New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-26
REPUBLICAN pIpIoMAcY
The Appointment OF Aasuste Belmont.

monte Is 90 20 10 the Netherlands as representative Of
this rePubic.
Although tiat gentleman has been spoken Of rcp,.edlv
A. candidate for an official post Of the Kind have bs
Ieyed ths, his aspirations were TO be disappointed Sin.
wopd not hsye felt authorized to bring my humble opin.
ion on tits head before the public II Mr. Belmont had boeu
s,t,o some country with which this republic has mere
commercial relations and not likely 70 have any ohersfor
some time TO come But he is to so to EuroDeo the Old
Coun,rvoyer which revolution, on the grandes' scala
Is dswnrg Mr. Auguste Belmont Is q 60 % country.
and ats moment when there are pending The weghucst
political an social questions IN whose solution me people
OF The United States, with their geeeou impulses ther IN
forests ~ civilized nation and their progressive enden
eies will be most deepy concerned All the events Of lat
ter years the revolutionary spirit msnesung "se All over
Europe and the reckless spirit OF oppression mGchlns
src with II show Enthusiastically that the idea of conpro
mise and final reconciliation has been completely aban-
dcned and thSt il cannot be many years ere the DECISIVE
battles between the principles Of freedom ana depoism
i sll he fought from the Atlantic a. the Caucasus. ihe
tine intervening longer shorter may be- 18th very
tine when the example Of the republic has vast range Of
influence the pending transformation OF Earepe Hs
here this blessed continent that tue reest institutions
ever possessed by civilized nation are at work ana al
cctsd 20 eStrcsd discussion and progressive
legislative Transformation Hitler il is that the champions
the oppressed principle in Europe turn their sOuowfu
eyes: here where they expect 10 fluid their only ally I'm
the coming Struggle for lie death Hitler they look Tor
sympathy for moral and lust tribunal and II need be-
toy help wherein the civilization AMI progress
Of the world are concerned.
Considering this state OF Europe nSppcsrs to be mat
Ter OF importance that TINS republic IN the urgcncS, OF ap
preaching events be represented by set Of whorcp
resent not merely clssj Of Amencsn citizens soms
special inter st. commercial industrial other but who
represent AeIIcN prime Piles swhoe dnlsrtcag Sympa
the hEl icoAin represent truly and entirely.
the AmIican p,oc Whatever you may say OF the lint
ed duties Of Charge Consul bear in mind matter
Of TACT that the European people do not speak Of their
goyernmens-look upon an American. invested with any
,Mcia quality, tue type ef that people which your
President with just pride called people Of soyereigns
they lock upon him being sent there Tor the explicit pur
pose of representing the friendly feeling of ffee people
IN s midst Of oppression and desp0to cruetes Bear ia
mind hat IN countries where the eiered press can carry
40 tdnss OF the republic among the masses your envoy
almost the only manfro whose doDgs aud sayings the
lower classes ct the people derive their scsnty knowledge
and conceptions Of the far ell republic still those classes.
tie most completely oppressed and most deeply wronged.
those 10 whom you desire 90 extend brother hand
we wei know. WHO have had more ample opportunity to
stSdy your Institutions and your character
Ii my humble opinion that the mission Of an American
Charge Consul refers explicitly 10 the people and
cp, strict business matters call him TO court be mi h bet
ter sway and instead Of loungng about In tbs ga
Ions sores and balls of the haut ro' he ght rather
mipgc among the masses OF the people Among the ars
iooraoy initiating their frivolous foes closely his
salary permit be viii always set very Inferior part most
unworthy OF one OF the people OF sOyeren aud Instead
of exeriing any influence in that quarter he will BE- butt
fed With and b. viii render himself ridiculous in the eyes
Of the people 20 say the least OF il. But The other
hand II he goes among The people frequens hg places
of reunion studies Their lf feelings and grievances he
will be- widely esteemed and honorod and when the time
arrives for the people 10 unfold their banner he Will be at
once astonished the influence he finds himself able
command among the masses. His Government will not bs
obliged 20 send somebody out there 90 travel about TO
paht hastily notions Of hetendenciOs and resources
OF the struggling parties, TO make ultimately report 10
Lis Government and get finally answer and insirac-
tons WHEN the proper time has passed BY TO speak Gu
cosr9gng word 10 act In other proper way or
cumstsnces have required. No, not so but he. tho
Charge The Consul will have furnished his Government
with all the data referring 90 the state Of the people long
before the crisis arose, aud whom II has come he win bs
able at to give true picture Ct pending affairs AMI
i'm any emergency he viii never be at loss tn hni which
hfa aaff
points.
the side Of the people and be viii do Il unembar
raised :hsn he owed an entertainment 70 Cheyaer A. %
whit Of goston to Count h. said 4 or being very like
Is to be arraycd against the people
To be explh | venture e. say thu there have
been American officials in Austria aud other European
countries who have been afraid 10 show themselves In
places where the middle classes or the honest tong pec
pie meet could name such ones who visited occasion
ally such places half disguised hiding themselves Ia Oh
probably TO enjoy good glass Of beer or 70
have good laugh at the funny Of tho pebs and
then sneak out unoborved ~ ptssbe and make aJoke
Of it the assembly OF Baroness somebody. could
name an American official to whom applied when Sc
crctod in Vienna aeris fall In 1919 through well known
German author and particular friend Of bis for shener for
wcniy four hours which he promptly refused, although no
knew well enough that this refusal might my life.
wish the feeble voice Of a refugee could achieve some
thing IN the WAY Of directing closely the attention Of
this and powerful people toward their representa-
Ircpoa IT, II YOU wish to exert wholesome influence on
the Continent send there thorough Americans who
cowarly iorsake their Republican manners, and, what "a
shll worse thtir Republican principles which they have
proessed in your meetings aud Conventions, soon
they the smooth parquos and the pcriuned smos
phore Of European palaces.
Returning 10 Mr. Auguste Belmont, | say that, az an
agent Of the Rothsohds and official lolael Of Aus
trs he stands and has stood in the service Of the most
reckless ncamate foes Of European progress These
ROtsclls have not regarded the risk IN lending
millions and millions 10 enable the towards on The throne
Of Austria write the bloody history Of their reign.
These are the parties in whose service Mr. Augu-e Bel
mont has been snd Is engaged plainly enough indie stng
with which party his sympathcs viii be In the coming
struggle
The object Of Mr. 4. Belmonts aspirations 10 that po
son is bis most eryen desire 20 bs admitted in the circles
OF the high arsocracy which have been shu up II Dora
DO for Eim and would have been all his life time bat for
his recent appointment.
abstain from further charging this subject with the
be- filed with free born Americans who have been
forced when yet sohoOboys bend their knees pray
kings and whose minds have been tnged BY the
corruptng influences Of desp0tic government.
close this communication with an expression OF my
deepes regret that this Republic has selected az rs repre-
sentative sgent Of the firm OF ROhschild Hapsburg
| AN AUSTRIAN.
! Nay a. 1853
DEATH or Hos. JESSE b THoMAs-The death Of
Judge Thomas, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, we have already
recorded. But, he has occupied quite prominent
position in the history OF the North West, present
| the following brief sketch Of his career;
Judge Thomas for many years resident Of Madi
son County H. and Of the earliest settlers Of that por
ton Of .be State. About the year 1910 he removed 70 the