The New York herald., 1870-09-18
LONG BRANCH.

| Tho Equ,nocfial St0rm-H0w Stands the
English Elnbnssy--What the President and
state Department Think OF Minister WASH
1e-Secrctary Fish ana His Stay In tho
Cabss> Long BRANCH, Sept II, 1870.
'uous storms Of mldwinter give TO the
oo.s ~ Tildcr rerceness, TO the maddened
ocean waves Nv, och n NOR. ,n,raor,n,, 80. :.
r,n, ~. 80 w moro dashng fury over tho
hin ~ ,han 49,. Northeastern beginning Lass
noht and ain .Hn.e With unabated violence.
A slaht OF rareIv ,arsue.. as well as In
describabe beauty was tho ,,' .aa. .'en-
ing. AZ the waves broke 4 0fna.anI III .. sheen
OF phosphorescence lit up their cfe> 80 ss
splendor OF glowing light In strange aud a~,.S e
trast with the pail OF almost impenetrable q ANnoss
overshadowing sea and land Looking out o. 'n'
ocean to-day it would require far stretcn0f poe ~
license to exclaim with Byron. <
A sharer in thy ecrce and far delight
portion OF the tempest and OF thee.
That is to say this and mean IL. Such storm
must Inevitably bring with 1t the sad sequence of
shipwreck ana death, but still, like looking on q
great battle there Is awful grandeur In it, Tue
siton from this contest OF the raging elements ~
may not be a very natural one, but It certainly II
not very difilcult one. Like the giants sprlngina
up rom the teeth OF Cadmus there are numerous
candidates. Every section OF the country has ~
local ayorite whose ftting qualities to represent oW
government at the Court OF St. James are glowfugly
set forth IN their respective organs Several nameSt
are now before the country OF those who have been
selected for the position The fact OF the matter %
there has been no appointment made; and more
than this the names OF most OF those proclaimed
as surely ~ get the place have not been under con-
stderaton at all ana not likely TO be.
The President. from the moment OF Mr.. Fre-
linghuysens declining the position made up his
mind not to act hastily In this matter, aud the ap
lpontment when 1t Is made, and which Is likely now
ITO be made very soon for 1t has been or the
JectS OF his consideration ever since, will be or
man endowed with every requisite qualification Tor
the place; those high qualifications OF mind, charac
ter and prooity that Will ensure not only bscon1-
dence OF our nation. but every nation abroad.
MINISTER WASHBURNE.
The statement Is being quite generally dissent
mated through the papers tnat Mr. Washburns, our
Minister at France has. In the he has pursued
touching the recognition OF the French republic al
together exceeded his instructions. This Is nos
Both the President and the State Department wholly
endorse his action and approve OF everything he has
shown himself the right man In the right place.
SECRETARY FISH.
will take this occasion also TO cOptradct another
statement and that Is, the proposed retirement Of
Secretary Fish from the Cabinet IL Is very certain
at least that lie has not given the President any -
tmation OF Such purpose, which he certainly would
have done had he at present any such design.
Judge Pierrep0nt and Mrs. Perrepont arrived this
evening from New York. and went direct to the
Presidents cottage, where, he VIII remain over to-
morrow. His coming Is believed to have something
70 DO with the English embassy and II SO time will
tel