The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-02-03
EVILS OF OUR PRESENT DIPLOMATIC
SYSTEM.

We "l,>crv" with atiSf,ciion that FIN, ,n,v.
! h'"nt i"r II chang" i'll III" diplomatic srrvir" is
! not mere sham of economy aud rcinrn rh.
! gentlemen who originated it appear really ear
/ nest IN pursuit Of ih";r object. If they will
' persist in the enterprise we have no ,lul, uC
! their complete success.
The rNsti:.. system Of representation abroad
/ Is an Obvious inc"ngrui;y. In th" early DAYS
"l the republic: 1t WAS not anticipated that any
| such rNcrrSccncc would grow out Of fn;nl of
! government. rs it the puri,>r of our
primitive statesmen to keep aonf from h.. com.
| r!icn,on al Eur"I~a,, politics, anl rs they pro
vt"d II" !arl;'s "f r.iucaiinn far inci,,icni iii.
! ri"lnais's. they n,ani:rsiiv contemplated only
s'i.i, missions as m,lt.bc tc,n:,nlrd bv Il. ,..
ras"n. They never intended the compile /. and
t permanent establishing, up,n w.,irI, 50 many
'hfa'h advrE'nrciS now sui,Sist. and for the sui.
port at which such heavy ry;,.iiu,,S ar. lmp,.eI
! upon ,l" people. Their i,!ra WAS. ns we ,rath,r
ii from the m,Ni'> ui J IF, and the practice oi
ia" early ADMINISTRATORS, merely 10 make pro-
vision Tor dIr'"mn'ic appointment, when "a public
! rx'"rmcy called !pr foreign nrvnliaii"n What
hi:>iurSS have tn. tni.,! States with ,iJ,r ,,,y
"rnn;cnfI. except Ia "nn.:ulr treaties of ;,,nj,v
ani cnn'iicrrc! This may b. accomplished, bv :,
spectral representatives; nn,l in iI. event of any
extraordinary emergency, the sumr rSrc,l,~nt
may he "ml!nycd with the best effect |, i. -
significant fact. that nine tcniEis nf .he lIl,ul
Ties in which this country has been iuv,Iv,J
! with other nations We're provoked by AN ulli-
ci"nS and Incompetent diplomacy. Tie in,rlT
gent reader will want no citation Of instances in
+ proof of the :,s>c,ron
But 'h<. Though the worst. is not the only sr
ri"n~ evil resulting from the system II i, an
Gn">!":a''f that the republican ,iu,,licitv
: "i !"' Nr''ri"in l"orl" Is niprcriablv CORRUPT.
eel bv Tn" in!r' ',n "f E,-.gn IDEAS ntr.rlnrrJ
, INT" The country by our diplomatic representa-.
: h''S. Every day We sec The rustic ,lrilIocrat
return ir"m Fni"p". with Il passion for the ,luy.
things and l'aslin,rs Of royal COURTS The a.l-
rnnhgrS of MS p"$,icn afforded him an oppnr-
'unitE "i rrvcliing III pomT's and mxuri.S for
, wh"h he signs in the solitude Of his native
; t"l"si*. lh" ar>,cr" virtues of his fnr.fa,hers
which partially r"irr,lnc.,l in his own character
! CAV: HIM his only c'am tn consequence ut home,
Lave disappeared under the ercrvairup iuf1u.
""crS OF the continental capitals and he comes
back. in TIA" pcri"'lica rotation of appointments
with The 'lrr"inhie airs and prrnici"ns princi.
piles of pinchln.ck nrisincrat Ills si,m,I.
| nci.hhors regarding him ns the cuhodmrnt
/ "t all that Is elegant and admirable in the
world "t Fashion, straichtway proceed to initiate
/ his n';nnc's and r.Icat his professions. Thus
| Is Ia" AN nii"ctir" pr"pngam,list of ideas tn.
most ''''n'r"l TO the primitive purity Of rcp;,.
! llcnn society.
! In another ASPECT, til" system is Of even
more r"rrnl'iim" ,"n'"nri.s. The appnirr: ,nenl
! "n "'n part "f representatives, abroad rx,cis
| r'lura of the r"nplnicnt. anil ar"ordinvIv
we have an exotic court under The shadow Of
'"c " me HOUSE. W hat ~ The consequence,
| For answer need only advert to the. char.
ari"rStiCS Of fashionable society in ,hi, city
MI this l'urSr.pr"'rl prcirn,nn this sham :r.
iSi"cracy, this Imitation Of alien uS:urs and
i''i$ actual hc"i',i"n "f European innr,;-: hnw
were they introduced into n community once.
t'''''k k"h.r i"r ~ un"S'"nihIi"u> vriursf Ga
I" Il Presidential reception, anl witness with
What admiration iiIr Gaping imnliiiu.I.. con.
! '"np!a'" til" g'I'i' ri:!g livery OF III. foreign
representatives,. in:" snri"iv and note ,h.
nsSldn"v with which Count This and IorI
! That ar" cultivated bv Cnr.r.s.ruru and
at"r"d by The l;rllrS.--:ttcn.i tn. dinners
which ng"niz" through manv weary hnnns
. "i r""Itly ceremonial y; rid talk and cxccss.vr
hIhi'"'i"I'-"hS"rv". il, sh"r:, the universal
ana eager desire l." r"noIincc our native modes
| and t" affect the fashions and ideas symbol.
'z"d before us in The Diplomatic circle, and
we may readily understand tn. mystery uf
| that change i'll The aspect Of Washington 20.
! cirty w!'rh all acknowledge ard many de.
! l'i"rc The evil would he of small consrGu. nee
1t limited l." this point, but unhaprily the
| close Of The '' season. scattcrs the infection
! over the country,
IL Is impossible that The action Of the gov
! eminent can escape without an unfavornl,!c
/ h's III The presence of many alien intln.
! cnces. III the occasion required we might ad.
/ ""ce moi very remote instance of such per-
! version. Enough is written. however, to rx-
/ hiblt the evils involved in the present dplo-
matte system of the country.