New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-10
A PICTURE FROM LIFE.

The person whose absurd letters from New-YOrk to
Tk London Times excited such general laughter about
tyexr ego has il ms, lately assHed the Admins
ration OF Gen. Pierce in the columns of that journal.
The Union vigorously responds by disclosing, though
sdrc.y to the pullic the fact that those letters
he production Of Mr.. c. Edward Lester, aud by the
blowing rather pointed statements with regard TO
that notorious individual
"Ne have debased and corrupt men Of every grade of
crime bat hereare few who do shrink from applying
70 any present state of society the polluted and rem Irse
kss practices which carried out the bOrrd philosophy OF
The tories and COW boys of the American revolution We
supposed until recently that could say with triumphant
sincerity that there polluted to take his les
sons nom this outawed philosophy But are cons;ran
edit make exception aud he ia the correspondent
nom whom the readers Of The London Times derive
iher intelligence as 10 American affairs and American
sstemeD
We ha not write down the of this hired traducer
Of biz countTys fame but we will Daguereotypc hun
light oftruh ted rom the record of his past life
until oil 90, will call out for whip of scorpions In
slah the aitOr naked through the world Before the
hsaguraiion Of President Pierce the correspondent OF
The London Times visited COnco d. and imp0rtunei him
~ position in the diplomatic consular establishment
Chief among his recommendations to the favor OF the
President elect were his letters 10 TIE London Times,
eop Of which he carried with him. and among these
Tie most prVse and extravagant laudaons of that gen
heman. lie hung abou Concord for days and persisted
IN his application with characteristic ercntery After
President Pcces inauguration, he called on Gov Marcy,
and sought to proptate him by the same means and by
ofering to procure the insertion of articles in The London
TINES. But all 10 effect His history was written too
plainly and too recently be forgotten and the Admins
raiion would not have dared listen ayoraby TO his ap
stion. AID for the reason that il would have been
3iegrsdatlou. His petition was rejected and now The
4L0ad0R Times grosns under his cslamnes But why was
fhis application rejected We will answer:
he was United States Consul at Genoa Sardinia and
twss appoin by Mr. Tyler in June 1879; and though
Proiessng to be Democrat removed by President Polk
&n September. 1887. Ills career at Genoa presents a
ecor of misconduct and dsgracel abuse of lis trust as
VIII M fbou tHaftl a r.
btive act which called him home in Disgrace We have
mo with 10 nauSeate our readers by detail Of his profit
gscy and abuse Of trust while at Genoa but viii be con-
fsm 70 glance lev OF the well authenticated facts.
fIhe Hon X. Wioklihe, Jr., our distinguished Charge
IA Afares at Turin during most Of the time that the
espondcnt Of TIE IoRdoR Times Genoa being his
Superior in position, and less acquainted with
him, compelled TO report his misconduct the home
Movement. He did so in repeated dispatches the
whole making are assured, solid and irrefragabe
mas Of evidence Of his unsorhness of the respect and
confidence Of his country Mr.. Wieklife charges him
Pile claimed to be the nephew Of President Polk in order
Il induce NJ Nespucci. of Florence. TO reward him, on
condition Of his getting the AEercan Congress TO
grant him large body OF land because ne was hnes
Vespucci put into his hands picture Of great value
and age. which had been in the family for years He at
tempted 10 procure large fee from Italian gentleman
Who wished to be made United States Vice Consul at
the Ssrnian ports the revenue OF which he grossly aud
Internationally exaggerated lie was charged with appro-
nny the wages Of the sick American seamen who were
Eing sck in the Hospital Genoa and when he LEFT on
ksye Of absence be provided no money 10 repay the debt,
% ihes Che poor sailors might be relieved To the
s,sd Of the American legation. Mr. Wickhhe and the
,seConsn paid the debts left by him including the
ee0ty retained BY him. and belonging 70 the invalid sea
IA When be efi leave not 10 exceed four month";
wisheh protrscted beyond year he directed the
,eConsul al Genoa 90 take the KEY Of the Consular
and he would find in that money 10 pay the debts OF
- Consulate by him. TIE L0sG0A Tsats correspondent
bud
Bat sha not pursue these disgusting details Of of
nlsconduct e0snfsInous did the disclosures Genoa
esks Inn thAeR Nickhfe our Minister st the Sandman
80 advHSd that he should be kept st home. He wss
ssed in Sept. iss7, and sterwaTd ssssiled NJ. Polk
Mr. Buchanan with the same virulence With which
Sn~ asssils President Perce