New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-10

views but with intlmation. part. In the wisdom
by the President in consequence Of the excitement eX
stng in both countries by reason of the rejection Of the
Convention of the 18th January 1862 10 suspend FOR
limited time the discussion OF the differences between
From that day TO this there has been no question in
gard to this memoir. It mas laid undisurbed among my
napers II has meyer 1sen seen or loaTi OF S cln
whatever in this country. So far rs am informed no
saw ~ ana not one line or IL has ever heen used nv me
officially or privately. Tho instructions In your NO.
were delivered to Inc on the morning OF my departure
from Ncw-IoTk for Liverpool Calling upon LORD Cafen
don "a an old aoquantance at ms private
residence, on the day after my arrival TOOK pans 70
state, appears by his dispatch to MI Thornton 10th
June, 1862 published in Parliamentary papers nenrly
year ago, that preferred not TO enter upon matters l
business that day, my instructions had only been &C.
liyCred to me when on the point OF embaTkatloh ana
sOlcnnly assert that actuated at that moment OF
arrival, and at every moment since, by the earn earn
Presidents instructions with loyalty and to the pest Oh
my ability and never Intentionally to propOud my own
individual opinions as those of the Government 70 lar
20 nv, j t,ot otbng sNouid he cft undone on my
part his civil administration as successful as MS
military lad been glorious 1t Ma as supposed
not nn6iioI announccI Hal The so-cailed Alabama
gotitOnS, whenever renewed, should be conductcl ~
Washington in case the consent Of the British GOV
eminent. had been instructed however TO suggest 70
that Government that there should be suspension OF an
discussion of disputed questions Tor snort le. ~
order TO allow the subsistence OF excitement or rfaoH
growing ont of the negotiation or rejection of the CON
made at the outset of my first official interview with
Lord Clarendon, which TOOK place on the ION oi Juc
1862 and we had then fun conversation OH te bCS
relations between the two countries was ot autn
lied TO read him these. your first general ts,
still less 20 furnish him with n copy OF th'lh' Sulh
course would have been opposed 10 diplomatic usage
allowed in my discretion 10 communicate ceItam
views, and proceeded III the exercise OF shat
10 render the substance OF your paper OF suuCuons
folio pages, with much accuracy as TO inc o1er Q
TOPICS tone OF thought and general phraseOogy, as IL
possible for me 10 do IN familiar conversation INC
m reveals throughout an earnest disposition my part
to reproduce your instructions with bdonly.
SECRETARY FISH CRITIcISEs MR. MOTLEYs CONDUCT.
on receiving that communication, you addressed me
courteous candid and friendly dispatch In which there
were some criticisms upon certain portions Of my nara
tive / take leave TO quote I'm this place the whole OF
that dispatch, because contains the only exceptions
taken by You to any expressions OF mine during the
whole course OF my mission.
DEPARTMENT OF s "a f. |,.rxoroS ,o, ]o,. 1872
d June E and hs7e read viii much uicry n,e your
very important interview Lord clarendon Yosr peGt-
ton and treatment Of the several suige, discussed in thai interview
however seems thst the Pent view o. the GIT Of ever Power
when conflict has arisen within snoher state to define is own
in precise conformity to that view as present you AMI
would doubtless conveyed by you had comnica
official between yourself and the Minister for Foreign
your dispatch that Lord clarendon Observed 81 that portion o.
had better be done thoroughly aud to the bottom.
rbDsr r S subject ms upon al the points Of Gerc1 lie
wishes that ~heneyeI nego10a or IS on e he Tnd
and he desires that at proper tine you should on,t is Sa
when that time will arrive bat viii cern arrived Whenever
the british shall propose discussion shall intimate de-
In The mean time You may the question the
very ocbe presentation You made Of the American side Of the
question strongly done and there expressions used
right direction stopping where they AMI uttered they
ie5onness Of sS appreciation gresaace, have
am Sir your ohedent servant, HAMILTON FISH
The paragraph Of Your instructions especially alluded
in the aforementioned letter Is as follows:
The President recognizes the Tsh Of every Power when es
Gent completely magnitude, and Completeness define It's own
t fes TO The co1ac 50 iT :. TIER rights ias.
are os concession Of BY Great Britain
TIE time made have been Contested aud are not ADMITTED
part Of the only 50 for a. 1t shows tie egHnng ana me
United States 1t important in that oe'hadoWed subsequent
eve9is $500 ., p tbs. were eotemporar.ous with England
in similar but was in England only that t
he Plesiden careful discrimination becnse he snI
subsequent acts which are important determine The question Do
In nv conversation, endeavOring to report in nv own
words the substance of the whole paper said regard
TO this paragraph as appears by t4S record:
non Ss@oSpe The rSs Of .oye1Ss g PoreT issue sc
sn Of eess{t bfveep an nuse1t portion Of nation I'D The
lawful Government where such nsuHeeton should have gained TIE
ability OF justification By but that such must he
ssn T 5 sR:S Of nsa s' Of 3 M f %
not considered Unstable by The Omitted state, G9ysTnme but TIE
scented only showing Gainp and being the fountain head The
and cov BY tie bands Of Eassmen oher
D o Ge. Ba oSs hay come oa series deeds to
The R P S aG as 5 T s s y from other nations
Nothing further on the subject occurred. The pause
the arrival of your dispatch of the 10Th September
1862 in which you informed me that the President was
inclined to believe that sufficient time had elapsed to
allow subsistence of emotions, and that thus it might be
opportune to place in my hands for appropriate u,e dis
passionate exposition of the Just causes Of complaint of
the Government of the United states against that OF
Great Britain.
THE PRESIDENTS INSTRUCTIONS sH0wS TO LORD CLAIR
ENDoN
On receiving that dispatch, in order TO avoid posi-
bity Of misunderstanding the Presidents instructions,
Immediately teegraphed TO yOu Cor permission to fur
nish a copy OF it to Lord Clarendon. you only
sructed TO read ii to him. You replied by authorlz-
ing send copy if he should ask for IT, in writing
Clarendon's language, at the interview In June, had
been significant and decided IA regard to the expedency
of absaining, at that moment from the discussion OF
exciting questions, unless they fully debated;
his expressions OF friendship toward the United States,
and of adherence of the possibility Of between
the two countries were singuary warm and ashis part
in the conversation most important aud interesting.
had taken the precautiOD, before sending You DIS
patch on the subject, Ia request MIN cOntidentaly to
ence It was expressly fRderstood en- ms that no
one should look At 1t but himself and that not single
note Of ITS contents should Dc made Conscious that
Lad endeavored to present the Presidents views with
fidelity and accuracy and not doubling that had done
so, wished TO be sure that bad correctly reported what
Lord Clarendon had said, and TO avoid the possibility Of
future differences Of recolecons This proceeding, en-
tirely in accordance with the best diplomatic usages
and with common sense, did not seem to me at
first of sufficient importance to be narrated.
II was only after receiving your "NO. 23,' with is
friendly criticisms my report Of the interview, that IL
occurred to Inc 1t might be useful for you the
fact of the confidential revision made By Clarendon
Of his share in the conversation made q cOmmunicgr
10 yOu accordingly, TO that effect the July Of
which acknowledgment received by me until
nearly three months afterward Mean time Your instuc
tons "NO 7O had been received by and read in ac
cOrdance with your directions to Lord Clarendon.
On the 23d October, 1862 received brief instruction
from you in consequence Of which addressed on tho
Same day, the following note TO Lord Clarendon
LEGATION Tng UNniD STATES, L0SDoS, Oct. %. 1860
NY In reference the which with yoar
Lonfhp the 10Th Of jane last anil the dispatch from
State, which had the honor the
have possibly appeared that l some neousny