New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-22
RADICAL MANNERS.

A few days ago two agents of the Emperor Max
imiian went to Washington to labor for the reeog
milton by the United States government of the
Mexican empire. These two emissaries are de
scribed as being persons Of intelligence and edu
! cation-one of them an Austrian nobleman, anj
the other rich cigar dealer of New York. II
fact they are gentiemen--a circumstance which
may have been rather unfavorable to the prose-
cuton Of their purposes, so far as they desired to
influence the dominant majority in the so.caed
United States Congress, On arriving in Washing
ton very short examination convinced them that
in the republican capital there was as intimate an
association between diplomacy and dinners, poll.
tics and port, conventions and caret, as in any
monarchical metropolis Of the old world. They
found that nothing was to be done without feed.
Treating waA necessary antecedent to treaties.
Hence the two agents determined to give a dinner.
Against the Monroe doctrine they would put a
Strasburg pate; they would drown the memory of
Juarez in burgundy and hook They would van.
quish radical antagenism to Macmillan, by a full
supply of all the deieacies of the season. They
did not it seems, mscalculate the appetite Of the
leaders of the party of "God and humanity. .
The invitations to dine with the two strangers
were accepted, we may well believe, by all to
at Williard's, and to use the words of the happy
Jenkinses who were present, it was truly mag
nifcent banquet" Among the guests were Speaker
Colfax Of the so.caled United States House OF
Representatives Mr.. Garfield of Ohio, leader in
the party Of "God and humanity Senator Nye Of
Nevada, and other distinguished ornaments Of the
radical party.
We are told by the Jenkins of the Tribune that
f.ov, AI,ag a1oIr
in an admirably pleasant and oft hand style. The
conversation was sprghtly, but not profound,
which we can well believe, The philosophical
Speaker Colfax discussed the merits of the vari-
Gus vands with bis usual ability and the brilliant
Wit Of Senator Nye riyaled the sparkling cham.
payne and the foaming moselle.
The concluding scene Of the entertainment is
thus described by the delighted Jenkins aforesaid
The soughtfor and concluding scene of this
masterpiece OF diplomacy came at last The
plates were moved, and nothing was left on the
table but the bottles and the cigars. It was now
time for the speech-makers to electrify their
guests with floods Of Ciceronian eloquenee. Natu-
rally enough, the Austrian count and the cigar
merchant, who is also an Austrian, were delighted
at the idea of the victory they had Just won and
rubbing their hands in anticipation of the bright
report they would convey to their sovereign. But
what was their dismay when, instead of the words
of approval and sympathy for the empire they
expected to hear DOW from the lips of their guests
they heard il denounced with bitterness by Seua-
tor Nye, Speaker Golfax and Mr.. Garfield These
gentlem9n, mus own, were unguaTiDgly critical
and severe. They vehemently protested against
any movement having the recognition of Maxi
milan for gts object, stating at the same time in
the most peTempt0ry manner, that the United
Stats would never allow the establishment of o
monarchical form of government upon this CONT
nent, and declared emphaticay the policy of the
government TO be adverse to Macmillan and IA
gorable TO the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine.
All of which was no doubt very astonishing to
tke twpgentlemea nho acted the part of hosts on
this extraordinary occasion; but which is not at
III surprsing to those who know the charactaris
tics Of the party Of "a God and humanity.n 1t was
quite ratural for Speaker Colfax, with his " doW-
ing eIaenence,o to assaiI the opinions Of the gen.
tlems'u wllose dinner he had just eaten; and it
was to be expected from Senator Nye that with
his q thu nhering VOICE. he should assault the
country Va9 the government of the gentlemen
whose win II he had quafIed so literally. But, no
ioubt those gentlemen, unaccustomed TO the
amenities of Mss hington society, were in some de-
rec amazed at tbis sReeimensof American man.
lers We arc tola by the correspondent who
elates the incident tn 1t when tho guests we're de-
,artinq gentleman remarked to Senator Nye
hat il would have been better for him not to say
nythina about Mexico, e which that obese and
humorous gentleman rema liked that, " in the first
lace, he did not know whathy had been invited fer;
nd, in the second place, TINT Wdea he Knew 1t, he
sas sure his host would have been disappointed
ad he remained silent lie Thought It would be
etter for him to tell them what he thought than
0 make them suppose that any good Nle-geat on {