The New York herald., 1876-11-09
AMERICA LIBELLED.
TEXT or THE SHAMEFUL DOCUMENTS PuDLIsHEp
IN THE PARIS rIGAEo-ATTAcKINo THE CEN
rEsNIAL COMMISSIONERS AND THE PEOPLE OF

TEXT or THE SHAMEFUL DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED
IN THE PARIS rIoAEo-ATTAcKINo THE CEN
rEsSIAL COMMISSIONERS AND THE PEOPLE OF
THE UNITED STATES.
The following Is tho communication printed In
the Figaro of Paris October 81 attributed at first TO
the French Centennial Commissioners, n. du sommc-
rard but which that gentleman subsequently declared
to be forgery. II is dated at Venna;-
must call your attention to letter from N. do
Sonmerard TO o. his friends in Vienna, Baron -
which has just been published in German in one OF the
Vienna papers, and which have translated Tor you as
accurately as possible M. de somTerard IS the Com
missioner General OF France OF all Exhibitions having
represented France Htha capacity al Vienna as weiHs
Philadelphia. This letter explains the reasons OF his
retlremcni OF his ahstcntion from all matters hav-
ing reference 10 the Exposition of ISIS. send It TO
you entire Perhaps You viii reduce that part which
criticiscs the coming exhibition In any case you
will read with interest all that send you about tho
aborive enterprise az Philadelphia The letter IS as
follows
Ny DyAw FRIryp-I am at the house OF my
cousin the Aarrhonoss de ahoust Of the most beau
please among friends briefly avail myself OF this
s @ ss' he Sns asa
hap. you ms' .n and 80 beg ~ your nsns an 's sn, nj
up this philsdepha Exhibition,
sssn able IT, on
As ven understood refused TO go to Amerie. in per
ton special eommi ssonsr Sppon,ed in stead.
wsam we csen
accepting models. thank stars that resisted the
anrcmcnts that put forward TO induce
the ocean what the Aussrsn
there but the which representative makes
daily simply distressing aud enabe to form
idea tho greedncss OF Amcrcans did all could
government taking part In this Exhbi
tho oi certain American enthusiasts in
tho Chamber Of Deputies oyercame my personal vcws and
bv think should have had - pay pretty dearly
o. interest In tho cntennia at the United Statcx
The Americans themselves the building which
contained empty hoping tnnt exhibit wonl
entirely destroyed in their good should will
the fire extend FAR tho galleries. This nremcn
wen IN wOrkh
the 9rh Of Last month there another
lire In tho aud tnverns adjoining the Main
Buding. Happily, the wind rcd round 30 the north
thnt only tho stores destroyed. But will IL be-
third Tho Is that tn. Exhibition police Is
posed Of elements OF the United that
again Tor want of witnesses; and what is perhaps.
VI ALL the thieves count the Judges themselves
tell them when to csmmencc the piering All this
singular that have considered IL duty 20 send there
Or police watch the goods OF exhibitors
Tho English have also sent twenty-five These
ut eat find some compensation In the homes of tho
Philadelphia women hut II appears that the American
women whom admire much In Paris are chosen
pressy tor this object and that they not worth
charge de J,oudrc
to send working there selected tho men with
the greatest Many manufacturing towns sent ccr
tnin number nf men their expense, men well
oast with their brethren OF the New World But AL
these have returned greatly and the
hs said OF all the members OF tho jury twenty uf
whom chosen from the highest circles OF SCIENCE
and ternture these tell their that they
would not back thcre again. DU SOMMEkARD.