The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-08

Ary Seward aud Mr. Motley, Jats Quilted States Minister
at the court Of Vienna which recently LAID before
prsAsIuzSr or STATE | :
wsHiseroS, April Is 1861.
y. LArzsor NorIrr. ESQ veros
6-Your letter OF the 1lth Of useemoer last resign
fng the Office Of Unied states Munster 70 Vienna Was
July received and ID before the President am now
Erected 70 inform YOU that tho resignation has been
accepted. Although the senate has not yet conhsmed
tas nomination Of your successor 1t IL deemed expo
sioa Tho usual .elier from the President TO the
Emperor. announcing the termination Of your
which last you Viii communicate to the Minister OF For.
egn Affairs, with not requesting the appointment or
Vienna yon win present The Secretary OF Legation Is
Charg6 dAiaires od mtri and iii commit 70 his Gus
t0dy tho archives and books v,,,,.v svw.pn
Mr. Motley in reply ack nowledges the receipt Of this
letter, but not Of the Office copy said be enclosed He
therefore states Is In his power to carry out the
instructions gwen Mr. Seward rcctned the omission in
subsequent letter. whereupon Mr. Motley, in letter
dated tho 18th OF june acknowledged the receipt OF
the transcript, and ven, to say he informed the
Minister or Foreign Affairs OF It's contents confident
On the 9th of 1av he received letter from the Emperor
Of Austria to tbs effect hat all tho heads Of foreign
sions who gn repair to the capital Of Hungary be
present a. the coronation would be received
by his Majesty. Under the circumstances Mr. Motlev
deemed It propsr not 10 attend, aud he begged the
Minister Of FOREIGN Affairs TO express hts regrets
70 the Emperor. Wnen Mr. Motley received the
script from the Department Of he secured
view with the Emperor and his regrets that
personal reasons made necessary for him TO resign
and hoping for continuance OF tho cordial relations
between the two countries, presented the Presidents
message. In reply .ine Emperor expressed his
great regret at Mr. Motcys departure, adding
that he bad been constantly hoping that Il
would be found possible 20 retain him at bis post.
He expressed his thanks for the kind Offices OF the
United States GOV ernment regard TO his brother
Naximiau act OF International courtesy Of which he
bad already signned his appreciation, and abiding to
his natural anxiety on the subject, he dwelt upon
bis hopes for his brdther's safety, founded in mis-
confidence in the generous and benencent In
duencs OF the Unled States After some further
conversation the emperor babe him . cordial
farsweil The next day q. ". Lcppitt, Secretary OF
Legation was presented to the Foreign once and the
books and archives placed in his possession ~ have
rotated, Mr. Motley says In conclusion 'the closing
1ncidena ~ nv MISSION Az you chose to arraign me,
In November last, officially ard percmp,oriiy, upon
opssses Applied 70 you bs an unknown informer,
have naturally expected some notice from you or
The reply IN which denounced these charges false
-eaiumnous and eonsemptibie. This not having bsen
she case think proper 20 place upon the records of
this Legation ana OF tho State Department the
Tact that the author OF the infamous libel
upou my character, whence yon derived your charges,
- absolutely unknown to me; that to the best OF my
knowledge, memory ana belief, he never saw me nor
heard the sound II voice. and that the publ
cation OF his letter heard his name; that tho
eharges BY whomsoever invented uttered false
and vile.n