Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-11


other nations there had come no injury save the
! declaration itself"
! Nothing further occurred on this subject until
the 25th of September, when Mr.. Fish an
nouuced that the president was inclined to be-
| lieve that the time had come to submit dispas-
sionate discussion of the causes of complaint by
the United States against Great Britain. A long
dispatch on the subject was accordingly for
warded by Mr.. Fish, and a copy furnished to
Lord Clarendon by his permission. AT this time
| Mr. Motley first informed the state department
that he had submitted to Lord Clarendon for re-
vision his record of the conversation held with
! the latter in June, upon learning which fact Mr.
| Fish instructed Mr. Motley to inform Lord Clar-
eudon that, as there might appear some incon-
sistency between the views of the president as
| expressed in Mr. Motley's first interview and
those contained in the dispatch of which a copy
had been furnished the latter should be ac-
| cepted as the exact and authoritative statement
of the presidents views on the subject as laid
down in all the instructions given under his di.
reCtonsby the secretary of state.
This, according to Mr.. Motley, was the end Of
the whole matter; all his other conduct was APP
represent faithfully the views of the president,
and cannot believe that such an unintentional
and almost mperceptible error in the verbal
rendering of long dispatch, scrupulously set
right at the first opportunity, could excuse or
justify the sudden dismissal of a minister thir-
teen months after, without word of explana.
ton. Mr., Motley proceeds to mention the ru-
mors that he was removed because of the OPP
position of the eminent senator, who honors me
with his friendship, to the ratification of the
San Domingo treaty" He says he has never
expressed an opinion in regard to the annexa-
ton, and does not know whether the rejection
of the treaty was the cause Of his removal; but
he does know that the senate rejected that treaty
on the 3Oth of June, and the letter requesting
his resignation was written on the LIST Of July
He closes with Solemn protest against the
outrage" as he believes, "entirely without pre-
cedent, of his preemptory removal"
Mr.. Fish's statement of the case may he more
briefly given. In his introduction he speaks in
a superciious way of a paper received at the
state department, in the form of an official dis
patch, purporting to be from the legation of the
United States in London. The account of Mr..
Motley's memoir on the subject of the Alabama
claims, its submission to the secretary of state,
and its divergence from the presidents views, is
given substantially as Mr.. Motley himself states
it, but in regard to the record ofhs first conversa-
ton with Lord Clarendon, in June, the president
was dissatisfied, not only with the inaccuracy of
statement complained of in Mr.. Fish's
subsequent dispatch, but with the general
tone and manner of Mr.. Motley's presentation
Of the views of the government, which contained
Strong expressions, singing illusions, and
scathing observations" and was needlessy
irritating and almost minatory, resembling in
these respects the language of Mr.. M0tley's re-
jected memoir rather than his instructions,
of conciatory spirit on the part of the United
States government. This departure from the
spirit of his instructions was not criticised
severely OF the time, out Of regard to Mr.. Mot
ley feelings and respect to his character and
attachments, and because it was thought that
the withdrawal of the right to discuss the Ala
bama claims would be a sufficient rebuke and
of want of confidence.
From the time that it was known that Mr..
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Lord Clarendon, it was felt to be impossible that
he should remain the minister to England
longer than the public exigencies as to other
matters might require His public employment
would, probably, have instantly ceased but for
considerations partly of personal nature and
partly having reference to the conventions then
pending in regard to naturalization and the con-
sular service. The naturalization convention
was completed and received here in May, and in
June the consular convention seemed to prom
Use a protracted negotiation. At that time too
occurred the death of Lord Clarendon, congress
was near its adjournment, and the president
thought that the Alabama negotiations
might be revived to advantage before
the senate would be again in session,
and was satisfied that Mr. Motley could
not he relied upon to cooperate in the line of
his views and policy. This determined him to
ask for Mr.. Motley's resignation. Mr.. Fish
scouts the idea that the removal had any con-
nection with the course of Mr.. Sumner in re-
gard to the San Domingo treaty. He says
what has been generally understood, that to
Mr.. Summers influence and agency Mr. Motley
owes his nomination; and adds, what is not so
generally known, that at that date, Dec. 30th,
1870, "the president has not withheld his con-
fdence or respect, nor has he withdrawn his !
from the senator for reason of such |
senator's difference with him on the question of |
San Domingo, or any other question of pub
ic policy"
Mr.. Fish, at the close of his dispatch, re-
ieves its tediousness by pondrous and not
cry successful attempt at humor. He COM
'ares Mr.. Motley's conclusion that his removal
vas caused by the rejection of the San Domin-
70 treaty to the English tradition, that Goodwin
sands was caused by Tenterden steeple. If his
comparison had stopped here, it might have
passed for a safe and dccorous, if not highly |
original or amusing, diplomatic pleasantly, but |
ne proceeds further to trace parallel between |
Mr.. Motley and two old women who found some |
coincidence between the lives and |
deaths of their respective husbands. 1t is i'm. |
possible for us to discover the point Of this al |
fusion. Ii probably seemed very amusing to
MIR. Fish when he read it, as he says, in the |
works of Fan illustrious author; but he must
be more happily constituted than we are who
can find amusement in Mr.. Fish's version of the
tAilGNuults
The whole question turns upon the actual
language Of Mr.. Motley's instructions as COM
pared with those of his record of the interview
with Lord Clarendon in June, 1863. Without
the text of those documents it is impossible to
decide on the merits of the controversy; but tits
difficult to resist the conviction, on the evidence
now submitted, that the dispatch of Mr.. Fish
does not state fully aud canddly the real reason
of Mr.. Motley's removal.
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