The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-22

xr. Belmont and EIls Calumniakors.
(From the Washington Unien.I
In the private wslks of lie TIE detection Of fs-
grant deliberate falsl hood exsiudes the offender
mot wholly from intercourse With. yea certainly from
the respect and confidence OF the highmindcd end
honorable II he be not wholly insensible to tho
good opinion OF his follow-meu. no viii Attempt to
ie gain the position in society which he has 80 fool
ishiy and 80 wickecly lost by apology, repentance
% II the press Of this country were exempt from the
penalties imposed, In private, for al violations OF
this social law. In many instances the exposure OF
one pnblshed falsshood affords TIE pretext for ths
utterance OF second, more base and malicious. II
possible, than the first. As an example, we might
refer TO the systematic course Of mendacty pursued
BY several New York journals for the purpose OF
damaging the public .Id private reputation Of the
Tribune, - well e. the HkRALD, accused Mr.. Bel
mont Of combining with the duties of minister the
business Of banker-of converting, In short, tho
shoD Ss elegant ard asS
Wan street. As soon a. this grave accusation be.
came known to Mr.. Belmont he promptly placed In
our possession such ireagable proofs Of mis- entire
falsehoods Of bis cslumniators in al their naked
ceformity. The HERALD partially retracted; but re-
tyActed without apology OF explanation Tho Iibnne,
more hardened in guilt, and rendered bold by the
quasi liberation Of public long accustomed TO its
inaoIent course Of vtuperaton and falsehood, cooy
turned round when detected, and blusteringly OBJ
served, We'll, II Mr.. Belmont has not q banking
hocse ct the Hague did he not e the agent Of the
plain that away, II Jon can" We haye already
given plain and unequiv0cal denial to this last &C
cusation and 1t now gives rs much pleasure to add
that we have the necessary documents before us,
OF his friends, for they have not, for single mo
ment, doubted his high sense Of honor and Inherent
dignity Of chaIacter-but nom the wretched fabr-
cations Of corrupt and coruptDg press.
Mr.. Belmont, he naturally enough felt indignant at
this renewed evidence Of malignant persecution
snd very properly adopted such means - were at
his command to place himself in true position be-
fore the country whose nationality he represented
at foreign court. He promptly addressed letters
to the American coDsuls at Rotterdam and Amster.
dam, and 70 Col Bohlen, the latter being the only
American gentleman at the Hague who did not oc-
cupy an oflcial position and whose political predi
lections were unknown to Mr.. B. In these three
letters, Mr. Belmont repeats the infamous chsrges
preferred against him by the New York Tribune
swers as to their truth or faisty These gentlemen
answer a. follows:-
ROTTERDAM, Oct. TO- 1854
Ny DEAR sIRI have the article in the New York
sonalties cannot wonder that you Justly annoyed
These charges with which you have been recently dis
tinguished by the correspondents of some of the New
ing the contrary have only regarded simple absurd
ties but void OF truth and absurd they are they
calculated TO lessen the dignity Of country abroad
by being directed against of its representatives and
agree with you that they ought to be noticed and
futed. TO this end bear cheerful and willing test
mony -
That since your residence in Holland have not known
or ever suspected you of having traaced any CONNER
cal banking business whatever and muchess to have
opened an Office for that purpose.
That during my visits at the Office of the ega
ton, have never perceived anything that would war
rant the suspicion that you occupied with any
other than the legitimate duties OF your Office the
sonabe and usual attention to ordinary personal mat
ters and that except Mr. Prime, your attache, have
your employment.
That the charge OF your connection agency in the
unfoundcd in truth; and that, with ample opportun
tics and among the commercial and other circles here
pcion of such connection agency Of yours with any
very truly, ". S. CAMPBELL.
States Of America at the Hague.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10, 1854.
DEAR SRI have Just received yours Of tho 18th
instant, informing that certain charges had been
made against you In recent numbers of the New York
Tribune and HERALD and requesting me- the
cal agent Of the United States to answer the following
LIST. q Have you at any time heard among the com.
mercal and financial circles at Amsterdam that had
negotiated loan for the Russian army or any other CO.
ianswer-That have heard of anything Of the
kind.
seen anything which would warrant even the most re-
mote suspicion that ! was personally engaged in any
that any clerks were employed BY me for such pur-
pose, in or out of the Office of the legationr'
answer--nat nothing that have seen in my visits
to at the Hague has excited the remotest
pcions in my mind. have ever heard that you
engaged personally in commercial business that
had employed clerks for such purposes either in
Of the Office OF the legation.
remain yours, very truly,
Hon AUGUST BELMONT &C.. &c.
BEEKfsrYN, Oct. II, 1854.
DEAR SIR-Your letter OF yesterday reached us this
morning. and hasten to comply with your request of
an carly reply.
To the queries which you have proposed to me have
no hesitation in answering that the charges which you
state are made against without ony foundation
No one in the Hague, nor in Holland suspects you Of
transacting banking business at the Hague much
OF having negotiated Russian any other loan while
BILE to your private Official conduct your relations
with the authorities Of this country which believe to
have been such become the dgnyof the country you
represent whilst know your intercourse with the gene
raj society OF the Hagne to have been Of the most friend
ly kind.
regret you should have been annoyed BY charges
made unjustly in some Of newspapers. Very re-
specially, your most obedent servant
Hon. AreusT BELMONT, &C., &c.
In order To give an air OF FEASIBILITY 70 this nov
exploded charge about the Russian loan silly story
was put in circulation by one IL not both the papers
named, relative to the paternity Of Mr. Belmont. II
was gr8vely asserted thst Mr. was the natural Of
one OF the Rothschds; and by arrocess OF reasoning
peculiar TO these journals, the alleged bar sinister
she escusche0n of our minister at the Hague was in
dubitable evidence Of his completely in the financial
affairs of the Gar Nicholas. We have before us q
letter from the elder Mr.. Belmont TO his son. In
stead Of being Rothschild, and member Of the
greatest banking house in the world the worthy old
gentlemsn is the owner of small estate In Ger
many, the cultivation Of which appears 70 afford
SIMPLE smuse ment and occupation for the declining
years Of his life.
Negro Execution In Virginia.
llrom the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. Is |
Yesterday, between III and IL o'clock, negro
Washir gtop, the slave Of Mr.. Thomas o. Burton,
was lut To death on ,he 0allows In n rayiup n abort