New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-29
The Herald and our Charge Mt vienna.

The Herald and our Charge Mt yienna.
t. he Editor ~ The Tri5u1fs
The Herald Of Monday morning contained an
attack upon william Il. STILES. the American Charge
dAfares near the Austrisn Government, which sp
pears TO be truly worthy Of sheet notorious,
and in Justice 20 Mr. srILEs ask the liberty Of stating
in your columns the facts As have heard them from
himself Ia order 10 make the whole story plain,
copy the Hraifs article
OcR CHARGE At virS~s-we translate the following
q dges Al vienna 10 he Tiens1 Zeifug IL appears IN
rsl rep.r. (which - tie cfica Government Journal 10
a." German language on ne 5lH Ja'y iIH The nnoica-
ton oi this .eer. aud The stand taken by Minister.
has created 81 extraordinary sensation amoag me German
adopted AnencHn cI1fut 10 ins county, "lo' We re
given understand feel themselves nofa little sggreved
BY the lille favor shown 20 their counrymen 10 Vienna
| from America respectable merchant OF me- Oiyf
Of the gentlemen referred tn by our Minister
a. Vienna. and be- states with much feeling ne Dis
courtesy 30 was subjected 10 IN Nieuns he psrl ~
the American Chsrge. IL rspeis altogether and win be-
coming Indignation, every charge sud insnuaion made
against him on this occasion and ilnss thai American
German citizens engaged In mercantile business, ~ he
was ough, 10 be abe 90 s Europe % business without
beiug treated enemies OF tue country hey vi
ard tie inc. be thinks. with much justice. - ~
APPEAR that Al American Minister ought not 70 take sides
against them, behalf OF the mnions % DespOi-m.'
Mr. Sules's letter i subioined BY the Hsrad dated
Yenn0 Jgy Il, 1870 lis addressed 20 the Editor Of
the zo4ug and is intended correct the statements
Of article which had appeared in that paper the pre-
cedng day That article stated that certain individual.
bad arrived at Vienna calling Themselves American
citizens and protesting 10 be the bearers Of large sums
Of money 20 the students Of Vienna University-wth
promises Of more money and arms from ~ Third
Sofes q A~Doo Mr. Stiles says that II these persons
American citizens 10 can be- proved by their pass
ports If Agos Of ne Smaioln G0rramcaf by their
| credentials snd Il they are Agents Of the German
residents Of NewYork that can also easily be shown
lie then proceeds 10 argue from facts connected with
them, that they neither citizens Of usrca nor
Agents Of The American Government, or o. German
Residents in ihis country and concludes with state
meat % the policy o. the ntcd afea toward Othfr
nations, tho general purport Of which IL that our
propaganda Of kepubIcauism must be peaceful The
Translation makes Mr. stiles subscribe himself your
| devoted
- Ia The arst place, As q this letter The Herald
says translates It from the Jora Zea1g of the Jlst
July ai b. pu;s az the hsad Of 10 the date OF July H.
1879. read u b0fh printed IN that paper and .u
the original manu- ~ the house OF Mr. stiles In
Nenns, early ia the month Of November, l-4-, eight
months before the Herald svers IL wriiten BY
impression ~ that 10 published ia the summer ui
-is, but 90 not remember the date. OF course, -
the Editor OF the Herald had The ZtaHg VA his hands
O. translate FROM be- cauno: say that IN daiing yeaf
more n or the true time In order make his stack
| On M Suies more Oieusnt. he committed slip OF
the pen the false date i also too explicit % be- typo
| graphical bunder End, beside 10 occurs twice.
As 20 the contents OF the ieer have NOT the org
inal before me but ms impression In reading the mr.
dd version h that not only the date but toe whole
lcter has been grossly perverted. am sure there
such expression a. the end ~ your devoted.
aud indeed believe 10 90 be- faisifed IN several places
This may be suitable for the Herald employ
when u do 90 In safety bat when the public come
o. know u they will probably have their own Judgment
| on the mstier.
The story a. heard it from Sir ue. /, a. follows;
Not very long after the breaking out Of the Nenna Rev
olution the Spring Of lc4e persons appeared In
that city assuming 70 De American citizens and 70
come there delegates from the United States They
msse speeches in the Auls which were received BY the
gallant and generous students with great enthusiasm
especially as they informed them that this country
reused into general excitement in their special behalf
and n they (he dele gatesl bad brought 81 90 a.
button from the City Of New YORK alone 10 10.
revolutionary treasury OF the students. These thou
ssnd dollar lees stts be- came. Of course, great
once and cut large and peculiar azure ia TIE
city that finally The Hrsu Z,laHz noticed them 10 |
terms which Mr. SuIes Justly thought offensive the
national honor. and which b. commented on n terms |
not napprog the lie did not speak Of them
until be iels himself Constrained by i'm persve mo.
i've add then bis notice had other purpose than 20
expose what be and others considered a gross nDos-
turc He Old not take them up because they were /
friends Of Freedom or nsturAlized American citizens
but because D. believed them 70 Dr. srrant rngurs max
Ing Of the American and Of he revolutionary
excitement AZ Vienna for rogues purpose. in a man
ner calculated % inule permanently the reputation Of
his country with at parties, Hhsfever lght be the
temporary feeling they had By gross trick called forth
10 their favor smong the Democrats His exposure BE-
told me- put cheek their career. though not ti
| they hsd been somewhat successful To BE- sure |
they did not pay the thousand dollars but there
current report A. Nienns that they got % deep
into the good grsces OF some Of the citizens Of that
thst they bousht Of them credit from $4,000
- 80 oOO worth Of goods which sshe added a. the
ssi sdvces hsd not been paid for. BY the way, oniy
one Of The gentlemen belonged In Nesi York the other
was said 70 Be resident Of Munich
such sre the iscts stated o me BY Mr. Sies and
give them simply 20 lei the other side The coutro
fcrsy - heard 90 not Know Or pretend 70 say on /
wtich side The truth lies. but have great faith an
attack on An sosent man which begins BY fssifyu-
| letter have no personal intimacy with Mr. and |
an opposed - him politics, but sui Believe that 10
- entitled % justice as much any other man. W.
AT remember As0 how completely q assault on |
| another American Charge in Europe was rot long |
since Shown % BE- malicious csiumny Perhaps tn. |
msy be proved - OF the same sort II /. brought
before TIE public in a suspicious way
Yours TRAVELLER |