Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-12
DIR RADICAL EMHAssADORS -THE
MOTLEY AFFAIR.


The followingis the letter upon which Mr..
Seward requested an explanation from Mr..
Motley, which led to the resignation of the
latter:
Geo. W. MCracken to The President Of The
United States.
PARIS, HOTEL MAURICE, Oct. %, 1866
Mn. President: 1 have travelled a good
deal in Europe during the last year, and
had occasion 10 see something Of our Min
listers and Consnls in various countries. A
large majority Of those whom met with
we're bitterly hostile 10 Won and your adj
ministration, and expressed that hostility
in 80 open and offensive a manner as to as
tOnish American travellers, and 10 leave a
very bad impression ON Europeans who
were present This was partiularly true
of those from the New England States, of
whom a large majority of orr foreign rep
resentatiyes seem 10 be composed, and
very Indifferent set they are individually
and collectively. Mr.. Motley, Minister at
Vienna, does not pretend 10 conceal his
disgust" as he styles il elegantly, at your
whole conduct Having been appointed /
exclusively by Charles Sumner, he aP
plauds him and his revolutionary doctrines,
despises American democracy, and pro-
claims loudly that an English nobleman IS
the model of human perfection. There Is
not in all Europe 4 more thorough tlunkey,
or a more qn-American funCtlonary. lie
tells every traveller that Sumner is entirely
justifable, and that you have deserted
your principles in common with Mr.. Sc
ward, who, he SAYS, is hOpelessly degraded.
At Frankfort, the Consul Murphy, who is
said 10 have cleared more than one hun
thousand dollars through his Office, de-
clared repeadly thatthe threats of his friend
Zach. Chandler would be made good, and
onght TO be, by your Impeachment This
is notorious and a public scandal. The
fellow himself il vulgar ignorant and I'M
worthy, and is one of Chandeliers tools.
Hale, at Madrid, condemned yonr course
in a mali gnant manner TO various Ameri-
cans, and so did Morris, at Constantinople.
Some ofmy friends who went 10 Morocco,
heard Mr.. Moth, at Tangier rail violently
and shametully against yOu saying he was
ready 10 retire FROM such a concern. Per
ry, at Tunis, was equally offensive in his
language. There are many others in the
same boat and il is time that better men
were appointed-men who will at least re-
spect the President and the dignity Of his
Office. Radicalism, of the worst Sort makes
war on you, and your friends, under every
pretext aud vet the Instruments Of that
faction are blatant all over Europe in con
demnation of both. IL is a shame and a
stigma TO permit this longer Massachu-
sets seems 10 monopoliEe a lions share of
the Consulates, and Boston has no less than
three first missions, Messrs. Adams, Bur
hngame, aud Motley Is no other part of
our country 70 be considered worthy OF no-
tice2 Must Gen. Butler, Philips, Chand-
Ter and the like engross al the honors for
their satellites2 ! want nothing at your
hand, Of any sort; but fit and decent men
should be sent abroad, whowill not SANDER
the Chief Executive ana the government
The Consul at Geona is a common drunk
ard, and disgrace to the country. When
sob er he abuses the President in the hear
ingof everybody. Respectable Americans
are very much mortified by the presence of
such unworthy persons in places Of trust
and responsibility, and few like the task of
letting their experience he known, as |
have done. There are hundreds who know
more, hut prefer 20 remain silent.
Most respectfully,
GEo. w. MCCRACKFN, of New York.
A friend will deliver the not c personally