The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-20

How some OF the u. 3. Foreign
Ministers and COnsuIs Speak
Of the Prcsident-and the Cow
ernmeht.
The following papers were laid before the
Senate on "Wednesday;
Mr.. SEWARD To TlE PRESIDENT.
The Secretary Of State, to whom was re-
ierrcd the resolution of the Senate of tie 81
inst, requesting the President to communi-
cate to that body, il in his opinion not ir
compatible with the public interests, a CODY
Of the letter on which tho Secretary Of State
founded his recent inquiries addressed tc
Mr. Motley, Minister OF the United State,
at Vienna, with regard to bis reported con
vcrsation and opinions, aud 10 furnish the
name of the writer Of such letter, has the
honor TO lay before the President trans
cript Of the letter referred to.
WILLIAM Ii. SEWARD
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, Feb
ru?iy 4, 1867.
GEORGE ". NJ cRACKEN TO THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES.
| PARIS. HOTEL MAURICE, Oct, %, 1866.
Mn PRESIDENT. have travelled good
| deal in Europe during the past year, and
had occasion to see something Of our Mn
| listers and C0nsuls in various countries. a
large majority of those whom | met with
were bitterly hostile to you and your Ad-
minlStratlOn; and expressed that hostility in
so open and offensive a manner as to aston.
ish American travelelS, and to leave very
bad impre slim upon Europeans who were
present. This was particularly true OF those
from the New England States, of whom a
large majority of our foreign representation
seems to be composed, AMI a very indiffer
ent set they are, individually and collective
ly.
Mr.. Motley, Minister at Vienna, does
rot pretend to conceal his disgust" as he
styles it elegantly, at your whole conduct.
Having been appointed exclusively by
Charles Sumner, he appIaudS him and his
Democracy, and procaims loudly that an
English nobleman is the model Of human
perfection. There is not in all Europe a
more thorough tlunkey or more an 1aler'
lean hnctionary. He tells every traveller
that Sumner is entirely justified, and thft
you deserted your pledges and principles in
common with Mr.. Seward, who, he says,
sis hopelesSly degraded
At Frankford the consul, Murphy, who
ie said to have c!o>rcd more than one hun
dred thousand dollars through his office,
declared repeatedly that that the threat of
his friend Hack Chandler, y would be good,
and ought to be, by your impeachment -
This is notorious and public scandal. The
fellow himself is vulgar, ignorgnt and ur,
worthy and is one of Chandlers tools.
Hale, at Madrid, condemned your course
IN malignant manner to various Ameri!'
cans, AMI 50 did Morris at Constantnople.-
Some Of my friends who went TO Morocco
heard Mchath at Tangier, rail violently
and shameiully against you, saying he was
ready to retire from such Il concern.
Perry, at Tunis, WIS equally offensive in
his language.
There are many Others in the same boat.
and it is time better men were appointed
men who will at least respect the President
and the dignity OF his Office.
Radicalsm of the worst sort makes war
on you and on your friends under every
pretext, and yet the instruments Of that
faction are blatant all over Europe in CON
of both 1t is a shame and
stigma to permit this lonaer.
Massachusetts seems to mOnOpolze a
lion share of the c0nsulates, and B0 ton
has no less than three of the best missions
- -Messrs, Adams, Burlingamc and Motley.
Is no other part of our country to be con
sidered or worthy Of notice? Must Sumner
Butler, Phillips, Chandler, and the like en-
gross all the honors for their satelitesl
| want nothing at your hands Of any sort,
but fit and deeent men should be sent abroad
who will not slander the Chief Executive
and the Government.
The consul at Genoa is common drunk
ard, 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 unworthy persons in places of trust
and responsibility, and few like the task Of
letting their experience be known, as |
have done. There are hundreds who know
much more, but prefer to remain silent.
Most respectively,
GEO. w. McCRACKEN,
OF New York.
A friend will deliver the note personally.