The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-15
AMERICAN MANNERS.
The "Reminiscences OF French Amhassa-
dor at WashinSton horty lears Ago-No
Doubt tho Agony lie Endured is the for-
tton of ITS Successors at this DAY.

The "Reminiscences OF a Frsuoh Amhassa-
dor AT Washington forty Iears Ago->o
Doubt the Agony He Endured is the for-
tion of his Successors at this DAY.
mon Dieu, what have I done 90 be
Obliged 20 live among such people," cx-
claimed NJ. lie Bacourt. French minister 20
Washington in 1910. The capital has
changed in forty years tor better aud for
worse, but even at the present day no, a
few foreign representatives echo NJ. de ia
ayowal OF disgust. Perhaps, like
him. they express in their notebooks
thoughts which they do not reveal pub
licly. II so, the next generation may read
in some foreign "RecolIecuous OF a Dplo-
mate" the oplnions OF present ambassadors
to the United States about President Ar
thur and his cabinet, and about Washing
ton society, Just as may now be read in
Paris, NJ de Bacourt's Recollection" of
Van Buren, and his times.
Among all the people with whom the
Frenchman came into cantaCt at the capital,
President Van Buren, alone seems to have
pleased him. Webster was 'pompous to
lilt ltlAl utETtt, hlAl NNtllt lHNtiAphlet hiiA
barrassed linn like London brewer" Clay
Cooked like farmer, and whlned in a
ridiculous way, and that, too when adj
dressing the scnats for the last time, though
his countrymen, poor deluded mortals
thought that hewas eloquent and pathetic
Woodbury. was insignificant Forsyth
was "stin with little polish, aud an unamia'
BILE temperament" John Quincy Adam
degraded American institutions" just
imagine what the BaCourts Of this day
must write about the HOars and the Vests
and other takers in congress, or the Brew,
sters in the cabinet Mr. Arthur iortu
nately for him, Will figure as well as bis
predecessor, Van Buren,, did,
The minister's best description Of NAL,
and official Washington relates TO u meet
INK which he had with President Tyler
cabinet. lie entered the room with SeCre
tory tom" Ewing, aud presently the sec
rotary OF war, John Bell; Secretary OF th,
Navy George IT, Badger OF North Carolina
and Attorney General John !. Crittcndeu
appeared, Says BacOurt
The secretary OF the navy was smoking
cigar, which he did not put out the sec
rotary OF war stretched himself on IA sofa
putting his feet Oh one of the arms so ns e
present to us the soles OF his boots aud tn,
encouragement produced from his poke
"Chawh OF tobacco, which he put 10 hi
mouth They all took Joking tone witt
me, and could not help taking the sam,
| tone with them, In order not to wound met
who arc very influential IN our commercial
| relations
There is picture for you On one sid,
Doors, on the other u gentleman and n thor
ough diplomat. Now and then there ap
pears in official Washington II man careful
not to wound his associates or his interiors
owing to innate kindness OF heart as well u
policy. But, as II rule, our public men ar
coarse. grained now. us they were in 1871.
One cannot help Specializing about wha
this polished representative ot n polishe,
court would have said concerning manner
at the capital II he had happened to b.
there ten or twelve years earlier, Actweel
Adams and Van Buren, came Jackson. I
| keen observer, who has known Washington
for over fifty years, writes
Great Ms was the change throughout tn
country, politically, from General jackson
to Mr.. Van Buren,, nowhere was thi
change seen and ielt more than it wa
socially at the white house. General Jack
son had become too old and subject to Il
turns TO enjoy or entertain compan
cordially; besides, his manner and tempe
had become Hustere, arrogant aud diCta
. lOIlhl. q lutT ItltSt CIRCUMSTANCES VI
white house had few social attractions
The mir was cold aud depressing. Ms Va
| buren,, on the contrary, WAS genial an
social, even with his most decided oppC
nents. His tact and manners soon dispelle
the cold gloom VI the executive mansion
and during his four years Washingto
social life was pleasant aud attractive.
Judge Story said of JaCkSon's time Tia,
king Mob seemed triumphant" At ~
inaugural reception a veritablO rabbi
swarmed through the White House, an
thousands of dollars worth oi china an
furniture were ruined. SOME Of the habit
of that era appeared m the cabinet seer
which Bacourt witnessed in 1871. The
have not even yet altogether passed ava
Only few nights ago the president was il
| suited by u high and swaggerug otlici
, who came 60 a conference, having cigar
his mouth and his hat stuck on the Dacl
his head.
Washington forty years ngc, whatever
may bo now, was only an Oyergrown pr
vincial town. Quick communication Wi
the rest of the world was wanting. aud "s
cietyh included tow persons beyond II
families of officials. zone cannot walk 81
, yards without finding ones self in ii
country wrote the annualist zone Sc
that the gentlemen want to be we'll bred
was his criticism, but that is not the
4 habit, and THAI they put constraint up,
, themselves" AS iorthe ladics, "they g.,
lose their complexion, and a. - see
e double their age even the famous beau
of the period was dressed like n 2o.ce
: doll sold at u country far" No wond
: this Partisan wanted to get back to EurOl
: u
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