The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-16

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matter OF great regret to allow such things to pre-
vail to the point Of putting the Imperial Cabinet to
papers, that persistent refusais have been given
to the just claims Of the representative OF the
Emperor.
AS far as 1 am personally concerned, allow me,
sir, to refer for the last time, in few words, to
the charges brought against me which you have
am accused OF having inspired an article signed
don Piatt," containing attacks against the ad-
ministraton, and published In q Cincinnati Journal.
have told you, and tell you again on my honor,
that never In my life have had any relation. direct
or indirect, with this Don Piatt," and that knew
nothing whatever about the article until you
You told me, sir. that you were assured of the
fact by member OF the diplomatic corps Ibegged
OF you TO place this slanderer face to face with
or even to name him. You refused, saying that
you could not betray confidence
You were also told that expressed myself In
very hostile terms against the Washington Treaty
and Its negotiations TO such vague charges or
child's tax oppose positive facts-the congratula
Schenck's presence; the compliments addressed to
Mr.. Bancroft Davis, the day after the signature OF
will merely alVde to the ridiculous charge of hav-
ing written malicious articles in journals and
anonymous threats to injure the Perkins lawyers
In fine, this is all that can be brought against me-
and II there is any value In my proofs OF good WILL
sell to give since came to the United States, Idont
think charges OF such slight foundation should be
venture to hope, sir, that. putting all obstacles
aside, YOU will give the preceding remarks fair con-
sideration. ! also would desire, through you, to
gain me good opinion OF His Excellency the Pres-
cannot believe that certain INSCRIPTIONS black
mailers can succeed in creating GOODNESS between
two governments that have interchanged 80 many
proofs oil esteem and friendship.
would also venture to hope, sir that you win
appreciate the frankness OF my language, and that
you will consent to the re-cstabshment of the
friendly personal relations which existed between
us. CATACAZY.
A Cool, Polite Note. t
ASSURANCES OF DISTINGUISHED CONSIDERATION AND
Sly HITS AT THE FIERY CATACAzY.
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1871.
M. CATAcAzY:-
SIR had the honor to receive your letter OF
June II, 1871. You refer to letter OF the date OF
May 9-25, 1870, that you did the honor to write
to me, and annex copy of this letter. stating that
there had been no answer to 1t.
1t cannot have escaped your memory that on
June 2, 1870, you called upon me to inform me of
your intention OF spending the summer season in
New York or its suburbs and during this interview
you prOpounded the question whether had any in
te1tion OF answering sNe your letter OF MAY 92i
judicious necessary to prOl0ng the correspond
ence in question remained under the impress.
sion that you adhered to the motives assigned and
that you were perfectly satisfied.
1t is due to the representative Of His Imperial
Majesty that refer to this interview In order to
dispel the possibility OF suspicion OF aWant OF re-
spect for you personally or as representative of His
Imperial Majesty by the absence OF written
answer to the letter In question.
find in the notes made at the time that at the
same interview you requested me to return you
the printed copy, which accompanied your
time received your last note that this
copy had peen returned, and regretted to learn
that through some negligence, which must neces
sarily occur OF times in an administration OF vast
correspondence, that such was not the case. en-
close the printed copy in question.
hoIia Iovu ifa1 In mir thotf tho ortto
published in the New York EUe7iinG Post OF the 10TH
of which copy was annexed to your note OF the
1t brings forward letter which you addressed to
me on March Is, 1870 to falsfy and criticize ex-
pressions attributed to you In pretended extracts
There is no need in recalling to your mind that
as soon as the pretended correspondence between
you and your government came to my knowledge
made you acquainted with it, March, 1870, and
alter heard your denial OF its authenticity gave
you my assurance more than once that neither the
President nor myself entertained the least idea
that such correspondence ever passed between
you and your government. IA.
YOu have always attributed the origin and the
publication OF these pretended dispatches, as well
as several other publications., to the agents OF the
Perkins claim, but you never brought forward any
proofs for this charge beyond your own suspicious
Even admitting, which never supposed, that
these letters had really been exchanged between
you and your government, 1t has never been clear
to me that these printed copies emanated from
those persons you mention.
played considerable intelligence and energy In the
defence OF their cause Its so plainly to their inter-
with the representative OF Russia that no one
would ever suppose they would provoke such
cannot accept, consequently, the suggestion so
frequently made by you, that the various articles
about you In the newspapers emanated from this
source. These publications remain an inexplicable
mystery, quite in keeping with the publication Of
your pretended correspondence.
No one knows better than you the liberty eXer-
n
speaking OF individuals occupying official positions,
as well as the means resorted to by those who con-
tribute sensational personal articles to the press,
and which appear too frequently, as you know.
Many OF them contain injurious articles against the
President of the United States, and they have q
point Of some Of my conversations with you.
take the opportunity OF renewing the assurance
my distinguished consideration.
Note Addressed by M. Catacazy to Mr..
Hamilton Fish, Dated New York, Juno
IS, 1871.
Mr.. HAMILTON Fish,
SIR had the honor to receive your note OF
June 16.
Ibeg you will receive my thanks for the explana-
ton you have gwen, also for the printed copy OF
my letter of March Is, 1870.
/ remember, indeed at an interview OF June
2, 1870 your assurance that you had no doubt to
the apocryphal character of the forged dispatches
presented by the lawyer, j. B. Stewart and Iagreed
with you That IL would be better not to prolong
the Official correspondence on so scandalous o
subject.
But permit me, Mr.. Secretary of State, to recall
to your recollection that at this same interview
requested you to institute Immediately an exami-
nation to discover the authors of this audacious
forgery, and that l showed by the copies in my
hand that the lawyer, j. b. Stewart, and his part
ner, L. Tassistro, had made false assertions in
Affirming to you, as you told me, that these pre-
tended dispatches had been obtained through an
employe Of the Imperial Legation.
You seem to have arrived at the conviction that
the lawyer j. b. Stewart, is innocent OF these in
trigues. With all due difference to your opinion,
tions are amply grounded. Pie document annexed
to my note OF May 9-21 1870, which. you have
81. B. Stewart" 1t appears to me that this
lawyer himself acknowledges to have sent the
forged dispatches in question to His Excellency
the President on March 2 1870; that he asserts
to have received them from Signor TassistrO, and
that in spite OF my denials he sustains the anthem
ITCHY OF these papers.