The New York herald., 1868-01-31

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conceded important steps against the States to
this party of more than imperial arrogance
where will it stops II il onoe more the old
story of the trees and the axe. The wood
man went into the forest aud demanded Of the
fraternity Of the trees the sacrifice of single
member to his necessity. All agreed to give
up to him the slender ash. No sooner was the
ash down than the woodman fitted it's tough
stem to the head OF an axe, whose edge he
laid so Justify to the roots Of the "green-robed
senators Of mighty woods" that the forest be-
gan to disappear. "Ahp murmured the oak,
"if we had not consented to the fall of the
irst OF our number we might have stood
firmly for ages" The time is apparently not
far distant when the Northern people may as
vainly regret that in consenting to the exer-
else of an arrogant and outrageous power over
the Southern people they gave handle to be
used against their own liberties.
Great Activity in Our Europeaa Diplo-
maoy-Whnrs In tho Wiade
The diplomacy Of the United States in
Europe is particularly active just now /; so
much so, indeed. that it appears to us as if the
monarchs and statesmen of that part of the
world will soon have cause to regret our do
parture from the constitutional yet somewhat
old-iogyish advice of George Washington when
he recommended the nation to avoid as much
as possible the "entangling" perplexities Of
foreign negotiation. We have progressed SO
far ahead Of Washington's idea, however, that
we have at present not only our commissioned
representatives at the different courts OF tn Q
Old World, but several special envoys, good
many rowing diplomats and quite Q number Of
individual citizens striking out for the estab-
lishment Of new systems.
We find by our latest cable kilograms that q
in Rome on secret mission to the Pope, and
that General Carl Sohurz was closeted with
Count Bismarck in Berlin on the subject Of
some special American mission addressed
either to the King Of Prussia or the heads ol
the North German Confederation, we are moi
informed which. Messrs. Harvey and Hale
are in Washington from Lisbon and
Madrid, and although Mr.. Harvey has been
recalled there is little doubt but there is some
thing Of Importance relative to the berian
peninsula a6oas, or else they would not be
close to the President at such q time. The
kings, queens and emperors will soon be
waited on by Mr.. Anson Burlingame, who
emerging from the antique recesses Of Pekin
will plead the cause of dynastio right in China
at the foot Of their thrones on behalf of his
friend the present ruler of that country.
| Then we have individual Representations
such as that Of the Chevalier Wikof, Of whom
we have not heard much lately, but who is
well received everywhere, and that of the
Chevalier George Francis Train, who like q
thorough Fenian Head Centre-or Centaur, If
the English like 1t better-compensate for Mr..
Wikod's modesty by forcing US to hear from
him almost every hour in the day.
In view Of this almost universal American
| diplomatic exertion we may with good reason
inquire, What's in the windf What Is going
on In Romes Is the Pope to be requested 10
pray for the radicals or return q special eccle.
siastical mission to Thad Stevens and the Con
gress generally, with the exception, perhaps
Of the Honorables John Morrisscy and Fer.
nando Wood, who are in good odor
with the Church already? Does his Holi.
ness wish to sell US port on the Adriatic
or one on the Mediterranean What is Carl
SOhurz doing in Berlin and whore is Mr..
Bancroft Who will pay Mr.. Burlingame !
Who will pay Mr.. Harvey? What amount OF
damages will that Irish policeman demand for
being forced to hear Train read his own
speechess These questions. with others of
like import, loom up from the European des-
patches relative to the progress Of our diplo-
maty on the other side Of the Atlantic every
| day but We think they will not be replied to
in any satisfactory manner until the Chevalisr
wikoff makes report