Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-06

an Administration, and out of politicians
who would hardly by trusted with any thing
at home, is forcibly exempli6ed in the insult
put upon our national honor at the late In
ternational Statistical Congress at London,
which Mr.. Dallas attended, both in his off,
cial character as United States Minister, and
as a Delegate. There in the presence of the
assembled delegates from all nations, Lord
Brougham arose and called the attention Of
Mr.. Dallas to the fact that he, the represent
ative of the United States, was sitting in that
Congress, in which negro was sitting as an
accredited representative from Canada; the
representative of the United States on equal
terms with a negrol Upon this announce
ment the audience cheered "demnibly'-as
Mr.. Mantalini would say--because the nation
whose delicacy of nostril on the subject OF
color is so well known throughout the world
wns finally brought into an international
Congress on equal terms with negro.
Then the negro representative, perhaps
one of our own fugitives, who holds his own
limbs by robbery of one of our citizens, got
up to enjoy his triumph in sitting there as
an equal of the American Minister. He
thanked Lord Brougham for the honorable
mention, and reminded the American Min
whereupon the international audience
cheered more "demnibly."
We do not read that Mr.. Dallas arose, and
there, in the face of the international world,
vindicated the American superiority over
the African; nor that he shook off the dust
of his feet against Congress which had no.
tilted him that there the negro was the equal
of the American Minister nor that he de-
manded his passports, and appealed to his
insulted Government TO adopt such ulterior
measures as were proper to vindicate the
national honor. So far as the public are
advised, he remained in the Congress,
meekly accepting the negro equality which
was thus thrust into his very nose. He
may have followed the example of "Ancient
Pistol" when forced to swallow an equally
offensive thing, and have said, 81 snuff and
exc I swear" but if 30, his swearing was
soto pocs, and to all appearance he enjoyed
our national leek rs meekly as "Ancient
Pistol did his.
There is isnothing, since our trifiing difference
with John Bull, in regard to the two-penny
tax on tea, that we have guarded SO jealously
as our superiority over the African race. We
ent nations, in Liberia and Hayti though all
other nations have done it, and though it
might be Of considerable advantage to our
trade; we will not admit that they are
capable Of forming an independent govern
ment, whatever the facts are; we will moi
allow that they can be citizens of any
country; we VIII not cross the ocean IN u
steamer in which they are permitted to eat al
table; we abandon hotel table if they sit al
it; we will not sit with them in church, mol
allow that they can go to the same Heaven;
in short, the American people refuse all as.
sociation with them-except in the way Of
cohabitation, of which the rapidly fading
complexion would indicate considerable.
But Mr.. Dallas, to whom is intrusted the
honor of the whole nation, goes to England,
and sits down in Congress of Nations on
equal terms with a negro. Should a negro
be admitted into one of our legislative bodies,
it would shock the moral sense of the nation;
if one Of the fanatical States should elect a
negro to Congress, the Union would hardly
survive the shock; but the representative of
the whole nation sits on equal terms with a
negro in an assembly of nations Such are
the humiliations to which we are subjected
by our diplomatic system t3tsi., -, u. 5t
L. coas
that not single Republican paper has ex-
pressed any indignation at this national in.
suit. This is deplorable We suspect that
the Republicans regard it as purely Demo.
cratic affair, and thus forget country in party
But we fear that even the Enquirer does moi
see the principle that underlies the thing-tc
: use the Commercials style when it rolls up it,
sleevesfo for logical article. The practice ofas
sociating ON equal terms with colored people is
nothing new to our Ministers abroad. During
Mr.. Dallas's term we have read of his meet
ing the ebony Minister from Hayti On State
occasions, and cordially shaking hand
and cracking jokes with him. Mr.. Buchanan
was Minister TO England; that is where b.
acquired his courtly manners; and when b,
OF Mr.. Dallas exposed the insufficiency o
American legs in the Court costume, ant
went to the Queens reception, there the,
found the Minister from Hayti showing hi
ebo-shin and gizzard foot in the same tog
gerry. At the Court of Louis Napoleon tn
Haytisn Minister speaks the language Of tn,
Court which the American Minister does moi
and many comparisons are made, not compli
mentary to the smartest nation in the world
The communications with the Court an,
society in Paris have been for many year
made by means of colored man, who ha
been attached to the American Embass
through successive Administration, his plac
being exempt from party changes, becaus
his knowledge of the language, of diplo
matte business, of the etiquette of the Court
and the usages of society, was as indispensa
BILE to Gerry along our Embassy as the pag'
in the House was to carry along Speake
Pennington During the amented Mason
time, the majority of French society actuall,
thought that the colored person was th'
American Minister, and 30 he was in fact
Thus 1t viii be seen that negro equality il
nothing new to American Ministers but thu
insult consists In the exposure of the fact by
Lord Brougham; also that Mr.. Bpehansn'l
hands are tied from properly yindicating oui
national honor by recalling Mr. Dallas by