The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-07-06
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The following Is the letter on which
ir. Seward forced the resignation Of Mr..


The following is the letter on which
Mr.. Seward forced the resignation Of Mr..
Motley:
PARIS, HoTEL MAUEI CT, Oct. 2s, 1865.
Mr.. PRESIDENT: have travelled o
good deal in Europe during the past year,
and had occasion to see something of our
ministers and consuls in various countries.
A large majority Of those whom met
were bitterly hostile to you and your aas
ministratlon, and expressed that hossiIity
in such an open and offens;Yea q manner
AZ to astonish American travellers, and to-
leave very bad impression upon Euro,
peans who were present. This was par.
tlcularly of those from the New England
States, Of whom large majority Of our
foreign representatives seem 10 be cona
posed, aud very Indifferent set they are
individually and collectively. Mr. Mot
| ley, minister at Vienna, does not pretend
to conceal his disgust, as he styles it elel
gantly, at your whole conduct. Having
beer appointed exclusively by Charles
Sumner, he applauds him and his revolu-
tionarY doctrines, dcspises American DEM
ocraey and proclams loudly that an Eng
lish noblerhan is the model of human
perfection. There is not in all Europe 9
more thorough funkey, or a more un5
American functionary. He tells every
traveller that somner is entirely justified;
and that you have deserted your pledges
rap principles in common With MT. Sew.
ard, who he says is hopelessly degraded.
at Frankfort the consul, Murphy, who.
Is said TO have cleared more than $780,
900 through his Office, declared repeat,
cdly that the threat of his friend Zach.
Chandler would be made good and ought
TO be, by your impeachment. This is no.
torlous and public scandal The fellow
himself Is vulgar, ignorant and unworthy
and Is one Of Chandler's tools. Hale, at
Madrid, conemned your course in NAL.
lgnant manner to various Americans. and
so did Morris at Constantinople. Some
Of my friends who went to Morocco, heard
McMath at Tangier. rail valiantly and
shanscfuiiy against you, saying 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
tnen were appointed; men who will at
least respect the President and the digni-
ty OF his Office. Radicalism of the worst
sort makes war on you and your friends
under every pretext, and yet the instru-
ments of that faction arc blatent all over
Europe in condemnation Of both. LISA
shame and stigma to permit this longer.
Massachusetts seems to monopolize lions
share of the consulates, and Boston has
no less than three Of the best missions.
Messrs. Adams Burlingame and Motley.
Is no other part of our country to be con-
stdered, or worthy of notice! Must Sum-
ner, Butler, Phillips, Chandler and the
like engross all the honors for their sat-
telites I want aothing at your hands
be sent abroad who will not SANDER the
chief executive and the government.-
Wheeler, consul at Genoa, is common
drunkard anda disgrace to the country:
When sober he abuses the President in
the hearing of everybody. Respectable
Americans are very much mortified bv
the presence of such unworthy persons
lin places of trust and responsibility, and
few like the task of letting their EXPERT
ence be known as / have done There
are hundreds who know much more, but
prefer to remain silent. Most respectfully,
Fl GEO. w. 4ccRAkEx Of New York.