The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-26
TIE INTELLIGENCER,s IMMIGRATION OF MIR.
PERRY


Perry has not Think been very successful although it
deserves compliment for the ingenuity it has displayed
The statement noticed which founded Mr. Perrys
letter is as follows:
The observation Mr.. Marcy, that during the recent
eight monhsthose stormy timeshe had received
line of any of communication instructions, though
struggling amid obstacles which ought to have been insuper
able to secretary Of legation might OF itself justify little
unprecedented action. Mr.. Perry gives list Of occasions
any of which, might suppose would have attracted
approval and in which the entire country will
agree with him." Tf
We ask if any read this paragraph without
Outstanding its meaning to be- first that Mr. Perry in
charge of the legation at Madrid eight months and second,
that Mr. Marcy the Secretary Of State neglected his duty
in not furnishing him with instructions?
The Heigeacr attempts to sustain the FIRST branch of
the statement and appears to think it has done 90 by
showing that Mr. Perry in Madrid If eight months
several months in the absence of the American minister
The absence Of Mr. soue while he held the Office Of min
lister did not make Mr. Perry charge daaires This
suppose is not dsputable point Mr.. Perry well un-
derstood his position and did such in
The absence of Mr. Soule before his resignation The facts
OF the case show that at most he charge daares
from the 2sth of February until about the middle Of May
the time when Mr. Dodge arrived at Madrid SO that the
eight stormy months in which Mr. p. left without in
strucons dwindle down to less than three months Mr.
Perry correctly appreciated bis position; he well knew that
be charge daares at any time while Mr.. Soult
was minister. The point made in regard to his neg-
rity was that he represents that he eight months
in charge the legation at Madrid when he knew the fact
to be that not charge three months and could not
without the greatest inpropriety be communicated with
as such by the Secretary of State. pf
II appears by Mr. Pcrys letter 10 the department Of the
nth September 1884, that he regarded Mr. Soul though
absent from Spain still conducting the business of the
legation; for he then to him note which he had
received from the Spanish Minister Of Foreign Re-
ations In another respect we thought Mr. Perrys in
tegrity merited consideration. The yngencer published
as fact drawn from Mr. Perrys statement that he had
been during eight long months--thosc stormy lines
without receiving line from Mr. Marcy though strug-
Cling against most appalling difficulties We stated on
authority which be relied on and again repeat il
on The very beat authority that the allegation is not true
in point Of fact @ & .a
Besides being unfounded the statement conveys
puiaton against the Secretary of State which Mr. Perry
knows to be unmeritcd.
We do believe that Mr. Pcrrys head ia completely
turned as lead him imagine that the Secretary ought
to have given instructions him while Mr. Sonlt was
the head of the legation lie might perhaps have wished
the Secretary be indscreet TO offer such gross
insult that minister and grosser could not have
been offered