New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-04

ssS.n sssiyst Mr. Crsopton, and By TIE cesessSsSc
The Central American qasstsoe involved 70 ns 49,
s ssss 10 beep summarily rejected, the 49,
~ DS'. .n Ambassador could stin DO rsgSdsd ;
No other than bottle sePec. were = ~
for the wsgsti Of oas sSs t'r Of Mr. cr.spsa sissa
W .Ts;, Tor ourselves, while e1cuipatins, - u
Marcy does In bis letter, our own covs,nn'snt i've
ths charge of intending 70 violste 'ne Un"eo HAls
law. we have oil along felt that 80 lmseht
I'D and distant transaction might have bes
II ape srs from Mr. Msrcy's dispatcn taaf M Ctsu
Ton H. not been wholly faultlese; ina, ne cas1sy
Gems 20 have taken an active part 10 p,ocestac
seems seems w.rs PRONOUNCED illegal by the United Ass
Cnn,,s. and what is still more unfortunsse, perAs>
N ccn,puipg those proceedings even si'er THIS dec
az ainst them. o., sa.yxv .,
..,;v;,v in the tssk which was given hun; Bat b
sonsa,s "a have wanted caution and dignity, a,d ~
,a have bee o cossiderste or partcuiA epousa N
m. n, aud the Instruments which ne empoyea b~s
nhect We do not upderyalue social ana c9nver%
.;sl ts,ents in an Emba sador, the rrady md goo.
hnmor,d wit which raD answer CONVERSIONS a]set
on h;s country without ofense and csn shenee .,
arpuer at Q dinner table without onns OF sAosH
him. man need not be aI@ays grave oecsorss
m.v he a nj. pi.oteUtiary, or because ne may pea
Mi, st.r at foreign Court and have inporsnt sn.ir
10 transact. There are capsci'ies whico are n~iu VIZ
out bearing upon IN, ,SiOa s"S so,S,
;ured taker has not only the means Vi producing 'ss
s,.t favorable imp esson which 10 70 sdvsntsgeooe
a foreign country, but is 10 POSSESSION Vi coa'aA
help TO dispensing difficulties, smoothing rro"p.' esa
VARYING assaults But be ha' his dangers IL my
LATELY and with perfect certainty be said tha' an En-
bss.sdor ought rot to talk too mucbfor ths re sson,
hat one of bis principal duties u obsevsHon ane .e
ipsi man talks too much ne observes Ho ~, NJ.
A Minister in foreign country " surrounded oy
s;,s nre;udioes expectations, etiquette and
,;cb,s uoitica aud social, which 90 not come e.
o., uaske themselves visible except 70 ooee1 ~.
"a
~ zee ard 10 stumble against. man VINO us Eyes
shout him and observes, who Ia ever ON TUG o. ~ iN
;ndcaiops and signs Of the mind and tempt " 100
with whom he has to deal, mas OUT un aaat mai.
be Knocks his knee againrt II. man, noecul "y
80 oood-pni ured fellow. and even shsi IenoSn
b;s way. but if he is not habltualy ana sye.e!
obserysnt the chances are that ne ee~ I;s;s.n ~.
meas nv coming suddenly acros. some oin'cuv ens
ha never Thought Of and rubbing against eone
b,stlpg prejudice or right wmcn no NO" ln,M
oI;m,ne OF TIL that moment. we 90 no. oou"' u
Inc least Mr.. Champions iai.nIei s' ,"~.rd ~.
he own (Ioyernmen mt ana good Intentions toward tne
Coye,nm Mt TO which be WAS cent but tnere =
sncs thing az careless and undisciplned hdelsy,
~hcb tells it's master, 4" oh, tru-t me; l kno whA
you want and III 90 Sas, .na % master SSisS a
Mic, too little sefrespect in the servant. hi SouP
Ton appe airs to have wanted sel-rerpect 10 tne Anu
nersons with whom be connected himself ID .hese
lotions and the style of proceeding he aIoP.ed' ="
10 have managed the affair on free and easy Piir
ciple never intending perhaps really !" ;s s
limited States Government or 10 vioia.e ING I.S
States Jaw, but simply thinking n ,a At tribe, and
that the United States Government ~ouu never uaAe
fuss about such little matter. put tns wa hos
unfortunately most Unsuitable Tor oeahhs win Jes
1ns and tcklish people, like our friends across us
Atlantic OFT tender about their dgpity, and on the
look out for the slightest Indication OF nsIsncea
behaviour toward themselves and Europeen 1ove'n'
mens. -. A.. mn, 20 anna a.
un;s,sr 70 The United States. But the truth n the
Ipjttd States is not favorite embassy, ana eos
very easy always to get the man you Want o1 ". LOO
MAJ offer TO the proper man. but the proper ma
~ovt take Il. He does not ike to bsnrh hmsed
rom European society, taste and reicement ana %
6x bimst If among new andrather rude and unoouA
rsope who cannot abstain from cudgeling each other
In their own Senate house and whose Ways and hAon
| are very different from ours. Dipomats3 an
| rot adyenturer their character y rather inc re-
verse of the adventurous character. fhey are NE
children of civilization and established oraerrtne
| disciples Of system, manners aud euque~e' iney
prefer Pars Vienna, Berlin Is an emo Assy on toe
fame principle that thy prefer the sociey OF Earop
| to the society of the backwooos Tie dipomSustn
q delicate article; he does lot like rcugh hnn1ungi
be Xix es the smooth security Of decoIous ceremonial
ano oily words btt rceptng s disturbance, and ~.
ing as an nfsllibe breskwater against the violent
dpfomattts, like SOLDIERS, sailors, cergymsn, Law.
yerr and, believe most other professions IKE po-
o,,op and the United Ststes Embassy a. being co.,
paratvely creation, liz out OF the rego or line
the United states Embassy showid not be iemedied
| as far a. they can be. We cannot make America
/ Europe OF cOntrive any other way TO the United
States than across the Atlantic. Nor can wo make
| new state of society old But We can, BY a.
arrsrg. Of own, raise the Unite1 81 ses I'm
bassy TO higher rank, and bring With the circle
of promotion. The rank Of an Embassy ought TO re-
feet in come gree the power and resources Of the
country to which it is attached; and as the United
States rise in wealth, population and political import
apce il becomes and more necessary 70 secure
| the services Of able men ambassadors there.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION.
From IAe London rass Jvss Is
Mr. Marcys letter to Mr.. Dallas ON the Contra
American question will not Immediately satisfy those
who expect to had in il the compensation We 10
have for the step announced in the other dOcu
who wish to regard the dispatch on the Central Amsr.
lean question counterbalancing the dsps ca on the
Hcru ing question, and to in the acceptance Of
our offer Of arbitration the former point se-of 10
the dsmissal of Mr. CHAMPION in connection with the
latter. 1t ust indeed be frankly confessed that Mr.
Marcy's dhpatch the Central American question 10,
at first sight, rather perpexing document and ths
it ~ rot easy TO know what to make Of it, The offer
Of arbitration 10 accepted but it IL accepted with such
qualifications and that the acceptance appears
at fist to be greatly Beutrazed. An ordinary reader
WI be very likely 10 90 away with the idea that what
the American document means U.s. that they ACCEPT the
ofier OF an filtration with this understanding that Il
the decion of the arbter IL in their favor they viii
subDit to it, but that if it is against them they viii
| not. On such an important and very complicated
question, however, as the Central America one snd
~ tuch critical juncture the present. il viii be
only jusce to the subject 10 describe a. fully as po
sibe what the nature Of the Ans rican conce scion
and in what sense and how far they sccede TO our
| proposal Of arbitration.
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