The New York Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1854, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 6389, ‘VASTLY IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON, CURIOUS CONFIDENTIAL EXPOSITION OF THE ‘Foreign Policy of the United States. ‘Letter from Mr. Harcy to the President Upon & Call of the Senate Committee of Forelgn Relations. We have received from ‘‘ Punch in Washington,” ‘the following extracrdivary confidential letter of the Seoretary of State, to the President of the United States, giving an official history of the foreign policy of the present administration, and especially of the singular consequences which have followed the various attempts of our diplomats to in- troduce among the courts of Europe the simple ¢0s- tume of Dr. Franklin, This exposition embraces, MORNING E DITION.—MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1654. LLL LLL aS THE NEW YORK HERALD. # PRICE TWO CENTS. | Our new Minister to Portugal, Mr. O'Sullivan, is also instructed to co-operate in their endeavors to over- teach the French Emperor in securing the desirable | Island of Cuba. | The diplomatic policy defined in the instructions to our other Europesu ambassadors embraces nothing _ materially conflicting with the “ neutrality,” or | what has been facetiously called the “do nothing” policy of the late administration. In carrying out this policy, it is believed that no better selections could have been made than Mr. Spence for Constan- tinople, Gov. Vroom for Berlin, Mr. Belmont for the Hague, Mr. Bedinger for Copenbagen, Mr. Jackson | for Vienxa, and Mr. Owen for Naples. ‘There is some danger to be apprehended from the impulsive character of the young gentleman,’ Daniel, at Turin, and his radical democratic proclivities. A letter ot his has recently been published in the Rich- mond Examiner, denouncing the Sardinian court as little better than a collection of lazzaroni, charging that even the nobility “ stink of onions and garlic,” and that the whole countr, ‘s surcharged with the also, a great variety of other matters of the highest interest and importance to the American people. Read—read, and be erlightened. efifluvia of those valgar vegetables. I would suggest, as a means for forestalling the unpleasant conse quences which may otherwise result from this letter, that Mr. Mason, or his colleague, Mr. Hunter, of the Senate, address a familiar note to this “ ardent Vir" ginian,” suggesting a proper apology to the court of Torin and the nobility of Sardinia, or such an ex plavation of his violent animadversious upon onions and garlic as may preserve the entente cordiale with King Emanuel. The information desired respecting the ‘unpleasant controversies” which have resulted at several of the European courts from the circulars of this depart- ment of June last, prescribing the costume of our di- plomatic officials and consuls abroad, I shall proceed now to recapitulate from the accompanying papers with that frankness which the occasion demands. And, as I understand that this communication is to be strictly limited to the confidence of the members of the Senate in their executive capacity, I shall take the liberty of dealing with the subject in hand with the familiarity of social conversation, rather than with the distrustful reserve of diplomatic correspondence. Tt is due to the Senate, as a branch of the treaty- Letter of Secretary Marcy to the President. DeraxtMenr or Sratz, Wasuineron, Feb. 15, 1854. { ‘IT have had the honor to receive your confidential note, bearing date the 3d inst, embracing the ful- lowing instructions, to wit:— You will }, from the files of your depart- ment, a report of the official transactions of our di- plomatic representatives accredited to the several governments of Europe, not communicated in my annual message, includivg particularly the acts of the legations respestively at the capitals of Great Britain, Fravce, Spain, the Netheriauds, the German and Italian States, with the view that the same may be laid before the Senate, in executive ses- sion, ly toa suggestion of Mr. Mason, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations in that . The object of this report ts to inform the Senate, in its executive capacity, aud fraukly and freely, ima confidential manner, of the exact condi- tion of ourrelations with the Westera Powers of Ea- rope, the German and the I:alian States, in refer- enee to the possible necessity which may arise, from the threatening aspects of the so-called “Eastern fre of some general policy of active diplomatic itervention on our Part € Ave Grd of the preserva- | making power, and in consideration of the good rela- tion of our neutrality wit rties, and of a paci- bappily restored between fication of the troubles of the Continent. And a the gry alse eel rd the Senate and the administration since the con firmation of certain appointments involving the unity of the Cabinet and the harmony of the democratic party. The material facts comprised in the mass of cor- respondence, documents, and newspaper extracts, from the legation at Madrid, are eubstantially these:— Actuated by a patriotic desire faithfally to conform to the circulars of June last, touching his official cos- tume, Mr. Soulé, on arriving at Paris, en route for Spain, proceeded at once to ascertain the exact costume worn at the Court of Louis XVI. by Dr. Franklin. The French Minister of Foreign affairs kindly admit'ed bim to the examination of the go- circular letters of instructions from the State Depart- went of June last, touching the costume of our ) attachés, and coni abroad, appear to have interrup‘ed in several instances our amicable rela- with the Courts of Europe, and in other instan- ces have resulted in unpleasant controversies aud meetings, which it is desirable to avoid for future, you are als requested to communicate, information of the Serate, all the fucts, doo: ondence a ra, of any kind, in eartonaes, , relating to Tile sntjeos of costume, the consequences which have followed the attempts made, in pursuance of the circulars last, to introduce among tte European Courts ican eostume of Dr. Franklin, or of the American citizen of the present day. am farther admonished by your Excellency Aenea | have been received at this department, and are open It has also been represented to me by Mr. Mason, on Fi n Relations of the Senate, <after several ci tations with the majority fosemmed med’ Sith, the, troutien “whlch “lave. srows e troubles whic! ve grown out of those circular lets-rs of iastructions of rd. last; and that the said oe ae Le we ate are ready to co-operate with ti ixecative in- apy changes which may be deemed essen jial in said inatenctions, or among our diplomatic corps impli- fficulties upon the subject of costome; or that the Senate is pared to insist upon the respect thus far denied among the Hu- 24 @ prescribed ia your clrenlara a ie icy shall be decmed by the Executive the mo:t expedient.” In reply, Ihave the honor, first, to submit the various letters, official and unofficial docaments and papers, including ex'racts, (transleted,) from various Eoropean newspaperé, of an official or semi official character, agreeably to your instructions. For the convenience of the Senate they will be found arranged in several parcels, and they cover all the precise or general information received at this depart. ment, not given in your annual message, respecting our diplomatic transactions with the European Pow- exe, and the difficulties resaltiog from my circular ** Jetters of June laston the subject of costume, &c. ‘These accompanying papers are classed as follows:— Letters and papers concerning our diplomatic re- lations with the government and court of Great | marked A. ! Bro. do. with the court of France marked B. Do. do. with the court of Madrid, marked C. Do. do. with the court of Berlin, marked D. Do. do. with the court of the 5: , marked BE. ‘The letters and papers rela:ing to Sardinia, Austria, the Italian States, including Rome and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, are in the general parcel, marked a Pno advices have been received at this department on the subject of costume from our representative at St. Petersburg; nor is it probable that at this court any question has been raised of the propriety of my instructiors of June last, the Czar being ; engrossed in the graver responsibilities of the exist- ing war. I enclose you a private letter, marked G, received from St. Petersburg, purporting to give the opinion of the Czar upon the letter of this depart- ment vindicating the claims of Martin Kozsta tothe of the United States. From this iaforma- tion it appears that the Czar has expressed his “pro found contempt of the present sans culotte adminis- tration at Washington,” and “especially of Marcy, vernment diplomatic archives; and several of the leading tailleurs of Paris, whose gncestors made the clothes of Dr. Franklin while our minister there, were happily discovered and consulted. Mr. Soulé was thus enabled to arrive at “a atrict construction” of the orders of this department. The result was a shad-bellied coat of fine black velvet, tastefully braided, lace frills at the wrist, rufiles of fine lace, relisved by a yellow embroidered waistcoat, with lappels over the pockets and extending at the sidés 80 as to hang gracefally over the hips; buff colored pantaloons, fitting tightly upon a well turned leg, Japanned shoes with silver. buckles, yeliow gloves, athree cornered beaver chapeau, anda straight rapier in a goldenscabbard, completed this simple but ele gant Franklin costume. The whole (ezation, equipped with the ruling article of black velvet, set out accordingly, and in due season arrived at Madrid enate are familiar with the history of the ball of the Marquis de Turgot, and the several duels resulting from an unfortunate remark of the Duke @’Alba upon the Franklin costume of our legation. Bat it will be seen from the accompanying papers that the offence levelled at our Minister failed of its object, which was to drive Mr. Soulé from Spain. It was the insidious developement of a conspiracy be- tween the agents of the Court of France and the Spanish enemies of Queen Isabella t> bring about a revolution, and to establish a new government under the protection of Louis Napoleon, comprehending also his protection of the Island of Cuba. The dis- covery and timely defeat of this conspiracy are dae to wy circulars of June last, which are thus proved to have been a masterly stroke of American diplomacy. If necessary for further disclosures, Mr, Soulé is instructed to appear at the next court ball in a sky blue linsey woolsey coat, leather breeches, and blue yarn home-made stockings—the dress in which Dr. Franklin made his entree into Paris. What has been achieved justifies the continuance of the experiment. The accompanying documents show that the Parisian Franklin black velvet costume of our delegation had a moet favorable effect upon the Spanish Queon—that the envy and jealousy of Spanish dukes, French marquises, and British lords were instantly excited into an active conspiracy against our Minister. They evidently feared that Her Catholic Majesty, in her partiality for our legation, our administration, and our country, would make a the greatest sans culoite of them all.” The Emperor of Russia is probably indebted for this information to official sources Instructions have been despatched to Mr. Seymour on the subject. Ina general view of our active relations with the several governments of Europe since the 4th March, 1853, no negotiations of any importance have present of the island of Cuba to Mr. Soulé upon his. own terms, and without stopping to chaffer with her cabinet, or the agents of England and France, or any body else. She has her caprices of indepen dence; and doubtless the Queen Mother, Caristina, has informed her of the heavy surplus in our treasury, and of the necessity of securing a portion of it transpired. My instructions under the orders of the President, were addressed to two great objects — First, to the introduction of a democratic republican court costume among the royal reunions of the courts of Europe; and, secondly, to the preservation of the policy of ‘' masterly inactivity” pending th existing crisis in European affairs. A wise navigator, sailing along an unknown coast, does not care to “make the land inthe fog. Mr. Buchanan has in structions to take up the fishery quesiion, or any of the several pending matters of negotiations, upon Peruvian guano, the affairs of Central America, Cuba, Hayti, the Darien ship canal, and the broad po. before it is all invested in the wild lands and wild Indiass of Mexico. We look withconfidence tothe acquisition of Cuba by Mr. Soulé. In the common parlanee, “he has cleared the track” of all opposition, and has the free course before him. It is to be regretted that General Gadeden’s treaty could not have been deferred a few mopthslonger. The draft of twenty millions which it will make upon the treasury may, perhaps, shake to some extent the confidence of Queen Christina in our ability to meet the heavy instalments which will W@required for the Island of Cuba. Engrossed in the licy of free trade, at his convesience, or as may best suit the convenience of the British cabinet. We have * thus far no advices from him that he has broken ground upon any of these questions; bat we are ia ex pectation,by every steamer,of important despatches. African slave trade for years past, she may be igno- rant of the resources of our gold mines in California. In this view, Mr. Soulé has been instructed to exhibit to the Queen Mother and also to the daughter, Queen Isobella, the authentic retarns of the annual yield of the California mines, 28 affording the most satisfac- tory guaranty of our abilities to pay withcut the surplus of a dollar in the treasury. Following the example of Mr. Soulé, the first offl- cia! duty entered upon by Mr. Belmont, on his arrival in Europe, was the solution of the ciroulars of this department upon costume. His explorations and researches were worthy a lineal descendant of the tribe of Levi. He first explored all the musty ar- chives of the oldest libraries of the Netherlands and German States upon diplomatic cortume, going back tothe days of King David of Israel, when his Ministers to a neighboring Power were shaved and cropped, and sent back in disgrace; and thence downward through the splendid epoch of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, to the Assyrians, the The general instructions to Mr. Mason, our Minis ter at the Court of St. Cloud, comprebend the Im- portant daties of vigilautly observing the manceavres of Napoleon III. and the Empress, in reference to Spain and the Island of Cuba. The Freach Em peror is suspected of a secret design of overturning ‘the present government at Madrid, with the view of subserving the interests of the family of the Eaipress and his own dynasty. There is also reason tu believe that Prince Albert and the Queen of Sagland, a3 well as Lord Palmerston, are parties to these designs, & common object of this secret coalition being to cut off the United States forever from the acquisition of the Island of Cuba. It is believed that the attractive manners and social and convivial qualities of Mr. Mason will be very useful in enabling him to discover the extent of this aileged conspiracy sgainst the | Greeks, the Romans, the Carthagenians, the Goths, _crown of Queen Isabella and the policy of “ manifest | the Visi-Goths, and the Vandals—thence through the destiny.” The sphere of his official duties has, there. | Dark Ages, and the megnificent epoch of the Moors fore, been limited to this business for the present. | in Spain, down to the royal splendors of Louis XIV. » fife is instructed to keep up a constant correspon. | —but thus far all his researches were in vain for the dence, by means of trusty couriers, (letters are lisble | true diplomatic costume ot Dr. Franklin. He next to inspection,) between Mr. Buchanan and Mr.Soulé. | undertook » historical investigation into the records of the twelve tribes of Imael, begin ving with the coat of may colors of which Joseph wa'é despoiled by his brethren previous to his being sol.’ by them into Egypt. Finding nothing among the re.\ords or diplomatic traditions of the twelve tribes ante, ior to the present eentury approximating the costun.'e of Franklin, Mr. Belmont next made a personal det ‘ur among the Jewish clothing stores of the Han: © Towns, extending bia researches some distance up the Rhine. Thence he diverged t> Frankfort on-the- Main, and penetrated into the arcana of the Jews’ quarter of that city, sojourning for a week at the house in whick the mother of the Rothachilds,(in a narrow atreet, flanked on all aides by old clo’ establishments,) was born, and lived and died. Finally, he returned to the Hague, and, adopting the costume of Mr. Soulé, with certain Dutch modi- fications, he made his appearance at Court. The Dutch rose in rebellion at this ianovation upon the etiquette of the place. Much chaffering and con- siderable correspondence ensued in low Dutch and broken English; but at lengta a compromise was effected. Mr. Belmont agreed to admit a small mar- gin of gold lace upon his garments, samples of which to the inspection of the Senate. “He has been au- thorized to wear the lace agreed upon, as the differ- ence in quality between itand the gorgeous trap- piogs of royal courtiers, is sufficiently great to mark the distinction between our representative and the sourkront Dutch footmen of the Hague. T would here suggest, asa satisfactory compromise with all the courts of Europe, that we agree to con- forin to their requisitions upon dress, with the single exception of a square patch upon the breeches, marked in silver thread “ rirry CENT!” as the dis- tinguishing symbol of the simplicity and economy of our democratio institutio s. Mr. Vroom, in his obedience to my instructions upon costumes, haa experienced much annoyance at the court of Berlin. The high Dutch regime of that royal establishment is ludicrously punctilious upon dress. The tailor makes tne man for the Prassian court. This was a weakvess ot Frederick the Great, who, upon matters of court dress and etiquette, was disgustingly small. It was a weakness, also, of Frederick the Little, and is amusingly men- tioned as such among the memoirs of Napo- leon. Among. such people, with such repul- sive traditions and instincts, Mr. Vroom was positively refused admittance to court in the neat and becomiag garments in which a United States Senator attends our President’s levees. He pleaded his instructions—he quoted my circulars— he adverted tothe example of Dr. Franklin himself— and, lastly, when requested to consult a tailor, he re- ferred to our own distinguished General Taylor, late President, as a good enough tailor for him. Asa last resort, he was advised to arbitrate the difficulty with the Ambassador from Russia. This he declined to do until he had consulted his govern- ment. In rep'y, therefore, to his application, he has been instructed to propose the Ambassador of Turkey as arbitrator, or the Pope’s Nuncio, if convenient of access; but in no case to consent to a margin of gold lace greater than three inches in width. Even this would not be conceded were it not important to watch the movements of Prussia and every symptom of her policy upon the Eastern question. To do this, Mr. Dudley Mann informs me, it is absolutely indis- peneable to g¢@in admission to Court, and its fashion- able reunions, where the real business of diplomasy and the State secrets and intrigues of the different monarchies are most readily obtained in agreeable conversations and gallantries with the wives and daughters of kings, princes, prime ministers and am- baseadors. This I can readily believe, forthe most fatportant State secrets of our own government have Lot unfrequent!y leaked out through similar chaanela. Hence my policy, as Secretary of State, bas been to live in a boarding house, thus avoiding both the ex penee and the dangers of those official parties which involve the presence of inquisitive ladies, who fish out everything from pliant gallantry, and tell all they know, as “ agreat secret,” to the first designing knave with a moustache, or whisker, or imperial, they fall in with over their champagne, be he Rus- sian spy or newspaper correspondent. Hon. Jobn Y. Mason has experienced much diffi- culty upon the question of costume at Paris. In the first place, he was announced in the Moniteur as the new Minister from the United States, “ Johnny” Mason, by a ludicrous mistake of the printer. Next, he had adisagreement with the late acting Chargé, Mr. Sandford, who, much to the disgust of the Empress, had presisted in appearing at the Tuileries in a plain black coat and pantaloons, and white waistcoat and cravat. Ridiculed by the ladies, and sneered at by the snobs of royalty, the courage of Mr. Sandford in adhering to the simplest construction of my circu- lars is much to be commended. Upon the arrival of Mr. Mason, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Drouyn De L’Huys, waited upon him, and earn- estly represented to him the necessity of conforming to some extent to the usages of the Court in his cos- tufne, notwithstanding the circulars from this de- partment of June last. Mr. Mason remained un- moved until, on the following evening, he was in- vited to a whist party in the salons of the Empress at the Elysée. - Here, in the rough but expressive language of Col. Benton, “ With his belly fall of oysters and his hands full of cards,” he capitulated at discretion to the demands of the Empress. His next step was te bring over Mr. Sandford to the policy agreed upon; but that gentleman was inflexible, and rather than resign his black coat or white waistcoat he resigned his commission. ‘The - delicate responsibility, therefore, devolves upon this department o determining between the conduct of Mr. Mason and of Mr. Sandford. In my opinion the latter has vin dicated our democratis principles and usages in the most satisfactory manner, while the former has shown a spirit of flunkeyism incompatible with the true dignity and independence of the American character. Should the Senate committee, therefore, agree with me in recommending Mr. Mason’s recall, there will be no difficulty in getting a successor. My friend Gen. Dix, who subm't‘ed to be overslaughed without grumbling, after waiting through a. the last hot summer, cooped up in the Sub-Treasury in Wall street, in expectation of the French mission, is stil) willing to accept it. Mr. Cobb of Georgia, cheated ut of the Senate, and Col. Clemens of Alabam., and Gen. Foote of Mississippi, served in the same way, would either of them be reconciled by the French mission. The late noble letter of Col. Clemens to our confidential friend, John Van Buren, on the Ne- braska question, should not be overlook Mr. John Van Buren himself has also claims of a very delicate and peculiar kind to this mission upon the first vacancy. . But of all the candidates for this important post of Ambaseador to France, whatever may be the claims of Baxnert, of the Naw York Heratp, it is manifestly of the highest neces- sity to get him out of the way, at any cost, upon the first opportunity. He is believed to be in possession of that ‘Scarlet letter,” eoncerning which he keeps up such an everlasting din in the colomns of his paper. Mr. John Coehrane privately ¥ informs me that he shouldn’t wonder if Bennett hed 8 copy of it, at all events. If this be so, its even- ‘tual publication is inevitable, unless Bennett's mouth is stopped with this French mission. I would, there- fore, suggest the expediency of not only recalling Mr. Mason, but of substituting Bennett in his place without delay. To the public thia will appear a act of astonishing magnanimity, but it will chan, the thunder of the Hunaxp into pa ‘Thus the only material obstruction to the fulfilment of our general policy concerning the spoils will be removed, and we shall have a clear field before us. Mr. Buchanan and his attachés at London have been excluded from Court, in their obedience to my instructions upon coats, waistcoats and breeches, Taking the standard of our citizens’ dress as their guide, however, they stoutly hold out. I had sup- -poced that Queen Victozia was » sensible woman; b ut Russian influence over Prince Alber;, through the be,zgerly Coburgs of the Prinoipalities, has doubtless poioned the mind of Victoria against our adminis tration. The letters of George N. Sanders, (our re- jected London Consul,) to the Naw Youx Haaatp, betrayfag his sympathies with Kossuth and the revolutionary societies of London, have, I fear, ex- erted a baleful iafluence against Mr. Boshanan. Notwithstanding, however, the unlimited abuse which the said Sanders directed against me during the last Presidential campaign, I regret that in the confidentiul cersultatious whica were had between the Cabinet and the Foreign Committee of the Sen- ate upon his appointment, I siccerely regret, the reso- lution agreed upon that he should be rejected. San- ders will retura only to annoy the Cabinet at every point, whereas with a little advice he might have made exceeingly useful in watching the move- ments of the spies of Russia in London. The ease of Mr Bachanan is also a hard one. He ia an ‘‘old bachelor,” but his partiality for the so- clety of distinguished ladies bas always been with him av amiable weakoess, the innocent indulgence of which has been his highest ambition. His modest aspirations in this resyect it is bard to deny, and I would therefore recommend that he be authorized to conform to the requisitions of the Court of Victoria, so far as may be necessary to gain bis admission to the royal reunions of the noble dames and belles of Evgland. At these reunions he may also gain much information in the question of the British Africanization of Cuba; and may do much, also, to correct the misapprehensions of the Duchess of Sutherland on the slavery question, and concern- ing the true objest of Douglas in his Presidential hombug to repeal the Missouri compromise. + Tam happy to say that, from assurances recsived from the Pope’s Nuncio, Monsignor Bedini, during his late visit to Washington, that our Minister to Rome, Mr. Lewis Cass, Jan., will, henceforth, be more popular at the Court of the Vatican than ever heretofore. This promise is due to the late judicious speech of Gen. Cass in the Senate on the Bedini dis- turbarces iu Ciasinnati and elsewhere. I am. assur- ed that there shall be no trouble concerning the cos- tume of Mr. Caagat Rome. He may appear, on all occasions, either in a plain dress or frock coat, a workman’s blouse or a linen jacket, as may suit his taste; and with just as many patches upon the seat ot bis breeches and the knees as may be considered necesgary to represent the economical habits of the sovereign people of this almighty republic. From Mr. Owen, at , We have some oxtraor dinary information. His doctrines of infidelity and sosialiam, which he fieat prea shed over this country, in company with Fanny Wright, have formed the staple of much of the gossip of the Neapolitan court, A philosophical Malthusian book of his, published some years since,on “ Moral Physiology,” has also found tts way into the diplomatic circles of Naples; and the recommendations therein for suppressing the progress of population, being entirely opposed to the traditions, the inclinations and the religion of the people of the Two Sicilies, itis feared that he May become s> unpopular in that quarter as to in- duce me to suggest the expediency of his timely ra call. In addition to these unpopular antecodents of Mr. Owen, it is unfortunate that the plainest looking married man of our whole diplomatic corps should have been sent to that court where the very hand- somest bachelor would have made the best impres- sion. The information from Mr. Spence, assigned to Constantinople, is of a highly objectionable charac: ter. He has ere this arrived ont in the steamer Saranac. In the face of my instructions, ke coolly informs me that the dress which he intends to wear on bis presentation to the Sultan will be without question the mogt golden dress whiclt has ever been worn by any of our ministers abroad. It was first prepared in the United States, and subsequently fit- ted up with extra embellishments at Naples. On the otherhand, the Sultan will receive him pr>bably as he received Mr. Marsh—dreased in a plain brown frock coat, single-breasted, with bright buttons; blue pants, a fez cap, with a cresent of diamonds on the front and also a cresent of diamonds on his left breast; but nothing of tinsel about him. I regret that Mr, Spence, in his vanity concerning the flammery of gold lace and epaulettes, should have thought fit to violate his instructions. I would suggest that his rervices may be dispensed with, and without the slightest inconvenience to the public service. Buch is the substance of the general and particular information embcdied in the accompanying papers. Thad hoped that our foreign policy, limited for the present to the diplomatic costume of Dr. Franklin, would prove to be highly successfal. It has failed— signally failed. It has been wholly disregarded by my subordinates in some cases ; utterly. repudiated and ridiculed out of countenance at the royal ga- therings at several European courts; basely sur- rendered in the case of Mr. Mason, over a social sup- per of cards and oysters, in the salons of the French Empress; and subjected to different constructions, resulting in totally dissimilar fashions, by Mr. Soulé, Mr.Vroom and Mr. Belmont. Asa compromise, there- fore, I repeat my reccommendation, that our various Ministers and Consuls be allowed reasonably to con form to the costome required by the several courts to whieh they are assigned, excepting only the dis- tinguishing symbol of American democracy, of a square patch in some conspicuous place upon the breeches, marked ‘‘fifty cents,” which shall in all cases be retained. In thus cutting down our Ruro pean policy toa patch upon the breeches, surely we cannot fail of success, In the representations and recommendations which I have thns the honor to submit for the information of the Committee of Foreign Reiations of the Senate, Thave avoided any specific suggestions of any violent innovations upon the safe policy of “masterly inac- tivity.” Mr. Dudley Mann informs me that there will Te hell to play among the rotten monarchies of Enrope before long—that Kossuth and Mazzini have laid the net work of a system of revolutions which will sweep the continent, and to use his own expres- sive Hrgnege: we “‘had better wait the upshot of the row. eanwhile, that patch upen the breeches of our diplomats will serve 5 illustrate our republican policy smong the existing European goveroments. That patch has been the secret of my success in pur- suit of the spoils. Many years, ago when a member of the € Board of New York, in travelling over the corduroy roads of that State, my own cor duroys were torn and wern to the extremi- Hh: patching, These essential repairs were qd | reed to the State, especially that me- mcrabie square costing ‘fifty cents.” That patch was the key to my subsequent pecans | © oes spoils, What policy, oom fore, pending European crisis—what policy, 80 simple and so naive, can better cabeurre rs in- terests among the European nations than this demo- cratic symbol of that patch? I have nothing farther, therefore, to recommend, to the President and the penis Yorn in addition % 4 Pe od ¢ ea suggested, than “ masterly inactivit, ‘of the Ben in ‘4 and the nara Obituary. WIL UAMPAULDING, 18Q., OF Ws8TOHBSTER COUNTY, FORMERLY MAYOR OF NEW YORK. Anoth @f old and respected citisen who was long con- neoted wi, ‘B the interests and politics of the city of New York, Gene. "! William Paulding, died at his seat at Tar- rytown, West *hester county, on Friday, the 17th inst., at the advanced s ‘6° Of eighty-five years. The funeral takes place at Christ . Church, Tarrytown, this day, om the ar. rival of the Hadec % River Railroad train that leaves this city at 10 o’olock a, M: Gen. Paulding ws ** ative of Westchester county, having been born at . “Arrytown, (which was the ancient reridence of the Pauldi, W family,) im 1768 or 1769. The Pauldings, we believe, ar ¥ of Datoh origin. Av early as 1712 we Bad Joost Bauldi %0K, a4 was thea the orthogra- phy of the name, an aces, ¢ldeacon of the Reformed Dateh Church, The: ame oi ' Joost Pauldimck occurs ina eonveyaree from William 0, Wl), of Rys, ia 1667. Ia 1709 Jocat Paul¢inck appes tT to have been resid- ing at Westchester. Previo. # to the Revolution, the family changed their orth ¢tsphy to the present mods of rpelling the mame. John! Paulding, one of the three militiamen who captured M Sjor Andre, at Tarry town, ir 1780, wan of this femily, Jems K Paulding, the well known American anthor, ; \2¢ Seoretary of the "INTERESTING FROM EUROPE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS BY THE CANADA. THE BUROPHAN WAR. Speech of Lord Clarendon, the English Minister of Foreign Affairs, THE AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC COSTUMES. Troubles of Our Ministers at the European Courts. The English Ocean Mail Steamers Unfit for War Purposes. Our London, Paris, and Messina Correspen- Navy under the Vao Buren administ "Ation, isa younger denee, brotber of the subject of this sketch, . Ysving been bora ia Dateh unty, Aogaat 22,1779, » bem his father’s &o., &., &. family bad been Griven from their res \ence in West chester county in consequence of the Rey olutionary war Ho retired about tem years vines toa conn try seat on the banks of the Hudson Bawing removed to 1 bis city about the year 1796, William Pawicirg, Jan., (as be was taen onlled, his {ether beirg of the same name.) #rgsge! in the study of the law, and commeneed pract Bin 1706, when foch men lexsadtr Hamilton, da roa Barr Rishard Varies, James Kent, Coraclius Bogert tama! John W. Muligen were among the attorneys ar@ coun Sellore at ifaw im this elty, Of these mamom, Mr. Bigert and Mr Mulligan stili survive among us. Im 1802 Mr Paulding formed a lew partnership witty Me. Bartow, under the firm of Pauling sad Bartow, end at this period the frm enjoyed an extensive and lusvatiny Praction. Soon after this, Mr, Paulding married a deagh- ter of Philip Roivelander, then s-prominent and woalhy merobent of this sity. In 1811 he was placed on the re- pudlicam ticket with: Dr. Samuel! Li. Mitohiil, and with ttm elsoted to represent this city ip the Twelfth Congress, whioh met on the 4th of Novemver, 1811, and elected Henry Clay, Speaker Mr. Paulding-took bis seat and voted with the republican party, in the carly part of the ses- siov, for the measures preparatory-9o the declaration of war, which took place im June, 1812/ Ciroumstances pro- Dbedly compelled him to return to this city, and remaicr: here duiing the exciling scenes in Congress immediately preceding the act of declaration, as bia name does not ap~ pear in the lists of yess and rays on the most important measures then s¢opted, particularly the declaration of war itself, when he was one of the two absentees om that momertous occasion, of the New York State dele. gation, Jane 8, 181% The vote of the New York Rs pre- sentatives stocd thus—im favor of the war, thres republi- cane; nays, seven republicans anil five federalists. Tho total vote of the House was, in favor of the war, 79, (ail republicans); against it, 49-0; whom 24 wero federalists and 16 were republicans. In the Senate the yeas were 19, (allrepndlicans; mays, 13—of whom 7 were republicans Wo give some additional news brought by the Canads, The following cuciou article relative to Spain appease in La Voce della Liberiavm If the Queen, passions of her ag t to abdicate the crown of Spain Gaugther, the Priacess of the Aa urias; if, by an om! cipated marriage, this latter shoald be married to the young prinoe who Js heir to the threne of Portugal; asd ¥ the two kingdoms were to be thus unlted uoder the = feepize, would 2% not be botlyan event useful to the oy 8 ‘ell, then, much ig the objegt which ooeupies statemmen in the present day. Over it ly positively afirmed, bnve been mace to the Queen Spein ow the aadjrot; and some even go the loagth of say- ing that if the plan were brought before the Spanieh Oor- vem powerfal ally tes i>wouid be approve the present state of th: csnnot last. The Malta Timero! 1 th ult, gives the aanexed:— We are glad to percsive among our winter visiters @ distingatshed individual, (Mrs, Aaron Burr.) and hope her stay will not be a brief one. ind she {9 accom: We er hvely and actomplishe1 ninoe, and her mephew, sf raed the following in tho Patrice im allusion to fady:— At the ined Tuileries ball, th with an inovediblo number tom of all pro:en toh ia a ss H aes ule Na e aed ronain some m” wigme was sen volved: ate arr, formeriy Vice Prostd Louis Napoleon was on terms wiihtin that ovantry, and avthe ond of after had recognises tho widow of his old Ameioam ‘This probsbly alludes to Madame Jamel, the wealthy rooond wife o? Col. Barr, aad who obtained a diveree froas him afew yoars previous to his decease, She owas@ large landed estate on this ieland, American seouritics continued ie good demand, and ea sotive business had bee done at firm priees.in London. bp the present pre sarious condition of Karopean politics the attection of continental capitalists is becoming moss generally Ciredted to this close of security. The quote= tions are reported on the 2d iast. as followa:— asevery one ls convinesd that ss &) and 6 federalists. Daring the wor with Great Britain, trom 1812 to 1815, | y states 6 rer cent bonds, wit 0 BOG Mr, Paulding was sotive in promoting the military ap\ritot | U.Stater 6 per sent bon 104” 108 t tates G per eent bon op alee the eltisens of New York, and was aivansed co the rank | Jj tile" 6 2er eent bo iseig Gane of General in the militis. Atons time duriog that period | Ditto. do. picerd)= yy the city and countrymilitis assembled here for the defenoa | New York State 5 perce ag a of the city, (when an atteck froma British naval ang oes g s Lodopet 74 M4 pa militar) foroe was expeated,) amounting to about twenty | Obie 6 per cents... 1870 10k ale bourne men , Mussechovette 6 j4r cont bouts - t= “i ¥ ee tto dollar to. Sipe On the retarn of feces Mr. Panlding’s position and | ie eae ee cise gion, = 8 Tegal profirvien euedled him to wequirs m large | Maryland 6 per cunt State bonds ee fortore. Although a man of quiet badits ant un | Virg nis tor-rined eteck = a— eseuwirg rarer, be kor @ dacidet part in | Ditto, 6 per cent bondy 6 ate politicr, without seeking fiica. Oa the divisioa | Ditto & per cent bon in se o— Of the iepnblican party. after the election of De Witt | = i Cinton 98 @ vernor of the State, ia 1817, be eo operated bree vith the mej of cemooracy «f Une city tu oppos on bad tg Clin on, fore was designs: ey? ene i ity & oe wee 7 “bucktail” bei rom Rep'on city 43, per cent bor — 12 am le¢ging Mottin Bureo Montr-al city 6 per cours, 1866 86 a 86 the Mnate. The bucktay sew York city 5 per cent st00¥..1865 1870 — & — Civided into factions called the North | New Orleans olty 6 PRE OOD soon 8 8 1c Bowne, aad Avrahena loo gett ne | Belvidere Del 6 per ot it mort omy 1817 90 sa — tquad’”? ackuowledged Wiilism B Iceland, + (ipoipnati& St. Louie7 perct Ist mort.—— 90 9 91 ge. Peter Siege, and William Paulding ay | (bicago ond Missinstppl 7 per cont do..—— 8936 @ 9016 ra, This rection of the party, in 1820 brougnt for- | Co!esgo and Aurora 7 per cent do.....— —= & = ward Chorebill © Cawbrelone acd. ocminend uia iy | Great Westermof Tlinois 10 per ot. 0.1808 90 0 OF Congress, throwing overboard Peter H Wendover, thea a | Michigan Centre) 8 per cent do. .,...—— 100 alk der of Congress an rite of the *Swamo’’ any. | Michigan Con 6 per at. aterling bonds—— 96 » 96 Ths Clintonians an Ginaatintied tariff demo | Philadel. & Reating RR 6 per ct — s— ras Beery Kebford egniost Cam Proneyivaria Central 6 pst o-nt 880 O16 0 9256 latter war elected, and was continued by Now York & Brie 7 per ct mort. 860 105 aloe people until wing elostes | Hitte 7 Per cent at pec eee nine d ffsrent times—thus rervin hieem years aga is rig s— member of the House of Hapemestuiene # Ditte oor vertible ” 8736 0 8836 To return to Mr. Paulding. Alderm: fo 1822 was elested The fcllowing ts @ lint of Americans registered at the Jorg @ rest barking office of Livingston, Wella & Co , Paris:— Counail, and both Mayor and Recorder being memoers of the Board On the organizstion of partive or the Presidential elec- tion, in the fail of 1823, Mr. Pauldiog co operated with his friends of the North river quad,” inclading also Jadgs 4 the late Heary Wieaton, ia o: . party,’’ 20 callad—the object be! electors to the peop) President then chosen by the L he suggestion of Judge Edwards, to prsvent Mr. Van Baran from eatrying out his plan and bargala of giviog the electoral vote of the State of New York to William H. Crawford. The Crawford party in the democratic pominaticg commi'tes in this city sus- cerded in cairyiog their Aseembly ticket through the cemmittes; but it was of course necessary \o present it for spproval to the people at Tammsny Hall, acsording to the nesges of the party. A people’s tioket was preparad by © cancus at Brostiway House, and arrangements made to present itat Tsmmany Hall st the grand meeticg The tudject of this eheteh, upoa by the Nerth who was one cf the Chicago. The decree suppressing passports was signed on the 46th ult. by the Queen of Spain. Advices from Konigeborg state that Mr. Sturge and his two friends, who bave gone on @ miasicn of peace to the Cenr, parsed through that town on the 26th ult., om their wey to St. Petersburg. posed of Clintonians, feceraliata, and the buoktail party. Jobn M. Bloodgood, enter of the Ceawtoee mee, nominated J The steam frigate Saranac was at Messina, to leave im- whereupon the people mediately for Constantiopl, Tae frigate Cumberland aot, Abraham Stag, Ge wan at Genoa, and the sloop of war St. Louis, and preba- t, ee eee bly Levant, were at Port Mehon, tion.’ The yells and a! for Pa abent fifteen minutes; but Mr Paulaing did not appear, ané Robert Swartwont finally ac'ed as cheirmsa’ for ths Ya men, belong preceeded by Mr. Authony, the the chair. Two ticks te wers gomi- ensued, and the con- wan transferred the polls. The resalt youl te Our London Correspondence: Loxvon, Feb, 8, 1864. To rue Eprror or rae Bamatn:— Duan Sin—The Raseian Minister af I. onfen has ordered teat was the elscti o of the people's leket, and oomeaqaeatiy, aey Adams to the Presidency; fer toe electirn of John Qui the election of the Asrembly tickat fp this city gave him twenty six of the electors! votes of this State, by carrying a wajori'y in ‘be Log slature who chose the electors The peop'’s party having ® majority ia the Common Covet), by Neo" on of November, 1823, tarned ou’ Stepber Allen and elected Mr Pauldiog Mayor of ths olty. In November, 1824, the Clintomians aa? Craw’or) aon combierd had # ms jority in the board. The Uraw ford men wanted toeles: Jadge Wm P Van News; Ke corder Kiker preferred PauXtng, and the Cliatoniaos hold fog the balanoe of power, with three or four voter,ta their bande, voied for Philip Hone. After mary bal gts the frierds of Jadge Van Ness, sotiog uncer the advice of Matthew L. Davie, determining to tarm ou! Geo Pauliiog, Ifans ferred their votes to Mr. Hone and elevted him. Thr w year fr Pauldiog was sgain ct osen mayor, and lac: to his mortification, ss he re. home all Rugsian subjects—to leave om or before the 4th inet, uncer prine end penalties, He hes demanded hie paraports, an has also the Minister at Paris, and it ie be- lieved that they vill leave to day, England at last despairs of a pacific adjuttment, and has allowed Remik Pacha to negotiate # loan of six mi Hons stesling, upon reasonad'e terms. War beleg deter mised upon, the only thing hereafter of interest will be detsils of battles, which will be as promptly obtained by the English pepers as in any other way. Prussia s+ ows decided tochnation towards the Westerm Powers, Aust ta in io w cilomma, bat must side with the Gear, or the Czar may, by « fest derperate resort, try sad win over the republicans, by declaring in favor of the im Copendenes of Hangary, GN. & Lownom, Taesdsy, Jan. 81-6 PM ‘The Opening of Parliament—T he Queen's Speoch—The Wars, ‘The great featare of this mail’s news is, of eouree, the Queen's Spseoh, Whilst I am writing s crowd of loyal ad enjoyed in the office fe eement of the Recor © tow euch for him, a {t con the democracy neairst him. Mr. Pau ding wes chow the third time by the O mmon Conre! elested fm 1826; bat the following year Wal er Bowne wae chosen in bis pros. his » home from witnessing the ceremony beso engaged in sotive publ Britons are eom! he re i his elegont of opeving Parliament. All pasred off quieily. rry!owN, ¥ be dayy inthatColghialretreat, heving Waatingtm trviag, | TD€ speech, you wee, is peaceful enough. Not so the iso Many retired merebants of Now York, mad wealtay propristors of ew ates in Wertcho ter county, for his im- ind forming the mort covgenial so sure aud refinement. Thamnao Mn where be renided ote’! by hia father previous to the revolution, and reesived many motern im proverents, Io the vicinity is the residence of Phil’p R. Paulding Keq., beautifully situated on @ bold bank of the Hadson, and commanding 008 of the noblest prospsota on the river, The latter edifice is of marble, after the de signe of Davis. General Paulding lonven to his feraily » large fortuas, and » reputation for integrity and the social virtues which will couse his mame long to be cheri- hed. Died, a: Mackinac om the m ormber last, How, Wx. Norman Mc! after » lingering ulners «f three months. Mr. Mo sod was {rom the olty o' New York, where be has many relatives and friends. He represented the countyof imackines in Ld arte ot 6 of the 29th of De aspect of things generally. [ot Clarendon’s reply te Russia's Cemand for explanstionr respecting the intem- tion of the fleets in the Black Sea is firm amé short. He refers the Czar to the notification sent to the Admiral a eebestapol, “The explanations demanded by the Osar re- ferred to two polate— 1, If the Rursians are not to be allowed to attack the coasts and ports of Tarkey, will the Tarks is the same manner be prevented from attacking the eossts aad porte of Russiaf The anewer is ‘Yes,’ 2. If the Tarts are allowed to carry troops acd ammu- nition into their own ports and their own coasts, will the rame right be reserved to Russia as regards the ports be- Jor ging to her om the Biaeh Sea? Answer, “No.” The Russian Autocrat is in what in America ts very ex~ pressively called ‘a fix."’ The Tarke have beaten hime af Kalefat—Sehamy! is coming dows upon him with rein foreements te hia brave mountaineers from Turkey—the for what we know, have ae a a dare sot help him—Prascia canmet—Frenes will act, France seareciy dengrres to bo placed than ta the eam