The New York herald., 1869-06-26
OUR MINISTER TO SPAIN.
,uuauet GO Genera, s,ckles

BANQUET 10 General Sickies.
large number OF distinguished gentlemen, ire
spectve OF party, have invited General sickles to
farewell banquet previous to his departure for
Madrid. and the Minister has accepted The banquet
Will take place at the Everett House, the 3Oth
INST. The following Is the correspondence
NEW YORK, June IL. 1882
DEAR GENERAL-Before your departure for
Europe we desire to meet you and TO have the oppOr
tunlty or expressing 10 you our feelings ol kindly
interest and friendly regard, and OF congratulatng
you upon the merlted appreciation OF your services
by your country shown by your recent appointment
al Minister TO spain. In this new position we have
no doubt You Will do credit TO our country, which
you so faithfully ana 80 valuaby served during the
We DO not address you as party men. We belong
10 different political parties and the request we now
make Is entirely unconnected with party views feel
ings or objects. We mean this simply as a tribute
oil personal respect. esteem aud friendship Tor one
whom We regard as worthy OF them all, and well en-
titled TO this small testimonial from friends some
recent many OF long standing. For this purpose we
coruialiy invite you to meet US unceremoniously at
the Everett House, on the evening oil the Both inst,
at eight O'Clock. We do not propose feasting. or
toass or speeches; those are every day affairs. Our
opinion Is that without those ancillaries meeting
such as we invite you TO Will be a reunion fraugnt
with much pleasure TO US all, Will revive many
agreeable recOlectlons and furnish many pleasant
memories for the future
Trusting that you will accept our invitation we
are, very sincerely your friends.
Reuben f. Fenton Moses ii. Grinnell Wm NJ.
Evarts, John A.: Griswold Peter Cooper, VIM. f..
Dodge, Cyrus w. Field. Isaac sherman, Thurow
p. Kirkland, A. b Cornell. Charles A. Dana. Mar
shall O. Roberts, Horace Greeley, Edwin Crosswell,
Cutting Alfred wagstal, Jr., George Shea, Edward
Haight, Aaron J: vanderpoel. Elias ]. Beach,
Henry Hilton, John b. Haskin, George W.
Henry Clews, Henry E. Davies. A. A. Selover VIII
liam 0rton, John K. Porter, Luther Il. Marsh, X. M.
Blatchford, Andrew Carrigan, E. A. Quintard, Hugh
]. Hastings, Samuel sinclair, ]. Watts DE Peyster,
Stewart l.. Woodford, John H. Morris, Frank f..
nnl
G. Courtney, J. NJ Carnochan A. Is. Tappen. James
Murphy, Nelson Taylor, William A. Seaver. Isaac H..
M. Van COtt, Malcolm Campbell, J. S. Carpenter Jo-
siah w. Brown, William A. Hail. F. A. Palmer,
A. Pieasanton, Guy r. Peton, Rufus +. Andrews.
John IL. White, Alexander Shaer Charles X. Gra-
ham. H. Edwin Treman, 3 A. Merritt, Thomas
Langdon Ward Abram wakemaD. c. A. Arthur,
Patrick q. Jones, Abel Crook, Chauncy M. Depew,
Ethan Alien, D. G. McEwen, George b. Van Brunt.
Samuel J. Crooks, John A. Kennedy, Abm. Brown,
VIM. Muir, 7. NJ. Wheeler. 7. Bailey Myers, Lowell
Purdy. Jas. b. Sheridan, F. J. Fithian j. j. Rey.
Robert Barry Coffin, Spencer Kirby, Simeon Leland,
+ g. Gedney. j. II. Almy, Chas. FL. Hinman John d.
McGregor.
GENERAL sICKLEs' REPLY.
NEW YORK, June 20, 1869.
GENTLEMEN-l have the greatest pleasure ac-
cepting your Kind invitation. The distinguished
compliment you have rendered me Is the more graft
iylng when ! recognize among those who oner 1t
survived the severence OF political associations fol-
lowing the events Of the last lew years.
In accepting diplomatic appointment the repre-
sentative OF the government, like officer IN the
exercise OF military command is presumed to divest
himself OF party predictions in the discharge Of his
functions. Abroad our fellow citizens all Amerl-
cans, endeared to one another by common nation
ality and common allegiance and all
are equally entitled 10 the consideration and
protection of the government and Its ministers.
IL Is In this spirit that approach my new duties,
and am happy TO receive your generous expression
OF esteem IN form that these views Will
meet with your appreciation.
Perhaps could find occasion more appropriate
for declaring that, III undertaking foreign mission
Notwithstanding my wish to cOnfine myself to the
profession with which | am now Identified, II Is
solely with the purpose OF contributing what may
TO advance the interests of country, while dong
all IN my power for the preservation OF peaceful re-
lations with the government to which am accred
tied.
am, gentlemen with the most grateful sense OF
your kindness aud consideration, very respectfully
ID. E. SICKLES,
Major General United States Army
To EDWIN CRoSswELL. MOSES Ii. GRINNEII, RICH
ARD SCHELL, CHARLES p. KIRKLAND and others.