The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-16

Mr.. Evart. and American PRINCIPLES.
Tho Hon v,,,,.y NJ r,,prs s.,cr,,or,,
=, Get ~ ,l,, Irri,od s,,,os g. ro,,,r,.,I g.,
tho vc,c yort 7,,b,,,c If ,.os,o,,I,r Co horn
modc thc r,l,oyir, rcr,or,,a ,ron tho Co,.
,uIor and Dinlora.ic hill which roco,,i,,
nossod tho rtn,so -, r,rensor,,,i,.os
our Ministers To- i've in anv s,ylc A ali cnmmcn.rrao
with the dignity o the POSITION. ,r so asto Keep pace
rNn WV ", , m' N !" ""i," lucy sn' ,
reduction Oh, IN, seventh /. pu, large rronornonnc
decrease. "hcn NE small nmonm' -" The ,alaric' ave
instance /, onh.rd 10 .renJ tram s.nnrI To- stom,
more than his salary. annually. in order 10
s nSS IN mo.',,o ,"",N n"'''"" H' r " r SCI
nntion, pride as well As personal dsnty compel. TINS
oDcdence to the e'",''. eN,cicd b. the Of our
urcn an,e AMI hcncrc r,.n,at,. 81. ~ for instance.
.Nr. RAYAHp TAYLOR. mcno' great national reputation.
bn,% sn",, prvaF m, am. Una" '"s ,,"uonon WI" , a.
very ca.. OF gentlemen ,la, scir ori1c 80 ncbiy
won. should harly be reduced IN Importance 10y 'ne
rrv,rcs Tli. s.,,m rnr.nc1 i" o"r 1inloms,,r
service will eventual, lead to me virtual exclusion If
n tNo,a T Nr "' 'i ,y o, Nrr"
si,h the umc honorcd prcccdens Of our national policy
We do not douh, TINT our contomnor,r,.
for II was founded bv uoRAcr GHrrt,ry
has reported Mr.. Ev\prs correctly: nor do
Wa Doubt that Mr.. Ev,rrs sincerely ontcr.
tains tho views attributed to him What
GO hnve further to say is that sucb nro no,
our sentiments md we do no, regard Mr.
EyAnrs MS nm cxponent Of the true Amcri
can doctrine on tbc s,hiort
Mr. Fv,nrs doclnrcs that at tho nrincinol
embassies i, ,s lmnnssiblc for orr Ministers
70 live in any st,.le nt MI commonsurntc
with the dignity Of the nosi,lon. or so ms IN
kocn nacc with the oxi,-cn.ins of tho socic-
tv in which they should move. unon the sal.
arios ORIGINALLY. allowed thcna.
What docs Mr.. EvARrs moan? Does tho
djoDj,u of n mnu oNi,i,llv rcnrcscntin,- tho
American peonl. dcnnnd unou tho dinner,.
he riycs.-upon the ,-onc. tho wine. the Ice
croam no disnens.ss n so LOT rs hovo winc
tastars and French cooks for our Ministers
What arc The ,r;o,ucjes of soc;ety thot ho
sneaks Of, Surclv his ,olk nm this suhioct
has not tho American sound to IL.
Why has tho Ninister NJ 81 James's ~
snend thirtvor forty thousand dollars. moro
than his salary. Annually? II cannot ba for
ANYTHING which the American people want
10 hire n man 10 do.
Mr.. BAyARp TAYLOR. We are told. is
man of great national reputation. on whom
the pecuniarv draft comes hard Mr.. TAy-
Ions reputation is all we'll enough: we
do not disputc that: but how has he made
-jty BY knocking about the world ON n
comparative mere pittnncc; travelling
through Europe on foot; describing the
pretty girls who bathcd him at one time.
and the gorgeous sunset which shore on
him at another. and having his usually long
drawn out and rather dull letters extern
sively advertised and Unfortunately praised
by the Tribune founded BY HORACE GREELEY.
Are we all at once TO be so overawed by his
greatness that we must nay thirty or forty
thousand dollars Il year to maintain his
dignity, which was built IN on bread and