The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-19
Minister n1Oilsy's laemevaI-The Cause
Therefore,

D1inisser n1osIsy's lasmeval-TAe GAUGES
Therefor,
A Washington correspondent Of the Boston
Traveller furnishes the particulars Of the
causes and the reasons which actaated Presi-
dent Grant in removing Mr.. Motley from his
position as Ambassador Of the United States
al the Court Of ST. James. The reasons are
thus analysed by the Boston Advertiser, the
organ Of the administration, as well as Of
Senator Sumner, who was and is the fast
friend aud hacker Of Minister Motley:--
Ftrst-S00n after his appointment Mr. Motley
drew up paper containing his views on the Ques-
tons now In controversy between this country anu
Great Britain ana submitted 1t TO Secretary Fish.
The latter alter examining the paper, pronounced
II inconsistent With the Presidents own views ON
the subject, and It was therefore rejected, ana Mr.
Motley was furnished with instructions OF an oppo-
site character. Notwithstanding this Mr. Motley
presumed TO enforce his own views upon the British
government, representing them 10 be the views OF
Secoaa--The President asked Senator Sumner to
support the st. Domingo treaty, ana the latter re-
pied that he was supporter OF the ADMINISTRATION
yet afterwards opposed the treaty.
1hard-Mr. Motley refused TO appoint Hamilton
Fish, Jr assistant secretary OF legation.
t0urti-Mr. Motley .dls2usts English politicians
The Sumner organ comes to the relief OF its
favorite aud argues upon the points named
briefly as follows I'll. That the last three add
nothing to the case. g. That 1t confirms
popular impression that Summers opposition
to the st. Domingo treaty was one reason
which led to the removal of Motley; and, 3.
That If the authorities at Washington had
studied English opinion as expressed through
English papers, concerning the estimation in
which Motley is held in the country to which
he is accredited the fourth reason for dismissal
would not have been given.
The Boston Poss--democratic organ, and
consequently Observation-Disclosures and anti
Sumner, as well as -Motlcy-gives the case,
in its own characteristic way, thus THAT, in
the first place, Motley refused to follow his
instructions and committed his government to
certain views by submitting his dispatches pre-
maturely to the revision Of Lord Clarendon;
that Motley was appointed upon the promise
of Senator Sumner to support the administra-
ton; that Sumner failed to do so when he
opposed President Grants policy in regard to
the annexation Of st. Domingo, and hence
Summers influence, as affecting Motleys am
bassadorship, fell to the bottom of the Carib-
bean Sea.
These are the main features in the Motley
case. as discussed by the leading Boston
latitude the subject invokes more interest and
challenges more comment than, possibly, in
any other section of the country.
Now, all these statements Of a Washington
correspondent of Boston paper may be true
or they may not Bnt suppose they all prove
to be true, what do they amount to? Simply
this THAT General Grant sent Motley as Min
lister to England with certain private intruc-
iions; that Motley betrayed the President and
his policy about the Alabama claims and other
by an untimely disclosure of the same to the
Brtish Minister; that Senator Sumner betrayed
the President by an ignominious forfeiture Of
his pledged word to support his administra-
tons that the little matter of the appointment
Of Secretary of Legation, in the person of
Fish, Jr., son Of the Secretary of State, ac-
celebrated the discontinue Of Motley's mis-
sion; that the voice of the English people is
better heard through the mohthpieces Of the
English journals than through the speeches
and diplomatic dispatches Of the English gov
ernment
Under all the circumstances, therefore, we
hold that President Grant was not only justi-
fed in recalling Minister Motley, but further
more, if we had been in state of war
with Great Britain at the time, he would have
been sustained by the American people in
hanging him for divulging the secrets Of his
foreign policy, as he would have been in con-
demning TO death rebel spy caught in the act
Of ssplying his vocation during the perilous
hours OF our nations existence.