New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-11
A arm FEyT TIE ATTDENEY or rHE
PERKINS ChdIH
TO HE ri BIir.

taken ivy the President ~ the Unit"h states The Rus
siaI, Minister. concluded Na follows:
The REAL CAUSE OF GR,HT, DESIRE u I'll RID oF
rATAsAkY.
It. thir Tier" hao been long pnIinf and n"'a'
nj I'm g 30" Prrk'n+. IN Amer an "'i 'r''
thn Ru.~In Government Tina claim. me pFr~ent MN
strr At .rly, rep" '"nln" hs ''or"rnn"n'' mas 2n
tasted with ,rr.l yIrIr. II ~ t~cr"d ana Srh'rlIy
believed thai vrkInas attorneys here drove barsA"
ith Elnc.t ~. IL. ZIP. Taa@, 70 nv r,n :
wuud prpclr" al recognition OF IL rom We 4'"'''n
Here IL the motive for the Assistant socretarvs acton
ana tn, u the way hr went about II
Aprroach'rs Nj Boll4co Son Of ID" former Miw4''r,
and connected with the legation he W"pp"h t., '.llg
me vy.llt y ouT '0yorH..' - 20 bar upon that oi
Russia AVID get Cataca7y displaced nv Boisco: If he
bod ,co would low the claim ui Perkins To tins the
ambitious lipont, n"ayhyt, consented, aud Davis s"t
about n, dirty intrigue ever dSgraced our NATIONAL
rsnt, l. IL g1i the Administration. Hrch means, Of
"r.n I,-nn-. Grant % instruct our Minister at 81
PtcI-purg pTes- tho recall Of Mr. Catac1H upDh IA"
RG~-.ilu iip',.' az n h"r" hii lt'e hh.' Oh Il
.rv" nv his int"rrpddng with Affairs and bcras"
Madame CatcaHy career lad been of such nara
that the siue, ri our Off ' were embarrassed by her
1t ,prrnod rather iae for the ADMINISTRATION 70 "t up
received M an official way by the very ladies who are
said ne shocked and embarrassed and the moment hid
been n,rutttc ~ ms. WHOM ,,ch obi elton her pres
exc" Gould have been urged proprcty, TO say the
Ipon Mi hi. Ban roft Davis the BrIbt-Taker, seized,
and ,urn IT. 81 Petersburg pressed II IN m Informal
manner upon tiP IMperAl Government The iact came
Ia the ears of Mr. Calcazv and he went 10 work. He Is
"a abr, IaI G., experienced diplomat, ana pIoNtH 700
mnrh for orr .ckiy Mazsrn. DAVIS the BrbeT akcr.
The war grew hot aud tn" press was ca"d m
to Tn nd ~ III" ron-praors All sorts Of Hes we're pm
III circulation. ana for while IT looked rs Cata'a%|
were ~ he recalled and disgracrd.
DAVIS the Brlbe Taker at frs cared nothing about tn"
dlsgr He only wished Ia get the Minister out OF the
way Int the willy diplomat had such way Of sneerng
al our American poor devil that II nearly drove him mad
And. o"Xrir h" made II point 10 srt 1890 IT,
tins end h" moved al hs machinery, and to no purpose
The Russian Government not only refused to recall the
old gentleman. but IN marked manner cNreterd t-
c"nfdrnce in him He remains full MinnUr one OF
the ,pirstors CMr Bodisco has been rehnkrT 10y
transfer 10 the Consular service and the Bride Iaker
slice of the Perkins 5"t- small by degrees and
beautifully less.
And in the same paper OF the 9th inst. under the
title Of Complications ~ Washington. Is published the
following paragraph;
TIE CAI>r,zY TROrRIE.
The quarrel between (alucaZy aud Fish really grew
ont - iae pIhlus socacd claim though social troubles
have in Que form oher aided to Intensity the com
pcatIon Davis who hsA made most Of the trouble In
the Department. at the bottom of this nasty affair
After long discussion and controversy IL was SUPPOSED
n S %n"d allow sny amount that he Depart.
ment OF state claimed to he right and equitable Con-
-cluenty the insiders ana outsiders SET TO work ana
toa! of some $4,000 rumpcd up. As soon rs That
done INSIDE. Coy. Cooke Operating outside bought
the widow Perkinss interest for $1,000. through her
counsel abe being kept in bliNsful Ignorance OF the
account made up under the eye Of Davis When that
bargain was closed the Ring started OF W. Hunting
ton, Cookies cashier 10 ~. Petersburg. in the exWca
ton that the money would be paid and Is SAID an tne
that Effect. But 1t failed Huntington has come back
with flea in his ear. and the widow whom they intended
cheat Will probably he the only gamer IN the long run
Russia will never pay dollar OF TINS nladeup cam'
am the counsel Mrs. Perkins. as was the counsel
OF her husband before his DEATH and have occupied that
position since This fact is known to the public,
quite a. well the fact that the Perkins claim has been
the subject Of diplomatic discussion. am therefore,
the counsel committed the act OF bribery, and be
trayed and sold out my clients interest If such be true.
and the language in the above articles points to me a.
clearly II my name had been used with as much free
dom A. that which marks the liberty taken with the
names OF Mr.. Davis Mr.. BOdiscO, Gov. Cooke and Mr.
Huntington.
sneak with a positive knowledge OF facts when say
that the Honorable Assistant Secretary OF State. j. b. C.
Davis never in any shape. or form. had charge
Of or gave directions about the Perkins claim He
even smoke the claim spoken to about IT, a. the
line OF his duties directed to the Consular service OF
the Government and he for that stated reason even
refused give order to examine the original
papers in the case in the absence Of Mr. Fish, and
ferred the Second Assistant Secretary OF state the
Hon. william II. Hunter.
never spoke Mr. Bodisco the late Secretary Of the
Imperial legation aud the Russian Consul General
10 the United States IN my life the subject OF the
Perkins claim. have acquaintance with that gen
teman. 1 knew through the department that Mr. BO-
bitterly opposed to the claim and warmly es
poused the views OF his Government IN resisting It, But
to show the wfu nature OF this slanderous aluson to
IL
left the United before agreed to refer the
Perkins claim TO the law officers Of the State Department
for examination and did not return until after the dis
cson Of the case had been concluded and 1t had been
decided 1t Is therefore that it Is not possible that
he could have been guilty Of the misconduct so falsely
attributed 10 him in the article referred TO-
Gov Cooke never bought offered TO buy the Perkins
claim. sold nor offered to sell to Gov Cooke or
10 anybody else my clients interest In said claim and the
a sala " a
hood.
Mr. william {. Huntingdon the cashier. not OF Gov.
Cooke but OF First National Bank OF Washington was
Amounted the agent for the Claim mere business mat
ter but he never bought IT, or paid dollar Tor IT, HIS
late visit ~ Russia to some extent connected Win
the case the line Of his agency for IT, but am not
aware that he did any OF the things attributed to him
while Russia OF that he met with any OF tne dSco
forts alleged in the paper referred to.
Ihave made this statement from OF duty to the
several gentlemen referred and whatever may be the
motive has inspired these slanderous statements
for there is dishonorsbe motive concealed somewhere
i can only, and do brand them as deliberate and
malicious falsehoods
The crime OF bribery and professional mslfeassnoe OF
selling out my client attributed TO me In the above arti-
ces are serious matters and do not admit that any In
dvidual or any public journal has the right to nhict
nnon me or my interests such malicious mischief and
inury and II there remedy OF any sort for such
duct | shall try to discover and apply IL III II Is the
priyege OF those who conduct or contribute to public
Journals to make pastime Of malgnng and slanderng
private character and assang private interests at their
pleasure without limit the sooner the public are taught
TO know and recognize that tact the better. SO that
We may understand that personal character in public
or private life the rights OF persons old or young the
widow and the orphan to be tortured or sacrificed
the pleasure OF sencensed and common calnnniators
under the disguise OF, perhaps what may be claimed
freedo OF the press have only TO say for the present
that a more willful malicious, vicious Islander and
fal.-hood have never uttered In print or other
WISE than that winch have here attempted 10 'ofrocl'
aud pans me deeply the names vi innoVcu p0"