The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-17

| Englshnan the word YANKEE Is the embodiment OF
It's innocent origin It's local Application Ormery
meant to imply ctlzen Of New England, but re-
| CARDS the word as meaning that OF person whose
Sentiments are antagonstlc TO England and english
| men. II time that intelligent Americans, espe-
claliy American ambassadors, should remember
thar though buncOmbsm ald mountebankism,
though suitable to political mass meetings anu
niIy them in the eyes OF foreigners not trained
| that perfected liberty which we enjoy nor accus-
toned TO mat Language ana sc3n mr. ns, na
harmony and sympathy between an audience and
speaker before speech can have effect.
| THE AMERICAN EMBASSY AT THE COURT OF THE GEAR.
The next subject Is that OF the embassy TO Russia,
the United States legallon at 81. Petersburg. Our
| Clay Mr.. Clay is an American statesman OF DIS
tinguished abilities. He was an advocate Of the
ty by freeing ms own slaves. lie was born in Ken
lucky IN 1870 studied for the bar and alter holding
appointed Minister to Russia on the formation Of
| Mr.. LlncOln's Cabinet. lie subsequently resigned
the appointment and returned TO america, 10 TAKE
| Mr.. Clay found, however. that though ms
patriotism and sympathy for the Union cause nad
| prompted him to resign his diplomatic position
| at st. Petersburg, his services as general
were not appreciated SO much as his diplomatic
abilities had hitherto been, SO after temporary
elevation TO o general and tasting Of the pleasure
which wearing military gold lace gives, Mr.. Clay was
readily induced by Mr.. Lincoln to return 10 ST.
Admiral Lessonsky Of the Russian navy. recon-
mended to Mr.. O. M. Clay, for his secretary, a Mr.
after o little private contamination, Mr.. Curtin was
petersburg he f found himself weighed down by an
| incubus. Wherever he went or whatever ne az
TEMPTED TO 49, there was n% Sen sG Sest Wh
fair share OF common sense ana discernment
when prcked into IT. was not SLOW IN y, ra sns,y
| source who was no other than his secretary JeIe-
miah Curtin, who through some moral o6lllulty IN
his constitution, deemed 1t KIND OF duty TO con-
spire to watch and to hinder his superlors move.
! ments. Hence arose the mutual denominations and
l uaftu anp tinn1 uvh ma
other until the at the United States Legation
became The common table-lalk OF the Muscovite cap
ai. Clay charges Curtin with nattention to his bu-
siness leaving his Office for months together without
asking his superiors PERMISSION and "dong ali kinds
OF mean trlcEs you KNOW Aye THIS ''you KNOW"
sums up unaccountabe things with which we are
| supposed To be well aware OF. And Curtin charges
social troubles with his rancorOus queruOusness and
| biting tongue
| Besides these things there has been stigma upon
the United States Legation ever since MI clay re-
turn to ST. Petersburg. which arose from harmless
aIiair Of the heart, but which once threatened to
| become mOmentOus. IL seems SO report says, that
Mr.. Clay was rather captvated with the daughter OF
an irish ladyan advenuress-who resided in a
house near the Legation. The adventures had a
pencbant for intrigue. She wished to become the
mother-ln-aw OF the distinguished American citizen:
was rather slow proposing. To hurry matters she
boldly charged Mr.. Clay with having committed an
charge; but MIR. Clay stoutly denied It, and stated
that II was conspiracy to force money
truth OF Eyerg oa hoMeve was da t or yoaa
not believe that it was a conspiracy and among
them was the grur fungous-faced British Ambassa
| dor, Sir Andrew buchanan, who obstlnately urged
| the woman to push the prosecution, and this man
further wrote TO his government Tor Instructions 1t
might have become most serious had not the Prince
Gortschakon come to the rescue. The Prince
through the mesh which had almost entangied the
| American Minister and at once compelled the
| woman to hush up the case and scandal instantly
or she would have to leave the capital THIS ener.
getic proceeding Of the Prince eHectualy terminated
the gross charge. But, now, indeed, has not enough
been shown in this sketch TO show that our Legation
| try-that on the contrary, 1t is q weak, impotent
| thing?
THE AMERICAN LEGATION AT THE COURT OF THE
Mr.. Edward Joy Morris is our Minister ut the
Turkish court. He Is an author OF some celebrity.
He Is profound and refined scholar, an able pOtti
| cal writer, and It il for those qualities believe he
was appointed to the high once ne now occupies:
lie knew nothing Of the Turkish language nor OF
| Turkish customs, save what he had CLEANED on few
weeks travel in Syria, Palestine and Egypt. He
| had never been trained In the mysteries OF ilplp.
macy; but being gentleman, an author and q po-
liticai writer who had assisted some Senator into
ss sas o.
tanned whether Mr.. Morris was man OF
's pSs ne va: CsessS of to the the
space Of eight years. Suflcent for those who
a tOe a in S pushing pS
into Office. But this sketch Is not for the pur
pose Of enargns upon any deficiencies tha mat, may be
possessed self-command and Judgment there would
nave been no necessity Tor the scandal which IS
| -
The secretary OF this Legation is Mr.. John Brown,
not Il relation Of the Old patriarch Brown, whose
! name Is immortal, but descendant OF the
Brown family, eminent as we all know IT is, power
iul also. when one takes into consideration the nu-
| merous branches found in all quarters Of the GLOBE
distinguished under the familiar surname OF
Brown. This MI. John Brown has been secretary
OF the Legation ut this court or First DragOnan, as
II Is Technically called, for the last twenty or twenty
five years at q salary or S. 600 per annum He I'M
dersiands the Turkish language perfectly, and in
more senses than one has become completely Iurkl-
Which means that ne is Turk in every way save by
birth. Except the most ardent lover Of his country
and Of It's institutions no one can lind fault with Mr.
Brown. But travellers know well the influence that
an apathctc climate like Turkey has during the
lapse OF wears upon the frame of the very purest
American. Even missionaries though prompted
to their duties by the love Of God, suffer
nom the insdious innovations OF tropical
climates, and we generally Ind them, though
exerling extraordinary powers to cheek the apathy
winch gradually steals over them IN the course OF
few years, until they succnmb. and The apathy Is un-
conoueraple SO it IL IN the case OF Mr.. Brown. He
mas been TOO long resident OF Consantinople for
real work ana for the Interests OF our country. Fli
teen wears ago he should nave been recalled and
nave no doubt he would then have been able to pre-.
sent a clean sheet for labor performed. But now
fear 10 Is different thing, at least 80 every one Is 10
suppose rom the accounts given travellers upon
their arrival at Constantnople. To come to the
MONT of the story ut Once-it IL q well known fact
that the Minister OF the United States at the Sublime
Porte aud his secretary OF legation do not agree.
Firsf.-Mr Morris charges Mr.. Brown with being
un.AmericaniZed; OF inattenton ~ the business OF
the legation; Of altering documents to he presented
10 the Turkish officials TO suit his own purpose; OF
consprng against him; of sending false Information
against hun 10 the state Department at Washington,
and OF many other things, which his secretary
should not do
0rr1nd.-Nlr. Brown charges Mr. Morris with in
capacity aud many other things, which / need not
mention here. all being saoy derogatory 10 MS
character az gentleman ana the representative OF
our great republic. Who Is wrong and VINO is right
IL not for me TO Judge. Suhce It that the Minister
| And his secretary lighting quarrelling and snar
, ing. What we all know Is that an American Minis
ter aud his secretary should agree and not bring the
/ REM
should De confidence between them. ! think
IL AN utter lmpossbility for them TO do their duty
properly n one conspires against the other. What
! would merchant say IL he found his clerk abusing
his conndcnceS What would patient say II he
| found that his physician was procaiming his lnfrm-
| tiles to the world or what would client say III he
found his counsel publishing his sins to the public
! The feelings OF Mr.. Morris may be imagined then,
when he has proofs that his secretary has been
| snirinQ agalst MIN. But, apart IRON these, the