The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-09

THE FOREIGN APPoINTMENTs-ARE THE RADE-
CAL GERMANS IN THE AscENpANT?-The radical
Germans of tho West and Northwest are urging
with great vehemence the appointment of Carl
Schurz, F. Harsaurcck, and other favorites
with very bard names, to the best foreign mis-
sions, on the ground that the Germans of the
red republican stripe have elected Lincoln, by
casting in his favor the balance of power they
held in the Western and Northwestern States.
1t is no doubt true that the revolutionary
radicals and agrerian socialists who, in lS4S,
fed here from European governments which
they had failed to overthrow, have materially
contributed to the election of Mr.. Lincoln and
the success of revolution on this continent,
while the vast majority of the old German set
tiers voted against Lincoln and revolution. It
is natural that the red radicals of faderland
should now claim their rewards and though
it is understood thai Old Abe has declared, and
that he "put Liz foot down" when he said 50,
that he would not disgrace his administration
by the appointment of renegade foreign ad-
venturers, it is believed the German candidates
IRE in the ascendant. However this may be,
it is certain that men entertaining revolutions
ry ideas in reference to European governments
cannot be acceptable ministers to those go
vernments or suitable representatives of the
United States, especially when they will have
to compete with the ministers from the South
ern confederacy, who will be all respectable
natives. Neither in education, manners or
habits are these men fit to represent the United
States at any court Of Europe.
1t would be much better, therefore, to ap-
point to foreign Offices those who are "native
and to the manner born" and if the President
wants to know where he can strike upon q
golden vein we can give him the information
In the offices Of the republican journals Of the
city of New York he can find enough of men
to ill every foreign post. In every Office there
are from six 30 eight candidates all ready to
start on q foreign mission at an hours
notice.
II is true the modest and amiable poet Of the
scurc corner Of his paper that he has made no
application for the mission to Spain, and does not
desire any foreign office. When clergyman of
the established church in England is promoted
by the Queen or the King Gas the case may be)
to q rich bishophric, worth from $4,000 to
100000 per annum, he declares, during the
ceremony of consecrs ton, in the Latin Ian
guage, Nolo episcopari-"I don't want to be
made a bishop" OF course he accepts the Dig
nifty only in obedience to the head of the Eng
lish church, and he is decidedly averse to tho
appointments In the same way Mr.. Bryant,
though personally reluctant, will be persuaded
to yield obedience to the head of the govern
ment, IL he should order him to Madrid. Mr..
Bigelow, another republican New York editor.
is on hand for the French mission. In The
Tribune office there are several candidates whe
understand the Italian and German languages.
and are conversant with painting, sculpture,
music and the other fine arts. They would suit
admirably for Italy or for the German States.
Then there Is at the head of the list in the Times
Office, jenkins Raymond, who Is well acquaint-
ed with the geography Of the Mlncio and its
elbows" and knows all about the race course
of Solierino, on which he once played so dis
tinguished part. lie has another quslifca-
ton, too, in which he distances oil coapeti-
tors-he is the man to find out plots. IL was
he discovered the plot TO assassinate Mr.
Lincoln; and II there should be any conspiracy
going on in Sardinia unfayorablc to the North