The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-22

m mr. G. JAxxs, Harrison street, Cnc'nnan, on'o'h
assispd by b. j. THomAs w. RAMSAY, WiLuAn H. THonAs
Taos. NJ JAnrs @. Nj. l.. wsssAs.A L. caDs and Dr. VIII
LIAM IRwIs. Receipts Of either will be good
Hon John sdell of louisiana accompanied by his
family returned to this city yesterday.
MR.. PERRY,s "DIpLOMATIC HISTORY" AND IT'S
yERACITY.
We had made up our mind to pass by without notice
the elaborate documents from Mr. Perry late secretary o.
legation at Madrld which appeared in the National intel
Hqeer few days ago. and to which the editors called at
tenon under the head of diplomatic History Butsnce
the Lqeneer attaches sufficient Importance to MI fe
RVS letters only appropriate nearly page to their
publication repuhlish notices OF them from other
papers which calculated to reflect on the Secretary Of
State we deem proper to make word OF comment on
the yeraoty which characerizes Mr.. Perys diplomatic
History The hssllgsner copies from the Pennsyva
Bulletin the following:
The observation Mr. Marcy, that during the recent
eight monthshose stormy meshe had not received one
line of any sort Of instructions, though
struggling amid obstacles which ought to have been nsupe
able 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.
We shall not wade through Mr.. Perys letters to see
whether they Justify the foregoing statements but assume
that they do since the National Helhgene1 copies and
thereby to some extent endorses them II IS more I'M
portant to ascertain whether the statements are true
brief reference to the record will test Az Perrys veracy
Mr. Soue took leave Of Madrid between the 2sh Of Janu
airy and I'd of February 1855 At that time Mr. Perrys
character Of diplomat at Madrid commenced But prior
the departure Of Mr. Soueto ct the 10th of Janua
ry s55-Mr Breckenridge nominated and confirmed as
Mr. Sou and he was regarded as the minister
Spain until the 9th Of February 1885, when he declined
the mission On the 18th February 1885, Mr. Dodge was
notified Of his appointment as minister to SPAIN and on the
I'd Of May he sailed for his post where he arrived about
the middle of that month 1t will be seen them that from
the departure of Mr. Sou6 until the arrival of Mr. Dodge
but little three months; and yet Mr.. Perrys dip
lomac History" represents him rs being "egM months
those stormy timeswithout receiving tone line" from Mr.
Marcy, though struggling against most appalling difficult
tics II will be that there was not eight days. much
less eight months during which had no minister APP
pointed SPAIN and hardly suppose Mr. Perry would
expect Mr. Marcy to address instructions to him whilst
had minister to the Spanish court.
But Mr. Perry's veritable Diplomatic History" shows
according the above statement that Mr. Marcy wrote not
line during those eight long months to Mr. Perry. We
do not suppose that Mr.. Marcy did give him any nsruc-
tionshat would have been ont of placebut venture
to intimate that it is not true that Mr. Marcy made
muncaons to Mr. Perry during the interval between Mr.
Soule's departure and Mr.. Dodges arrival
AS the Iegencsr has dignied Mr. Perrys letters with
the style Of diplomatic History might be proper for
to proceed to expose other Of disregard of his
torica truth but we will be content to aude to single
contained in the editorial comments Of the In
teHgence By way of illustrating Mr.. Perrys patriotic
Madrid after Mr. Soul6s resignation the Intel
gener says that he secretary of legation after the with
drawa of the minister succeeded in obtaining Of The Spanish
government the concession Of every claim accommodation
ahch his superior officer had been instructed press upon the
attention Of The government We very sure that the
truth Of the foregoing statement would be acknowledged
by gladly than by Mr.. Marcy but we regret
that truth compes to add that the State Department
contains evidence whatever Of any such diplomatic
the part of Mr. Perry OF the long list of
which Mr. Soul6 instructed press upon the Spanish
government only has been settled and that oncthe
Black Warriorwas not in any just settled by Mr..
Perry. All the other remain unadusted far
the State Department has information. Yet the Ieigea-
commends Mr. Perrys letters part Of Diplomatic
Hstoryl We might go on to expose other falsehoods
equally glazing in Mr. Perrys letters but we have already
given attention TO them than they really 1nerited.