New-York tribune., 1872-03-29
AcARp FROM MR. SAMUEL REMINGTON.

10 TIC Razor OF .rhe Trib""e.
Sir: In n recent pnmber of I'VE TRIBUNE
read with much pam and surprise the following re-
marks made 10y Mr. Simmer the Senate Al the United
States Sitting of Feb H. lf'9 on the sHJcct oi arms
sold 10 The French Government:
In setting forth the facts he must introduce two char
actorS upon thc soene-Mr. llac" lat Consul General o
France AZ New York. and Samuel Bennington or lhon,
New-York. Place had been accus'"i Of fraud ana upoh
his second trial had been convicted mainly upon he tesl
mony of Remington, who was authenticated as witness
the French courts 10y cei,ihc3te from oI secretary
of War
Now Sir venure to appeal 10 your sense Of far play
80 my reply 70 these remarks Of MI sumner /
address myself TO you, although am of course well
aware that your journal is of those which most ar
deuly and ably support Mr.. summer. because at
YOU hands have EIevions occasions met with that
honest determination hear both sdcs Of question,
winch is unfortunately not always IN be found when
politics emhittercd discussion. II j. evident To me
that Mr. Sumner must have been mjsriOnncd when he
made the statement which have quoted above for,
first Mr.. Victor Place MS second trla convicted
on no less than five counts, only Of which my
testimony invoked; aud that testimony, as shall show
directly was not given the Paris Comt but before the
Parliamentary Commission sitting a. Versailles. It is
therefore not correct say Nj. Sumner does that VI
Place convicted mainly on the testimony Of Rem
ngton" second not present at the second trial OF
NJ Place. spectator, far less therefore rs wit
Third neither have betU autncut lcat<d
"a a witness by certificate rom Secretary Of War
either in the French Courts before ther Paramen-
tary Commission Of Inquiry.
Ny relations with Mr. BeiLnap in this matter are
easily explained. When heard of the extraordinary
statements put forward by Nj. Place his rst trial last
Autumn with regard the commercial position Of the
firm of which am partner AT returned 10 the
United States. My object in doing was 10 he pro-
vided with triumphant those accusations in
case they shouG be brought forward against my house
before the French Parliamentary Commission. which
was then nquIiug into The sale " arms during the war
Ii was not indeed, until h.d collected al these dOcn
ments that / learned that tie French Government had
determined to Try NJ. Place second time. The 80
iows:
have ordered the official seal OF the Department 10
be affixed 10 tbls comluuHiCai o nuuer my hLnd am
very respectfully. your Ohcdient servant.
w II. BELhNAF, Secretary of War;
Thus you that this so-calcd certificate merely
Mr.. Belknaps Official attestation oi The eXactude Of
Gen Dyer report the relations Of my firm with the
War Department. 1t cannot therefore, be possibly
srued 10 he a certificate authentcating me witness
either before the French courts the French Par
lamentary Commission which, repeat, had alone in
view when l procured Gen. Dyer's report and many
similar documents IN full confidence that YOU viii do
me the honor print this letter, which have made as
brief as possible, II remain Sir, yours very respectfully
&. RI 1INGTOS.
UOici ChOthGm, Paris. March II. 1872