Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-06

Ex-Governor Wright. Of Indiana, has receiver
the aupointnent Of United States Minister to
Prussia. IL Is a position which be has already
filed with great acceptatlOn both to the home
Govern ent ard TO that OF Prussia. No Ameri-
can l. more favorably known 10 Germany than
Mr. Wright. and bis active interest in agricultu-
raj affairs a. shown az the Hamburg Exhibition
Of 1863. will make him very useful represen-
ta,ive in q country where the peaceful arts are so
extensively cultivated, and where go much re
spect is felt for American industry and invention
a. in Prussia We understand that Mr. Wrights
son has been appointed Secretary Of Legation.
New York Post.
The above, and similar notices. are diserace-
fol to the American press. Governor Wright
may have deserved something for rot being de
loyal He il very energetic man who in Ger.
tain positions could do much good. We do not
believe the mission to Berlin j. such a position.
We do not believe further that he has any spe.
cial fitness for Il, but rather the contrary. The
habit OF sending such uen a. Governor Wright
10 represent Us AZ foreign courts is nothing more
nor less than disgraceful. He is a man of yery
limited requirements lie knows none too much
of HE own language, and positively nothing O.
the German and French. he is not a profound
scholar, a great statesman, or a well read man.
lie could make no figure in any country under
the sun except this, and here only as a poiii-
elan, Against him personally, we repeat our de.
sire 10 say nothing We only protest against tho
appointment OF mere politicians to such
positions abroad. There are certainly
places a, home which Governor Wright
could Gil much better than this. The
mission TO Berlin IL sinecure. The oc-
cupant has li:te else TO do than 10 creditably
represent the learning. intelligence and scholar
ship of his country. He should unite In himself
something Of tho functions of the philosopher
the statesman and the scholar he should BY all
means be conversAnt with modern languages and
general history. lie should be able TO hold q
commanding position among the Swans. the
literad and the statesmen Of Europe. To rip out
ragged speeches about Southdown sheep aud the
American eagle constitute no part Of the qualif
cations desirable for the American Minister al
Berlin. Governor Wright may hold his position
may write somes agricultural letters home
which will be reprinted, to the profound disgust
OF practical farmers-may get other shoddy
American travellers to write platitudes about
our excellent Minister and bis brilliant recep
tons, but he will not fill his position to the
credit OF the nation or the satisfaction Of edu
Gated American citizens. All such pulls Of hin
| as the above are simply nonsense and humbug
| III something IL not done TO prevent this Gov
ernment sending abroad such unfit representa-
| tiyes Mr.. Summers bill for the edSoation of oul
foreign representatives VIII certainly become
law. Other nations are not guilty OF such folly
They send their shrewdest. most polished. ele
CANT and experienced dIplOmatists to represent
them. We send our noisiest stump speakers
We have educated men in this country--even il
Indana-ft for such positions Judge II
Biddle. Robert Dale Owen. or Judge Otto woult
have represented US with credit We do not be
lieve Governor Wright will, aud hence will no
join in such pufety az the above Il afayett,
Journal. (Rep.)