Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-29
Washington News and Gossip.

ment and fear into which it was suddenly
plunged by the formal announcement by
Mr. Bennett, through the Herald, that ne
| had been for some time in possession OF
| the details of a conspiracy entered into
| not ,one since at Bibersch, between various
! crowned heads who were present, and the
head of the House of Rothsehilds, who for
some $50, 900 forms, is to work mournfnl
changes in certain Of the institutions of the
| United States This announcement carried
such an air Of probability on its face, that in
| spite of tie propensity of the public to receive
| the Heraid's periodical astounding diselo-
sures," with tongue in cheek, of course all
the diplomatists representing European Gov
ernments here were dumbfounded at the ex-
posture of their masters scheme for the SUBJ
version of this Government. The rest of the
Washington public thought they saw it accom-
plished already, and, since, have hardly called
their souls their own. Indeed, the very hea-
vens have subsequently been always either
weeping here more or less copiousiy, or threat
ening to weep
Now, as this shocking conspiracy is to sue
keep an eye open for trade, under any dread
full combination of circumstances whatever,)
hasten to present the world with the details
of this "Orrid hafair' in advance even of
the Napolean of the press himself; with in
additional account of the only means of ward
ing off the dangers which have struck patriotic
wise heads in these diggings.
Thus, it seems from Mr. Benefits own pen,
that we were correct in showing how he hob
nobbed with Kings, Emperors, Grand Dukes
| and Ambassadors Extraordinary, few weeks
| ago at Wiesbaden, under the title Of General
Bennett, the distinguished American States
man and diplomatist who was about being
| accredited by his Government to the Court of
the Emperor Louis Napoleon" This marvel
ously taking title was sufficient with the help
| of the reservations of serving maids and men,
who had received from General Bennett in per-
| son, unmistakable limitations that his tastes
were above the vulgar prejudices against what
those about courts of the Old World call Law
and Order" prevalent in the United Statesl
to make Nesselrode and Metternieh cotton
to him amazingly. They volunteered to "put
him through" in {" less than no time So,
as " Tom and jerry Tin the old English COM
edy) set to work to show " Bob Logic" fresh
| caught from the country, the town, amazingly
fast, they, too, undertook the Generals diplo-
| matte education on the Russian model to be
| expected Collins steamer, which was to have
carried to Europe the commission petitioned
| for an the document on file IN tie State De-
parfment. They took him to Johannesburg,
NesselrOde's famous estate on which 90, 900
bottles Of the choicest wine in the world are
made annually. though perhaps, 900, 900 bot
ties are sold annually in the United States
alone, as coming direct from off that estate
| There he was Toasted, feted and actually fud-
died by these two finest minds in all Europe
who, but for the aid old 81 Ness's'' genuine
Johannesburg" afforded, would hardly have
been able to make the Napoleon of the Amer
lean press particeps criminis in their horrid
schemes against the liberty of his country
However, by the time they returned with him
| TO Wiesbaden, he was, body and breeches, as
completely theirs, in his propensity to do as
they did, as Bob Logic was Tom and Jerry's
SITTER single night around London And, to
confess the truth, his imitation of them was
just after the fashion of Bobs imitation lin
the play of his mentors
All the world recolect him ION the stage) in
narrow brimmed hat, bright yellow gloves.
green spectacles and claret ''damme'' coat
staggering and swelling, though but twenty
four hours from the country, as if already in
stalled the leader of 'The Fancy in London
town. So, our diplomatist on returning to
Hiesbaden was already so accomplished in the
art of managing nations by mods, winks. spe
cial pleading and brides, that Messy and
Metty took him with them to Biberach the
Grand Duke of Nassen' 5 'tother court or castle.
| ten minutes ride from Wesbaden.) to witness
the solemn consultation Of the crowned heads
| in person, about the hest means of cbanp;no
the institutions of the United States The
head of the house of RothschiIds was the ONLY
nncrowned one admitted into the body of the
chamber Our General and his Tom and
Jerry were forced to take post out of sight
| though within ear-shot Then and there the
plot was unfolded, and agreed on 1t proved
to be scheme to accomplish the work through
Mr. Belmont our Minister to the Hague, who
being OF lsraelite parentage, it was taken for
granted was ready to sell his country Bel
mont is to use the money in buying up the
Herad This being accomplished Of course
the work is done; the Herald being the great
regulator Of public opinion in the United
States-the lever with which our institutions
may be changed in a trice, or our rulers
forced at its bidding to abandon their posts I'm
despair and retire to the shades of nr;vate