New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-14
WIKOPP RPus COLIZEs


cussed love and diplomacy, protocols, intrigues,
negotiations, dispatches, aud all that sort OF thing
long, long ago in Holland and England, and who
served Minister and sucked the ie-blood of gal
lant with the same lying and luscious lips, we do DOT
know a parsonage who has given to the world such
a scandalous chronicle as that with which the
Cbeyalier WikofT favored us in % Ny C0urtship.'
Mrs. Behn wore petticoats, and the Chevalier
wears pantaloons; but in spite of her skirts, 1t
must be confessed that the lady was by far the
cleyerer of the two since she had the wit to keep
out of a jail while the Chevaler had merely the
wit TO get into one-a Distinguishing honor being
however, that the Cheyalier was most ANONYMOUSLY
and houoraby shut up, through the deep. recondlte
profouDd and most diaboIical Vaccinations of the
Prime Minister of the Empire OF Great Britain and
Ireland, who, By his wonderful skill soured the
sweetness of Miss CANDLES nature, persuaded her
to be off with most raging and highly-intiamed
passion for the Cheyacr Wikof; to close her eyes
to bis graces, physical and mental, and cruelty TO
conniye at hs consignment to cold and gloomy
prison upon charge of attempted abductiOn-a
prison ia which the Chevaer suffered lack ct
shirts and cigars and champagne, and an access oil
Aeas, which were gloomy to read of, are still
gloomy 10 recall aud must have been terrible to
encounter.
We can never think of the Chevalier Wikohs
book-which we protest that We shall never read
agan-without feeling of pity for his sufferlngs,
and Of horror at his cruel treatment. Well do we
remember faithful scOundrel, who was fellow
prisoner of the WihOf, and who being incarcersted
for highway robbery, or some such pastlme, at
tached himself in sort of Man Fridays wa to
the Cheyalier, and made for him omelets far be-
yond the utmost achievements Of the prison cook.
If the Chevalier brought to this country that
greasy but sincere friend, trust that in the hey
day of his prosperity be has not forgotten his hum
bic follower and that the skilful foreigner by the
nerposition of the Cheyalier, is now preparing
the broth. caudle and other savory messes appro-
pirate 10 Mr.. Buchanans advanced period of life,
when he really needs something nourishng, to
keep up bis spirits, to sustain his stomach, and to
divert him from too liberal a of the celebrated
Bourbon whisky. A judcious recommendation OF
this kind may have reached the Presidential heart
| through the Presidential duodenum, and may
Cheya Wikcf TO Celestial diplomatic relations
to new and howery fields Of romance and the
rspout-wbere he will be enabled to exercise those
| Establishments heretofore only bestowed upon the
| beauties Of European circles upon some descend
ant Of Professor COn-fut-see, where he may taste
| the smoking Bobea in it's original purity, aud IN
ypstirate the dietetic curiostes of the East, in
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| facility for full observation.
We hope that, since his own favored country
pays the expenses, the Cheyaer Wikoh viii not be
deferred from proceeding TO that fsr-dstant land
that he will make an accurate measurement OF the
| Porcelain Tower and the Great Wall-that he will
20 charm the authorities that they will make him a
| Mandarin of the highest styl OF butt0n-that he
will bring home his treaty much more
| splenddly upholstered than the Chevaller
| Cushiug's, and that it Will be found at last to
convey to us rights which John Chinaman
will be hound to respect" We are sorry
to notice that several of our contemporaries
have secured TO themselves remOrseless rbrosst-
ing from our Yankee Buyard, BY speaking disre-
specifuly Of his appointment. For our part, We
candidly believe that By bis superb demeanor, the
general mssn6cence of his appointments, the
brilhsDcy Of his equipsges, the sumptuousness OF
bis feasts, the exceeding beauty Of hls manners,
and bis personal combination Of the qualities of 3
man of fashion, man of wit, msn of experience,
| and man of the most uncommon gump.ion, be will
| produce upon the Chinese people al impression
which will make every pigtail assume at once an
| angle indicative of the hi CHEST reverence.
| The letter which the Cbevalier WIkof has re-
Gently written TO The Herald supplies any little
biographical hiatus which may have occurred in the
previous productions Of its celebrated author
How, in 30. Col Forney insisted that he (Wikof
should remain in the country in the pay of the Ad
min,traton, and draw his salary from that ms ster
Gus fountain known a. the seeretseryice fund
bow Col. Forney's temper has been sOured and the
Chevaiers has been sweetened, the first by adver-
city and the second BY prosPerity-how the
| Chevsher loves his native land TO dstrsctlon-how
be loves his party Also and has expended Thousands
of dollars in sustaining it-how be was the first man
TO declare boldly for the annexation Of Te1as-how
he has never, never, never changed bis POtics-how
the Chevalier was introduced TO Mr. Pryor last Win
ter, of all places in the world, at dinner-tabe-
how the CheyaEer is - fast recovering from the
eccentricities Of former years Heiss
| Pryor & Co. are "bsrbsrians, unfit for good
"socety how, in ls49, the Chevalier pub
lished, in Paris, among other efforts" 4
book on L" The Constitution of the United States,