The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-12
THE sEwARD-n1OTLEY AFFAIR

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES ABRoAD-A sp1c,
@e LETTER. III
WASHINGTON, February 6.-The following is the
letter sent to the President which induced the
writing Of Mr.. sEwAnD's letter to MIR. MOTLEY, and
which was brought out in the Senate yesterday, al
the instance Of MIR. SUMNER:
PARIS, HOTEL MENNEE, October %, 1S66.-The
President:-I have travelled a good deal in Eu.
rope during the last year. and had occasion to see
something Of our ministers and consuls in various
countries. large majority of those whom met
with are bitterly hostile to you and your ad1nins.
tratlon, and express that hostility in SO open and
offensive manner as to astonish American trave.-
lers, and to leave very bad impression on Euro
peans who were present. This was particularly
true Of those from the New England stateg. 81
whom large majority OF our foreign represeata-
set they are, individually and collectively.
Mr. Motley. Minister at Vienna, does not pretend
TO conceal shis disgust" he styles it, elegantly
at your whole conduct: Having been appointed
exclusively by Charles Sumner, he applands him
and his revolutionary doctrines, despises American
democracy, and proolaims loudly that an English
Is not In al Europe more thorough funkey or q
more un-Amercan functionary. He tells eyerv
traveller that Sumner is entirely justified, ana that
you have deserted your pledges and principles in
common with Mr. Seward, who, he says; is Ehone-
lessly degraded" =
. At l EIaSkfort, the Consul {Mu1phy) who is said
office, declared repeatedly that the threat Of his
friend, Jack Chandler" would be made good
and ought to be, by your impeachment. This is
notorious and public scandal The fellow him
sell is ignorant, vulgar and unworthy, and is one
OF Chandeliers tools. ' n
Hale, at Madrid, condemned your course in q
malignant manner to various Americans and so
did Morris, at Constantinople. n
some OF my friends who went to Morocco heard
McMath at Tangier, rail violently and shanetully
such concern" Perry, at Tunis, was equally
offensive in his language. 1- = -
There arc many others in tho same boat and Il
is time that better men were appointed-men who
will at least respect the President and the dignity
of his Office. 80 >''' '>''
Radicalsm Of the worst sort makes war on Won
and your friends under every prcsoxt and vet III.
instruments Of that faction are blatant all over En-
rope in condemnation Of both. It is q shame and
stigma to permit this longer. A
, Massach1setts seems to monopolize lions
share Of the consulates, and Boston has no Less
than three Of the first naissions-Messrs AdsIs
Burlingame and Motley z.
Is no other part Of our country to be considered
as worthy Of notice? Must Sumner, Butler, Phil
ups, Chandler and the like engross all the honors
OF any sort; but fit and decent men should be sent
abroad, who will not slander the chief Executive Of
the Government. t@ 80 49,
The Consul at Geneva is common drunkard
ana d1sgrace to the country. When sober, he
abuses the President in the hearing OF eyervbodv
Respectable Americans are very much mortified
py the presence of such unworthy persons in places
or trust and responsibility and fow like the task Of
letting their experience be known, as have done.
There are hucdreds who know much more, but
prefer to remain silent.
GEO. ": McCRACKEN,
of New York.
friend will deliver this note personally