The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-07

just now, thinks that lie has already square
ly denied the charge that after he became
Minister TO Paris lie improperly favored
the Transcontinenta Rail way swindle.
Here is Mr.. WAshBURNE's denial, which
the Herald thinks is 30 satisfactory
Pans Feb. II. 1875.
ITO THE EDITOR ~ THE HEEALbt l,es rdi1- the
ehar.c ol the Nfw NoHK suS mat rcceiyr. 10000
ia S a'py S n i0s 70 10 sl is assf H e.
in tis ~ ans otter matter. ilc-r h0nds were faced
n de- tprias o, lso exp1 Si II faduaht ' s
s,tcr ana ADVISED the state Depeftnent aD,u thou.
printci. The parties VINO uut the bond. u, mifkei
true ciaric er ana FHrM5> r publisher 1amphici On
American cnscrprae. l.. WAsHBuRSE."
This is square enough in appearance,
but the difficulty with it is that while il
denies very sqnarely IA charge which was
not made, 1t fails to take any notice what
ever Of the charge which actually was
made. THE sun never even minated
that WAsHBURNE was Influenced by IA
bribe to use his official influence in get
ting the FREMONT bonds placed on the
Paris Bourse." Nothing of the sort has
appeared in our columns or anywhere else.
so far rs we are aware, except in MI
WAsHBURNE's card.
Among the documents and other evil
deuce respecting the Transcontinental
scheme in Paris which we first publishe ed
on Feb. l and Feb :, 1873, was included
the following memorandum from "A for
| mer officer Of the Transcontinental Com
pany:
1.-The accounts OF NJ. DANIELS one of the directors
WI 4ff ID fflI4I lnI n So g.
June 1862 wach accounts are now IN the possession
another we're IN PARIS in 1864 several payments IN
goa s n4S SaI T. 70 d oTs 'N 92G %eTs
| got tne money"
Mr. WAsHBURSE reached Paris about
| June |, 1863 and Fremont and SCHENCK
arrived about the same time. NJ. MALES
PINE, editor of the Reform newspaper, n
respectable aud responsible gentleman.
whose public position was well known,
and who had from the first denounced the
| Transcontnental asa fraud at once wrote
| TO Mr.. WAsHBURNE to ask, among other
| questions, whether Congress had really
| guaranteed TO holders OF Transcontinental
| bonds an interest of six per cent; whether
any of those bonds were issued by the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury and whether the
| VI AhV tHli'h pAhttS NbulI III
| terfere in behalf of the bondholders in
| case the interest should not be paid. " L.
| il possible, said NJ. MALEsPINE, for you
| to inform me, Monsieur 10 Minstre,
whether Congress has engaged itself in
| this affair." and whether ii has voted on
this head one or several bills sanctioned
by the President? | have defended the
United States constantly for the last ten
years. The United States are more for
me than u second native land. / do not
wish therefore, that spectators without
conscience should any longer be able to
uJuie their credit. l would not, above all,
wish 10 see the moral influence exercised
everywhere in Europe by the great Ameri-
eau republic ics,oued."
To these questions Mr,WAsHnURNE might
| have returned an immediate reply There
was not fact concerning which NJ. MALES
| PINE inquired that he was not able to
answer positively without waiting "A mo-
ment. Instead Of doing Tins, he wrote on
June "A note to Secretary FISH transmit
ting MALEsPINE's letter, and nquIing Of
IDEALLY what were The facts in the case,