Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-07-08
Minister MOtley's Instructions.
The Washington correspondent
of the N. Y. Times SAYS:

=
Since the discussion of the Ala
bama question, both at home and
abroad, has taken such a wide scope
and since there has been such a de-
cided reaction from the position of
Mr.. Summers speech, and since the
proposition to make the question
party issue meets with little
serious countenance, it becomes
more than usually interesting to
know precisely where the Admins
tration stands at present. Tbs
Gladstone Ministry will, in a few
days, officially understand pur po-
sition, and there can, therefore, be.
no impropriety in stating the facts
as they exist. -l ,
So much has been said from this
point on this subject, and such,
vague and contradictory accounts
have been given of Mr.. Motley's in
structions, that the public mind
must be much confused respecting
the precise attitude of our Govern
ment. Mr. Sumner, while never
asserting in positive terms that
those instructions were based on his
speech, has. nevertheless, sought to
convey in his conversations the inn
preston that he had been substan-
TALLY indorsed, and he has repeated
ly stated that Mr.. Motley and himself
were in perfect accord upon the
subject. This latter assertion is
very possibly true. But Mr.. Sum-
ner knows what Mr.. Motley's in
structions are as thoroughly as does
the man who wrote them, and his
pride probably prevents him from
making a frank admission of the
; completeness of his defeat. No
matter what impression he may con-
vey in discussing the subject, it is
nevertheless known here that ne is
much displeased with the instruc-
J tions, and that they are almost en-
tirely at variance with his views,
| for the following reasons
: l. Mr.. Sumner wanted Mr.. Mot
J ley instructed to purpose reopen
ing Of the negotiations at once on
} the basis ofhis speech, Mr.. Motley's
instructions were the reverse of this
: to wit-to make no overtures for
: the reopening of negotiations at
present, but await the action of the
English government and the deyel-
2 opment of events.
g. Mr. Sumner wanted the instruc-
tions to cover the question of bel
: ligerency, which he, insists in his
e speech, gives this Government a
t claim against the British govern
: ment for damages or reparation.
e On the contrary, Mr.. Motley was
q instructed to inform the British gov
ernment at the proper time that the
: United States, as a government, has
e no claim against Great Britain fol
q damages, because of her recognition
: of the belligerency Of the rebels.
+ This whole matter was maturely
r considered by the President, both
d in Cabinet and out of Cabinet, and
j in the light not only of our relations
J, to France, Spain, and other nations
f which recognized the South. In
d these discussions the only man who
It stood by Mr.. Summers position was
n Secretary Boutwell,. Every othe1
i member of the Cabinet, as well a.
Il the President, disapproved yer,
i, decidedly of the policy enunciatee
b in Mr.. Summers and the result o
S their deliberations was, as has beer
" repeatedly stated in your telegraph
Il ic dispatches, that the Administers
f ton on this question resolved upol
L the policy of non action. s., A-.
l. These I know to be the facts in thu
case, and they define substantial,
n the present attitude of the Admins
It tIation. tE sgoftu 81