The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-21

',reat speech with Socrates;
Then, as the fancy fails. still ,nesh'd
In thoughts that go and come.
Feels in his pouch and is Ieiresh'i
At touch OF some old tone.
IMECASE OF MINISTER CATACAZY
The New York papers Of few days age
contained Z full report OF the correspondent
b:tween Secretary Fish and the Russia
Minister. As this subject has attracted con
siderable attention throughout the country
and as various stories have been circulate
regarding the cahses that led to the unpleas
an.ness between the Minister from R,lsssi
ant; the government at Washington, it vii
. perhaps be interesting to the readers of til
/ TINES 10 know the real callses of the diff
Guilty, as set forth by Secretary Fish, ant
which are summarized as follows:
( Ii seems that, as long ago as the 10Th O
June, 1871, the Department Of State request
ed, through cur representative in Russia
Gov. Curtain, that the offending Minister b
Withdrawn. The Russian Government aske,
for the reasons, which we're not then given
the notification that the Minister was often
sive being held TO he all that could be right
fully asked. The Emperor, therefore, aske,
that the demand be withdpwn until ate
the official presentation of the Grand Duk,
Alexis. This being over, and the Functions
OF Catacazy terminated, Secretary Fish ad
dressed note to Governor Curtin, communi
eating, for the information of the Russian
of IS l..
reasons impelline the United States to hold
no further official relations with Catacazy
which: may be stated briefly as follows: Short
ly after his arrival here, he began to make
himself otficious in matters not pertaining
to lis otiice, and pending before Congress
importnning Senator'S and Members, resort.
ing TO personal interviews, annoying to those
indecorousIy approached. He used the
newspaper press to influence public opinion,
INDUCING in the most unreserved personal
abuse of public measures and individuals,
and especially abusive. personally, of all
per. CHS connected with the claim of the Per.
kins estate, pending before the Russian Gov.
eminent, and which had been presented by
General Cass ard Secretary Seward and their
predecessors.
The newspaper articles on this question
indicated familiarity with some of the facts
of tie case, many OF which were traced SO
near 10 Ca,ecazy az TO leave an impression
tina; he al least inspired them. A remark
able letter Of this kind appeared in the New
York World, in November, 1870. Two days
after its appearance, Catacazy appeared At
the State Department, and, in referring TO
this letter, denounced it As full Of lies and
Misrepresentation; he declared that he
knew nothing of its authorship, had no inter
course with his correspondents, and attribute
ed its authorship to his enemies, the Per-
kins claimants, with design to injure him.
This voluntary disclaimer OF all knowledge,
and this voluntary denunciation ofthe fallty
Of the article, he subsequently put in writing.
Mr.. Fish, upon application to the World
correspondent learned the fact that Catetazy
dictated all the statements Of the letter to
the correspondent, who, after he had written
the letter, left it with Catacazy for revision;
tina, the latter revised il, and that it was
printed precisely as it came from Catscazy's
hands.
In 1870 there appeared in the public
papers 4 statemen, that Prince Gor:schakoff,
tie Russian Chancellor. had been displaced.
\ letter, purpor,ing to be from his successor,
was published, in which the Perkins claim
was commended. Catacazy wrote to Mr..
Fisr, denouncing these papers as forseries,
and got up Cor the purpose of irjuring him.
Mr.. Fish learned by unques-
tionabie evidence that the whole publication
was got up by Catacazy, and by him procured
To be published.
In one of his letters to the Russian Govern
mcn:, written after the agitation Tor his recall,
Ca;acazv describes personal interview he
had with the president, in which, he says,
the Presiden; received him kindly, addressed
him rs 'AIy dear Catacazy," and enquired
after his family. This, Mr.. Fish was d.
rect,d by the President to say, was an entire
fabrication The truth was, Catacazy fol-
lowed the President to Long Branch, and
asked an interview, which was refused. He
then renewed the request, with an assurance
that he merely desired to pay his
personal respects. He was admitted,
and, attempting TO speak of official
matters, was peremptorily checked by the
President, who throughout treated him with
the GOODNESS consistent with the respect due
to person under his roof.
Another reason given is his direct inter-
ference to prevent tue negotiation Of the
treaty with Great Britain, and, since its
ratification, he has endeavored 10 prevent its
execution. For these and various other rea-
sons tie President and Secretary of State de-
mandei his recall.
\ prominent gentleman Of this city, who
ha- ju-t returned from Washington, informs
Is that Mr.. Fish's version of the quarrel is
veil known to he true by the better informed
,lasses a: the Capital, and that public opinion
s,istains the Secretary, and
Condemns the Minister. There il a very |
widespread Lelief throughout the country,
hat the original and real cause of the pres
nj unpleasant state Of affairs, is TO be found
,enea,h the surface, and in the fact that Mr.. |
secretary Fish and other ladies of our repub-
team court, are jealous of the handsome and
ccomplished wife of the Minister. The
,ubiished correspondence will do much to
i-pal this idea, but there are still many
Tho will adhere 10 the belief that il Cata-
azy had moi had a wife he would not have
liz Passport.