The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-06
A Universal Diplomacy.

WE have heard theories discussed in regard
to the possibility of achieving a universal
or cosmopolitan language, and to the friends
of such consummaton we have good
tidings. Diplomacy, that mosC mystic oil
sciences, that to which Machiavelh aud
Taleyrand sacrificed their lives, for which
Bollingbroke and Richelieu lived and stroVe'
has at last been reduced to Il single system,
and the father of it is Charles Dickens, Esq.
His grand conception, first expressed in the
"PickwickIPapers," has been adopted by Hon.
Wm. II Seward, our Prime Minister. and
will, we doubt not rapidly spread all over the
civilized world The grounds on which we
base this grand assertion are found in the
New York World of yesterday
"ToLEDo Ohio, September A. coming out of
the CyolCd The Secretary Of 6tdte Kissed a htie
child that oUGs he'd up near has path Gy a fond
mother. hd Meo Oy cannon and Shouts, the tram
started for DeT0U.
This adoption OF the Picl1wckian idea is
cool, but acting on the principle to appro-
pirate every good thing, wherever found, our
able Secretary is probably justified. Lest he
shouldlay claim to originality.bwe give the
origin of the idea, as depicted by the i'm
mortal "Pickwick":-
Loud anu lonu were The cheers and might was
the rustiIng OF the blue 1lLps. with 'LiberCy
OF the Press' Inserted thereof, when tnG sandy
head OF MI. POtL was uISceIneI ~ Oi the Win
dows, by the mob beneath; anu tremendous was the
enthusiasm whtE tie honorable samuel Siumkey
himself, III top EoUtS ana Il buc Eeckerchiet, ad
vanceG aud se,zeu the hanO OF the saId POu, and
relO dramatically testified b' gestures to tn crowd,
hS IneLao 20 % 'ne h"tS'0T, mo.stGo S
samuel Sumk,H 10 Mr.. Perker w
Everything, my dear SIR" was the little mans
'Nt thino has been omitted, hope" said the
honorable samuel Slumkey.
"No,Mng mas been .eit undone, my dear sir
nothing whatever. There are twenty washed men
at the street door for yoa to shake hands with and
sIx children III arms that you're to pat OH the
nead and inquire the AGE OF; be particular about
the children, my dear sir-lt always has great
effect that sort OF thing"
Slunkey.
"Aho, perhaps, my dear sIr." SAID the cautious
little man, ''peIhap II YOu coud-I don't mean to
say lps nGisDchsaOle-bu II lou could manage to
KISS ore OF en-, it would produce very great i'm
pIessoG on the crowd"
'Wouldrl't II have as good an effect If the pro.
poser or seconder did tnat?" said the Honorable
Samuel SlumEey.
al it were done by yourer, my dear sir, think 1T
would make ou very ponuar." s...., e,...,...-
with resigned air, ''then IT must be done. THAT'S
ARRANGE the procession" ," cried the twenty com.
Amidst the cheers OF the assembled throng, the
band. and the constabes, and the committee men,
and the voters and the horsemen, and the Carriages
took their places-elch OF the tWo-horse vehicles
beng as closely lacked with as many gentlemen as
could manage to stand upright in it; ana that as
signed 10 MIR. Perker, containing Mr. PlckWlck, AIR.
Tupman, Mr. Snodgrass, ana about halt-a dozen OF
the committee beside.
There was q moment of av fU suspense as the pro-
cesson waited tor the HOnOraOle Samuel SlumSC
to step INTO his carriage Suddenly the crowd set
up q Preat cheering.
He has come out" said little Mr. Perker, greatly
eXced the more so their position did not enable
them to see what was GOIng forward.
Another cheer, much louder.
Gle las shaken hands with the men," cried the
little agent
ALolhel cheer, far more vehement.
"He has pattcd the babes on the head, F." said Mr.
Perker, trembling with anxiety.
A roar .pp ause that reut the air:
He has kissed one OF 'emH exclaimed the de
ighted htl 10 man.
A second roar.
"He has hissed anotherp gasped the excited
manager.
A Aird oar.
'He's kissing 'em all % screamed the enthusiastic
little gentleman. And hailed Dv he deatening shou
| OF the multitude, the procession moved on.