Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-05
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

The FOREIGN MIssIoSs.-Thcrei is no telling
(aanong the outsiders) how many distinguished
gentlemen are ambitious OF succeeding Mr..
Anguste Belmont at the Hague, that gentle
man having indicated to the Administration,
according to the received understanding here,
his disposition to return to private life in the
United States We hear of many candidates
for the position, all Of whom hail from New
York. They are Messrs. John Miller of Utica,
IA brother-in-law of Ex-Gov. Seymour, we be-
Level j. RomaiRe Brodhead (who desires to be
rotated after that fashion from the post of naval
officer at New York; The Hon Henry C. Muir
ply of Brooklyn, Ia member of Congress MANY
years ago. and VIM. C. MeMurIay, ESQ. of New
York city, formerly New York State Sena-
tori All the gentlemen named above are per-
sons of character and ability, and either of
them would represent this government at the
Hague proftably to the country and honorably
to himself. So the appointing power can hardly
go amiss in the selection of either of them
The post filed by Mr.. Fay in Switzerland, is
also by no means unsought by ambitious public
men, MIR. +. has been abroad for twenty-one
years, until he is growled and barked at on all
sides for having completely un-Americanized
himself. as 1t were No one seems to doubt
that his position is destined to be filled by an
other. For it, among the known contestants is
General Wright of Hoboken, n. j., who makes
very effective stump speech, sings a capital
song, and is in divers other ways one of the
most agreeable gentlemen we know For six
teen years past he has been famous for doing
an. over-share Of hard work in every canvass
state and national, in the Democratic cause
He is emphatically the New jersey Democratic
dray horse. On the same list are Mr. John
Cotton Smith of Connecticut Mr. Wiggin of
Maine, and Mr.. VIM. Miller of PENNSYLVANIA.
neither of whom are known to us personally
| Col. j. A. Thomas of New York, late Assistant
Secretary of State, is said to be an applicant
| for the mission to Brussels the incumbent, the
| Hon. Peter D. Vroom of New Jersey. having
signifed his determination to return to the
United States soon as the Administration
can relieve him. We might extend this inter-
esting list, but fancy that it is long enough at
| least for to-day.
NAVAL CRUIsEs-The reader will find on the
Stars first page, to-day, an able and interest
ing article from the Journal of Commerce.
| advocating changes in the system of the cruis-
| ing OF our national vessels. It's suggestions are
wise and well put Were they carried out,
| there would doubtless be less complaint of a
want Of seamen for the service, while the great
| boGy of the officers of the Navy of the United
States would be better satisfied with their posi-
ton IN life. Among the HITTER the habit of
Sinking is something that is not entirely un-
known. 1t was probably the cause of the re-
tirement of more than officer by the late
Retiring Board, against whom nothing else is
found on the record. We leave the reader TO
consult the article to which we refer, for ADLER
and more apropos views in this immediate con-
nectiOn than we can indite There is a point
applicable to the Jonrnai's suggestions, how
ever, that strikes US forcibly That is, the ne
cessity for change in the system, by which the
Government shall invariably keep faith with
the seaman in the matter of discharging him at
least as soon as promised on his shipment 1t
often happens that sailors shipped for a three
years cruise are not discharged until twelve
month after its termination. Jack finds ship
board irksome las other folks would) after
three years hitch at it, and cares much more
for months liberty than for the % per centum
| sacrifice growing out of the Government 5
failure to come to time.
The thorough sailor rarely cares for money, it
will be remembered. If the prescribed length
OF the voyage be not shortened, by bringing
Jack home and discharging him strictly within
the limit of his term Of service, much would be
gained in the way of making it 1.-THE service)
popular with him. 1t has not unfreauently
| occurred that when brought home within that
| limit of time he has been imprisoned, as it were
in receiving ship, doing little, save sucking
| his fingers, for months, and awaiting the advent
OF the end of his three years term of service
| there being too little time between his return
| to the United States and that period, to send
| him on board Of another ship for active duty
upon it. The true policy is, it strikes us, in
such case, to give him bis liberty so soon as he
cannot be proftably employed in the public
service. But we refer the reader interested in
such matters to the able article from the JOnr-
| nal IF Commerce, mentioned above
THE LAST MOvEMEST-We take the follow
| ing from the New York Hsyaid'S Washington
correspondence
lyon are quite correct i'm the statement mt
forth in the Herald of the 18th April (Sunday.)
touching the efforts to 'BrOnsOnizc Mr. Collector
Schell Mr.. Buchanan considers the appoint-
Hent of Mr.. Schell TO be one of the best he has
made In an evening conversation with Hon
Edmund Burke, very recently. and since the farce
at TamnIany Hall about Sachems Sagamores
w isklhskIs and whisky skins together with
other torn-fooleries, Mr.. Buchanan said Who
other Than Schell could have appointed, lie is
and ever has been, true, honest reliable national
Deniocrai; and solely because he was such he lost
Tue Coilecto'shiP in lo52. Before the subject
came up Tor consideration. and before the deIepa
iIoiiS from New loEk had broacIed the subject
! had made up my mind in reference to il I
looked abroad and could see no man for thc No.
but Mr.. Schell and his final appointment wa 8
but foregOne conclusion Mr. buchanan also
expres much surprise at the course of Postmas
ter Fowler, after the declarations and assnrances
made to him: II is with some pain that We have
To state that the Navy Agent, Sanders has already
been twice reported To the Department and the