The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-19
HALE.
Our Minister to spain speaks for Hins

Our Minister to Spain Speaks for Himself.
To the Editor of the N. Y. 1rib"ne-Sir.- charge
that "Mr Hale has no sympathy with the revolution,
and is openly hostile to the republican movement"
having been made by the London correspondent of
sonal reply / do not know that | act wisely
in taking any public notice of this attack, so art
fully and maciously made upon me by TINS writer; 7;
this calumny. The statement as to whom the real
work Of the Legation is done by leaves no doubt on
that head. l shall not detan myself with the many
assertions and nuendoes derogaory to my character
with which this article is filed, but come directly to
the main charge, which is, ''that Mr.. Hale has no
sympathy with the revolution etc. All the other
allegations seem to be subsidiary and auxiliary to
this, the main charge of the article. Perhaps ought
to feel grated that the ingenious malignity OF the
author of this false and outrageous charge has
nothing to allege against my integrity or indeed any
part of my official conduct save that my faculties
much impaired, and am openly hostile to the
Republican movement. If 1t be evidence of impaired
faculties that did not detect in an individual whom
| admitted as guest in my family and at my table,
a disguised foe, who listened to the unrestrained
conversation of the family circle to which he was
admitted for the time as member, to be retaied
afterwards in the public press for the purpose of in
eng gV h Vi to s c6srse &ho% rther CON-
ment leave to the judgment of the public the con-
duct of such man.
this correspondent, which is that am openly hostile
to the Republican movement. brief notice OF the
events occurring about the time of the commence
ment OF the revolution the latter part OF September
and first OF October last shall be my only answer to
that ON the fourth of October last fully believing
that Notwithstanding the many abortive attempts at
revolution which had hitherto been made in Spain,
new and important era had commenced in Spanish
history, / sent a telegram TO Mr.. Seward, asking
for instructions to recognize the new government.
on the following day he sent me a cautious reply,
authorizing me, on certain conditions therein set
forth to give the new government qualified recog-
nition l. acting upon the authority thus given me,
az nv suggestion and request unequivocally in the
name OF the United States, gave to the provisional
government full and entire recognition and while
the other governments of the world we're looking
with astonishment at events OF such startling mo-
ment, so rapidly occurring in Spain the United
States was for time the only power that recognized
the existing government OF the nation, and the only
one which had an acknowledged representative here
The Spanish Government and people, know, were
highly grated by this early movement of the United
states and sensible Of the immense advantages this
nrompt and decisive recognition on their part had
given them. have in my possession facts fully an
syern0 all the allegations of this article, which NAV
hereafter be made public. Respectfully yours.
Madrid, March 81, 1869. JOHN p. HALE.