The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-04

.sassnel an. played, American and Ensnsh-wh.ther
o. "Star SpaAglsd Banner and "Hal Columbia
eAeaA - pruned and abridged TO exclude any al
haisn 70 which Engishman might be ssnsitve-whe-
ss.psny before or after the Chief Magistrate q the
United Sates-and whether application to the OH
eas at the palace for the loan Of the AMI Prince
Albarts hksnesses would be authorized by Mr.. Blu
I renonstratsd most earnestly with Mr.. somerby
against the English tone that was to be given an oc
csAisn which, above AL Others ought to be american.
besought him to urge upon you that IL In vain for
Revolution that this Was not an American idea that
The great object Of the 4h Of July 1775 was
= keep alive for the hatred Of trans and the love
Of kbertyan the passions Of that conflict in which the
republic came into existence and that besides nothing
vas more erroneous than the notion that this sort Of
hshnen, for they did suspect it to be insincere,
they would certainly regard 1t contemplate Nor did
nest.d NJ and hs Of the s.
ton would consent by their presence to countenance
such mode Of celebrating the anniversary Of American
The result Of these interviews was that programme
was agreed upon at the legation-the proposed mua-
rive precedence to the George III over the
Of Washington, the British tone to be given
to the affair in difference to Sir Emerson Tenant and
obectonabls features distinctly abandoned by Mr.
Hsmerby in your name and as he declared, with your
and not until then, did the American Minister and the
members Of the legation formally accept your invitation
TO be present These crcImstancesIthe negotiation,
the agreement the comprehensive plan Of invitation,
the day the presence Of the representatives of the
United States at Londona impaired TO the occasion
the attributes Of o national celebration
Bearing these facts in mind my surprise at the dinner
Be imagined when, besides listening to fragments of
tSs % " in the order Of
the sovereign Of another accorded precedence The next
loyal the performance of "God save
everybody would stand up. Nor my surprise al
these violations Of the agreement made at the Legation
for the ovation to her Majesty, viz that She had sent
the portraits OF herself and her consort Gas sponta
neop,y and without solcitaon to grace tho OCCASION
guest Of Mr. somerby, your agent the colonel had with
daculty succeeded in obtaining the pictures for you
Then it that deemed it right and proper, in view
Of AL that had occurred, to mark my dsapprobation
what was gong on whether 70 90 TINS n ,no
done by Mr.. Buchanan to remain seated while
toast was being drunk which considered out of place.
Was the only alternative left to me.
The next incident is which introduces another Of
your agents. whose participation in this matter has
legation allude Mr.. Adams, the writer of the
ports of the celebration for the London journals. For
these yoI were believed to be responsible That they
BY evidence which excluded every doubt. They
tanned gratuitous insult to the President Of the United
States, in the false statement that Americans
were reluctant to rise when he proposed and
the individuals not designated, this caumny in
volved reproach upon all the Americans at the table
The sketch of Mr. Buchanans remarks misrepresented
what he said in manner that was offensive to him It
Vas course expected that you would at once cause
constituent to learn that not only had you not done
but that procured and circulated several hundred
copies of them here and in the United States These
facts rest upon authority you win not be inclined to dis
pute to which may be added yet startling
making the allegation in regard to the President was in
retaliation for my emitting to rise when The Queen"
was drunk ansicipatng that the impression might be
toast.
Here them sir, you have rapid outline of the cir.
Cumstances which preceded and prompted my letter to
Colonel Gresnea private letter. not intended for pub
kcation-writtcn to indicate the President and the
Legation from aspersions which you had sanctioned
and to enable Colonel Greene the msrepresen
tations that might find Their way into the American
letter appears from the context and that it
carried BY the gentleman to whom was addressed is
Tor accompanying the letter. He says 1--WE have
ceived private letter from gentleman in London, Civ
a;nnsr on The 4h and which have been grossly and
za6ciously misrer Resented BY the English press A.
saeush the letter was not intended FOR publication we
prisng the public Of the truth in relation to the cir
sumsanees referred to- and Of guarding them against
am not aware that my letter contained any incxact
statement, except that said 'Fule BRITANNIA was
have been "God Save the Queen" Your great FAINT
arity with these airs has enabled to correct the
mistaie The discrepancy s not however perceived to
proprate to the OCCASION and that the error was nai
vertant 10 ute cbvious
did mot rise when :" the Queen proposed and you
assert that some person only continued in his seat
my left did not rise. am informed there Others
not including the who sat you, and whose re-
iuctance TO stand only yielded to repeated aud
Not content with your fundamentally in promuga-
ting reports Of your disparagng to the
President Of the United States, and compromising the
Legation, you have disclosed phase Of host
fy by giving the most extensive publicity to gross at
q reply to letter to which my name was not Affixed
and which you went far out Of your to TO be
Throughout your communication you appear to have
eonfoundcd the plain DISTINCTION between differences Of
opinion and those deliberate pcrversions of truth which
referring to my opinion Of speeches proposing the
PRESIDENT" and the Queen" while you deny that the
was " service and the other "lukewarmn you do
this in which If not designed be offensive
most infelicitously chosen.
The same careless use Of language has led you in
rcity with upon points in regard to which had
only the misfortune to think differently
controversy thus forced upon me without provoca-
ten cannot be declined without Hshonor And in your
declaration that you responsible" for all you say
In your letter and that you q OF deeds
than words - happy to discover intmation In
advance that your sense Of Justice does not prompt
% be entitled you hold yourself ready to afford the
redress which the occasion warrants, and my position
exacts.
tnct avowa Of any intention to impugn my vcracty in
anything you have said in your letter.
This note will be handed to You by my friend George
y. Sanders Awaiting your reply, have the honor TO
be, sir, your tbedent servant, d. E. SICkLE5,
To GEORGE PEABODY, Esq,
Club Chambers, London.
LONDON Oct. o. 1854
SAVIOUR letter. dated 4th inst, was handed to me by
Mr. Sanders the 9th, but my time did not permit me
TO read it till the evening Of the 7th.
Before conclude upoa q to adopt relative to
pour communication have to reques. that you win
inform me- w. In the Of the word Legation" you
aiinde to Mr. Buchanan well as yourself, and
whether the letter you have sent has been read to
or by him, and received his sanction.
In the thirteenth paragraph Of this letter. when speak
my OF the toast TO the Queen you say r Hooper, who
sat on my left, did not rise, and informed there
were others, not including the who sat you,
ANA whose reluctance to sand up ony yielded to your
repeated and pointed ex6rtso Am right in presuming