The New York herald., 1871-01-10

WniCn treat Br tain h0u Decu NllliLk 10 iCSOTs. "A
consequent disappointmentlp ma irritation we're man
tlested IN that country whl the Pre- dent thought
should be allowed TO subsd, be ore the two gov vrn
ments could resume the discussion W tn reasona-
ble expectation OF an am cable aud satisfactory So
lutlon. lie therefore net en'y abstained most eau
tousy IRON any Irritating expressions, but so
RON q discussion OF the man issue. Reasons were
assigned why the rejected convention had not
proved salts actory without et terng into argu nent.
The positive InsTrncl OnS t0 Mc Motley as to whas
he must say were limited 10 two points,
Fast-Ac was directed to say to Lord Clarendon
thar tins government In rejecting the recent CON
ventl0n, abandoned neither Its own claims nor
those Of lis citizens nor the hope OF al carly, sats-
factory and friendly setpenent OF the questions
Ssoonae was '1 fursner s.rue ted that in his pri
v0te and social intercourse rs well as IN ms Official
conversations, when II shoai become necessary, he
should place the cause OF gres ance OF the united
States against Great Britain not SO much upon her
issuance OF The fecognlln OF the insurgents state
OF war rs upon her conduct under and subsequent
to such recognition.
It was Jeff discretionary With Mr.. Motley to touch
upoa the other points rehrred to In his lnstruc-
tons, and IL certainly was not contemplated or ex-
pected that ne Wou.d 81 beyond the cautiously
guarded expression oi tina paper
A man point of 1lneIeCe between the views Of
the President and those advanced Ia Ir. Motley's
"memOir" was In connedion with the amount Of
stress 10 be lao upon lifetime. the manner and the
the concession OF belRerency TO the insur-
gents OF the Sol nth W Great Britain The
President held IN accordance with ne doc,
triMe 0f the best Wrlers upon lnternati mai
law and with the precelents OF our own history
and as q logical result from the fact Of national
sovereignty that 1t is tie right OF every Power,
when q civil conflict s ar.sen within anoth r
State, and mas obtained su1clelt compleXify,
magnitude and compete -ess, to denne ITS own rela.
tons and those or It's citken3 and subjects toward
the parties TO the comic, so far as tner rights and
In erests necessarily sIectei by IT,. Mr. Motley
wnicn he was TO present IL ne re erred
to this point , IN ''e aS question, and That .hat
Me tho e s Se
liserency bS Great Britais as auesnonaDie" ne re-
garded that concession 70 part OF the case only so
lar 1t SHOWS the be ginning and the animus OF that
course OF conduct whichrcsu ted so dsastrously to
the United States. 1t WAS Important, MT SO much
In Itself, but in that 1t ioreshadowed subsequent
event. That Il Was not u be treated as tflc 81 ava
men o. the complaint tie instructions made more
clear by ther reference 70 the tact tnat there were
Great / ritain in similar concessions, put that IN
England only haa the cncesSion been followed BY
acts resulting IN dlreG damage to the United
Ia his social AM private intercoures
and conversation, as wei as when II might become
necessary to officially, I, adopt these views OF
course with representatives o. other Powers which
had made similar recount on, to let ,hen nnder-
stand lnat the Uniteu stiles made sIch recogn tion
by them no ground 0l complaint. Tlis was regard
less OF the Time or OF ally supposed prematurty OF
Mr. Mo.Uy's despatch II the 10Th OF June, already
referred to, shows hov he iuided the trust COM
mItted 10 HIM. TIE determination Ol this govern
ment not to abandon claims nor those OF lis cti-
zens was stated pareathe caliy and in such a
subordinate way Is not necessarily to Attract
the attention OF Lord Clarendon, ana IN.
stead or eXL reSs ng the nope entertained by
this government fnai there would De al early,
salts actory aud Iiend settlement oil the questions
al issue, lie volunteered the necessary, and from
the manner III whicn ltwas given, the highly ob,ec-
tionaDle statement thai the United States govern
ment had no usldlous purposes; and III volaiIsl Of
the spirit 0f his INSTRUCTIONS, fc cOnle5se1 to @
despondent fee.lng sometimes as W tn possibility
OF tne Two nations ever understanding each other,
anu oil the difficulty at ;hs pr esent moment or their
liILO eacl nccItS. Lie repeats almost
In tRe Identical words he SrOny EXPIRE 5,0ns o0jec-
uves aud expietives, he stngiag aliusions ano the
cutting OOservatiOnS, yncn nad been submitted IN
his "mem0lr" rejected by Lnis department., ana none
OF which were authorized by his instructions. He
said that he had been Instructed TO give the
war, IN the opinion u the President, tue treaty
signed on the IAN Janllry last had been rejected,
whiie no such Instructions mad been given hiu. He
volunteered the Information that the rejection of 10
convention was not lnthe slightest degree an Affair
OF parry. He talked ol the gravity or The occasioa
OF the burning questions OF grievances that must
Continue to rankle ano tester, oil wounds that must
be piODed OF tile lntclBty OI opinion. DC. The whole
tHe1 tHe o. sn hss s m W
once he went TO the very verge Of admissible dlpiO
Matc suggestion IN ain0ln. without any authority
lntlmatiOns, 10 tile contingencies which would de-
pend GA negotiations cOncerniuH sucn vital Uues-
lions; tlat The presidnt coaclrrei IN the action Of
the Senate not bccaus he WISHED hoped ior war
or unfr1endiy relations; That he wished OI pause
In the nego iatlons DeDre 0ace more calmly review.
ing the situation and boxing the etween the
countries win all their dkicu ties, daaers anu con-
sencie steadily IN the face. Tue contingencies Of
war or peace NeItber the letter nor the spirit oI h,s
Instructions author .zed such eXplessions win
which his remarks aDo anded much less did ni5 IN
slructiOas or the prooretes OF Tue occasion or the
fee iDgs OF the President Justfy REPEATED allu-
sOns to the contingency or 10 the p0 sloiLy OF war,
1t is grave responsibility for mi1ister to as
sumo to Intimate 70 the government 70 waich ne is
accredited the contingencies or war. NaCiOs nave
been dragged into war by inGiscretoRs less na-
grant than those Of Mr.. Motley. lie assumed
responsibility beyond the prOpriees OF ms trust.
Instead Of sayn wnat ne mad been authorized TO
say III relation To the CONCESSION OF beIgerency Mr.
Motley informed the Earl OF Clarendon tnat the
President recognized the right OF a sovereign
Power TO issue procamaiiOns oil neutrality between
an lnsurgent DorIon o a nation and the law iul gov.
ernment when such lsurrectlon ShO aid have gaiued
the necessary magnitude. consistency, extent OF
ganized power aud PROBABILITY OF success; but that
sacn measures must always be taken with full
view OF The grave responsibilities assumed" lie
was not instructed to threaten Great Brit lln or 70
refer to her responsibilities. 1t Is res rved to the
President to decl1e when Intimations oil cOnse-
quences or illusions to the responsibilities
Of other Powers shall be uttered. 20
,r.r.,, MT: Motley M ae,,, ne had commnted no
been authorized to say tnat the Pre- slent
the concession OF neutrality as a part Of tue case
only SO lar as it shows The beginning and the
0nlnus OF That course OF conduct which resulted so
disastr0usy to the United States. MIR. Motley
characterized this concession in his interview with
Lord Clarendon as "tne fountain mead or the dsa5-
ters which mad been caused to the American people,
both individually and collectively, by the hands OF
Englishmen;" and he added that IRON Great
Injurious to the United states as me fruits OF the
proclamation" Well might he say, as he did Ia q
subsequent despatch, on the 5tl july l8oY tnat ne
had gone "beyOld the strict letter or his lnstruc-
tlons" He might have added, In direct opposition
TO their temper and spirit.
1t may be SAID by some that what Mr. Motley ex-
pressed was true lie, however, WAS not INSTRUCTED
or authorize TO say II. The puoilc representative
or agovernment iaiis IN his duty aid does 1t wrong
when hc uses IN It's behalf language Unauthorized,
or Wnen he utters III It's name opinions and thoughts
which possibly MS government may entertain, Uut
has not Thought IL expe Lent or proper TO express.
MANY lf not the m0s.l Of these IRENE expressions
and nGmatOns OF consequences aud the proni-
nence given anu stress laJ upon the concession of
bcllgerency were in The "memolfr h.ch had DC III
submitted TO Mr. Mouey. lie was therefore fully
appfistd that the government had refused TO sane
tiUn what in his interview WIN Lord Clarendon,
he deliberately expressed That ne ma In his mnu
at thlt interview as guide sOmetnins else Tn III mis-
letter Oi INSTRUCTIONS from THIS department. would
appear to be evident when he says tnat he .cailed
his L0rdshlps attention 10 your tmyl very Judciuus
suggestion that the throwing the dice Tor umpire
might Dring about opposite decisions" The
Instructions winch Mr.. Motley received from
me COntained no sngya astl0n aDOut ..thrOM.