The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-23
A Peep Behind tho Curtain.

An abstract OF an article from the farlS
Constitutionnel comes to US through the Eng
lish press which reveals the hidden life of a
class who have labored assiduously to evoke
profitable sympathy on this side of the Allan,
tic. 1t shows what arrant knavery has pre-
vailed amongst men who have called upon
Americans to aid them as the regenerators of
an oppressed continent, and sets forth facts
which may BE- usefully remembered when
next we are called upon to invest dollars in
revo utionary bonds. We see nothing to at
tach discredit to the statement, which harmO
nizes with the experience of most of those who
have been tempted into alliance with the pre-
vailing orders of political and social perfection
lists:
THE Constitutionnel says in many words
that Knkel and Kossuth were just az much en-
ragged in pecuniary matter of business when
they s,umped the United States, as when Barnum
starred it with Jenny Lind. The proof of all this
ia found in the evidence given in the trial of set
of communists now progressing at Cologne. The
writer Gays of all these pretended regenerators Of
the human race, that they pure charIatans and
| spectators in conspiracy, whose principal object
is to find an excuse for breaking with the bulk OF
their party, in order to form a small society, Of
which they may be the treasurer. 1t is q trial
| among them who shall draw up the most san
culinary programme, in order to attract by greater
fervor Of patriotism the greatest number Of sub
scrbers. He also asserts that the German Socialist
Committee only sent Kinkel to America from the
dread lest Kossuth should swallow up all the sub
scrptions ofthe German emigrants. NJ Stuber, one
OF the chiefs Of the Berlin police stated in evidence
that these pretended democrats were always
ready sell each other and their secrets for good
price, and cash down. In the spring of 1851 he
went to London search for the hors OF several
| large robberics, but with mission to watch the
political refugees. Immediately upon his arrival a
noted democrat called upon him, and offered. for a
certain price, to give all possible information rela-
tive to the brethren M. Stuber did not accept be-
cause he was not engaged upon political GRAND;
but he subsequently did buy of this same brother
the archives of the nd Socialist Ccomtee. From
these the whole ramifcations of the society we,e
discovered and from them also the present trial ha
been evolved. 4 perusal Of them amply shows that
| the German Socialist Committee lived at the ex-
pense of it's cred uous adherents, and that the mil
tary cheat OF future instruction was spent in de-
| bauchery. M. Stuber showed that the principal
cause of all the quarrels among the refugees was
the division Of the swindled funds. This gave rise
| to the formation Of the Committee Of Cologne, in
| opposition to that of London, and resulted in the
discovery Of both Of them. As it was necessary to
give something TO the spbDcribers for their money,
the committee paid them in words, gave them
threats against tyranny, and wishes for the happi
| ness Of the people, and for the establishment OF
| universal love and brotherhood. Whenever the
treasury got low, or the collecting clerks reported
any cooiaeps or discontent among the victms, one
of the strongest v1terg Of the committee was
Charged to draw up some incendiaTy manifesto,
some ponpous and fiery programme, which was
sent TO the continent and produced fresh harvest
ofooin. a large number of these rnscas are about
to e1piate their intrignes before the criminal court
OF Cologne. The Conshtvtionntt asks by implca-
ton If the holders Of Kossu.h and Hungarian stock
| ever expect to one cent on the dollar. In the
| meantime the great Magyar lie living comfortably
Ut Brompton, with the means OF ample support for
| the renainder Of his days"
The Hon. JOHN BELL, OF Tennessee. ar
rived at Chatoogavile, Georgia, on the 10th
instant, on his way to New Orleans. His
journey in that direction is said to be on ac-
count Of continued i'll health.