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

vileges OF which, az member OF the diplomatic
body, he enjoys; IN short, he has been accused OF
smuggling rms charge - not one tra i up oy
SUCH as heY-but 1t Is notorious, ana has been
noticed by the Spanish Congress. The question was
asked the other day, before the whole house by Don
Alcazar, whether there were not papers In The
State office relative TO the proceedings that were
TO be instituted against MT iaale 9r me abuse OF
he had surreptitousy brought In very many more
bales OF carpets than were necessary to carpet his
duced to have earpeted three royal palaces
Mr. Horatio Justus Perry Is the Secretary OF the
Legation, and has been, with the exception OF
tleman Is also from New Hampshire. During
all this period that he mas been in Mad
rid Mr.. Perry has been engaged IN trundfing
forward q stone-a truly contumacious stone, such
Slsyphus labOred with. Speaking practically, he
has been working most admirably the little game.
lister at Madrid. Awkward; II has been much labor
spent IN vain. The departments at Washington are
WallowIng in sluices darker than that OF CQcytus.
Politics absorb all their thoughts and act baefal
perverslOns OF nature, and are the means Keeping
many who are faithful forever knocking at the gates
for promotion. ellis Excellencyr IS the Nuzzur for
which MIR. Perry's soul has been angling these two
decades Just past Were there not something radi
cally wrong somewhere one OF two things had
surely been dOne-either he would have been re
moved or have been promoted.
Mr.. Perry married spanish lady in 1853 ''Sehora
Carolina Coronado, the lovely and gifted pOetesS,
whose genius had burst upon enchanted Spain and
whose unrivalled fame had already extended as
Wlue ds ucF uOulC - 6pOkcu III tlc Olu
New WOrlds,n for SO the enraptured husband, fired
with her heavenly beauty ecstatcally writes in his
biography. But what have to do with Perry is
that he has been making Madrid very hell to every
Minister with whom he mas served III that cty-t0
Barrenger Pierre soule, Carl scnurz, and lastly Mr.
satsaed a eternav making ofhsr Seope NEVIS his
superiOrs, uneasy, that they might resign and he be
left to I'LL their place. That he dabbes in all kinds
OF mean work, lnslnuates his fingers into every
speculation, tnat he has a dozen intrigues on his
hands, tnat he is equally guilty with Mr. hale In
abusing their franks, or introducing goods INTO the
city free OF duty and selling them again to the mer
chants OF the spanish capital. That he is at open
war with Mr.. JOnn r. Hale and his family, employ
ing, II is said MI. Hales servants to act spies
against him. and carry tales about the minister's
family to Mr.. Horato Justus Perry's open ears.
That is what l have to do with him. There
gossip who does not consider the matter too stale
fouls his mouth daily with repetition OF the scan
dial. Surely a new broom is needed at this legation
strong enough 10 sweep out every member OF II back
into his country or out OF the Office into the street,
and as we may be presently in need OF powerful,
able diplomats al this post in consequence OF our
late expressions In favor OF the CuDans, the sweep
ing change should be at once thoroughly done, so
that the evil repute which stains our name may be
done away with forever.
THE AMERICAN LEGATION AT THE COURT OF PoRTU-
GAL.
Minister Harvey, at Lisbon, is not q very popular
man with the good easy people Of the Portuguese
capital He Is what they call "a mean man." the
definition OF which they give as man who accepts
everybody's invitations, out never invites in return
They say the citizen does not live VINO has tasted OF
edlbes at his table, while Mr.. arvey, on the other
hand, dimes out every day OF the year almost.
Strange to say the United States naval officers cor
rODorate these asserGons; they also say that he IL
He 'a never au even invited Admiral GoIdsborouSn
or Farragut TO. his house. This last is
bad, very bad, If true. lie should at least
to these two great heroes, which perhaps would
have Cost him IN all just ten dollars and the Adml-
rails, being gentlemen. would have reciprocated the
courtesy very readily have no doubt which would
have diminished the expense u third.
But there Is q charge made against him which is
not consistent with the law LAID down Tor the guild
ance OF officers in the service OF the United States
government, vlz.-that he writes TO newspapers for
pecunlary pay, which ne performs IN very ingeni.
Of an American newspaper, who is supposed TO write
from Paris This is IN tota contra to the law. Per-
haps change might be beneficial here Also as in
the others winch nave sketched out.
AMERICAN AMBASSADORS AND cONsULs AT OTHER
PLACES.
We possess some men, however, who forget not
their country, who forget not that they are Ameri-
can gentlemen, supposed to represent one OF the
spotess. ana Of these, OF the rank of ambassador
are:-Marsh, at Florence; Tuckerman at Athens;
Bancroft, at Berlin; DIX, at Paris and Bartlett, at
as Consus, OF whom we may mentl0n Farrell, at
Cadiz; conway, at Marseiles; GOOdfellow, Consul
Webb, at Zanzibar; the Consul General ut Calcutta,
our Consul a. Bombay; Seward az S na as
suls and Consul Generals who are nothing
more than low drunkards, brutes, who
disgrace the very name OF man, and then WI
have who III other ways utterly unit to hold
Office and General Grant should exercise the very
greatest that such men are totally ncapacl-
tated from performing their duties mentally as well
as morally, should no longer be q reproach to the
nation OF which he Is the elected head,
Consul W. II. Stlman, ut Gambia, has been want
ing to leave for long time. Why should he be kept
IN place that he does not want to occupy There arc
plenty Of brave, talented young fellows who served
in the army TO whom II would be a g0dsend. Let
one OF them have it, since Mr.. Stillman cannot make
enough to live upon out Of the salary, and there
fore Is very anxious TO leave. A new Consul
might also be appointed to Ill the post al
Jerusalem, who would perhaps be more suita-
BILE to our fOrlOrn colony at Jana than the one
who is there now There is q vacancy at Alden,
Arabia, that ought to be filed Immediately; for sew
era American SHIPS arrive there every year. 1t Is u
most important place. Muscat should have a new
appolntee, and especially Akyab and RangoOn, In
Burmah. The one at kangoon has been q very ui
satisfactory consul 10 merchants and American cap
talns because he knew little OF shipping matters
and I am told cared less.
With these sketches l close my portfolio, not hav
ing the heart to go any further, though could I'll
every column ia your journal. II General Gran
wishes to prove that he has the interest OF the natior
at heart he will proceed calmly, carefully and de
iberatey with the task OF sweeping the cobwebs tina
MI most Of our diplomatic and consular offices
abroad, and for his need he will remember the
proverb which never yet failed Meces rirtu,is toe
eSt.