Washington telegraph., 1853-08-03
ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST g. 1853.

every where, thought it a duty to throw
tlieir votes for the man who had set IN q,
the Somon' candidate. On the prestige ot
this position Gen. Pierce marched triumph
| antly INTO the Presidency, and within three
months afterwards the Union men who voted
for bIm, are much astonshed because he
has bestowed official emoiumcnts chiefly on
the graduates of the Nashville and Buffalo
| Conventions
| As to the complaints of Young America
which are raised in some of the democratic
journals, they are merely ludicrous. Young
America proper is very limited class Of in
dislduals, comprising Sanders, CORY, Mar
shall, Douglas, and Pierre, Soule. We
think they have been remarkably well paid
off, by the appointment of Soule to Madrid,
/ though they have reason to quarrel with the
| Administration because their ci;in,s to for
eign appointments have been postponed to
| those Of Auguste Belmont. L would have
| pleased US better to see Cory or Sanders in
a diplomatic Station than the agent Of The
Rothschilds, and a consul of Austria. 1t
would have been more demonstrative, in
| deed, If President Pierce had sent Sanders
to Madrid instead Of sending Soulc. The
| Partisan is more of lady's man; but if
matters become serious we should have
more confidence in Sanders
A few months since, General Cass made
a speech in the Senate Of the United States.
in which he advocated the dissolution OF
our diplomatic concxions with Austria
since then things lave changed and we
have seen an Austrian, whom Austria her.
eaf r. 10 IL,
functions, elevated by democratic Presi-
dent to an important diplomatic appoint
ment as an Austrian citizen And eleva-
ted for what Was he an exiled sufferer
for opinions sake Was he a political
martyr? In this or any other country had
he ever distinguished himself, by word or
deed, as a man of republican faith or sym
pathies Was he in auywise so identified
with the "good old cause, - that he had es-
tabflshed any claim upon the American
people for anything beyond their hospitality
and their protection, in exchange for the
allegiance which he had. sworn 10 our iu-
stitutions, as an adopted citizen
Let the truth be told Mr.. Belmont had
no claim under heaven upon President
Pierce or the democratic party. beyond
the fact that lie is a Millionaire, and contr,b
uted large sums of money to aid the demo-
cratic cause at the late Presidential election
1t is for such service ercIUsirelY that we
see an agent of the Rothschilds an Austrian
by birth, lately the Austrian Consul in the
city Of New York sent abroad to represent
American democracy at a foreign court -
And that. too, when man so notorious
throughout this country and Europe for his
services in the democratic cause in both
| hemispheres, as VIM. NJ. Cory. is dismissed
with promises If he manages ever to Get
them
We know nothing to the diSparagcmcnt
of Mr.. Belmont He is a very worthy and
agreeable gentleman and, for aucht that we
know to the contrary is as hoSpitable and
liberal as a man of his wealth might well
be to his democratic friends He is no
doubt sbrewd and intelligent banker and
broker, and a thoroughbred Wall street
man. But it was not for these qualities that
he was selected. We repeat, his appoint
ment was a mere matter of bargain and
sale, dollars and cents In consideration Of
so much money advanced by Mr.. Belmont
to aid the democratic party in the State
ii
commission as American Minister That
is the plain English of the transaction
We do not say that it was agreed upon be-
forehand We know that the democrats
were short of funds They were ont of
power and could not control the Govern
nlent officers, on whom they usually rely
/ The sinews were indispensable, and Mr..
Belmont furnished them In this view we
must say that the thing looks as if it were ar
ranged 5efore the election.
| We perceive that some of the democratic
papers commend this appointment Of Mr..
| Belmont They illustrate it bv stating that
the same objections could have been raised
| against Lafayette or Koskiusco, if either of
them had happened to become citizen ofthe
United States, as can be raised against the
| agent of the Rothschilds This is Jolly 10
gic. We know that Mr. Belmont has smelt
gunpowder, but If he has lost blood, it has
not in the wars of his adopted country
Do these journals intend to place Mr.. Bel
mont because he is an Austrian, in the same
ranks with those great European champi-
ons 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
command, by means of his money and the
influence which money creates We do not
know what effect such a transaction as is in
volved in this appointment may have upon
a democratic administration. We surmise
however, that if it could have been charged
upon a Wing President the democratic
party would never let us hear the last of it
This is the first time in our history, We
believe that diplomatic station has beer
bought by foreign banking house, or by
an Austrian consul Whether the Austrian
government had any hand in the business