New-York tribune., 1871-11-20
THE CATACAZY QUARREL.

III NhINOtLl GNHi'hEI'
INTERESTING RUSSIAN sEMI-orfICAL STATE
WENT OF TIE ACTION OF ORR GUvfEEMLNr
~ REGARD 10 NJ, CATACAZi-IHE RLANONs
PREVENTING HIS RECALL.
Tie JoURGl de 81 PCt(rSbOuTg, a semi official
.c.l rcruhli,ncs from the ST. PcrsJHrq Foir thr fol
lowing OF the dsrrccmcnts between state
l. irr'Ir, II ,nI II. CItaca2y, the Rnesan Minister at
Washington. The statement possesses much inpoit
,l.,c. - II is the frs, Russian ' SION Of
,hc diplomatic qnarrcl, and from the Incl
GCntal T. tcu'c it contains To the Grand DuLcs visit
me natpre OF tc Ancran article referred t. below
gwen IN, dcnay hat it may he necessary to observe
that II Washington dispatch based on Information
nom sthc Statr Department, cvmg particulars ,i the
~ "ou of mat Department in regard to VI. Ca;dcizy.
NE American iouinals cuntInue 10 discuss ~ the
!at, tInc the CoIdIl, sympathetic aud even Cntu~i
a>c reception ~, Tarng loI S Imperial Hlrlmcts Mrr.
'' Grand lG, ALEXIS AlcAHnGTONtcl, and the dSiaNur
re asoIc all with The scccfnry Of statcI Idrfav"r
;%,rioa % demand for ~ CatacaSy'4 y, rrcan "a VI We e
witch has rrcn comcd verbatim Dr most A,T ricpI
jonn- aud version Of tn! diSagrccahlc incident,
evidently from more or lees Gflcia source. Il.
cOnst ncd than the ordinary language of Amcri
joTntls and Simultaneous republication hy hc
~ cl part OF the American Ir'ss, gives evidently an
ot, M character Tins aricic has not escaped the acn
ou o. readers and i'll order Givc Tie meaning
IT. author n,cLdG! We 1ian add some n0rI at"n which
We have ,oLcc'cd aud which II our OplHCD, has
M, facts and dates We give are exact enough hut
"r arc therein certain degrees Of iHrmand conclusions
occasion to lean that the first step taken hy the Amer
Minister at St. Petersburg were far back as the
Alexis would leave carly in August there Tond not Ge
g n =" Ier2cc NJ Gatacazs as Tas ha', sanle
ICIar wonid he the cut,t Of The Govrrnmrnt
N.aisir !or Tmc Cu Afas ioa8d before hm
positive Pre- offs regard to hat, in which nomnaly
TiIcscutauvc n"d iucd III has duty, The statements
''ucd l." lee {" such nature could he rendered clear
! al
L.c's Therefor" the mauager of The Imperial Ministry
of ForcFu AfIs deferred auJnI;ting the question to
IT," EmrrOr in order not to Civ" Il premature import
an,c Looping AL the wlYe that tlc ipci1frt would De
se'rcd ~ common accord AZ an dpiorinne time.
A',orC.LG e the information We possess, the Federal
GC'onnCE insisted, II S true, on its demand, but IN the
gust, NJ. Caca2y had been admitted ~ an audience
only the representative of friendly State could expect
There was then 70 rGason to doubt that tins affair, en-
t'' 70 LG"Dc relations eXlsunG I"tWCcu the two
e. .rriics.
We know. IN fac' that NJ. de wcemann, after having
submitted tie question TO The Emperor repeated to the
American Minister his objections IN regard o the want
n, Fcdor G"vcr1m' u, and on the oppOrtuucntss OF
.doluHn2 nc incident utiI after he VISIT OF the Grand
{ ar.re;, acknowledging completely The value Of
th,' " lions 6as k4sTfpqGd GIHananS%S mons On ee
III imperial gheet they were preparing toreceivr shonld
.,.y lcf America. Finally, accorng to "IT nforIna-
!asspDrts to NJ Cataca2y, if he was not recalled AT
cCinIn TINE, no1 of walningr which may have been
l1vcu Ll part Of The President. orr accounts
-, confirmed ~ the mos, po,, by article
u tle J4"rg! IL 81 rctCrSboIug, whch we Tu14Sl IN
aIc ,,u;ho.zcd to wake the following irl"ttons:
II sourtnc E"I "ns that oyernncnt dtt,rr, ara
u Accord e Giu!ornac lsaGes that may 1CcpI u
~" 'l,E !" e c,r nay ot P' ,H stat ~
Vr be- Is ,ccrcdtcd,Q ,Qr CNcQ hc may hy his conduct
ly' 4son ;o asking is recall ny the Gavrimtnt In
' f. asc |, J. usual tU intimate cOnfdcntiAIy, Ina
,gul.gu 1i1. nd. VIII Proper E2Hhecmcni, me de
c Ter G3a";S S OF rsSnS %s9 accrcG, ' d15t t%
coca Ic"I"ns tbs OBJECT wcnld not I've attanyi r lie
MIui,jci ,lngcd with a misson did not possess nc
necessary personal qualifications, Every ru'cr &c
cor."qucnty dc.noas 10 have accredited to hns
aud 10 N"'Hnm'ht w"nd thiuk d iu.-
.IlsoL =" o woIh ic "n@ &c 10 elcr thai rulers ton
fdcLce and tocd" II cannot bc suI osrd that such
rocernm ats winch IKE RUSSIA and The United States.
Are hound ny symI"ih' uc Ihcrr,ts ana ny nntiomsl
stance ard q which at this moment they are mutually
r.vlLf agreeable noois. ,,
But II may happen that q recall may be asked m
consequence of gcvaToes aTIsing from ne OtrI con
duct OF foreign Minister. IN snch care It Ii usual Ia
j. haetd because either Tho Minister may have acted
under orders from hs Government, III winch case II
asked II may be that hc acted contrary 10 ls y
etIuctions winch case al "cc0sation Of 80 GRAY
would Ge hrougLl against pnbhc officer that ng
Government wOnd bring without serious uoiives and
ample proof. These aIe cIrnontdry truths. Nehrtbe
les III tue American article referred to, c-npot ste
clearly o. weaI II ls b'srd
.ir il speaks Of tie aud leroE Conduct "of Of
NJ Catacazy Who had "dmIni'h.~ he Gsefulntss o Is
presence fOr hs own Go, ,GnIrnt" "a usefl!nrtg OF
winch hs own GOycIErtni the best Judge. aud ou
the OtLtT AanG IL speaks Oi official aud Social
!at!OIs" MbiCh had hcolnc "very unpleasant"
with hun. But lao 1OsiuVe fact or proof whatever in
gwen III support ii these assertions. We have very
positive mpIct tnUns that these facts and proofs have
heen asked and that, W 70 the present The United
S"s mister al 81. Petersburg Lac Lot produced Them
1hr, + lPre cVldepiy Misunderstanding Wh'h II n
Desirable O Cleared up aUd "lIch certainly viii lt,
,UIsIdeTng ne friendly uhpCsIlRhs WHICH mutually
animate E0Ib Governments
Ent GidIt fIGm The t~iIUn q convenience q C0inph
cation resulted from th!s aar occurring al The same
tuc A. the NIsIt q! th' Grand Dhk" A'AH. lhc Elm
t,Iur', representative al Washington hah lfCh Nv
afruCtrd 10 make gourSts Tor the arrival and
s,l0nrii df HIs IIII eIHi Hghness, ad ~ would
naturally GevuiVe Uu hun e. accompany INC Grand
Duke, III his cxCur.OnE, and furnish han with
u.riul information regarding men ana 'iIhGt III u
ieudly Colutry which the Grand Duke NlIts for the
Gr,f time iOWCVIr desirable change MAY Lave been
~ view of Irrsonal rcatous not corresponding with the
uf sentiments Of the two GONcrhInCht- the m"lncbt
w'1s not favorable 10 treat thls qa'tiI"m, .Lce,
nm the one hand, there Was not t"nc'bt tn"c,
,Ud on the other, lhc aDseECt "i an
tniivc ~, red, td %, and cOHNoisdnt with
he rI,nty would have rtCn pre- Ldn.hl a. th' hjonrn
80 thr Grand Duke. TLs the Federal GOVoIniheht
niusrnr, 10 Lau ILLGTstCd ~ the Eat''I Nat D'cL
IrGuicutnrIy raspCLded bat "t tLc'm hOl h'CIt
ssIyrv e ts.t tIOnr WL.CL III AmIpAh tiatehubI
iricJnd 10 ,cLi., They at not IA a''"d VAN hIIi"
ma &c usatc. UT nUpCucs hO "iih the HVOd aou ''''p