, 1869-03-30
OUR LEGATION IN SPAIN,
Reply Of Hon. IEorntt0 r.. Perry to
the Letter Of Minister Hale.
MAuxU. Xedne*dsy Mareh 4


. Madrid. Wednesday, March J.
To The Editor of ths St,r Fork TyHes:
thank 1ou for the few lines In which you begged
yonI reaiets 70 suspend their Judgment on the
E bale on the 1st Of Janusr! and pub!ished In the
7snses Of February sth, hut have hcs1atei to NJ
That letter Is not Of t,pd which \ man coula
deco1nuslJ descend to Answer, much less from the
pt1cc where we both are. And have fatled to see
N, ny eaigencT of the Puo;s service which requires
pity him The spectacle Of an American Minister
tbFoad, urged, a. be sAJs, BY pe1aonA resentment
and toe desire q once, who turns round from the
EuvernHent, publicly Accusing the Secretary OF
state OF daoo!lnR IN corrupt ohA with foreign gov
ernmen1 Mtthout alleging the slightest proof or
Of sneh nature, thai It VIII prove to be 4 severe
eh1xt1kemens to Nj. Hale.
relative positions are no longer doubtful Can any
body IN America conceive greater misfortune
man 70 have served for three years under the or
der1 OF superior with 10 little idea Of the dutiea
Of h4s plaee to be capable Of Wrtnx thas ttfer
But in s4nd1cat1ou Of our public service and Of
cur pubic Inspect, oaEht 70 eaJ that a.l these
caliy, and Officially answered By me The pubiic
documents pot being ~ ny disposal, have pct-
cable tslsEaas . hare ~ these to the
Meanwhile may anticipate the declaration taat III
u ~ psss sse saa RSes S Hi,
In fsrt- reprint Of pamphlet pnb1iseed ID l35a
referring to tho old South Aaant3c Telegraph
Which he quoteA.
Between the Jes1 1855 and 1s6a vzs not In the
government settice 1elegraphlc construction
telegraph cables IN the Mediterranean Sea, baiit
several land lines, and was IN correspondence with
fstaoGs governments about the project mentioned.
o. EAy Tor the lines Of that pro}ect 40 subsidy,
~ no emolunent from the Spanish Government
~ NE rtKht OF way occurred for = term Of gea:*
vice In this Legation N 1s6l.
II The etenta which caused the Oh pamphlet ~
las 70 be again printed fo1 1s6+ with oshes '%'a'
court 81 ]ustact SIT all detailed In tho tses. "a
hle IN the Department Of State sent thrse es ray
= Nheh ns effa na1 esSqe nSl n; : s.s =
rsrt which fell to ny lot to perform IN 'sa' ''-
Il not the least Of my sesyicea 10 asEc s's>>a-s
fully defended for America the tehEFapaS, ~.
Which must unite ns with the Nest MIA s,-..
Continent At . time when IT hs1 Nsl ls 1aa
conspiracy a1road-A French army n a"AHs y, ~
,,ms1 A. Aass.an y fTsnce o1 n ~
E1esa wa1 quietly assembled 1t laIA N-,.Sariss. ~
Of the Emperor, and poMraai a.s,I ss,s 1>si
fhese counrres In telc0faphtc e>Aa'uunh'AtAS Ssts
Europe without pazsin<. thstaSa ~. -, s>sS.tS
States. The keys Of ne s!ste ,s}>,ya L, $50
irn1nensc nressa,rc nj upon nrt as,A tae snsa
Amhasss6or ii Fafts signed lats. NAL e'aascntsae
70 Gsat re TEE uo oheta.ic tat The acquired
rtehts Obtained eF me four sea; - nsetraS M
The determination not % ,1sr Sr t.ssr<i The sa,s,
5aa, 5sint a.-,otnSs ~ Of III Hale. l'ss would not
wiz. suI vhtn the sr.ntsa Gosetnment oooht
40 longer rss% eas ,e r:sss1on I sy liz rs1ein @
mem of whai il Amnsssssior a Paris bad already
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