New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-24

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mingled iupcriinence and falschood embedded
IL tine folloTiug paragraphs:
"Tho,s most intimate With the purposes Of tie Ad'
m.nisration INSIST tha P'a,,, i-oqtors rad O. Henry
j. Iayr1ord 1us bc iGl,od by has appoint anni "a
the rTencl Mission
TIE 1yrros responds a. follows;
"In smp!r Justice 10 the Administrator. Ne t"le ~"
liberty Of spyng that not only has y never gwen any
pledges 81 TIE sort hor referred To bit 80 ter ~
w are aware ticjc has never been The slightest hHI
direct OF Indirect personally through third psTtt..
either that Mr. RAJ ioond expected des.Iod an up
pointneut of any sort nc home nbood. or TINT ilc
mi1trl'ion wished or was willing 70 vivs h1n Ga.
if te did desire H. 10 the beet or our EnOwedge nEd
belief not one sygtse has boon said on ihi snb
j-ri oiLor ~ Mr.. L. To him. In Gly oilcn! qgries
in any quarter that could 10 snlI.d TO -cn,
that has born said regard 10 this nsttein the news
papers, has been purely tho coinage 4" The iogensor
AMI well meaning Gentlemen who haze said a.
--Wocopr the nbOvofIank and faithful gcbuee,
melted b. no interest in this particular ca q,
but because IL gives Us an opportunity 10 say
that considerable portion OF thc pres hrs
much 20 answer for in the matter Of debauch-
ing and co-rupling the public mind through
the Wholesale imputatiOn Of s0rdid and groy'
cling motives The youth Of our country ~.
habtusliy taught by those journals thai peg
sons oc uoe or Influence are in eager quest ~
tn NCr that oilice, appointment or some sort Of
iob-est it supported r.. for President IN pur'
susnee OF Fl bargain that Il. should make him
Secretary of Stale, OF hinister 70 Paris, or Col
lcctor of sone Port. So, &c Thus our boys
ara taught that tho pursuit OF Office end pro
motion is tho chief end Of man--st least, Of
such men a. concern Themselves with public
aFars-snd that the longing for public station
quite commonly ove-beArs oil considerations OF
propriety, oil sense Of dccencv. SO thai EN-.
bsssies. Collcctorsh,ps, and even seat, IN The
Cabinet, are the subjects Of bargain and sale 20
gross that the; might well crimson the checI
-of horse Joke. How naturally this tends 10
d;fuse the thirst FOR place AID peil. ~ make
our youth oiiice-seekeD almost before they arr
voters, ond 10 degrade ou, current politics into
a digus,us scramble Tor Oaice, need ha,dly be
indicated.
We donotl know that Mr. Raymond did not or
did once desi,o the French Embassy: there
would have been no wrong IL his aspiring 90 s.
mad lac done 30. Bat that the President, or any
ono authorized 70 speak for him, shogld enter
into compact and naAe pledges to give him
COR any ono else) such position ut a future
day-should make ~ g.ayo public trust the
subject of bargain, 10 ba consumnatcd NJ a
more convenient soason-shoIld (ior that Is tho
clear iInputa,ion) agree TO appoint on editor TO
o leading Embassy on condition that he
would do such ard such wors in the
Presidential canyass-liis would DO dis
crcdltatle 20 all concerned, an ofcnse
sgsinst public morality. and reproach to ne
publican institutions. Mr.. Raymond hss done
wisely and we'll in nol treating this scandal with
silent contempt, because Caaamny unContTs-
dicted will always obtain certain measure Of
credit among those who would Themselves do
for their own advantage that which they see
charged upon others. II il very true that the
intelligent aud pu7,-minded would not believe
such tattle though unrefated, but il il well 20
deprive tho rneaD-soulei and inaievolent OF al
excuse for believing it. We hope Others who
may be likewise tysd.eed may respond With
equal alacrity and ihOrouShness- They cannot
fail 70 contribute thereby to the health OF The
body polite.