Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-07-29
Mr.. MotIey's Removal,
An InstereEting Explanation.


We have seen disposition in Ger
tain papers in Massachusetts, to crit
icise the action of the administration
in recalling Mr.. Motley. One of
the morning Republican journals. Of
yesterday, uses in regard to it this
language;
"He has been recalled for no pub
lie reason, almost at the begin ming
OF his mission. The
change is to be regretted, because it
gives evidence of instability of pur-
pose on the part of the administra-
ton, and Of motives which can not
be defended This shows that
:bat Journal wholly misunderstands
the case. We are oritatively
assured that the removal Of Mr..
Motley was determined upon ONE
months since, because of the in CON-
patibility of his views, upon the al
ALBANIA question, with those Of the
administration Soon afterMr. Motley
Was appointed, he presented to the
State Department pal er containing
memoranda of suggestions of il
structions as he desired them to he
given, which were entirely oppo sed
to the Jews held by theFresident and
his Cabinet,upon which the Ala ANA
negotiations SHOULD be conducted
Mr. Aotley's Suggestions bsing then
entirely ignored, and other and diff
ferent instructions being prepared
for him upon which to conduct the
negotiations. There would probably
have been nc reason for his recall
because of his public dispatches, as
in them he conformed to his instruc-
tions; bat so far from concealing
the fact that his written dispatches
| were not in consonance with bis
own personal views, he took paius
to have it known in London society
Or at least wss careless in allowing
it to be known, that himself as we'll
as Mr.. Summer differed from tns
administration as to the grounds on
which our demands upon England
because of the Alabama should be
placed, and that as Mr. Sumner was
Chareman of the Committee on For
eign Affairs in the Senate, it was
hardly probable that that body
would permit any negotiation to be
accepted upon different basis.
However distateful Mr.. Motley
had thus made himself to the admin
Iistration, yet it was not intimated to
him that his resignation would bs
acceptable, from courtesy to Mr..
Sumner and regard to the Common
wealth from which Mr.. Montley
came The difference, however, be-
tween Mr.. Motley and the admins
tration became so distinct that it
would have required all Mr.. Summers
power and prestige to have main
trined him in his place had Mr..
Sumner himself remained in tho
closest and most confidential rela-
tions, ,on all matters, with the Presi.
dent. But even in this case Mr..
Summers position would have avail
sd no further than to have been con
suited as the appointment of Il
successor to Mr. Motley, whom the
appointment of successor to Mr.
Motley, whom the President deem
ed it best to recall in any event.
But Mr.. Sumner having chosen to
antagonize the President on many
matters of foreign Diplomacy and
appointments the President did not
feel called upon to consult Mr.. Sum-
ner's wishes further in the matter.
SO the whole matter of complaint
resolves itself into this: If MIR. Sum-
ner had remained in proper relations
! with the administration, Mr.. Motley
would have been removed upon con-
sultation with Mr. Sumner as to his
successor. But, as Mr.. Sumner
thought it to be his duty to thwart
the foreign policy of the administra-
ton, ne was not consulted. Is it
possible that upon such state OF
facts, Republican Journals can find
grounds upon Vi.;eA to assaii, witt,
the bitter words quoted above, the
action Of their OWE administration.
aad the President who was elected
By, aad will be sustained by the
American people.