New-York tribune., 1869-05-24
CARD FROM MIR. sMALLEY.


SIR: You have printed a letter from MIR.
Hale, nOmnaly in reply my testimony concerning his
hostility to the Republic in Spain. but mainly occupied
with complaint had right to publish that tesS
tmony. Mr. Hale does not to be aware that BY
putting IN such plea he admits the truth Of charges
against him. But don't press that point pre-
fer to deal frankly with his accusations He asserts that
was guest in his family, that entered his house as
"disgused foe" that "retaed in the public press tho
uurestraned conversation Of this family crcle and he
adds the Indicrous allegation that twas admitted
member of his family. MY reply is that these assertions
are simply and entirely untrue
The only pretext for them and the only necessity for
noticing them arises out of printers error in my nrst
letter To show that al my prepossessons were in Mr.
Haes favor referred In that letter to my early admra<
ton for his antSavery career and added hatn hadro
was indebted to him for cordial reception, ana ZOE
many more offers Of hospitality than was able to ac'
cept" You printed it, that was able to accept" an
awkward bunder, which has brought down on my head
good deal Of abuse from Mr. Hale, and from amiaoie
Democratic journals which have undertaken his defense
To the assertion that forgot the ordinary obligations
OF social intercourse and printed private conversation
reply by!quotng from my original letter this passages
"f it be said that begin here to touch on natterT
which must have learned from private conversation
answer that they the common talk of Madrid and
that not only Americans, but spaniards and even
Engishmen express their amazement that the cause OF
Spanish freedom should find some OF its worst enemies In
the circle that surrounds the American Minister Wbe
his own words in respect to o movement with which
every true American. must sympathze are uniformly
those OF discOuragement and depreciation" And now
say as said explicitly in my reply to Mr. Fogg that
the frequent Madrid remark upon Mr. Hales hostility to
the Republican movement in Spain confirmed BY his
own declarations publicly made in public receptions aa
the United States Legation. am at loss to know what
rule OF propety could be framed that should forbid ma
TO state what Mr. Hale was saying TO everybody I'm
Madrid who would listen to him, and which heard
from many sources well from himself-the mattef
being in itself private but Of grave public interest
Against all this evidence Mr. Hale has nothing TO ofes
but the statement that he advised and rendered an OF
fclal recognition TO the Provisional Government lass
October He alleges this fact proof that he was not
some months LATER opponent Of the Republican part
which, at the date OF the act referred to- had no e1
tence. think may leave that po!nt-and there Is no
other.
In refuting Mr.. Hale's personal calumnies,
probably treat them with respect they
do not deserve AT any rate, take
leave finally Of them and of him. Inquiries about the
Repubcansm Of United States Minister to Spain were
mportant at the time first wrote but they have ceased
10 he so now that has been removed from oce un-
der circumstances which might fairly excuse me rom
discussing with him any question OF proprley OF eP
quette. 1 am, &c, GEORGE W. 5AALLEf'
Tribune O0lee, London, May 7th. 1869.