New-York tribune., 1869-04-08


sH HSs on SSSa tSo:s pacEHsss 'a'm that
importatiOns in bs name. Vide inclosure No 81 This
letter was promptly M answered AZ per lneios9Fe IRE 30 o.
sh State Department. and the matter dropped soon
certain services which s1bordinate may perform
for superior officer which more objectionable tnan
State Department some confused indication OF this affair
leaked out perhaps from the Finance Department, and
letter, dated on the iStI Of April was published in The
Nep- York Herald of the 4th of May seeking to
action, and alleging culpabilty in me In
regard to telegraphic grant which, however, was OBJ,
the Government service here In 1861 This was, not long
afterward followed by official representation to the
Secretary Of state Of my cupabty in the telegraph
matter made by my superior officer secretly and with
out any indication Of his intention to me;
have been surprised 10 some extent by
that statement of the responsible officer of the United
dispatch from Mr.. Seward. based that statement,
which have never yet seen. answered the Depart;
ignorant that my superior officer was the
author of the charge TIL This M ,,,o, lear9ea al Tsi
Herald was done with his previous knowledge and he
confessed to me- avowed he did not write It, From
most uncompromising and cowardy hostility
from my superior officer. Complaint upon COM
ment, whenever misrepresentation Of any fact
giving the slightest pretex could be availed Of Humid
connections Of who had lived Is years in Washing
ton burdened the malls moving every spring ana wire
TO secure removal. corresponding treatment mere
of aud my family has been adopted, and relentessy
pursued with the evident purpose OF making my NE 80
intoerabe as TO force my resignation lie mas drawn
foreign adventures about him to aid him, and has
made his house center Of defamation. have been
sustained here by the public conscience and the general
respect which comes only after long residence have
failed to appease Mr. Hale by my silence; have cared
for the decOrum of this legation and have never crt
cised my superior officer, nor allowed him to be
criticised IN my presence lie mas % not OGeh aIe Sero 70
At home have had only my record, my services rem
in any branch Of the Administration or in either
of Congress Uunder the circumstances feel grateful
frst Charges in '"'a june 1867, and on every
subsequent occasion, 1 have been allowed an
The letter signed by Mr. Hale Jan. l. and published In
The ~ T. Times Of Feb T. besides some new stir among
delay the communication now make. After the libel In
The Herald seeking to nculpate me- aud after the deyel
me during the Summer Of 1857, as stated, l ad.
dressed TO Mr.. Arseni, chief OF the Bureau OF
ceved his dated November a. II was understood
that was not at liberty 10 print the documents seeing
tied and did not wish TO revive It, but was authorized
TO them cOnfdentialy with my own Government II
any time 1t should become necessary for my own de-
fense. have the honor TO be, &c, II. D. FERRY
The Hon. Wm II. Seward Secretary OF State.
Among the list of documents nclosed is an extract
Of the process found in the Department of Finance
in October 1866, account of the complaint lodged
with the Collector of the Customs of Madrid against
conceded to diplomatic agents, they being consigned
to Mr. Hale of the United States This process reads
as follows:
The Collector OF Customs gave information the first
Of Oct &C. that on examining packages containing car
nets and other things for Minister PleUipoenay of
tho United States found case containing S77 ko-
% CSC oSSn sI Of TSs %ooeS and Of MsGe
carpets; that suspecting, under the law when
allows tn the @ pOSy e @S Ot be- d.
he decided that the goods leaving the Custom House
be delivered and the result was that S7 Kilograms OF
Crack delivered In the Gale de Cappalanes NO TO-
store for the sae Of nsn' sSc Sna '9o 9ooS fss srs
sold The Direction propose that tho Minister ot state
should be informed OF what had occurred SO that he may
propose to Majesty what steps should be taken 10
prevent recurrence OF such things. The matter to
necessary il shond be investigated aud some means
adopted 10 prevent in future repetition OF abuses Ike
the one stated.
The other documents submitted are Of a similar
character to the above. No. of these documents
is letter of Mr. Hale to a merchant concerning the
lauidatIon of accounts with him. in return for
formerly imported goods free of duty. No is let
ter to the same merchant TO Mr.. Hale stating that
their accounts had been balanced with the previous
admission of goods free of duty which he had en-
loved except the last agreed upon, and which being
eountermanded left Mr. Hale his debtor 5000 reals.
A subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee.
consisting of Senators Williams, Catten and Fenton.
had q long session to day on the nomination OF Mr.
Bailey, to be Collector of the Tbirty-second New
York District. Messrs John Tracy and j. X.
Hubert appeared against Mr. Bailey. present.
ing charges, and making arguments IN
imposition TO his confirmation. Mr.. Bailey and
Judge Noah Davies as his counsel were present Also
and replied to Messrs. Tracy and Herbert. No de-
eision was reached. The nomination of Mr.. John G.
Miller nominated to be Collector of the Tenth New
York District was to-day withdrawn from the
Senate. 1t is said that the nomination of John G.
Gridley was withdrawn merely to make correction
in his name The nomination of Edward
Evans as Associate Justice of Washington
Territory was also withdrawn to-day. Serious
charges have been made against Mr.. BabcOck, nomi-
mated General of Kansas, and the same were
used in condemnation by the Senate Committee on
Public Lands to-day.
Among the removals caused by Mr.. Cresswelrs re-
cent order vacatng all the special agencies OF the
Post Office Department, is that of.Andrew johnson,
IT, of Greenyille, Tenn, lately of Washington. lie
had been collecting Post Office funds at the South for
the past six months
IMPORTANT DECISION OF COMMISSIONER DELANo
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD INVESTIGATION
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I
Commissioner Delano decides that in cases OF man
ufacturers of tobacco and cigars who remove from
one house, or from the premises where they have
paid special tax to carry the business of manuiac-
turing Assessors are authorized to treat such reno
walls as the Termination of the business at the place
for which it was especially taxed and the commence
ment of new business of like Description at tno
niecs to which the parties have removed COnse-
11nently the law sanctions the requiring OF new
bonds. new duplicate statements, new, Collectors
certificates the filing OF inventories ior Do'n picos @
es in concluding business at one place ana Oh
commencing at the other and the payment Sinars