Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-23

Committee OH Railroads, called upon
the President, by vote Of the Senate, for
the correspondence between Mr. Wash
burnp. our Minister to France, and the
State Department, That correspond
cnce is published, and the country will
be nblc to sec the h0cus.pocus Of one Of
the most adroit pieces Of financial thin.
ble.rigging ever imposed upon an limo
cent and unsuspecting people. The
French people are taken in and done
for. No wonder they cannot sustain a
Republic
The correspondence referred to is as
follows:
LEGATION OF TUE UMrED STATES, PARIS,
December "a, lS60-slr; have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt Of your dispatch
No. "a, under date Of the 10th Instant, In
cludiug q translation Of letter addressed to
you by one Captain A. Sablani, Of the
French army, on the subject Of bis appllca.
ton TO me for Information relative to the
| Memphis and I'll Paso Railroad Company,
aud also your reply thereto.
1t Ia perhaps proper that should say
word In regard to this matter. This gentle
man called on me for Information In regard
to the so called TTausoontlneutal railroad
bonds, saying that he had Invested some 3d.
900 francs In their purchase, and that he felt
a good deal of unoasiness 10 relation to his
investment. He had, therefore, come to the
Legation to seek Information. | received
him courteously aud explained 10 him fully,
as have explained to all others, that from
the time OF my arrival at Paris, great
many Inquiries were made Of the on that
subject; that while had my own opinions,
preferred seeking ofiiciIl information from
my Government.
/ had, therefore, written aud obtained
such information, which had always been
at the disposition Of the publlci not ouly
that, but other information sent at the re-
quest Of the company, had always been
equally at the disposition OF the public.
That II he were uneasy In regard to his lu-
vestment, he had better seek the parties In
Paris who had put the loan on tho market,
but declined to give him any advice what
ever as to what he should do with his bonds,
though he pressed me very hard to tell him
what thought he had better do with them.
A few days afterward l received the let
ter, copy Of which he seems TO have
sent to you. On reading the letter was
convinced from Its tone and spirit that II
was not addressed to me for the purpose of
obtaining information In good faith. On
the other hand, l was satisfied that 1t was
concocted by parties who had confederated
together to impose the Transcontlneutal
bonds on the French public, Ia order to
draw me Into correspondence for the pur-
pose Of abusing me, as they had already
done In pamphlet which they have Issued
In this city. Under such circumstances
declined answering the Communication OF
Captain Sablanl. l am confirmed 10 the
Impressions had 10 regard to this commu-
nicatlon from the complaint he has addressed
to you, and which was evidently Inspired
from the same source.
thank you for Transmitting to me trans
lation Of hls letter to you, together with your
reply thereto.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedlenL servant,
(. D. WAsHBURNE.
Hon. HAMILTON FGsu, Secretary Of State.