, 1870-11-04
LON DON.
The Diplomatic Service OF Eng.
land ind the United
States.
Sir Henry Bulwer and the Alabama
Claims,
(sHnw QUE OWN CoRAEsPoNpkST.l

NlAAuA3s
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LoxpoH, tbct. II.
When Europe settles down after the war.
"a may expect to 800 good many changes iu
ha diplomhtia representation Of England.
rbere win be a shaking Of tho nations, and
,o1no of the smaller German States will hard
" keep tho Ministers they now entertain.
Lheorv much in vogue among politicians is, :!
that Ambassadors and the Juniors should be
often moved about Some think the Ambka-
ssdor at Paris, for instances. ehould alTayB |
ch.rge with tho government. and thAt other
Ambassadors should get their appointments \
70. not mora than ak 7etrs 1t time, \
tendency Of keeping Ambassadors |
;hirk. copAider themselves members Of the |
sosiety Of Tho place where they are, rather |
s1.,, fha fepret tentatiyes Of their own country.
When Baron Bunsen, dunng the Crimean war,
vas taken away from London, the only toa5on |
asrisued By the Pruseisn GoEeEnm ent Tor re. |
lii r. clish yleRs instead OF the views Of his
own government. II an Ambassador il =
Peer lie has certain duties to perform and |
tkose duties he cannot execute without belng
a uartr m.n. Sir Henry Bulwcr put the ques-
tan to the Earl Of Derby: When bis parsy
Goes out ought be not to 50 out With It; aud
& be remains wili the party which u opposed
10 that whose side lie has been taking in his
own country, t.oes he not, to i certain degree.
Inre caste and weight with the government to
wGich he il accredited ?" Earl Derby, how
ever. replied; ''1t'ink that would be en-
tssS ds,,l eoadel aass.sen fef Should 'hf t.so 1T i
for granted, as natter Of good tssse and
good feeling, that any man serving in =. per-
n,apent Diplomatic m.ss.on would no: taku an
active part il home pohtica against the gov-
eminent that lsc 10 serving. ahoull say Itat
he might .aiF', consider that hi, functions as
I'cer were merged IN the more active dntiea
th.s desplved nj on him ~ \ dlplomrtiat."
But ,,eople are getting impatient OF mere po-
liiica! patronage. and wish to limit It. Surely,
they say, it 1s best TO have trained. pertua-
nvut uipioma.ie service. the members Ut Witch
| expcct promotion only ~ they perform their
| duty. and Who are entirely unconnscted NTH
tue changes Of unItics NJ home. Lori Derby,
VIXEN 1t tue Foreign Office, certainly did not
n,als al inquiry iotc tho political opinious Of
al. head of nl-einn. 14or did that enter into
| lis cai.'uiation II ail in considering who wAa
| 10 l,r put into this IlHee or that.
Tie pr,zer iu tue s.li'to.nstic service at Eag-
! inf i r1ay be desirable, and. no doubt. sEe,
.rt 1!Ie 1uniors get little. Il you put your
t sor ii tl4u dil1unaatt: b1ofeh-ion, NJ d pro-
ftEe,un, III which ycu expect hun TO e1tn hiB
brt III seu are. perhaps. surprised to tind
| yo,1 raubt ntart him for ttie dtst three or four
year- ~itl f4fi0 yo1r out Of yonr OWL pocket.
Thus there IL no very grea pres=ure to got
| into the service. There il nrse pressure for
shr entry lE,o the Foreign uttice. which is
hom. emplo, mon,. immediately nl.ainX some
return. III. ugh not large uns. The ron of
Lcrt Lyttou, who IL now S:crcta:y OF Legation
! at YieIua. say- he ha. no seEy great faith In
tho examinations which al employees 1Ava low
to unaegso. TT appears to me" he s.Ys,
that al you eau hope to do by examinations
ls to nuke = sort Of sieve thAt will Keep ont
srots ignorance but do not think that you
arpeara to me that dtucss in diptomsoy
IL dependent upon go many other
thngd beeid0 what y0u may call
booE-kuo~ledge; it is dependent also upou
temperament, character, n2nuerH and habits
Of life: it ea1not be tested solely By scho-
the reeulsr politician raises against competi-
tive examinations cyetywAcre. Sir Henry,
tho uucle. rather d,strusth for tho diplomatic
he.vise mon who wete markedly superior at
the Unsvers,ty in fespcct 70 the chaxacteris-
tics lct-lrd in II. Or. Johuson used to AJAX.
"Whst becomes Of all tlle clever boys =
Sir Henry says hc was 1t Harrow five years,
auu there il not ono OF the very clever boys
be remembers there who has ever done any
thing in public lie, or in life II all. But the
| CQnifpftfsy II all Sl0 0HH.
AMERICAN DlFloMATISTs.
| DEloMatiG Eeft r1uefs Constantly appeal to
the example OF the uulted States, which sid
If itritaics tAtr oEpnlents. They arc com-
pelled to alloa that tho amount paid to the
representatives Of the United States in Lon
dun and Other European capitals is much
| lrss than the salaries paiu to English repre-
sentativaa in other capisals, and they lesitate
to eay that the men sent are not ~ good. The
Hon. J. ThurIow thinks tho SUCCESS OF Russian
lrl6mscT with the States has been fur'harcd
bs the display cauted ~ the profuse e1pendi-
tuto OF the lsussikn diplomatic officials. and
tho fact that the interests Of the great repuh-
tic .rc Represented hy much lass exp.nd-
ture than the interests OF other coun-
trlcs, lie Rccoun.s fer " sAyiuX,it is due to the
American syhttm Of being aeloto t,ko whau
son like. They take Eicsl Sew York mer-
to Europe, ard he likes tbs status that it gives
lin, and the position Antther big wig here
declares that tho Cnitsa ;fAtes tf,p1ouaatiste
certainly DO DOT occnI:y ~ good ) position It
EuE'i=h dirfu,nasi.ts, No: tlat tho men tu
themselves are inferior at all, bat that they
occupy entirel. different positions, snd shere
il hot 70 much expected Of tuetn. The Uuites
States Consul Performs a great deal OF vorl
tlst IL performer by our--aliulomatic agents
aud it is very customary for the United St1tss
3l,n=ler at = rmall court to have a countr,
place aud reside thete e.tirel3, and perhaps
come in cnlr once mouth, ~ once in three
mo:.tha. into the residence" The instance oi
the American Munster notuinslty 1t The
Hague is quoted: iii. Exeeliencr lives .,
Haarlem, where he has niee little coun:r!
stas, bnt does hot perform any dunes, beng
satisfied with coming iuto tfie Hague on New
Years Day, antl OF, tinuiiar occasions Some
one hintA 1t another d-fecr. He says lie va,
| Ept akiug with the American Minister 1t Paris
"a very asle gentleman" when the latrer sale
"he found i sery INC 7nvenieut not SHOWING
drawback. One advantage the AmericA1
diplomatist has. i,is ElPlish brethren env1
him, Tho American ssys: = II yo1, do not lt
so.an.l 70. know what will happen" And
holding stronger language. the American il
sometime nsore attended to. Str H. Hulwe
| SAYS in AEcEi:a. when mku takes tia
TONG, he il generally taken up by biz
eouut1y1naE, Eho appear 10 have stronger
naiioral spirit leatllrg them TO rindicase tht
hocor and diguity Ut their country thau exist,
At thi~ moment in England: In the naiorit,
Of caeee. perhaps. the English diplomat wotlt
be the mos: able man, better AcquAiutee
With the country and better Ab1e to do what il
required, but at the same time he e&unot ue,
the tone and sroak in tha manner that ~ouf.
very often procure euccess for the Americans
now sIn ut-suG nrlwkn WOULD HAVE sETTLEI
THE ALABAMA - plEF1GCL1T.
| Sir Henry 1,ulwer contends that this countr,
has gut herself into difficulties by not making
its Ministers Of late years Responsible, and hi
quotes American Affairs in Illustration. Wha
he rays is worth attention:
"Wncn Lori DcrhJ," SAYS Sit Henry, "came
tntn ot1lcn be vas ceE:1sn1y dEsfons, II possible
to rtecuctle the two countries WHAT woolA I
sensible man, urfctteEed hy tad aiFice, have
tone ID thar case: Nhy,. supposin1 that It hsl
ttet f4oto Ia1ueratou. dc would have written Il
the head Of lhe mission at Washington. ani he
| WGr1d hare sud, We'll 1 want u makc up thes4
matters with The Cutled Statcs II can. hut dt
not c1tose 10 uaaSe Any proposition tnat would no
| he aCerpteta: 90 AMI have j talk with the Mlntstl
for Focttgn Affairs there. a1d see what 1t Ia 1ha
you'd be .accented, and give me- yonr opinion.
country and It's PEOPLE, that could hare gone n
| the Minister Of Foreign Affairs At Washington,
| and hare come a*ay with . perfectly clear Idea II
NY Owl 1nttd "a to the sort OF proposition ttR
Moula succeed, aud the sost Of prnpoGttion thA
wonhl not; and. therefore, the responsibility
| woult haze been thrown on NE a. TO the ceutss
that the Rossrnment y home eou!d adopt; but I
rel!aEce On tho Minister It Washington
1ns,easl Of dotng that, to-d DERBY. apparently
! Nlteout consulting our fenreScut2tre In thr
| United States, LAKES proposition Of bis OWL
Nht:t directly Il gets 70 the United States !s re
| hsed, and was certain TO be refused, because ht
said rur government viii give this. and Will no
negotiation knows thai dl.cctty you zsy what Jor
will unt give thar hecnUes At once the important
pn1t IN The mind OF the person that Iou Are deal
ing with, particularly in conntIy Ike AmeT.c4
and. therefore. the thing Hhich Lind D:rby SAX
he ~vHtt not give arpse fntn supernatural impor
the c+use ri nj the di0trences sha: We hsd after
~ar1ts~ Then. Lard CLARENDON came int,
oI1,ce = ncgn'!ai.cn was gong On Wit
/ Mr. Irhu&nn here yeptpfel. II Sl2tczt I,