The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-10
MOTLEY.
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'rom the Chicago Republican.


From the Chicago Republican.
For some time Motley is to be the opi, Ar,or-
lean wear in England In diplomatic circles Tho
great historian, transformed into tho Ninis,or 80
the united states nearthe Court Of st. Jane !, will
sail from New York on the 10Th inst,nt = III
chief duty will be the settlement of fhc Hoba,n,
claims. Reverdy johnson was fed toastnI and
fcted into ono treaty, unanimouslv or oI,nosT
unanimously, rejected by the Senate. We hone
that Motleys gastronomic propenstics viii nnt
lead him astray similarly. His iterory ra,,,to
ton is a fine theme for late supper boyi5tion
lie first published his uncomfortable bistor;as
under English copyright He is regarded "a
more of an English than of an American ce1o
blity, His hOnors are estimated AS more Eng
lish than American. Hence an oloLorI+a ~
tempt will be made to appropriate him os an ey
ponent of English-American opinion Society
viii doubtless open wide to him its soIoctost
doors Wine will flow in his honor Uc viii Le
set on a pedestal of British distinction To viii
be sworded, apostrophized, apotheosized ali in
the interests Of the Queens construction of the
Alabama claims. WV
But John Lothrop Motley is not tbe man II
we understand him, to be entrapped bv personoi
aduation. The historian who wrote TF6c Rise
of the Dutch Republic and the Omitted Netber-
lands" possesses q mind too acute onJ ,nno
trating to be imposed upon by soup, oysters,
toasts, and after-dinnor speeches. Anv one who
has read his Incompatible annals nust have
been convinced that Mr.. Motley has no oNinitv
for aristocratical oligarchical, or monarchical
with the masses of the people His philosonhv
is in perfect accord with the most onward de-
Velopment of human existence He despises nm
productive consumers, and sounds constantly
the praises of muscular and mental exertion
Such aman cannot be misled by oyations coming
from the idols of caste
1t must be recollected that his settled opi-
mons, laid away safely upon the shelf of delibe-
nished by the societary formation and schemes
OF polity both in Europe and in America His
contact with mOnarchica institutions is not new
lie goes to England with full comprehension
OF the policy which has dominated that country
Tor centuries. He is too old bird to be caught
with chatt. A man about fifty-hve years of age.
who has shown his comprehensiveness and
depth of thought, is not to be mised easily We
are not aware that he has any dining-out pro-
pensities. His pursuits exclude that SUPPOSE
ton. Yet he has. as all human beings have his
prominent failings. What these are his mission
will be sure to develop. Before Mr.. Motley shall
nave been one month in England, we shall learn
what are his weaknesses of character. Expert
mentalism Will find them out, beyond perad-
venture.
Our only fear for Mr. Motley is his honesty
and aightforwardness. He has never trOd
the crooked paths of diplomacy. Evasion has
never been one of his intellectual weapons.
Trickery is no part of his nature. He has never
been brought face to face with the impedi-
ments, devices, and complications of interna-
tional negotionatiOn. He is not by experience
fitted to see through the infinite variety of sub
terfuges adopted by foreign cabinets to accom-
plish their ends. Like any innocent and un-
sophisticated exponent of our national interests
he is liable to be imposed on by apparent sim
cerity. Yet, even here, what is said to him
officially must be in terms of words a man
accustomed to deal with the meanings of words
and to comprehend their deepest import, little is
to be feared. Sentences, we feel assured, will
not warp the Judgment of Mr. Motley. He is
an American-every inch of him. In fact, he is
the very best of all the foreign appointments.
Would that all were as good and uneXcepton-
able as he