The New York herald., 1876-11-12
"C'EST UNI NFANIE.'
N. Dn Sommsrard interviewed by the Herald
Correspondent in Paris
THE MOST ARTISTIC HOME IN EUROPE.

He Formally Disavows the I'm
proper Letter.
PANS, Oct 80. 1874
ANY American citizen who win be so good a. to
imagine
An AmABLs AND ourxp FRENCH SoBLxnAs,
high In office and IN the worlds esteem, suddenly
brought with the charge OF having offended
tho people OF the United States will realize the post
tion OF
\. soMxgRARp
when your correspondent called upon him before
breakfast morning his residence In the Chateau
dc Cluny, which is
ARTISTIC Hoxx xURoPR
Indeed the allegations made against N. du Sommerard
sufficiently disqueting. and no gentleman
would have liked them In print under
the guarantee OF his signature II was .
vennese journal which nrsl started NJ. du Son.
merard rs fair game hunt during Parliamentary
rcccsses and the dcarth OF news In autumn
This unscrupuous print published, one morning early
this month letter dated the LIST inst purporting TO
have been written by II. du Sommcrard 70 private
friend and which, therefore, could not have been In
any intended for publication, had Il boen
written By NJ du Sommerard II was sensational
Of letter. mentioning that II. du Sommcrard had
a cousin, who was marchioness and who resided in
oil the finest castles 10 France. whore shooting
fishing other diversions going perpeualy
Now, this would have been harmless impertnence
enough, but suddenly tho lotter broke on from an
agreeable narrative describing sylvan and field
sports, 10
CURSE rnB KxnisirIoN PHILADELPHIA.
Moreover, as though that were not thing TO mako
the hair OF codly felix 10 stand upon an end the
vennese PRINT proceeded to show NJ. du sommcrard's
motives explaining why and wherefore he cursed. In
his capacity OF French Com General for all In
ternationAl Exhibitions NJ. du Sommerard was stated
to have been brought into very close relations with
America and TO have formed unfavorable opinion
OF It's population upon the following grounds
Ffrst-Becausc Americans had wantonly burned
the buildings which contained the packing OF
French exhibitors
.Second-Because the Americans, including their
police were thieves who could not be brought to
justice owing The OF the judges appointed
20 try them.
TAird-Because American ladies' ugly; or, 20
speak iq tho actual words attributed to NJ du Som
mcrard,
AMERICAN woMxS ARE NOT WORTH POWDER
enough TO kill Them charge which had aroused In
disnant protest fom the Marquis de Talloyrand-
PcrIgord and other French gentlemen acquainted with
the United States as soon as u was published
NJ du Somperard, when interviewed, desired, In the
the NEw YORK HERALD for having gwen him an op
portuny to reute allegations personally so painful to
him and publicly so injurious
cEsT uSE IxFAMiK
"C'eH une iEfdme don't jdt etc rfcttme, f." said the
French nobcman emphatically, and pledge you my
word OF honor that the letter ap0cryphal disavow
IL In the most complete and unreservcd manner. Tho
Figaro has, this morning published my denial and the
editor, who Is gentleman has even expressed his
rcgrot that he should have aided In giving currency 70
rumor which has no foundation.
~ was at Havre when disturbed by the wild non
hurried Immediately to Paris TO deny IT, Indeed,
felt It due 10 my Official position 70 cal ON tne Duke
Official explanation OF the outrageous behavior attn
bu,od to officer In his department need scarcely
add that
! HAvg FULLY SATISFIED THE DUKE,
and beg that the NEW YORK HERALD win exculpate
IN the eyes OF the American people. have pledged
you my honor that am gutess aud now
AN READY TO PLEDGE MY OATH,
SO anxious am ! thas thore should be no misunder-
In truth, | am tho last person In tho world who
should be accused OF
IL~wrLL TOWARD AMERICA,
for In the very Inst sitting OF the committee over
which preside It was who proposed that
BEAUTIFUL sEvRKs
sent to the Exhibition should DO presented 10 the
city OF Philadelphia ornament isr Ihe Town
Hall, and my proposal has been adopted by my col
leagues and ratified by the Minister. l have tho
hearlisst respect and admiration ior the American
people, and It never would enter into my aoad TO
write say single word which could give offence
to any one The letter alleged 10 be mine most
clumsy contrvance and must have been concoctcd BY
OF my family Thus am credited with cousin who
Is moi my cousin, ana with correspondence in Ger
man when. do not spcAk or understand the
language in which | am reported 10 have writ
ten Finally, l havo been teascd by a rumor that
l was Ill terms with Mr. washburne, ths American
Minister, when have the highest public regard and
private esteem tor His Excelency. must ask you 10
set this right; and that the NEW YoRh HERALD
will tar play, and open its columns TO me should
any further explanation be needed"
Hooked up from tho frark, handsome gentleman who
talked 10 me this pleasant, ouspoken way, and
upon tho very walls of his room one OF
HuxTEKs lfTHoGRAPHs or THE ART GALLERY
OF the International Exhibition, recently published at
Philadelphia and could that the subject OF 1t and
the interests conndcd 10 him present 10 the
speakers mind. "Tenes said he, as we shook bands,
all my timc and energies for months 70 the Exhl-
bltion at Philadelphia, and am still doing SO. Only
Saturday last sent ava away n,eon packers q
them sufficient number OF packing cases and
necessary implements to replace half those that
were burned An equal number OF packers, With tue
same quantity Of cases and implements, will follow by
mail Before we part, too, lot mo tell you, that
nothing may be leit unex p.ained why did not per-
sonay attend the Exhibition. agent appointed
by the French government, and could only have
10 The United States as an officer accredited to the
American government France, however. was assured
that the International exhibition At Philadelphia was
entirely
A PRIVATE UNDERTAKING
and had therefore auth ority to take part IN u
In my Official character for French exhibitors would
oil thoir cxhinis and had power 10 give "a them.
sorry that could lot DO present ~ your great
national festival but the fauit was not nine"
Should there be any grounds Of nssptcion Of jraudw-
lent counting eAtr ride sAod be reported aud de-
nounced at
No man porfAy TIA office Of President should DC wI-
ing to hold u II "cosnfed in" placed there by any
fraud Ether party afford 10 BE- dsappointed in the
resuh bSf the country cannot afford to have the ressit
tainted BY the Suspicion Of al<gaI raise raurns.
u s. GRANT
TIMELY XINDFALL.