The New York herald., 1876-10-29
The French Commissioners ImputatiOnS
Against America Refuted.
THE MARQUIS DE TALLEYRANDs REBUKE.
A Talk with Complaining French
men at Philadelphia
MINISTER WASHBURNE'S ACTION
Americans in Paris and Frenchmen in
New York indignant

New York indignant
[MEcuAL DESPATCH 10 THE HERALD BIZ cAB1A
PARIS, 2s octobre 1870
La lettre suivante paraftra demain dams ie Fs-
0aro:-
MONSIEUR LIE REDAorEUR
Cest avec un profond etonncment que jai IN Ia
lettre de NJ. du Sommcrard a son ami de vienne.
J'etais attache lExpostion de Philadelphia, jc
dois dire QUEEN cette qualite aussi bien QUEEN ma
qualite de francas, e mai recu que des attentions
les plus delcates dc Ia part de tous les americains
Je crois que tous les commissaires diront CONNIE
moi.
uNE ACCUSATION xoNsrRUEusE.
Accuser les americans d'avoir mis- 10 feu aux
caisscs d'cmballage du departement francais est
une accusation 81 monstrueuse que je ne puts Ia
laisser passer protester de toutes forces.
UN ACCIDENT DErLoRABLE.
Petals en- Ameriaue lorsque Get accident est ar
riye ct les americains plus que toute autrc nation
FONT depore. II MY pas eu de malveillance, j'en
repondrais, ct 81 lie feu await etc mis- par une main
coupable rAmerque toute entiere aurait ait enten-
DIRE son Indignation.
UNE SOURCE PARTIALE.
M. du Sommerard, avant d'accuser ainsi I'M pays
dune action aussi vile aurait du puiser rensei
gnements une source moins partale. Encore
une fois mon devor d'attache a la commission fran
caise est de protester les fats imputes
americans par M. du Sommerard.
Agreez, monsieur le redacteur. rassurancc de ma
haute consideration. Marquis de TALLEYRAND.
Is ocroBRE 1876.
INDIGNATION PARM LES AMERICAINs.
Indignation parmi les americans ici causee par
la lettre de M du Sommerard est pr6fonde ct fera
probablement sentir dune maniere non equivoque
dams une demonstration publique quelconque. Ce-
pendant M. Washburne Went d'adresser une lettre
bien prononcee ce sujet an Due Decazes
TTRANsLATrOE.l
The following letter win appear in the Figaro to-
morrow
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FIGARO
SIR have read with profound establishment the
letter OF M du Sommerard to his friend in Vienna.
was attached to the commission sent to the Phila-
delphia Exposition, and l must say that in that
capacity, as well as Frcnchman, received the
most delicate attentions at the hands Of the Amer
can people, / believe that all the Commissioners
will say the same.
FLAT CONTRADICTION.
The accusation that the Americans purposely set
n in tho Ern dono rim anf "a
so monstrous that cannot allow it to pass without
a nat contradiction.
NO INcENpIAR1sM.
Twas in America when that accident occurred,
and no people regretted 1t more than the Ameri-
cans. There was no ill-wil will answer for It, and
If the fire had been the work Of an ncendary the
whole country would have proclaimed its indigna-
ton.
SHARP REBUKE.
M. du Sommerard should have drawn his informa-
ton from less partial source before accusing q
people with an act SO vile.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DEPENDED.
Once more my duty as Q member Of the French
Commission compes me to protest against the i'm
putations cast upon the American people by NJ. du
Sommerard.
Accept, Mr.. Editor, the assurance Of my distin-
gushed consideration.
Marquis DE TALLEYRAND.
OCTOBER 2s, 1875.
AMERICANS IN PARIS INDIGNANT.
The indignation caused among Americans here by
NJ du sommerard's letter is intense and win prob
ably nnd vent In a pubic demonstration OF some
kind. In the meantime Mr.. Washburne has ad-
dressed q strong letter on the subject to the Duke
Decazes