The New York herald., 1866-09-28
The appointment Of General Dix as Ministel
TO France.

The appointment Of General Dix as Minister
10 France.
General Dix is lucky man. Office seekers,
at least, will SO pronounce him. The demo
cratic managers Of the late Albany Convention
in fatty refusing 10 listen to the advantages
suggested on behalf Of his nomluation as
conservative Union candidate for Governor, did
bad thing for themselves. but an excellent
thing for the General They stupidity cast
aside the man and the opportunity for a great
success in the Empire State, and 80 far US he is
personally interested the General ought to
thank them for it, Yesterday we published
the fact that he had been appointed to the de-
sirable and lucrative position Of Naval Officer
Of this port, and that in the United States Court
Of Judge Belts he had entered into bonds for
the faithful discharge of the duties Of the Office
This, considering his cavalier treatment by
the democratic managers OF the Albany Con-
the same evening we received the informstio
positive aud direct from Washington, OF his
appointment AZ Minister to France, in the
place Of Mr.. Bigelow, who had resigned.
We are now qualified TO say that, in order
to settle the question satisfactorily as 10 which
Of these Two Offices he will accept, General Dix
last evening left this city for Washington, to
have personal conference with The President.
There is the greater distinction in the mission
to France, and there are the larger financial
profits of the Naval Ohicc to be considered.
But there are still higher considerations in
v6lved which will most prebshsy dsternains
the question in favor of the acceptance OF tho
French mission.
General Dix, % scholar, ~ statesman Of
State and federal, executive and Legislative,
and ~ an active and highly ssrvicesble Union
soldier during the late rebellion. is sminently
qualified for the mission TO France. His ac-
ceptance Of the appointment At this crisis in
our public affairs will be especially satisfac.
tory to the country in view Of his we'll known
opinions touching Mexico and The Monroe doc
trine. He believes, with General Grant, Gene
raj Sheridan and other distinguished Union
soldiers, shat the shortest and best way 10 set
tie the Mexican difficulty is 70 deal plsinly
and positively with Louis Napoleon and this
10 the general sentiment OF the people OF the
United States. We think that in this important
view Of the subject General Dix ought not to
hesitate in his decision. We dare say that
President johnson is satisfied that Mr.. Seward's
rose-water do-nothing policy hss been saii-
clently tried 10 be abandoned; that nothing
short OF an emphatic notice to quit will put an
end TO Napoleon's "grand idea" OF a perms-
nent foothold on the soil Of Mexico, and that
to this end General Dix has boon invited 10 90
to Paris. We also incline to the opinion that
the considerations involved in this solution OF
the Mexican imbroglio will prevail with Gene
raj Dix in the choice from the two desirable
Offices to which within two days he has been
appointed The mission to the Hague, 10 which
he was appointed and confirmed some few
weeks ago, was position which suggested his
retirement nom our public affairs, foreign and
domestic; but the mission to France is q pro-
motion in which General Dix may win the
highest honors for himself, the administration
and the country.