Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-10

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] that the representative Of the Unite,
/ States abroad may be suddenly visited
/ at any moment, by the severast penalt,
/ that the Executive can deal to the delin
queut minister. The position oil Unitet
states Minister st this Court Is 81 laborl
GUS one, and my whole time has been de-
I voted 10 its duties. The naturalization
treaty, the proposed consular oouvoB
Z On and the attainment Of the release. by
Her AJesty's Government, Of American
e liz ms confined J. British prisons f5l
complcityH W Oh + nian matters. amoue
Others especially intrusted 10 me. have
heen either concluded or upon the point
ci luitiument az shown in nv lares5 cor.
rosponcenc8 As to the so-called ava.
bama complications, I never received
power in regard 70 them, tho Govern.
ment having hitherto thought best CO
keep them suspended and conduct hem
when resumed at Washington, sud now.
in the profound silence Of the Govern.
mant in regard to this sudden change. ]
am obliged to seek enlightenment al
sources from whence q diplomatic agent
does not usually expect his original
and only Information as 60 bim-
selfi and his mission. From the
rumor arrived at all the facts connected
with my dismissal, and .rumor alone has
vaguely attempted to indicate it's cause.
are legally necessary, but neither govern
menis nor dividuais, however arbitrary,
can escape the tribunal Of public con
science. IL has been said that ] V0lun-
tesrsd 10 prepare my own instructions:
that when prepared they were submitted
and disapprOved by you, Is not heing in
accordance with the views Of the admins
trstiOn; that I was subsequently fur
nished by You with instructions which
raf.ns
interview with the late Lord Clarendon
7 suppressed those Instructions, and sub
mitted to the English Secretary Of state
my own private views contained 10 the
papers which had been disappr0ved. and
which were in direct opposition to those
of the President; and moreover. that I
formally presented those views in writing
to the English Government IS the policy
Of the President. Certainly, IL this tale
were true, 10 would have been the duty Of
the President as soon as the facts became
known to HIN to relieve ms without q
moments de ay. Diplomatic intercourse
between nations would be imp0=si bls il
an agent should be retained in office who
dalioers' ely and Intentionally violated
the instructions OF his Government But
the tale is false, and In order TO disprovs
il take the liberty Of recalling certain
important facts TO your recollection. After
appointment 6s Minister to this Court. ]
myself in Lhs interval Of wait
ing for my instructions from Washington.
In examining the archives and reyiviug
my recOLecticns of previous important
negotiations and discussions between the
governments Of the United States and
Great Britain; in so doing, I drew up
historical memorandum cOucerningw
there occurred some entirely informal
hot
two other friends of mine, and il was sug-
gested that 10 might be worth your while
70 read the paper, If you could md leis-
ure . 90 SO; 10 W6sE accordingly s5ut YOU
and subseq uently returned 20 me, with
no expression Of dissent as to gnv Of its
views, but with an intimstiOn on vour
part, In the wisdom OF which I entirely
aeqniesced, that il was thought best by
inc President, IN consequences of the ev-
existing i'm both countries by
reason Of the rejection of the Convention
)I the 18th Of January, 1869, to suspend
.or limited tine the discussion Of the
Inference between the two countries.
From that day, there has bseu no uuas-
ion with regard TO this matter: il has
aid uudl5turDed among my papers. it
las never been seen or heard OF bv anv
member OF the British government, or hv
my person whatever Ia his country. 30
2
md two other American friends ever saw
C., and that not one lire Of the pspar
las ever been used by me, officially or
The fl owing IS an abstract Of the re-
Of Ar. Eotley's letter which Is
} very long one: He sOI8mnIv asserts
Hat he was acLua-ed every moment
by an earnest desire and determination
% carry ont the Presidents instructions
yiJn loyalty and Co the best OF his ability, Z
md never u-enJiOnsly proposed his
lTu individual opinion against those of
he Government. So far as bis humble /
erTlces could contribute 20 that result, iU [
ss his wish that nothing should bs Left I.
nuoua on bis part to make the Presi- I
6nts civil administration as successful I
s his military career had been glorious,
d., Motley then explains tEa- he gave
-}rI Clarendon an outline of the views
ontaiuc1 lu bis instructions on his FIRST
Interview, which be had rsp0rtsd 70 Sec
aJary Fish, who approved iu general.
the desire Of the President
bat the Alabama negotiations. IL re-
lmeu, should be conducted iu the United /
ls.tes, be repeats the points Of instruc-
ons which Ae received from Secretary
lsh, though not presented as desired, a.
blows; The necessity and pr0pristv Of
be original concession Of belligerencY bv
lHa- DELLalLr Al llH TIME ls was M aue. 4
ave been contested, and are not admitted. {
nsy certainly are questionable, but
ls President regards the concessions
J part OF the case, only so far as it shows
be- beginning and sninUs OF that conduct I
hlch resulted So disastrOusly 70 the
ulJe1 states, There were other powers
rat were contemp0raneUus with Eng
md ln similar concessions, but 10 was in
uglsnd only that a concession was SUP
lemented by aCts causing direct damage
the United States. On September 18th
LiimaIious were sent that disssusions
light be shortly re0penei. Interviews
ere had with Lord Clarendon, in prepa-
.Ilon to that end, at which the views Of
10 President were presented 20 the best
his ability. He refers 70 the dispatch
Mr.. Fish, in which the latter says of
rsat Britain's course, that she became. /
ld continued TO the end TO be, arsenal.
and treasury for the iusur-
5nt COuiedsr8Jss.