The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-09

8eAnents Appointment ut RAGht.
A few months since General CAss made
speech in the Senate Of the United States. in
which he advocated the dissolution of our d.
plomatic connexions with AUSTRIA. Since
then things have changed; and we have .een
an Austrian, whom AusrRrA herself thought At
TO trust with only consular fuuctieas, elevated
by a DEAocRArIc President to an important
diplomatic appointment as an Austrian citizen,
And elevated for what2 Was he an exiled suf.
ierer tor opinions sake2 Was he political
niarsyrE In this or any other country had he
ever distinguished himself, by word or deed, as
man Of republican faith and sympathies?
was he IN anywise so identified with the
"gsoA odd cause" that he had established any
claim upon the American people for any thing
beyond their hospitality and their protection in
exchange for the allegiance which he had
sworn to our institutions as an adopted citizen?
Let the ruth be told Mr. BELMONT had
40 cialIa under heaven upon President Pierce
OF the Democratic party beyond the fact that
ne is millionaire, and contributed large sums
OF money to aid the Democratic cause at the
late Presidential election. IL is for sucb ser.
vice src'"'srety that we see an agent of the
RorHscH ILDs, an Austrian by birth, lately the
austrian Consul In the city of New York, sent
abroad to represent The american Democracy
al tofeiga court And that too when man
SO notorious throughout this country and Eu-
rope tor his services in the Democratic cause
IN both hemispheres as WILLIAM M. CoRRY
dismissed puttb L.
to get them.
we know nothing to tkcdisparagement of MIR.
BELMONT. He is very worthy and agreeable
gentleman, and, for aught that we know to the
contrary, is as hospitable and liberal as man
0t his wealth might well be to his DEMOCRATIC
friends. He is no doubt sbrswd and intel
iigent broker and banker, and thorough bred
wall street man. But it was not for these
qualities that ne was selected. We repeat
ais appointment was mere matter Of bargain
ana sale, dollars and cents. In consideration
OF so much money advanced by Mr. BELMONT to
aid the DEMOCRATIC party in the city and State
OF New York, Mr.. BELMONT has received a
commission as American Minister. That is the
plain English OF the transaction. We do not
say that 1t was agreed upon beforehand, We
know that the Democrats were short of funds,
They were out Of power, and could not control
the Government officers, on whom they usually
rely The sinews were indispensable, and
MI BELMONT furnished them. In this view,
we must say that the thing looks very much
as IT 1t were arranged before the election.
we perceive that some of the DEMOCRATIC
papers commend the appointment of MIR. BEL
MONT they illustrate it by stating that the
same objections could have been raised against
LAFAYETTE or kosCIUsKo, if either of them
had happened to become a citizen of the United
States, as can De raised against the agent of
the RorHscHILDs. This is jolly logic. We
Know that Mr.. BELMONT has smelt gunrowder,
but If ne has lost blood, it has not been in the
wars OF has adopted country. Do these Jour
nails intend to place Mr.. BELMONT, because he
IS an Austrian, in the same ranks with thosS
great European champions of universal liberty,
as benefactor of the American people?
we do not suppose that President PIERCE
could bear up against the outside pressure
which Mr.. BELMONT was no doubt able to COM
mand by means OF his money and the influence
which money creates We do not know what
effect such transaction as is involved IN this |
appointment may have upon DEMoc Ratio
administration. We surmise, however, that if
1t could have been charged upon Wing
PRESIDENT, the DEMOCRATIC party would |
never let us hear the last of it. This is the |
hrst time In our history, We believe, that d. |
plomatlc station has been bought by foreign
banking house, or by an Austrian consul.
Whether the Austrian government had any
hand In the business remains to be seen.