Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-22
Our Ministers Abroad.

Our country has probably never before
been represented abroad by such class of
Ministers us have been sent out under the
Administration of Mr.. Lincoln. Anson
Burlingame, appointed Minister to Austria,
has visited Vienna and been rejected by
that Government, because of the conspic-
uous part which he took in the American
Congress in favor Of the recognition of the
Italian Revolutionists Austria fully re-
cognizes the right of our Government to
put down the great rebellion ut the South,
but calls for a more prudent diplomat and
statesman than Mr.. Burlingame.
MIR. Cassius NJ Clay was sent to St. Pc.
tersburg, Russia, but ON his arrival at
London he concluded that Mr.. Adams
would be unequal to the great task of en-
tightening the English Government on
American complications, and volunteered
to give Her Brittanic Majesty little touch
of his own important opinions through the
London Times, to which that journal re-
plies, questioning his premises and ridicul-
ing his attempted interference.
Mr. Sanford bound for Belgium, or at
all events ordered to 90 there, stops 10 get
his washing and ironing done in Paris and
makes an Invasion upon the duties of Mr..
William l.. Dayton, by attempting to rep
resent the interests of the United States at
the Tullerics of France.
Mr., Carl Schurz, a refugee from ono of
the European powers, will of course do us
very little credit at Spain, and may prob
ably be dismissed. Mr.. Sanford, Minister
to Belgium, has had little experience in
departing from the regular routine of Min.
isterial official duty, having been once ap-
pointed under Democratic administration
as Secretary of Legation at Paris, where
he became somewhat famous in very i'm.
portant discussions on "black coats" and
''court dress" He was, however, dis.
grace to his party and never could have
progressed much farther in his representa-.
tive capacity had he not Joined the Oppo.
sition Should he Lot proceed to Belgium
and the performance cf his duties, Mr..
Lincoln may repeat an invitation which
will be more disagreeable than his recall
from the guano regions.
No. thumJer!and co. Eemoc,at
Col. Purdy, might also have added that
this is the same Anti. Slavery Bible, Anti
Slavery Constitution and Anti Slavery
Cod Burfsngdme, whom even the Janat-
icS Of massachusetts, last fall defeated for
Congress. "Fathcr Abraham" makes it
rule to take care of all such stuff, but
the Austrians resented the insult to their
Government. And again, "Father Abra-
ham, has nominated his pet Burley, Min
lister to the Chinese Government.
The seizure of the Tclegraphic dispatch.
es in Washington Philadelphia, New York,
and other places, has resulted in fastening
the crime of treason upon one of the High
Priests in the Republican synagogue,-a
denoumcnt as little expected as it was
hoped for by those engaged in the investi
CATION. But thus it is always; whenever
any frauds are investigated, or trcasonable
schemes laid bare, Republican is sure tc
be found at the bottom of it, The present
/ investigation has fastened the. crime o
treason upon James E. Harvey, Presiien
L'ncCIn'S neeo[y appointed Minister Il
, Port"ga. And the fact that the Treason
was perpetratcd after lis appointment b,
President Lincoln adds magnitude to hi
, crime.
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