The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-06-23
DEMOCRATIC OFFICE vESDISe.--There are

DEMOCRATIC OFFICE VENDING.--There are
Locofoco papers so recreant to every feeling OF
sel-frespect as to applaud President Pierce's
transformation of Mr.. Belmont, the consul OF
Austria 1T New York, into the charge oil the
United States at the Hague. Such Locoioco
papers are scandal to the press OF the coun-
Try. Let any honest man read the following
from the New York Tribune, and alter reading
it, saw whether, he has any doubt whatever
lat the appointment of the Austrian consul
to the u IS. chargeship was made by thePierce
administration by way of reimbursement for
money received and expended by the Pierce
party:
To leave no further room for lodging. we
will put the matter explicitly on record. We
charge.
1. That Mr.. Belmont received his commits
sion, not OH account OF his talents, his pollti-
cal Iabors, his character, nor any thing else
whatever that could properly qualify them to
represent the American Republic in diplo-
matte capacity.
III. That the sole ground on which his APP
pointment was insisted on and obtained was
that he had paid large sums of money to secure
the election to Gen. Pierce, and that this fact
is perfectly notorious, and is undenable, ex-
cept perhaps by Washington organ Or
to use the words of staunch and well-In-
formed but honest member of the Democratic
party-he was appointed 'for reasons that
can neither be avowed nor concealed"
ILL., This high office, on whose occupation
by hish-toaed republican, with personal
character TO command respect, so much de-
peIds a. the present crisis OF European affairs,
was thus given to Mr.. Belmont for money, and
given by the great party Boosting especial it
not exclusive devotion to Democracy and hui
man rights, or, in the words oil its own BAN
croft. to ''the supremacy Of man oyer bis ac-
cidents."
w. In other weras-Genesal Pierce and
his Cabinet sell the most elevated and inper-
tant places in their gikf; tue GIly difference
between their traffic and the ordinary CON-
merce being that they took the money before
the article they were to deliver had come into
their possession.
Now we say this transcription is disgrace
fli to the country and dishonorable to the Adj
minstration. Weknow Belmont paid large
ly; we know that often, when the Democrat
ic central committee were short OF money, he
alone was ready to bleed freely; we kaow That
his contributions much exceeded thirty thou-
sand dollars. But, in the name of all that is
decent in politics, and all that is sacred in
Democracy, is money good reason for put
ting person in q prominent-station under a
republican,. Government! Does $50, 600 paid
down oblige an American Executive to iRtrust
the payor with eminent honors and duties of
serious responsibility Would Washington
have recognized that as claim upon his con-
fdence! Would franklin have welcomed as
his colleague man whose only title to that dis
injection was that he had paid fer it! o.
what bitter degradation is it to America when
President thus converts his most soleml
prerogative into the means of compromising
a money-lender who has invested in his cleo.
ton! What shame to Democracy when il
makes contepPtible merchandise Of impor.
tant places ia the public service! What 9
farce. and & failure arepubiic mustbe in which
such practice should become general.