The New York herald., 1866-08-01

THE TROUBLES of Q. WcuNs mscKsssA IN NEW YORK

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Views Of a south American Diplomat on some
Yankee IiGnsbuAs- Account of His Rcccp-
tion by The Union League and Travellers
Clubs, and nj " Meeting.
NEw YoRK, March 10, 1866
Schor Don AHRL .RDo kuNKz:
NJ DEAR ABfLaRDo- , y Ii has amused mo
much to learn with what dispoasure or my
trymon viewed the titles OF Ambassador Minister Peni
potcnary, Envoy Extraordinary, &c, which the news
papers OF this country and Europe have bestowed upon
Tho only title now lack ~ that Of Grand Vzler
Royal tomuissary. Doubtless al home people who do
not know me believe that an very mnch ela,ed with
all tile nomp Of title, and that when return TO Chile
shall be too proud 10 nak In the Alameda a. Santiago.
We're you behold the face Of this magnac, his dress
ha household AMI his style OF living, how you would
envy his position aud high chararierl
Figure 10 yourself this great Ambassador living In
sng apartment, wherein Is his bed his wafhsand, his
writing cabinet and receiving therein all The generals,
admiras and colleagues that choose TO honor him with
their visits Bear In mind that tins grea, man has
neither cook nor malor,omo, nor nckcys, nor indeed
las ne would have IN Chile has he little shaver
brush his black his boots that he does not eat at
home but IN the first restaurant; that he docs not ride
In carriage unless extraordinary occasons, and
that he does not 90 through town except In the demo-
cratic omnibus foot the snow and Ice Uhis
OF the most arisocrsic parts OF Broadway and Fifth
enue; and that finally, during the rst months OF his
mission he could go TO neither theatres nor balls nor
private parties for most important rcasonhe had no
M for the occasion All this s not due 10 the Am
bassadors s,ngness but 10 the hh oost Of living here
compared with what IL IA In santiago But let
10 what has reference TO my aInbessadorship
MS s,inAssAposiAL riItx
Panama IS nov. a-days The grea. market q the whole
worlda II arrives from Chile, and somebody
the molc says, the passenger lands from, the
steamer There goes special envoy, al Ambassador To
such county nes, day al The p4pers o. Panama mama
tho unlucky individual The week following all the
papers Of the United States repeat the same thing and
week afttr all the European nesEpapcrs have joined
IN chorus, 60 now you see who made me Ambassador
A. the Panama papers caed ms Ambassador, must be
such and shall be until the end o: time The Chilean
A,yls "a AZ fle
doctrine, neutrality laws and Amer.can bumbus. no
matter how IN the % my new heraldy may take
the matter But there "a still something more curious 10
relate.
When the Travellers Club invited me 70 its
rooms for the plrroso of addressing tho ei1c
OF New York soc ety upon tho Republic of Chle,
IN order to a.cede to the courteous request had col
lection or an tho official papers, wh eh had selected
from tie oce of ho sccrearv az the Chamber Of Dopu-
lies u the library 81 The Cub Well when took
my pOs ton II tho hall noticed that my collection of
o!ca documents and volumes bal been piled up on tho
table was wan satisfied that ! shoad have them 30
conveniently az baud. aud congmtHlsiing myself
thereon when 10 ngure 70 yourseli shst WIS my sur
prize and astonisLment AZ bholdng Mr. Dunbar, Prei
dent Of tie club. rising nnd speaking as i0llows"ia-
lee and gentlemen have The pleasant end hsh honor
OF introducing you III. lu.trons aud honorable "
Macsennl Ambassador from Chile senator % The Tepub
e aud III The mos distngufhed and prolific wTers
IN south America proved ~ this r. d books which
YOU haze hn.OTe YOU az ~ which hc has written aud gen
crously presented 10 th,s CIub.
Now, lm Eino ios ten during that comedy ], the
and dspues, and ~ an the custom house arpraisc-
merit. Bui, what could do How could correct
such blunder, without running nio r. ~ a. mistake
- resiyned myself - my iei and paAed Tor anbaS-
saaor for senator - well for the most extraordinary
writer the world has ever seen Now for my
srr1SD m.uAP At rsioa LEsGCE cluR
some gentlemen wished me " ~ 10 the Union League
CGbonc of the mos; influential N New York-for the
purroae u hearing lecture by MI Collins upon tho
telegraph which s being constructed around the world
by way of Bchrings Strsib and knsaia IN Asa ar.
rived at The Cub room. and wished 10 occupy back
seat az considered myself not dressed Ia style for
NOR. prornnept one bnt no the word went round that
the Inevitable thcan Ambassador wa present. ~ they
dragged rae 20 the Presdeni abo ann sea'ea me a. s
side--in chair ned ~ crimson velvet (which
must have almost faded beneath my buchorl Hardly
had Mr. Collins ended hts discourse when one ~ the
presidents Of the club arua nnd introduced 70 the
aspembage mo Chilean ahaEssior AMI stated tha, he
would favor them with speech hcoi~ctng
f'oueredo the CaDalicro Dc "a Icnasa "oh Bias and
nv cuuniryman sLuqlt came on After
makiny speech. the Substance of which may be sivcn
IN those words .--"May the siar of felicity
sbno bat 10 company With Nc safs 81 the Union
anf of Chile Thus | succeeded Va gaining immense
applause the honors ~ The club we're shown me and u
ordered That my admitaie speech BE- handed down
To posier,yprDied al The expn.e ~ tbe ciubi All ~
which u has doubtless accomplished N Ike manner a.
the liberty 81 Mexico the protection oi south American
republics and all the grand humbugs o. this most mighty
republic. -
on the night u the 22d of Fchruary .he Anniversary
Of Washington birthday, mas meet nR was held .,
Cooper Institute. About fourteen thousand patriots
were packed IN the building ught a. sHdines, ail
gentleman who had one week before given orders o
have me locked up in lcss comfortable quarters than
ceesinOs and dtd not relish being too much
squeczed in company with my constant companion,
Louis Aiunate, I managed 70 get upon The plat
fo.m Tbers / happened 10 b. recognized by Peter
Cooper the proprietor ~ the Institute, 70 whom
had been Introduced At the great mas meeting IN favor
of the Monroe doctrine. w scoperl ~ vth"nt doubt,
a great man but he knows a. mech about geography -
you DO about a scho,tsh ~ h. sad 70 fne, oh. VI.
Markeupa. YOU nre from Gle, are you n0tf" Yes,
cir am from chile = answered. We'll, then, he re-
pied, ncoIne and have chair He called an usher,
and na,d "a him 90 this gentleman chair he Il the
Ambs v4sdor from Cilsn well, ~ thought ! 70 myself
n haA better let myself be IN their hands" Hut a.
you suppose that the usher knew any better than Mr.
tooperf No for he has M never beard of country
called Gle In the world brought M 70 the sct ~her,
Mr. Seward seated The end 0f the platform, and
In loud tone excialmed, senflemen, be kind enough
10 let tho Ambassador from sicily have scat = Be
hold me now turned into Ambacador from Sicily
dared nsa contradet ~ say no ese shorf have beer
put out ~ % loyed my privileges a. universal smh.s
ssdor Your mot sreeiousis friend
uENyAMIy vICtNA HACKFWNA