The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-22
UNITED STATES LEGATION,
Stockholm, Sweden, April 70, 1919.
STATEMENT.

The following article appeared in the Commercial AID
veuser Of New York during the month of February lasts
"EriraordiaaTy Development - Dipionatie smuggling.
"We have letter from of the northern Euro
pean capitals, in which is disclosed fact humi
y cur of as ha Ss a
pecied, has at length been detected in smuggling British
with traders in the apita referred The large
boxes containing the goods represented by the d plo
y such sugars, &c. but Of them was accidentally
broken open in the house, and the discovery
made The custom house authorities took possession of the
whole. The discovery said have produced the
modification among The American residents
few days after the insertion article IL was stated
tons mentioned.
Such being the case regard it as due to the
represent and my various friends throu ghout the Union,
to present in this and
charges They are base and magnan, accusations made
against an absent public servant, and such merit the
contempt OF all his counuymen.
The article in question insinuates follows,
That representative of the United States, after being
lent Introduction OF goods to the country where he is
the of certain arriving to his address bur
that the same were accidentally discovered.
III. That tins discovery produced the deepest morfca
ton among the Americans resident place where
same is said to have occurred
Is singular that amid many serious charges there
not one bearing even an approach TO truth.
To those acquainted with facts tho aburdity Of
which has prompted all the others The Amerca ans resi-
dent at Stockholm few indeed amounting in all only
tom existing therefore, have been confined
5 row a m Inc snsnang charges of this beou article
which these insnuarons have been ingenousy tor
practice Tor several yeas-honehod provisions and wear
ing apparel as supplies for winter was informed by my
agent that these Articles together with books
Tor my private library and documents for the legation
VAL intended reach stockholm early in Decenber APP
pca,on was therefore made for the admission Of hese
cies, which were particularly describedi will appear in
document r., herewith exed. NV boxes
not ready for the Amant Val the departure
schooner Frheen reached the port Stockholm having
on board number of boxes, with direction whatever
but the shipping mark and unsigaed bill OF ading
ierrnz them address On the transfer of
to the custom house, where first them at
once that they did probably, what expected
and immediately mentioned this suspicion inspectors
Of the customs reference to their statement (b) will
tioncontaned nothing ordered by intended for my
use or 4" the least degree corresponding vith my rsea
over TO the custom-house auihorites.
In few days letter received from the shipper of
these goods stating that their arrival was occasioned by
bunder of his clerk who, amid large number of boxes,
(maked E. had sent the wrong and that articles
stu remained at Lubbock where they must be bound
until the spring. and desiring eshipment of those for
warded, through This letter delivered to
the proper authorities did with another still
pressing, which arrived after My connexion with
he as lar as any SUCH existed from the TACT that
they were addressed to me, was severed at the moment oil
my disclaimer.
The insinua,on that an attempt was made at n,inepre-
seMaton Is even more ridiculous than the pretended
modification OF the residents. 1t is best
sWereu statement (D) OF the Under
lstns OF the Swedish such at
tempt can be made articles admitted free of duty for
be opened and the j,nal=ed at the custom
before dsray Nothing, therefore, but the basestmalgni
numerous faithful officers, the time with nay
The assumption is ridiculous, to be discussed fof mo-
the goods was pecting, would have received them
on order for articles coming by the "Alman Val"
will appear therefore, from perusal oil the documents
annexed:
l. That the goods arriving with the Friheten" were
ho ,v ntrnA
to contain nothing corresponding with expected
articles They were surrendered to the
custom house authorities my intention being under
circumstances to have nothing to do with them
H. That no nus fpese"tat'or was attempted or could
III That the government 10 which am accredited has
furious character, but that, the contrary, both it
and the custom house auhoreswho, ofcourse, the
most interested-have borne testimony to the
promp,ness and good faith with which acled.
Such the evidence offer silence the ISLANDERS of
and falsiry of which shows its parenage 10 be similar
attack the columns of the 'Sondagsblaet" low and
e @ 10 Re
efforts OF private enemy-one who is well known to me-
My character has been basey and wantony attacked
will at appear from the documents submitted.
Translation Of letter reeeptd from Baron Mandrsrom
Chief "e, tary at me M"iry Of Foreign A6at', under
SIR Learning that one of the New York journals
contains nvidous nsnuation which malice may in
erpre to your injury have felt j, to be my duty to nco'e
Baron Serned Minister OF Foreign Affairs, under date Of
January 3d. TO his Maesty charge daaes at New York,
written on account OF similar insnuatons made in some
of the Swedish papers.
You will from this that the government Of his Majesty
utterly rejected from the first any Interpretation in the aght
est degree your prejudice and, indeed could do
otherwise after your precise and satisfactory communica-
ton. Please accept, &c,
L. MANDERSTROM.
Hon. II. w ELLSWORTH, nc, &c, &c.
B.
Copy Of depaeh addressed By his Ereeeney Baron Sti
neh TO Mr. LoDsnskiotd his 1ajcfys charge da6aires
| Washi"gton, the 25th Of January, 1919.
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