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estly hung at Execution Dock, in Lon
don, on the 18th of May, 1901.
Seward Motley Letter.
Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. ]

Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-The followius
is the letter sent to the President which
induced the writing of Mr.. Stewards letter
to Mr.. Motley, and which was brough
out in the Senate yesterday, at the In
stance of Mr.. Sumner:
Paris, Hotel Mennee, Oct. %, 1866
The President Il have travelled gooa
deal in Europe during the last year, and
had occasion to see something of our
ministers and consuls in various countries
A large majority of those whom I met
with are bitterly hostile to you and you,
administration, and express that hostility
H. so open and offensive manner 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 large majority of our foreign
representatives seems to be composed, and
very indifferent set they are, individual.
ly and collectively.
Mr.. Motley, minister at Vienna, does
not pretend to conceal "his disgust" as
he styles it, elegantly, at your whole con.
duct. Having been appointed exclusively
by Charles Sumner, he applauds him
and his revolutionary doctrines, despises
American democracy, and proclaims loud.
ly that an English nobleman is the model
of human perfection. There is not in all
Europe more thorough Turkey or more
un-Anherican functionary. He tells every
traveller that Sumner is entirely justified,
and that you have deserted your pledges
and principles in common with Mr.. Sew
ard, who, he says, is "hopelessly degra-
died."
At Frankfort, the consul murphy, }
who is said to have cleared 500, 900
through his Office, declared repeatedly
that the threat of his friend, 'Jack Chan.
der" would be made good, and ought to
be, by your impeachment. This is noto-
rious and public scandal. The fellow
himself is ignorant, vulgar, and unworthy,
and is one of Chambers tools.
Hale, at Madrid condemned your
course in malignant manner to various
Americans, and so did Morris, at Constan.
tlnople.
Some of my friends, who went to Mo.
rocco, heard McMath, at Tangier, rail
violently and shamefully against you, say.
ing he was ready to retire from "such q
concern" Perry, at Tunis, was equally
offensive in his language.
There are many others in the same
boat, and it is time that better 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 under every pre-
text, and yet tho instruments of that fac.
ton are blatant all over Europe in con-
domination of both. 1t is shame and a
stigma to permit this longer.
Massachusetts, seems to monopolize q
lions share of the consulates, and Boston
has no less than three of the first missions,
Messrs. Adams, Burlingame and Motley.
Is no other part Of our country to be
considered as worthy of notice Must
Sumner, Butler, Philips, Chandler and
the Ike engross all the honors for their
satellites 1 want nothing at your hands
of any sort; but cit and decent men
should be sent abroad, who will not SLAM
der the chief executive Of tho government.
The consul at Geneva is a common
drunkard and disgrace to the country.
When sober, he abuses the President in
the hearing Of everybody. Respectable
,,,,,ah EoI L.,
the presence of such unworthy persons in
places of trust and responsibility, and few
like the task of letting their experience
be known, as l have done. There are
hundreds who know much more, but pre-.
fer to remain silent.
Most respectfully,
GEO. w. McCRACKEN,
of New York.
A friend will doliver this note person