New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-15

ropesp Affairs. vas thus given to Mr. Belmont for
monsg, and given BY the great party Boosting e'peeA
II rot exclusive devotion 10 Democracy and Human
Rights, or, in the words Of its Own bancroft 'Ae
supremacy Of Man over his accidents
~ 7, otbe, xo-5s-Gen. Pierce ard his Cabinet sell
the most elevated and important places IL .De sn'
the only difference between their franc and o'uinay
conere. being thar they took the money before the
article they were TO deliver had come into tne pos
session.
W. We ssy this transaction is disgrscefal to the
-, a;.bonorabls to the Administration. aud IN
hind N Mr. Belmont. We know be paid largely We
t,ow thar often. when the Democratic Central Com
rse were short Of money he alone was ready 70 bleed
feey: We know that his contributions macn exceeded
t;tp thousand dollars Bu', IN the name Of al tnat IS
decent in politics .nd al that is sacred in Democracy
/. Money good reason for putting person IN prom.
inent station under Republican Government DOe'
$4,000 paid down oblige an American Executive !"
DtIust the payor with eminent honors and duties oil
serious responsibility 7 Would Washington nave re-
coenized that Is 8 claim upon his confidence would
Franklin have welcomed as bis colleague man whose
only title d distinction was that be had pad Tor
o. what bitter degradation is it 10 America when
President tins converts his most solemn prerogatve,
into the means OF compromising moneylender Sno has
invested in his election What shame TO Democracy
when it makes contemplate merchandise Of important
places 10 the public service What farce and fail
ure must Republic be in which such practice should
become general
We saw this appointment is unkind TO Ar. Belmont.
He IL somewhat stranger to the country and we believe
has been educated in profession Of whose chief
msxims j. ALWAYS 70 get your moneys worth TOR your
money lie very probably thinks that his patriotism in
rskng so much ready cash may properly be rewarded BY
adiplonatc appointment which viii insure for him sc-
cess TO social position among the aristocracy Of Eu-
rope which would otherwise be very hard to attain He
is We trust not aware that his official commission so OBJ
tanned got on pecuniary grounds is but commission Of
dshonor and must be- regarded such by the people Of
tbs country He does not know presume that this
il most unenyabe elevation 10 which he is raised, aad
that If he desires public esteem and reputation for HIM
self at home, not to mention the reputation Of his
adopted country abroad be bad Ear better sun than take
this purchased place All this lis friends knew all
this the Administration knew; and yet the one
insisted that the other should give him this
commission Because he had paid for II bJ1rs
hand: and the other awarded it, though not without re-
lucance we are happy to believe for that sole reason
Had their friendship for him been real and their regard
true ard wise they would never have exposed him and
bis peculiar claims to Office TO that blaze Of notoriey
which must inevitably follow his nomination as high
diplomatic agent Of the Republic Well would it be for
him and his party if be would have the discretion
to abandon this goten distinction and postone his en-
trance upon the diplomatic career ill he can make a
more worthy commencement We write these words
Lot in anger but in sorrow We bear NJ. Belmont no
III viii whatever; on the contrary, we are more bis
friend than his friends themselves; and entreat him
for the sake of the country if not for his sake to
tear up the evidence of this unhoy appointment and to
obiterae from the record all Of the fact that he
has been made Charge d'Afaires for pecunary con
sideratiOns