The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-30

ernment Of the United States In Madrid, ad
Ultramar in aid of the several submarine com.
munications which the memorial alleges have
before been presented to the consideration OF
her Catholic Majesty. This memorial or peti.
tion, signed by the representative of the Ulited
states 1s mosI nS hal a6oa'orS Oh 'ne
AS MIR. Koener returned to Spain In Septem-
ber following nothing further seems TO have
been done by Perry about this memorial, and
the Spanish Government appears to have taken
no action upon It. Indeed, the principal
to have been looking after these Spanish
contracts, and his great unwllllnguess to
arose from the fact of his making tue hold
ing of II subservient to his Interest In pri-
Government. Finding that Mr. Perry was
extending these contracts from submarine
iSss ADDRESSED Sc note to o. MI T seward. advising
him how Perry was conducting himself In this
matter, and Seward wrote to him absolutely
and peremptorily either to resign his post ss
Secretary or to withdraw from all connection
with the spanish contracts. never knew wnat
answer Perry made to this lseommunicatlon, but
l do know that he neither resigned nor WIN
drew, and very soon The name of Seward ,ap
some one or more of these jobs of Perry's under
theSpanish Government
Perry hereafter appears more open in his
illegal connection with these Spanish con.
tracts, signs himself in his Communications TO
the Spanish Government, attorney for the sub
marine Telegraphic Company, aud becomes
utterly defiant OF all authority or control of The
Minister OF Legation and is absent just when
more than seventy days at one time, and this
year he was absent from some time in the LAT.
ter part of April until the 2SLh of May.
When on the morning of that day, being the
morning on which the news OF the result of the
result OF the Impeachment trial reached
Madrid, he, after a month's absence. walked
into the Legation, and the first thing he said
was TO ask me II II knew who was President
on this theme. II were to undertake to relate
TO you all the outrages ana indignities that this
have been in Spain, should have to write you
a history OF my whole life here.
While was absent in Paris about year ago,
on leave of absence from my Government,
Perry behaved most scandalouslY, usurpiug the
place of Minifter; Indeed, his conduct was so
outrageous on this occasion that IL was the SUD
ject of much comment In Madrid. ana Baron
Canttz the Minister of Prussia asked the sub
Secretary of State 10 make some representation
of PeTry's conduct TO the Government of the
United States, and thus l received from the
Perry's treatment which 1 should have had
from my own Government.
But, as / said before, am not going to give
you history of my daily lite l will, however,
give you the account of one transaction which
you read so ~ ond sea Sa "
ard and the Secretary of this legation. then re-
member that it only discloses q fair specimen
of what have had constantly to endure from
these two men.
This history is found fully and distinctly
stated in my letter dated November lS 1867. To
MIR. seward, a copy of whicn herewith enclose.
The simple truth OF the matter Is that Perry
oat making or attempting to make any dis
turbance or difficulty, ali the time 1 was at
until the 7th or sth of November. He know
ledged all my communications which were adj
dressed to him as Secretary without any 90
lection, remons nstrance, or intimation that he
was dissatisfied with the position OF Secretary,
or had any idea of assuming or pretending to
NY COMMUNICATIONS addressed to the Spanish
| Minister of State, of the date OF October 81,
which Mr.. Perry says in mis- letter of November
| T. 1867, met with such strenuous opposition
| from the Spanish Government he acknowledged
the receipt OF In the usual manner, and In "A
| letter which he wrote to me on the on tho Both
of October he writes that he had received It, re-
| corded It, and sent IL 10 the Minister of State,
| and says not one word about there being any
| objection made about receiving it.
Iepc9se to you copy OF perry's letter r. to me
| OF the kind. The solemn truth Is that Perry =
| statement which he sent home TO Seward about
| the difficulties in the legation growing out OF
| my absence are wholly. totally, and maliclously
false, or, as the Minister of State. Mr. Arazola,
| Indignantly pronounced them, "false, a hun
| dred lines false" Mr.. Perry has not only been
| ipsolent and insubordinate, but he has OBJ
lruded his Insulting letters to me into all the
current official records of the legation, copying
them in these books in order to give them
Aiter Perry's conduct during my absence In
| Paris as before stated, l sent to Seward my
statement as appears In my letter TO him, dated
| November Is, 1867, copy OF Whlch leJteI ao
seward did not answer this communication
and without utterlng, as far as know, word
OF blame or excuse to Perry, he sent me orie
and brutal notice tnat my reslguStlou
'prOmDtly transmitted WOulu DC acCepteu'
soon afier this / received letters from various
friends in the United States informing me ina
the name OF Seward appears among the mem
bers and L believe, ve,oficehoders. .ofone OF Perry
mpanies here, and this Is the only explana
tion that 1 can give OF his strange conduct
stan,iaily. that Perry was 30 strong in the
Senate that II there was to be an issue betWeel
him and me before the Senate Ferry would o'
victorious But will not weary you muct
longer with this tale ofwrong and indignites
Certainly, IL he had been a secret agent OF thu
(Nn,, faan l.
to annoy, harass. and perplex me in every
possible way, he could not have done IL mor'
effeetualIy than he has; and since the name
Seward has appeared among the list or his con
federGtes in Spanish contracts ne mas peer
more insolent and defiant than before and l
possible more negligent and inattentiye TO IN
duties OF the office though this he could hardl.
be without bandoning Them altogether.
| The truth is Perry Is a Spaniard and nothing
else. q Snanish woman has married him AM
controls him. AS he once stated TO me- ne Is
Unitarian of the DR.. Channing scnooi, puC ~
| has ioined the Roman Catholic Cnurch, AM
neither his wife nor children speak the Engllsl
Language. All his interests, associations ant
business conn ections are spanish, and ne neVe
intends returning to America.
} Now will Tell on frankly what desire:
have heen here three years, and during tina
lime nave been daily insulted by nv Secretar
| of Legation, who has kept the office for Tn
|, purpose Of making IL subsidiary TO his prlvat
interests in illegal and improper speculation
+ under the Spanish Government. In this h
has latterly been aided and abetted by tn
| Secretary OF State. who has twice within a yea
: | Tried TO femove me from my post as Minister.
! Now, 1 confess that am weak enough /
! want o triumph over these two men who nay
. | should be much gratitied ifthe New Hampshtr
Z | delegation would recommend that | be cor
!, | tinut here under General Grant. do not Sa
how long; do not care how long, so that IT, b
after Sew ard and Perry are both out OF Office
Will you he kind enough To see my trien
: e. b. Washburne, and ask him TO interest hin
; | self in this matter?
have written You long letter, longer tina
. had intep ded TO write hut really could nc
, seem 10 write less, Read my two letters,