The Portland daily press., 1867-02-09
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND go.
Saturday Morning, February 9, 1867.


The gentleman who owns this exnlosiye
name has not yet been discovered. Whether
his patronymic is spelled with an e or AN !.
McCracken or McCrackin, nobody appears to
know and nobody cares. The newspapers
follow their various fancies, and our fancy is
for the e. Nobody is willing to take the re-
sponsibility acknowledging Mr.. McC Cracken's
acquaintance. The Tribune gave currency a
few days ago to the rumor that McCracken
was a relative OF Charles O'COnor, ESQ.,, of
New York, but Mr.. O'Conor repudiated the
allegation with prompt emphasis. Il know
no such person." says Mr.. O'Conor in his
note to the editor of the Tribune, II know
no such person as the alleged calumniator of
Mr.. Motley. He is neither relative, connec-
ton, nor acquaintance ofmine." .5r
If there is any such being as McCracken,
his first name is George and his second initial
is w. That is the way in which he signs his
famous, or if anybody likes the word better
his infamous letter to the President 1t is fair
to suppose that his entire name is George
Washington McCracken. His brothers, if he
had any, were probably denominated Napole-
on Bonaparte McCracken and julius Caesar
MeCracken. Unlike his namesake, G. W
McCracken can tell a lie, pa. And such lie !
Even Senator Davis, Davis ofKentucky, knew
that it was a lie, an absurd, stupid lie, and in
speech of unwonted brevity and vigor de-
clared that Motley's fame is too solidly found
ed to be disturbed by any such matter, ex-
pressing the hope that this Anonymous letter.
might be left to pass into oblivion and go
we really cannot consent to say to what des-
tination the honorable Senator consigned that
letter! Mr.. Davis, it will be observed, will
not admit that McCracken is a name at all
calls the letter anonymous"
Unpublished McCracken's amiabe letter
yesterday. The original of this elegant docu-
ment is on file at the State department fthe
archives OF any other nation can match it, we
should be glad-no, we should be very sorry
to hear of that nation. Not content with
styling Mr.. Motley, man whose democratic
creed shines through the glowing narrative of
his histories with unmistakable clearness-
not content with styling this preeminent dem
ocrat "a thorough funkey," despiser Of
American democracy and devoted admirer
of English noblemen, cCracken declares with
out reserve, that the New England diplomat
lists are "a very Indifferent set, individually
and collectively" As specimens of this bad
lot, he names Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Burlinaame
and Mr.. Hale. He begins his letter with the
observation that he has travelled good deal
in Europe during the past year. How he hap
pened to know anything about Burlingame,
who is in China, he doesn't explain. A part
of his letter is based upon the information
of his friends who went to Morocco Nc.
Crackers friends! Is it possible then to be
anonymous in the second degree? 1t appears
so. And it is upon such authority that the
President and his Prime Minister proceed to
insult man like Mr. Motley!
The most remarkable allegation in this re-
markable letter, is the charge brought against
| our consul at Genoa, Mr.. Wheeler ''The con-
sui at Genoa" says McCracken, ':is COM
mon d,amkard and disgrace to the coun-
try" If Mr.. McCracken had travelled a
\ SOUu uedf III CLlud, Wuere MI. Dufllngame
/ is to be found, he would have heard the Chi.
nese proverb which forbids one to name
! rope before the family of man who has been
hanged. If he had possessed 1.-THE of the
delicacy of the countrymen of Confucus, he
would have been very chary of his alIusions
to drunkenness in letter to Mr.. johnson
Mr.. johnson has suffered from similar scan
dal, diligently spread abroad by Democrats
like McCracken, at the time of his inausura-
ton as Vice President. McCracken goes et,
| to say of Mr.. Wheeler, that 'when sober, he
| abuses the President in the hearing of every.
body" which shows that he is man of natu-
rally good judgment, If he would only let
obo, '"the alone. fi a ..- 4
n is umiliating to know that creature
like tb;s hoe been able by such means to pro-
cure the recall # Mr.. Motley. The countr!
has been very homo, ably represented abroad
during the last halfdoz,An years. All sisn
indicate return to the OLD regime, Sell. y
habit of sending ministers who don't know
French to Paris, ministers who don't know
Dutch to the Hague, nay, ministers who don 7
know English to London, and McGinn ises
who don't know anythlng evervwharo i...