New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-19
CARD FROM THE HON. JOHN P. HALE


| To che Editor Of The Tribune.
| SIR: A charge that Mr. Hale has no sympathy
with the revolution, and is openly hostile 10 The
Republican movement" having been made 10y the
London correspondent of THE N. Y. TRIBUNE. seems
| 10 demand from me personal reply do not know
that act wisely in taking any public notice Of this
attack, so artfuy and malieiously made upon me by
this writer. am not ignorant Of the real author VI
this calumny Tho statement as to whom the Tea.
work of the Legation is done by leaves doubt on
that head. shall not detain myself with the many
assertions and innuendoes derogatory TO my charac-
ter with which this article is filed but directly
to the main charge, which is. that Mr. Hale has no
sympathy with the revolution &C. All the other
allegations seem to be subsidiary and auxiliary to
this tho main charge of the article. Perhaps ought
to feel gTatfed that the ingenious mahgnity OF tie
author of this false and outrageous charge has moth
ing 10 allege against my integrity, or, indeed any
part Of my official conduct, save that my faculties
are much impaired, and l am openly bosrile 10 tho
Republican movement. Fit be evidence of impaired
faculties that did not detect in an individual whom
admitted guest in my family and at my table,
disguised foe, who listened TO the unrcstrained
conversation of the family circle to which he was
admitted for the time a member. TO be retallod
afterward in the public press for the purpose OF M
juring him of whose hospitality he was pariaking
plead guilty 10 The charge Without further comment,
leave to the Judgment of the public the conduct OF
such man.
come now to tho allegation made against me 10y
this correspondent. which is that am openly hostile
10 the Republican movement. A 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 abortiye attempts AZ
revolution which had hitherto been made in Spain' a
new and important era had commenced in Spar
sh history, sent telegram To DIR. Seward, asking
for instructions TO recognize the new Government
On the following day. h. sent mo cautious reply
authorizing me- on certain cond ti)us therein sell
forth. to give the new Government qualified recog'
milton. l. acting upon the authority thus given me-
at my suggestion and request, unequivoeally, in the
name of the United states. gave TO the Proyisohai
Government full and entire recognition, and WHO
the other Governments OF the world were looking
with establishment at events Of such startling no
ment so rapidly occurring in Spain. the Cnlied
States for time the only power that recognize
the existing Government of the nation. aud the oAV
one which had an acknowledged representative here
The Spanish Government and people know were
highly gratiied by this early movement OF the Chteo
States and sensible of the immense advantage this
prompt and decisive recognition on Their part hau
given them. have in my possession, facts iuily IN,
swerng all the allegations of thls article when may
hereafter be made public. Respectfully yonis;
Madrid March 81. 1859. JOHN l. HALE