The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-08
From the Boston Transcript.
M. Vass~~.r

The public's old acquaintance, NJ. yattemAre,
seems 70 be getting into trouble. The New Jersey
and New York papers are discussing with much
asPeriy the action Of State legislatures relative 10
this gentleman and his system Of international
changes. From what we can learn amid their con-
Trajectory statements, II would that NJ Waite
mare solicited the Governor Of New Jersey 10 have
his compensation placed on permanent basis,
giving as reason that he could not employ agents
in France without a guarantee Of regular pay
This proposition aroused spirit Of inquiry In the
Legislature. which resulted in some Developments
not very favorable TO NJ. vattemare.
II was asccrtained that he receives no pay from
France for his services and consequently that the
United States alone support the system. The Le-
gslature. IL Is stated. satisfied that, years
back, he was professor Of necromancy. Did poor
vattemare ever deny this' We remember wit
Messing his debut at the Park Theatre, New York,
and a capital necromancer he was-gong through
more disguiscs in a minute than most adroit
politician could in life. yattemsre used 10 show
us with little satisfaction autographc lines
addressed 70 him by Sir Walter Scott, and which
may be found in the collection Of Scotts poems.
The point Of them was that Vatemare, in his rapid
personation Of characters, a whole mob In him
self, and that Sir Walter tempted, in seeing
him, TO exercise his functions AZ justice Of the peace
and read the riot net
But IL IL said that vattemare receives no pay from
France for his services in introd ucing his system Of
international exchanges, and that consequently the
United States alone support the system. The re-
port submitted 10 the Governor Of New Jersey In
November, Is4s, by vattemsre, gives his esti-
mate Of the expenses Of his agency per year, ten
thousand two hundred and fifty dollars In that
document he also stated that he had received from
the Federal Government and from seven States
forty-three hundred dollars, and hoped to secure
from the other Stairs FIVE thousand nine hundred
and fifty dollars. II was contended, in opposition
70 his request that "the results Of the system were
not sufficient to warrant the expense, and that M
Vattcmare was an irresponsible agent, whose dis
bursements Of the sums granted him were mys-
terry"
The charge IL also made through the columns of
the Newark ddp0fiser, that Vatiemare has sought
his own sggrsndisement alone in all his recent
movements; that he keeps = book tore In Paris,
which the gifts from American cities and States
are 70 enrich; and he has been openly challenged
10 adduce aparticle Of evidence that any European
government has authorized him TO appear in the
character he has assumed. The New York Com
mereiai ddperfise Of Wednesday joins in the sus-
picons thus sdduced, and quotes from the Albany
dHas letter from Vattemare, setting forth the loss
Of certain packages Of books and documents which
he had sent 10 Paris by the ship Oneida, wrecked
on the coast Of Guernsey, and bandly insinusting
that the loss can be made up by american liber-
atty" In this letter, the writer says:
"Of course these treasures were not insured; for
what money could ever repay the oss OF tokens Of
fraterns love from city city, from State 10 State'
Yet all hopes not lost, for these proceeded from
the inexhsustable libcrahty Of Americans and the
good generous. and patriotic feelings Of the above
mentioned donors will stimulate them 10 fll up the
slcoves Of our glorious American library Of Paris,
which were already prepared before this unfortu-
nate but hope not entirely irrepsrsble loss.
81 might perhaps have waited for my agents re-
ports before making this communication, but, sir,
life s 90 short, and the duties of my mission are 90
immense, that have not one second to lose Be
sides, must go 70 my homo have left for the last
three years, and this season will be the last shall
have the happiness to spend in your blessed, beau
tiful, and most hospitsbe country, country love
30 dearly that, for her happiness, welfare, and go-
~, would joyfolly give my life Facts from
Maine 10 Texas there TO justify the little which
venture 10 assume, and the only one am proud
of--that Of the true, sincere and forever devoted
friend Of America"
this letter which jostify the Commercials epithets