The New York herald., 1871-01-10

10 my REMOVAL or 10 tue appointment Oh one or
another gentleman to this post until the arrival OF
your before mentioned despatch OF tue 10th OF
Move nber last.
1t woua be difficult to treat an envoy Of the
United States, accredited TO the sovereign Of
powerful government, with more marked dis
respect lo- MS olola POSITION or for his ellngs as
IN my case, so far as am aware no regularly con-
.hrmed Minister at this Court mas ever
been removed BY the prssldent ., VINO o, api;
In our country that power and responsibility
are INSOFAR bic and hat republican institutions are
founded upou reason, justice and honor, not upon
arbitrary VIII. Yet the gov vernm, mt OF the United
States mas deliberately wrought as much INJURY TO
my reputation IN an honorable profession as 1t could
do. anu here Is mol charge against me. My am0
ton has always been To deserve the good opinion Of
my countrymen. The American people are just and
honorable, and should be pained II they believed
me unfatniu 70 the high trut reposed in me. or to
have been al any time deficient IN maintaining their
honor or int ests. Many far ADLER men than my.
ser, ilinstrlous statesmen beside whose names
my own cannot even be mentioned. have
preceded me IN this ONCE, but not one
las even BEEN more jealous or assiduous or more
anXiousy resolved TO obey the instructions OF his
government The egotisn o! tns despatch IL not IN
accordance with my taste or my feelings; but the
government mas placed me IN position IN which
sef.uetence Is i'm peratlve. This much owe to the
dignity OF an o..lce winch has been insulted in my
y. rson TO my character, which has been sub ected
To ma ailgnant ana anonymous attacks. " Is o. the
least onceyaDle consequence @ to the American peo-
pie whether they ale or are not represented IN this
country 10y myself. IL Is OF very grave consequence
that rel resentatye OF the United States abroad
may be suddenly visited at any moment by the
seyerest penalty hat the Executive can deaf to q
delinquent Minister, and yet that there should be no
default.
The position OF United States Minister at this
Court Is abOrious one, and my whole time has
been devoted To It's duties. The Naturalization
Treaty, The proposed Consular Convention the at
tainment OF the release by her Ma.esty's govern
ment o. American citlzens confined In British
prisons for comphcity with Fenian matters, q ong
Others. especially entrus ed to ne nave been either
concluded or are upon the point Ol Iu1nent, Us ap.
pears by my latest correspondence. AS TO the so
called Alabama negotiations, | never received a
power In reg ard to tnem the govern m ent having
hitherto thought II best TO keep them suspended
and 10 conduct them when resumed at Wasnugto ton
Anu now. in the profound silence of the govern
ment 10 regard To This sudden change, am Obliged
TO seek enlightenment at source whence dipl0-
matte agent toes not Usually expect his original and
only lnio. nation as 10 himself and his mission.
From rumUr alone derived all the facts connected
with my dismissal and rumor has vaguely attempted
10 indicate us cause. IL is not for me to say whether
reasons ale legally necessary; but neither govern
ments nor indvluuals. however arbitrary, can es-
cape The tribunal OF the public con-
scehce. 1t has been sad that l volunteered
TO prepare my own Instructions; that wnen pre-
pared they We're submitted to and disappToved Dy
you as not being In accordance with the views OF the
administrator; that was subsequently FURNISHED
Dy you VITA the Instructions OF the President; that
on my first ineryiew with the late Lord Clarendon
] suppressed those instructions ana submitted to
the Ylgiish Secretary OF State nay own private
views. contained IN Tue paper which mad been dis
approved ana which were IN direct opposIGion 10
those OF the PRESIDENT, ana, moreover, that | for
many presented those views in wiring to the
English government as tine policy OF the Presi-
dent. Certainly, II this tale were true 1t
would have Teen the duty OF the PRESIDENT, as
Tie acls became known to hlm, TO recall me
witneul Il moments deIay. diplomatic intercourse
shou d De retained In ONCE who deliberately and
intentionally violates the Instructions OF nls govern
ment BIT Gae tale Is iase and IN order TO dlsprsve
it shall take .ue iberty OF recalling certain lmp0r.
tdnt IactS 10 your reccllectlon.
After The President mad nonored me with the ap-
pontment of Minister to this Court employed ms.
SELL In the interval waiting lusti lt
Washington IN examining the archives and reNivlag
my resolestyns 90 Q, previous important ne
ernlnents Of the United States and
Great Britain. In so doing l drew up a
historical memoir. concerning which there occurred
some entirely informal conversation between your
sell and one or two Oner friends OF mlne aud was
suggested that IL might DC worth your while 10 read
the paper, II you could nnd leisure time to 90 so.
Ii was accordingly sent TO you aud subsequently
returned 10 NE wltn no expression Of dissent as 10
any OF its VIEWS but win an Intlnation ON your
part-iu the Wisdom OF which entirely acquiesced-
thai IL was thought best by tine President conse-
quence OF the excitement eXisng III both countries
by reason oi the rejection OF tue convention OF the
l4tn Januaty, 1884, To suspend for limited time tne
discussion vi the di1erences between the two coun-
tres From tnat day 10 tnis there mas been ques-
hon IN regard 10 this memoir 1t has LAID undisurDed
among my papers. IL has never been seen OF heard
Of Uy aAy meunper of the British government or by
any person whaiever IN thls country. SO lar as am
1niorned no one tut yourself and TWO other Ameri-
can friends ever saw It, ana not one line OF 1t has
ever peen used by me otilclaIly or privately. The
Instructions la your NO. 3, were delivered 10 me on
tie morning OF my departure IRON New York for
Liverpool. Calling upol Lord Clarendon as an Old
acquaintance at his private residence on the day
aftef my arrival, touk pains TO state, as appears
by his despatch TO Mr. Thornton (iOth June, 1859
puDilsheI III parliamentary papers nearly year
ago. Lnat pref rred not 10 enter upon matt RS OF
business ttat day, as my Instructions had only been
delivered 10 ne when on the point OF embark alton,
aud had not yet had time TO sufficiently consider
them. l soiennIy assert lat was actuaLei at tnat
momeut ol ARRIVAL and at every moment since Dy the
earnest desire and determination TO carry out the
Prp.IIpnfi, N N nn m,
OF my ability, and never Intentionally to PROFOUND
my own nd yldual opinions as those OF The govern
ment SO lar as my humble services could ,Ontrl.
butte to the result Ii was my wish that nothing
SHOULD be left undone on my part IL make his vii
adDlnls ra,ion as successful his military career
mad been glorious. IL was, as | supposed under
stood before my departure 1or England although
moi publ ely announced, tnat the socalied Alabama
negotiations, whenever renewed should be con-
Quoted at Washington in OF the consent OF the
BRITISH government. had been instructed hsw-
ever. 10 su. gest 10 tnat government that there
should be suspension OF all discussion of disputed
questions Tor snort time order allow the SUB.
sldence oil excitement or irritation growing out Of
tie negotiation or reject on OF the convention OF the
1-th OF January, 1869. This suggestion l made at
the outset OF my first Official interview with
Lord Clarendon, which took place on the 10th OF
June. 1865, and we had then full conversation on
the general relations between the tw countries.
was not authorized TO read him these, your first
general Instructions, still ess to furnish him CODY
OF them. such u course would nave been opposed
TO diplomatic usage. was allowed, In my discre-
tlon, TO communicate certain views. and proceeded
stance oil your paper o Instructions lOo pages with
3s much accuracy as to The order or topics tone oil
thought and general phraseology as 1t was possible
Tor me 10 do IN a ia nlliar conversation. The
Iull record OF that cow trSation Is made In my
No. 8. IL reveals throughout ali earnest DISPOSE
ton on my pait TO reproduce your Instructions with
ndeiity. On receiving that communication you ad-
dressed me courteous candid ana rle IDLY despat H.
III which there were some criticisms upon certain
portions OF my narrative take leave 10 quote IN
this place the whole Of tnaJ despatch because 1t con.
tans the only exceptions taken by you to any ex-
presslons OF mine during the Whole course OF my
mlsslOn.-
mo. ZoI DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, June %, 1881
SRI have to acknowledge the receipt your de ,patch
NO. 8, dated June II, and have nteei i it's
narrative or your very important ioter few with
ehaon our General pressntation AMI treatment Of the
era SUBJECTS In that interview tie approval
tai department In the 40
il seems that the Pres ient's right every Power
when cvil conuic has within another State. to
dene ia relations and those of It's citizens II
veyel IN precise conformity TO that view desired pre-
sent to yon and as would douess have been conveyed
by you had your communication been made In writing The
subject may not again De topic Of oca communication
betwe vOursel the Minister of Foreign Affairs but
venture to call 1 Of he