Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-13
George w. MeCracken to the President of
81 the IInited StateR ~ % ii

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ID PARIS IIOFEL, MADRID, October 23d. 1866.
Mr.. President 2 / have travelled good
deal in Europe during the last year, and
had occasion to see something of our
Ministers and Consuls in various ooun-
tries. A large majority of those whom /
met with were bitterly hostile to you and
your administration, and expressed that
hostility in SO open and offensive man.
ner as to astonish American travellers,
and to leave very bad impression on
Europeans who were present This was
particularly true of those from the New
England States, of whom a large major
ity Of our foreign representation seems to
be composed, and very indifferent set
they are, individually and collectively
Mr.. Motley, Minister at Vienna, does
not pretend to conceal his " disgust as
he styles it elegantly at your whole, con
duet Having been appointed exclusive
" by Charles Sumner, he applauds him
and his revolutionary doctrines, despises
American democracy,s1and proelaims
loudly that an English nobleman is the
model of human perfection. There is
not in all Europe more thorough Fun
key or o more un-American funetionary.
He tells every traveller that Sumner is
entirely justified, and that You have de-
serted from pledges and principles in
common with Mr.. Seward, who, he says,
is hopelessly degraded. y lti W
At 1angier, the consul, Murphy, who
is said to have cleared more than one
hundred thousand dollars through his
office, declared repeatedly that the threat
of his friend Zach. Chandler" would be
made good, and ought to be, by your i'm
parchment. This is notorious, and a
public scandal The fellow himself is
vulgar, ignorant and unworthy, and is
one of Chandlers tools. Hale, at Mad
rid, condemned your course in malig
nant manner TO yarions Americans, and
SO did Morris, at Constantinople. Some
of my friends, who went to Morocco,
heard McMoth, at Tangier, rail violently
and shamefully against You, saying he
was ready to retire from such a con-
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Perery, at Tunis, was equally offensive
in bis language. There are many others
in the same boat, and it is time that bet
ter men were appointed--men who will
at least respect the President and the
dignity of his Office. Radicalism OF the
worst sort makes war on you and your
friends, and on every pretext, aud yet
the instruments Of that faction are as
blatant all over Europe in condemnation
Of both. Il is shame and stigma TO
permit this longer Massachusetts seems
10 monopolize lions share Of the con
sulates, and Boston has no less than three
Of the frs, missions, Messrs Adams,
Burlingame and Motley. p ~ q
Is no other part Of our country to be
considered or worthy of notice. Must
Sumner, Butler, Phillips, Chandler, and
the like, engross all the honors for their
satellites2 / want nothing at your
hands Of any sort bat fl and decent
men should be sent abroad, who will not
SANDER the Chief Executive Of the Gov
eminent The Consul at Genoa is a
common drunkard, and disgrace to the
country When sober, he abuses the
President in the hearing Of everybody.
Respectable Americans are very much
mortified BY the presence Of such IN
worthy persons in places Of trust and re-
sponsihility, and few like the task Of let
ting their experience be known as have
done. There are hundreds who know
much more, but prefer TO remain silent
Most respectfully,
q. W. NCCRAcEEx. Of New York