fr an In
.tfrt: they fall again the following very harmless
statement u made:
IL 10 spsr .oeiAl action the United States better
eut I'D your 81, N ia III the Wy oe ~th ".fH ;.'
bsl cuct Connected They recognize ter aErcuura inter
,.t her 5aatr' and their srre a. Their pTcd9nint ~
w,-h rhes Ike manly iTcccoin AID promotes tAe aAPp
Ytst II tttiT tItirr people
Tie language Of a Minister who could, whether de-
sieuedly or uIdosignedly talk at this parte mo-
n',pt of the "plauter in such respectable connec-
ti,u mt him en- the same level with the ordinary
aeIicuuIst ana ally hun with tie best interests ot
An erica does perhaps just remind Us OF The bias OF
the Irestnt A.ierCan Executive aid Wleuer OF 'he
state patronage Nor, perhaps, would al Embsssa'
dor Fremont appointment have singled out the slave
valley If the Mississippi as The type ana ooatt OF
American agriculture. But We VIII not strain point,
or pretend that have caught Nj. paaas SHOWING
his col,rs at h H,tiurdshIe dinner. We may, OBJ
.erye however az tasSaIi that the diplomacy OF an
American Mni'ter i more tined 10 tbs country 70 An
hat Of any otter n oseAt4tlNe 81 ioiesh fo"S1 AZ
dub ous nos. Speaking the same language, ana Dc
n for al socsl Iwposes all Eng!EA,nan, he has IL
nt1,rd lubc meetings. society and eompanys dinners
n JorG,n agricultural dinners III the country, and to
u.iI wiih the English public as well &c with English
90 ials. thus III all Disturbances Of the mutual IN
d,r.irtirc # the iSo countries the American poll
c.u has 10 study the best combination Of sefresPect
it'll igkbOTy courtesy coIsldeTaton 70 hs country,
and pollepess to tbs. II Is only due 10 them TO say
tlat tLey have generally bit oil successful balance.
Mn Everett was I'D accomplished speaker, and shone
~ dinners; a light and easy flow svoded al
da,ge,ous subjects and gave entire security 10 his
Trgli,L audience Ar. Buchanan exhibited more Of
III. American IL lis pcecLes, End displayed BIS LAS
susrtic syups;h.ts more. When Mr.. Weber wa
over here some Years ago was observed that he ap
troscl,d sometics nearer to dangerous subjects than
ouio pleasant TO his hearers, trusting TO the weight
ard erayiiy of / i mind 10 keep the balance. M
Dsrss tskcs the more polite line OF keeping st dis
,snc, lie wishes success 30 In sh agriculture drinks
ey,r,hod, health euloczes tie chairman aIi dwels
an c common interests, characteristics and activities
81 r. tuo countries. Fortunately there Is little
regards our own relations 70 the United States
70 Ivy Tie diplomacy and selcommand Of en- American
Vinis,,r, over America herself cloud 5 hanging
and cInh;ne interests and cashing consciences threat
On ;,hsr ciyilwar or Q dissolution Of the Upion But
~, own rla,i,ps TO the United Sts;es were seldom
- han thew are now. A settlement Of the cues
lions a, i..ue btween Us has jus eesn concluded, the