The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-19
The Perry pey eiaslors
coHSEOTED WITH THE LATE DIPLOMATIC ooRRE5-
PoHpEEoE BErUERN TAG GovERRMKNTe or TIE
UNITED srArEs AND SPAIN.
AARCY TO Mr.. PERRY

roSpESoE BETWEEN TAG GOVERNMENTS or TIL
UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.
AARcY 10 NIX. FERRY.
pEfARrAnssr OF STATS !
WASHINGTON, May 70, 1870.
10 X ;. TERRY, ESQ, &c, M.DnD- ,s.x,-
slR Holding a. you de diplomatic positi9n 80
hs charge Of one Of the most important ofeis u
% III" United States, the rresdon' ma sen ~. "a
ana regret, letter Ia ne aspapef Tom I,aiog aur
slu, touching upon an 70 come Zen ~ - aceredt
Ssianons with the government e wuu Mt neass
deaf. il Is certeiuly very unusual and manesty nm
proper For an oalcer Of his m puo' h en-
nnvment ab,,ad Is ADDRESS the Prssaeht through te
ar to ,nst tiers of public MY Or Official conduct
: more fhan u disrespecuu irregularly II Is pro-
.ssssng which could scarcely tai 70 enaearrass the
~a.ag.ment 81 rs foreign relations, and otherwise
~ srtmenal 10 the interests o. the government You
.oaM not have been uucon cious OF the mpropiey VI
m stap YOU determined take and must have anttc
rated consequence 50 r at least as regards me ac-
t.n Of the President irrespective Of everything else
NJ ths Improperly the President has deemed II to BE-
~ duty to remove you from the office you now hold and
Lss dirso ed me to communicate you his decision In
hs case am sir, respectfully your obeient servant,
Rsrly OF Mr. PERRY
MADRID, JUIy IL 1855.
Hon WILLIAM L. MARCY, Secretary Of State
s1p-Your communication OF May 18th reached me on
which your enlightened penetration has induced you
b make the determination which you announce to me
on the part the President has MT surprised but 1t
Mas been what different from those which
appear TO have occurred TO you.
You express opinion that in publishing my letter
the Of the 9th April failed in regard to
diplomatic custom ordinary Of procedure. You
Say irregular and on this point hold your judg-
MN N a inronsr n NAV he that since NV do
partare from America change has taken placeso that
questions Of national interest and honor which formerly
ISs been limited to narrower circle-snch AZ
In Hnroe called that OF the Court OF the Courtiers If
-, ~ ~ 60 a. soTne .aliaon NJ NV offanca
gti preserved fresh the impressions of time When an
honest who has served, as you know have served,
s 'oae'y I ne4 nIoorIy ana anerget;cav' ao
49, - - IA Lat'ra bv fha naonie I'D
sh esao;aor ~ thev gaea to ne H, ono
W. ~ 49, ~, ~ 49,, ~ ! t,ao NO, ;,stca a,as
W. t md heat lille Sbi-b cave to 1 citizen the raht TO
$50 ~ IaN M, afi.I ~ tba panuh vSthot
49, eiber ~ beipg enhenfd or of beng chastisel for
s'iure in he form IN whish he SHOULD made his Voice
- - - ~ ~ ' p;5s ~ oala How than corid
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l1pi; hen Itue , bib, natatis
satsemalc, Nhen kuew tlat \ was iheay pl'Io',ci
II ny aet was 2 sep "lSnout pfe 'easn az Imply
,ie ~ g., Saon o = -. ;. 49,
sant NAV hoe aheceqet's Gnu hoS 'e otssf, mero
psaiy Nhat eo'nu seaVey tati 10 ~ NC W, us'i
agsment e. it's foreign reaons and other wise be de-
sr"eh'ai - '.e HI,eieseS VI tue 0Vset .4o
Eter Ihsnt, inuee0 prove eulnI 4ssug ~ c'so .he
iesuea1 aLa aaot % ms S@n1oe, %ee lnelnssxes
aeo.veo 81 700 sarongy ln1uenceu og me w assessing
honoh q we hhDgslers but, otherWise, ~ case the
frei1snt ana ms Sabinet snoHa De dapo3ea 70 resist
me- q mat lAetoh ana preserve ne peace d te
oonnuS WIN lgs noh9r' ths eoneLs o. ,s e.sor woau
sehg ,neh lhon hands AZ any 5ate ,hongn myself ae-
ns 70 be agieeape 10 ae ffesden' me circumstances
Of The county az regards its affairs with spain on the
ns HteA o. ApF we're not 9uch az 10 ead me 70 STUDY
Dg winch would be the form most pleasing TO the Presi-
sen IN wiGh 70 exose the rue chaacser OF events
When we had been ~ months upon The verge OF war,
ana my weak voice had Deen RAISED 70 warn the govern
Een against being conducted to dshonor by minister
oeceved ana decevng and when nevertheless after the
Se,uIh OF that Minister ne ana his poicy We're FOUND
M 70 nave %egnt enough "a ,nelr councils 70 make The
Va .nsh ikhy prooaoe ana innedlae, SO that he most
prudent cizens regarded hostile measures almost as II
shey Iad already begun; under such circumstances,
ny showing the iacts had the right TO address the
President before the people; nay, more sir it my
Say HeSer tne rgor OF Official etiquette ought to have
Sc lefrceu, was lnen' MY silence wouid nave been
crime ~ py my silence true knowledge oftne iacts
Moud nave stu remained buried in archives where the
people could never come to know or judge OF them
. After the government had, by its own act published
ne mistaken correspondence Of the late Minister 10
spain ard the extraordinary papers of the Osend Con
rence covering the whole epoch referred to In let
eeF Of April 2h the publication OF that letter
ANA necessary nan publicity could scarcely fail 10
lead astray the Judgment Of the people cannot sup
pose that the had proposed TO elect that re-
sun ana caned upon nun therefore Tor the puocaaor
% other documents received by the secretary OF state
pers already published.
hardly need TO aad that should be disabused Of a
srror you were 70 INFORM me that any interest," OF IN
ni.ed s.a.es o. America demands ther retention aite
Mord pas seen what was sent 70 congress on .ne .
narcn 10, tir' nau POI supposed mat me fresl
0cns wouiu ihh y aaVisape 70 assign tne appearance
Iet,er u april - tn ~ .hs no,ive or my removal.
nave imagined that ne might take advanige Of tne hrs
Paunpie occasion 10 separate me from inns iegauon y
ss only peen oecause tnat Woud DC consequence o. h
yhcT me go,eInniene mas Pnfsaen ,owafns e eve
nnee ieit Obliged 70 decline following the policy naugu
rated by the hon. fierre Sonie.
LOW ar, are no. ghoant In ~nat manner nave con
quoted AFFAIRS here Tor the last ten months ana you can
not oouot tne peruhaclty Win Wch nave insisted 10
procuring peace and justice when var and violence were
much easier and the Cabinet Itself had apparently be
come waihhe. fon cannot nave been ignorant Of INC
persistence WITH which nave given color ana force q
every peaceful expression OF your own TO Mf. Soale
ro~g INTO the background the rest SO as 70 procure
he affahgeneh 81 me questions pehaing ana you are
aware tnat Mr. sonie CONSIDERED there Was matter SUIT
81 to hi purpose as vel IS against t. IN those docu
nehs You VIII also remember the tone OF the only De
faeh ever received rom you concerning auIlrs ana
yon WI doubtless recognize how tte hted was e
animate me % CONTINUE IN tne course had underASen
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