, 1875-02-13
4 LIE BQUEICHED.

Tho Now York Sur OF tho 9Th inst., edited
by Nh IHhmnolito whose hnnd is against every
n,nn sympatlizing with or connected with
tic Republican party, mainly for peraonn1
reasons, printed three-coluinn article hond-
cd GnANT's Diplomntists," directly charging
Gen. RonEnr G. ScuEscK, United States Min
lister at London, and the Hon. E. B. WASH
nuRNE, United States Minister Mt Iaris, with
solling their thair influence to place tho FnE-
MONT Memphis i Ell Paso swindling bonus on
tho Paris Dourae. Afr. DANA charges in this
nrtico that in June, 1869, thero was trouble
in Paris concerning these bonds, and, at Tint
to that city together to "1x WAsununNE, who
in Congross Ind been great antagonist Of
FREMONT and his scheme" and TINT during
this visit "several payments in gold,
amounting in nil to moro than S1O,-
900, woro paid to third party for the Hon.
L, g. WAsnDunuE" 2. Tile further charge
is made that Gen. CLusEnEr, WHO was then
resident in Paris as n naturalized citizen OF
Tho United States, published pamphlet cx-
posing the ilnpoaturo, and WINS ordered to
leoya the country and that he appealed to
Afr. WAsHnuRNE for protection, which was
not granted. .. Tho charge is also maae thnt
N. MALEsrlsE, tho editor Of La Reforme, adj
dressed q series Of questions to Mr.. WAsf1-
nUnsE touching the legality, sounlness, and
security Of the bonds, which the latter de-
clinod to answer lest 1t might injure the
Company, mud TINT others nude similar in-
quiries Of him which he did not choose to
nl,swer. This is the substance Of the charges
which tho SUI, makes against Mr.. WAsunuRsk.
Whether Gen. ScuENcE was connected in any
way with the Ell Paso scheme we do not
know, and that is siinmatcria1 Mt present. Sofar
ns A1r. WAsuBuRSE is concerned, however, an
answer has been made promptly md COM
pletcly. Tho article appeared in the Sun on
the 9th, and on tho 18th A1r. WAsnnunNE
answered it by q cable dispatch to tho New
York Herald, in which he sets forth an array
of facts which nails tho vile ISLANDERS to tho
counter. In this dispatch, Mr.. WAsHnuENg
declares that ho never received n dollar or
was offered dollar for his oi1ca1 influence
in this or any other matter; that tho bonds
Of tho Memphis Il 1l Paso schoms were
placed on tho Dourso month before ho ar
rived in Paris; that he exposed the fraudulent
character Of tile bonds and advised the State
Department Of the facts; and that tho parties
who placed tho bonds assailod him for so DO
ing, md Gon. FREMONT arraigned him in
d public manner "for discrcditing groat
American enterprise" Tie public will not
ask for any further denial Of these unsub-
stantial and infamous charges which have
grown out of the partisan 1naliee OF Mr..
DANA. The charges agajnst Mr.. WAsuBunsr
being shown as talse, it is quite probable TINT
the charges against Con. scHENcK, raads in
the sane connection, may be eqully false.
In any event, the a3zoeious and cold -hlooded
manner il which charge without amy foun-
dation was made against Mr.. WAsHnunNx
ought to npp,iss the public that no reliance
can be placod hereafter upon any charges
mnde by the Sun, which laa become simply
The medium for venting DANA'a personal aud
partisan spleen aud malice.