The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-27

apon the vigor, energy, and toe. Of It's leaders.
it cannot bu. b regarded with deep IN.
tereet, by all who study che various phases Of the
political history Of this State. We hall watch its
progress. and from time to time, report its opera
tons to our resders.
We are sorry 70 ind that one Of the hired lee
turera at the gnss meeting, last evening" lost his
temper, IL consequence Of the suggestions We made
In yesterdsys paper to extend the platform of the
Alliance, and wage war also against gambling
houses, lottery Offices, and houses of i'll fame.
Surely the gentleman has no personal interest in
projecting these dens Of infamy, and therefore We
do not see that he ought to have taken offence at
our observations.
The Famous Jewels or the Princess OF
Orange-Mr. seeiey's Case.
Every one who reads the newspapers will remeui-
Der the very interesting hubBub which took place in
this city, for many months, relative to the recovery
of the famous jewels Of the Princess Of Orange,
valued at more than million Of dollars, which had
been stolen from the palace at Lacken, near
Brussels, nd had been brought over to this coua.
try by the burglars. II took place over twenty
years ago, and created great deal Of conversation
and adventure at the time. In the Express Of
yesterday morning we fad the following paragraph,
which revives the circumstances, with some very
important additional Intelligence respecting its
final settlement by the Dutch goyernme nt:-
HAEpsosr LssAl Frr We learn that the govern
ment q the have agreed pay NJ, ssssy the
the Of the recovery Of the es,s tho Princess 81
other paa u srreSs thc robor
sen him back 70 HI Hand Mr. seelov Is an American
son. We ta os Sh u eth this fee
fcesional services Daily Express.
The view contained in this paragraph, respecting
the connection which Mr. Seeley, an eminent
counsellor atlaw of this city, had with the trausao
ton, is not altogether correct full neither is the
allusien to the other parties. who were Custom
House officers at the time, perfectly accurate in its
representation We will enlighten our cotempo-
rary and the public, from the facts-almost of an
official character-which have heretofore been pub
ished in our columns.
AS soon as the Dutch government had asser-
tanned that the valuable jewelry had found it's way
to this city, it gave instruction to it's Minister here
-Chevalier Huygens-to employ every method by
which the property could be recovered and the
robbers arrested. The character of the Prince
himself was somewhat involved in the recovery
Mr.. Seeley was the first person applied 20 by the
Dutch Minister The Dutch government, besides
employing him as a counsel to advise their agents
in the contingency, had publicly offered reward Of
ten thousand dollars for the recovery Of the vaua-
BILE jewclry in question. Under these Inducements,
Mr.. Seeley went to work, and was the first person
who laid train by which the robbers were detect
ed and the jewels finally recovered. This process,
however, occupied several years in its operations
both on this and the other side of the Atlantic In
the process set on foot by Mr.. Seeley, and under
his directions, the Custom House officers Of New
York, belonging to the general government, be-
came interested, in consequence Of the high reward
offered for the discovery. The Custom House
officers at that time were Mr. Swartw out, who was
Collecto- the late Major Noah, (Survey or,) and
two others, whose names we do not now recoilect;
and the high reward offered gave an energy and
stimulus to all the officials, lawyers, and police
officers, who were engaged in the enterprise for
unraveling the mystery
IN due process Of time, part of the jewels was
recovered in this city, the burglar was arrested,
and after vario egotiatons, was sent to Holland
The Custom House officers, under certain arrange
ments and negotiations, received the whole reward
Of ten thousand dollars, which had been offered
sand dollars Major Noah three thousand; another
officer three thousand; and the fourth, who was
cashier in the department, one thousand thus
giving the whole reward, or bonus, or black mall
or whatever it may be called, away, without pro-
vidng at all, in any shape, for the conpens alton
due to Mr.. Seeley, who had performed the greater
part of the work. bat who was left to whistle for
his share. The Dutch government refused to listen
to Mr. Seeley's representations; he went to Europe
to apply in person to the government Of Holland,
returned to this country unsuccessful, AMI has
failed UP to this time to receive any compensation
at all for the trouble expense, and anxiety, which
he had undergone in the recovery ofthose jewels, till
the announce ment new made that the govern ent
of the Netherlands has agreed TO pay him ten
thousand dollars for his professional services; and
nothing more. Mr.. Seeley claims much larger
amount for his professional services. including the
reward-he being, in his opinion, the person by
whom the discovery was first made of the ropber
and of the jewelry.
We understand that Mr., Seelcy, in pursuit Of
this business, weEt to Washington few days ago,
in order bring the me- ter before our own govern.
ment, and to set on foot measures calculated to
bring the government Of the Netherlands to do JUS
tice to him in the premises Thus, ter ali the
other persons who had more or less connection
(and some Of them very ttle) with the recovery Of
these jewels, haze long since received their proper
tioLate reward, Mr.. Seeley has, for many years,
been c vie i'm Ct the meaupess and niggariiness
OF the Dutch government, to an extent utterly dis
graceful TO any respectable government Of the CT
vilized world. He has pursued his rights, on both
sides of the Atlantic, with frmnoss and energy;
and If our own government would only rouse itsoIf
to a,tien, in favor OF the Ights Of It's own items
rs governments in other parts Of the world DO,
the Dutc, government would have long sin &c set
tied honorably the just claim which Nj Seeoy has
presented against them, We trust that the mat
tor willno coon be anicaby Terminated, and that,
By an effort Of justice slone--to say nothing Of
goneIosity--,he government OF the Netherlands
viii get rid Of the stain OF msanness which has,
in this affair, dimmed their character for the last
twenty years. Mr. Soeleys reward ought TO be
$4,000 Instead Of $40 ,o00-not penny loss