, 1870-10-22
Mr. MoTLEY's REMOVAL

~"n'i-tffiein1. assumes tn, give the REASONS
,,!:i"L zl;ovea the President to recall Mr..
Motley They include the failure of Sen
a,"r Summer to support the Presidents
I"licy on the San Domingo question But
This reason is 80 secondary, and is so
changed ty the alleged brsach OF faith nc
c.,m1.snsirc it. AZ to impart a new phase
IL ,i:- ~l1'.'e transaction, ant1 to provoke
.::r, rise. # tho general facts now plead in
ju~,isis.ti,-:l Of the President are true, that
,:.r: wrr~ r''s published before.
l:." i:v. i: is nov said that ar Motley,
:: -. ',v.-g appointed, made the somewhat
i;i~9r>l'I,fi,l proposal, through Mr.. Sum-
..:. !" write lis Own instructions; that
Mr. Es>h replied that the views Of the gov
'T;i:a.s III the Alabama question vera pos
r:s,.. 1'':t that there could be no objection
~ Ar. Motley presenting his own; that
Mr.. N".l+y tLerenpon handed in to the
S;:::a Department his views Mt great
:. ..F:1.:A- towering 1ns pages OF man.
u-vtir1: that Mr.. Fish returned it,
stating that it was m admirable
s'~*:.y. ''Et Vas opposed to the views Of the
administration. il conformity with which
his i11stz1c: ions 1nnst be issusd, requiring.
amo,ig other things. that any fnrther
':c::;"s:ati"ns Of tho Alalans question bo
.".,!', ted ut Washington that, in conflict
':'l. 'Lc*e Instructions, Mr. Motley, in his
reception by Lord Clarendon, expressed his
"~u >irw>. ss previously communicated in
t':,, essay. instead IT those Of the adminis-
t.~iiu:i. rs communicated br Nj. Fish. and
,i,2s Tue President then first conceived the
;:.s.atiut to zemuye AIotley, ,aud declared
Tia; lie m'1st be removed unless he could
ni"-v orders. The President was also in
'1:::srt that aIr. Motley shon1l forward to
s.isa ds-I'atch which had bean submitted
II aud revised by Lord Clarendon, thus
1nakiug it Of tbs first diplomatic impor-
,A.sce+ and not iufurm the State Depart
1uent that Lord Clarendon had 20 revised
it. The effect was to bind this govern
1uent, in violation Of its instructions,
ard without is knowledge, by what it sup
I"se'l to he private letter from its own
.:ispis'er. Int Which, in fact, had signiA-
cn!:ce ~'' much greater ss 10 involve misun-
t3'rsta1s,ling.
After this. upon the San Domingo gues-
tisu,tl1c President presented his views to Mr..
S:s:4:,lrr. ..sd understood linn to say hc would
sun1",zt them. hefore he offered the treaty in
ts.r :;eLate. He was astonished when Mr..
s::lnner ~H'atcd his supposed promise,
and. as he had appointed Mr.. Not
ley almost solely on 3tr. Samuer's
assanut. lie regarded this ground of his
til":s.i1urnt, ut least, as having fuiled.
This j. ,,e weak point in the caec nsainst
N.. N":ley, and, il tr1ae, ought never to
lave ''eeu disnlsc:l, because the public will
ns.e7 snow Luv much weight The instiuc, Of
Leverage arain.t Alz. Sumner had in caus-
ing Mr. Mvtleyis removal, and how mrcl,
We due to considerations of public
character.
4 third cause OF offence was SIr. Mo:ley's
r~fnsal 10 ask for the appointment of Ham.
I!',n Fish, -tr., as Assistant Stc1ctary oi
Legation at London, although The Presi.
dent, without the knowledge Of Mr. Ham,
:!:"n Fish, ST., requested il in private
A,.:c.
4 f,.ursh cause. and a sufficient one il
:1:.'s, ,L.'nsh We have never heard of il be
fore. Was that Mr. Mutley took m nctiy,
partisan interest in English politics, md Fl
openly arowed his zeal in behalf of on,
political Iarty RI 10 canse numerous an,
Indignant letters of protest to he received
nj rbe State Department from well-know,
E..rli~hmen.
TIE letter IS evidently prepared in tA
State Department, and expresses its views
s'~ne OF its alleged facts may ad
1ait ef controversy. IT thes
ie conceded, however, it place
thu rea.uval on very differcn
grounds fsu1n those which havs heretofot,
la.rn alleged in a manner to influence th,
Irtd:r Judgment Ii still remains trae
however, that Il State Department whicl
.lil, to r.lnors Minister within a yea
ard L half after ths valid cause for rcnlovn
t~errred, and delays to justify itsel
until months after the public has cease,
to expect or care for tie reasons, is enti.el
t~ s1"w to keep M With This vigorous ast
At this rate, whatever the positiveuess c
IL" PRESIDENTS views on the Alaba,n
s!sirs. ,uuy be, he will retire from oiTie
without enforcing them.