The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-02
THE MOTLEY VACANCY.
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The Brenfng Post, true to its instincts,
social and literary, continues to mourn over
Mr.. Motley's recall, and says:
"As good many contradictory stories have been
told in the press about the manner OF Mr.. Motleys
removal, it may be useful to state the facts which
we get from the best sources, that Mr.. Motley was
asked to resign in letter from the State Depart
ment, which informed him that his resignation would
be accepted. This letter ne received only the day
before the telegraph reported that Mr. Frenghuy-
sens name had been sent to the Senate Mr. Motley
telegraphed that his resignation under such circum-
stances would be equivalent to n dismissal, and de-
clined to dismiss himself Mr. Motley had always,
he maintains, obeyed instructions without any quail
fcation whatever"
This is probably true, and more awkward,
ungentlemanlike way of doing the right thing
could not have we'll been devised The whole
thing is simple, perverse 9aucherie. Two
months ago the President, in fit of ill-tem-
per and solely because he had quarrel with
somebody else, dismisses Motley and nomi-
mates Mr.. Frelinghuysen. That gentleman
family declines by, telegram frst and then
positively by word of mouth. The President,
for his own personal comfort and that he
may have good time of it, asks that this
may be kept secret, and Mr.. Frelinghuysen
very weakly acquiesces in the masquerade.
''All the world wondered, as at Balaklava,
and, as at Balaklava, ''some one had blum
dered." The clientele of Essex county and of
larger circuit did not know what to expect
At last, unable to reconcile his attitude to
gentlemanly instinct and goaded by the
World, he rushed to newspaper Office
and published "a card" Since that all
has been at sea-our English diplomacy
has been in commission, Moran, Badeau, at
London, and, it may be, Dudley, at Liver
pool, administering it, and the incongruous
names of Trumbull, Greeley, and Sherman
floating around Many are called, but no one
is taken. Now, it occurs to us that if at this
juncture Mr., or as gossip 1--WE hope truly, for
he deserves all honor) says, Sir Edward
Thornton were to present himself at the De-
partment and say:-'Mr. Secretary, her
Majestys government, out of respect to
yours, has always maintained full mission
at Washington, occasionally on emergency
varying it by baron and an earl. We have,
therefore, a right to look for SINH
lar courtesy from you, and L beg to
notify you that we cannot any longer put up
with a charge or consul. If this, or any
thing like this. put into diplomatic phrase,
were to be said TO Mr.. Fish, his placid soul
would be sorely tried, and his kindly face
would wear look of greater perplexity than
ever. And yet this may happen at any mo-
ment. Failing all other means, we respect
fully suggest to the President to advertise,
and, if we may presume, we venture to sug-
gest a form like the following:-
"Wanted-A respectable man willing to be
Minister to England. He must be over 21
years of age, and smoke. He must be either
temperate or reformed inebriate--the latter
preferred-and must never dine out, and if
he gives dinners use only American wines.
He must not part his hair in the middle, or
ever have written book. A Protestant is
preferred, one opposed to the Gcumenical
Council and in favor of the Evangelical Alli-
ance. He must have contributed to the
savior of the republic either house, farm,
| q cottage a SDan of fast horses or a nair of
studs (for the shirt. No Irish nor French
need apply. A Prussian, without South Ger
man connections, preferred. References
exchanged. Apply to anybody but Colonel
James Fisk, Jr., Long Branch, Monmouth
county, N. j."