Show resolution k lene cheated u in diplomatic cir elca aud 21 do lessep to to lie decidedly ami quitu gauzy expedient of um the luit out of chur ing to make gen grant pie eident tho concetti is u proceeding which doubtless all approve for inu case involving tio highl of nations individuals count for but little Lefia epe being u ni live of a land in gilt edge formality and brooking crooking cro oking tho pregnant of the anco that thrift may tolleiv fawning anro rife thinka no doubt that the same card can be played to advantage on aliis side of the water but it cant the expression of sentiment on the part of our citizen so far as it liaa been ascertained is first opposition to the project itself and din gustat tho means by which a foreigner endeavored deavo red to sugar coat the pill BO it might be swallowed alie more readily sanator lias not hitherto taken a conspicuous place in the councile coun cila of the nation for tho rea son it wai thought that he waa occupying thu ungraceful and altogether undesirable position of among giants he did not amount to much as a general his principal achievements in this capacity being to lead hid forces into the jaws of death and leave lliam there and as it senator in being A line of busi nosi to which he was comparatively a stranger the hopes that he would distinguish himself roust have been they are not now desperately weak but it bloms eliat there is a timo in the life of every man when an opportunity is presented which aalten advantage of lifts him out el tho mire and him on the road to that moment must have dawned upon burnside Burn sido when lie conceived of the anti canal resolution for it possesses at alie merits of legality and genuine statesmanship no wonder it lias created a flutter for the plan to establish a huge transatlantic en upon american soil biad cef nigh been in fact much of the money necca aary to carry it on had already been subscribed when one of the humblest of all the grave and reverend national councillors councilors counci lors arises in his seat in alie senate and presents a resolution looking to the nipping of the evil in tho bud there i apt to be a conflict but the doctrine must ultimately prevail and burnside may take unto himself the credit of having reminded he country that it has a national status to maintain a national honor to defend and ft national frontier to guard meantime do lesseps is going ahead with hi project using grant as a figurehead but ho long as he confines his operations to paper will be but little harm done he may build all abo inter ocennia canals for this part of alie globe lie may deem proper o long as he leave france to do so but the first shovel full of dirt raised out of central american soil such object in view will be apt to bring such ft breeze about hia cars as will make thing quite uncomfortable tho transplanting of foreign elements to our soil without a change of allegiance having been effected is not usually a safe or profitable business vide the history of maximillian in mexico |