, 1870-10-22
WHY MINISTER MOTLEY WAS
REMOVED.


A Chapter OF Secret E1txtory.
Ec,h;astou toel Is, rorrr.psnaenee of the Do,,su
T,arffe7.
Three months ago. Minister Motley was
officially diegraced, by being sunu,.riiy dig
missed fTnm the tIi,,lom,t;e a. rri.o hv ria
Tresi14nt v;tbont .Y,v as-;cnei ra.snna
whereby the conntrv might knov in 1sh,f
msnI 81 tha distinguished iiin1om*t hxi ~
Tended and fsiisd to truIT ranrascnt tha
AmaT;..p 1sarnhiic ~ sbo Cnrrt ~ a. Ta~,a. 10
lie friends Of Mr. Motley felt tho di.sraco
keenlv. and far the moment hitter vnT,1.1 ware
spoker, against the Executive, whi.h tme has
only changed into firm and outspoken dis
eati4fa ction and want OF confideuse in the
President.
The fact was wall known at the time that
Mr. Motley was appointed Minister to Eng
laud At tue personal eo1icitation Of Senator
allr regarded the determined opposition Of
the latter 10 tho success OF the ptesilentta
fayoFite Sxn Domingo annexation scheme ~
the primary, il not the real cause Of the dis
snissal Of sir. Motley from tho important no
Hitinn to which be had teen appointad hnt
year previous. 0"'
The silence OF the President, and his mt
making m authoritative explanation Ar tn fhn
cansc y llcls led him to subject Mr. Motley to
the official Disgrace Of being removed 90 snon
after entering upon the lu.ics af hi. Office
aud sh',s A',tet suspicion. seemed to confirm
the tEuthfulness of Senator Summers opinion
that Motley removal WIS an at,cmns to pIu-
ish MIN for contributing TO the rejection Of
the San Domingo treaty.
Those intimate with Mr. Motley hsvo con-
ssantls Affirmed that IN every way be did lis
du'y; that tle worried h.rd to make the al
nainittration Of t'aPreeiaent a snccess in its
foreign poll :. 50 far al lay within bis power,
and that for all this ha was rewarded vii, be.
inS hnn,ilisted and ofdcislls disgraced, when
he Ioertted thstks. .
~, Under these Sc ei5eu9stsness ssuo history Of
the reasons which led the President to make
the change will he welcomed l,y tie conn:rT
AID +ilenre aEE unjust criticism founded unon
supposed facts
When the President came into Office il,
Afarch. 1sG9, he was dre;rous Of m,int ain,nr
harmony in the ranks Of tho Republican psr-
ty. lie therefore made free to consult m
public questions certain i,cr1,,,,ir,ns r;,i, ii,
whom he hsd uc, previously ,,.n,, sr,
on frientlly teruH. 0ne IF thoa, 49,.
suited was seua. or Sumner. WHO. .frer % a.
certainins VIA. policy tie I,resi.lcas intenieI @
to pursue made known l;s ,1,tnrn,.a,;a', ~
support the admjuis,1a,iun. A. t,a ,ss.onns, ~
request If Mr. Sumner tile rre.iJnrt anno;n,.
ed Mr., Motley a. Minister to tha f.or-t ~ ..
James, to succeed Reyo.uv Johnson rsa ~ 81. o.
roiutment was everywhere rccar,Ioi "a r., H.
President was falls convinced .I,at &. ~ NY
ley would Lot act ~ bis PREDECESSORS ,,;,1. ard
fsing the diplomatic teryicc Of The Eu;te,1
States into ridlcule.
Soon after the appointment VAS mslo san.
ator Sumner called on Secretary Fish and
said to lin that 5lr. Nutler would like n .,ro-
rase his OWL Instructions. an,l snLm;, sthsr,
for approval or alteration. Thr nos, ',;a;',.,i.
matter Mr.. Motley would bav. tn .1eai ,S;,i.
was tho question Of the settlement of ~
Alabama clnims. THE, M.. Snmnar
said, Afr. Motley hal stuliod r,ra.
fully, and was prepared to en-
H. Af,
ho had placed Lis views in syii;in~ ' ti,a
manuscript had better be submitted +, tia
Secrat.ry, and l'y him to the rresilcu:. Sr-
Fish replied that the President h,,i l;s n.r,,
yitws II garding the differences between this
country and Great Britain, anu would nYnb1.
no objection to lr. Motley .uln,itt;n,. ~" W.
r.per Le lad drawn uu. In q shorto tin,,
afterward this paper was handed s1r. E;s1,
uho upon examination found Il to La rerv
lenGshy,-atout 19i pages foolscar.-sni
Lot a. ,cs,ainius views ia accord With thoss
the manu-. cript, Nr. Fisl, info1msd Scnnsh1
! Suuuef tlat the pauer .wsa an .drn;r.t'I.
essav and ought to be published. Int wa, M,
in any wav suitable 10. the ,p,sa far 1h;,.I,
1t WAS written, at it did not ex11,c-s ,hc yiaT.
| entertained by the admins ration nm IL.
| Alabama question. "A'
Mr.. Eisli thco rrensred Mr.. Mot,ar,s IN.
styrctionr ~ nrdc,ni hv tha 1iraa,5...'. ~
iu t!,ese ar. Mutje; vas ilre.,n1 "a ;,,fsr.. w..
Loed Clarendon that the President u. H., ~.
on;ect ~ r,,,rh II. th.. t;,,a ~ w 'F1t
tiGn of nen.raG,r hsa ~. has, Wy % plo>!sma-
Ike course OF The i;r;.i.i, Govsrn.n ,,,. "
uu.rtlr thereto. T1,., ;t,.,T,,c.;ora 49, @
c.l Mr.. Motley rpu he den,rtca TO- f.,nti,.. nis
and iu tile course OF fsw wr,ts ~ n.se;ai
.lc-ps,ch was re- ciycd aououpcint. Ii. ,,rasan
tatton fo Iorti Ciaranfsnn n rasa,r[, a
eratci. Mr, Fisk to his vary -s.t s,.a sals ae-
fturd liza. Mr.. Mu.ley il, r;s nres III, ~
fxrra,s sfd ef,,4imcnis fo INA ~. 49,. u4 r.
rc;tiv ou,c site to ,1,ose cola;nei l.; H. ~. ~
i,r,i., iuttrucfinnn In 5s,t j., ~ ,a,Iii..
ignored hi. iustruc1ior- nn,s,n.r vs~ns
rrutei the r,o,irv ri liza n-ou;,a.'t r.
e,n,rsxe5 in m o,s;r;,i r..u,a ss fIa,aonI, anu
vie yiews Az sct fart, ~ u. ~ onn l:.'.
vi,;rh I,c xaute,i ,1r E.,, =, ~" .'., a.9uspt
IN ns ia m.l" m,tto,s iii ~ ..a. - 1ne'.d
F;sh. tiI weeks sf,er the recsint ~ ' ~ Nv.
r;,cb id becn fa-ua,1a tnss ~ ussosS tho 4es,
C. mmittcd II 10 Lord Cia1c,Isy +i'sa aa
,nski,r Il Of The mai fnr..'.; tuas
ac,er. ard not a rontSs,t;.i oa.,.,a.-; snAt-
catiou to lis own cnyernme,,t- In con,u,a.;e
cati.,G Ills despatch Mr. Motley madn no ~.
crerec 10 liz h,virr heen rer;aa1 u ~. W tos
Clarendon. and b,ti. rrc.;,cp, ,na ss,+ata = ato.a
Of Stato wr,r mi.ic,I a. to ia ;mnnr4..,.a T,s
PRESIDENT. u,,ou il wing lie :axt ~ ~ .fa.s nne
~. desnat Il, resj rs liz, r., III .Ios
rsnt t,si liz ins.rnct;crs hid ha,n s d,so,E t.a,E
q II Motley he asij, viii, u,u.h earnost,....
cannnt nitcr Instruction, ~ .s-,a. .,.".;
Min;ttcr who can." 4''''s' A''o
Nr. Motley vas INN, ,ji,te,v c1,su-,;, to,
his uuex,lainea course au1 ;nafc fc,.:.I >,
once co1,est the ros,:ion in Viii, t,a i'll
thus placed this foEesumen,. and In inform
,, Lord Clarendon AZ 10 the tfas poiicv of the
administration as ret for,I. IL III ;n-tr,,s.
lions. 1t lie same time lie vas also d;ra.tcd
to inforE Lord Clarendon that tie p:ssident
desired that iD future a}i nceetistio1- hcv;nr
IN view tl,e 4ett,ement Of thc A1sha-ne c1,;'ass
be conducted At Waahiurton.
Thus early after III, Motley hs;1 raac,,sd
London the pre.ident becatnc tsiss. ,s,ie,, a1,i
! entertained the iJea Of rer,oyin.. lin "1"
Mr.. Nnticr.r c,nr,, ~ IN. t;r,a ''1.,. .,o
fore. he co,,rjdcre;I ~ tlc i;rsT c-r:s ,,.;.t,
subsequently led TO liz removal.
When the PRECEDENT msuifeeted 4 frien1,v
lis friend to The Eucl,sh ,,,;ss;on A''i,s H.,
understood that it was tho intenl,on al Mr
! Sumner to support the noli.v ~ ii. II.
; miui=,1at,on aud contrlbuse ali po.sibla Id Ia
! make 1t triumphant So. therefore. when tho
treaty for the purchaseos san Domingo Was
| Sumner At hie own house to lsv bc?5rs 1an
| lis views, and to obtain the sunpo.t Of the
| distinguishes Chairman Of the Gommit,ae m
! Foreign Relations, in ths Sen.1s. to tba S
treaty.
IT. TIE bel rsssaent n ezgl.i9sd 70 r: Simmer in
! s:rethim to do. and ti,. -,es, a.1ys,,a.a m ha
! derived BIZ an inme5iste ratification Of ,he
treaty. After eorcwh,t protrac,ad inter.
t view tbs preei:ent arose to 90, when IL. sum
| ner said 10 him: II shall support yonr aj1-
niri-t.stion,' and tie Tresidetlt tef;. rniler
! Tue impression that he wouli have powerful
| ally IN the Senate in the person Ut Mr. Sum.
! nes. Bo:l. cf tLe other reutlemeo M, xar4
! present during the Interview, al.o for1ued tbe
conclusion that Mr. sumner Intended 10 adgo-
cafe the treaty in tie Senate,
| When tie information was brnr.r2,. him t,,.
ar. Sumner Expressed Li.ascif hn.tlje fo thr
u1ci,ase aad to RATIFICATION Of ,he ,re.tv tho
President did rot credit It. aud said hi. ro,1d
.,nf },e sn ~ Nr Sun,ra- H. i .sa,..1 - =: