Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-11

state dinner given by one Of his col
Ieagues to the Diplomatic corpa. We
have since received Information on me
same subjec4 fully confirming the e1-
t~rsordfnsry narrative OF our correspond
Leas, and have beSn reminded also Of car
tain fscys in regard 70 Mr. Crzmsr which
fell under our observation during 0ur So
iourn sL Copenhagen last summer.
Nj. Cramar owes his present exalted
position noe to any personal merits Of his,
but to the fact that hais q brotbsr-in.isW
Of General Grant, the President Of the
United States. He is q GermaE By birth,
and Americans who hEve been bnought IN
contact with him say that he speaks the
English Language very inperfectly.
Hence he prefers TO hold his official con-
versations With our minister Q ftoreign
sffsirs not even In the languages Of the
country which he represents, but in Ger
nan Is cur RinistsnaOf foreign STAIRS
did not speak German, the United States
ambassador would be unable to hold any
official intercourse with him except
through an interpreter.
II Mr.. Orsmsr's deficient knowledge As
a Hnguist units him for his present POI
sition, bis lack Of tact and good breeding
are such that the other members OF q
diplomatic corps hold a. little intercourse
with him as possible. And he himself
does not f6el 81 hometn their renned cir-
Gle. His tastes are those of the1lower
strata Of German society. His fSvori5e
place of resort is 8 small drinking saloon
on KongshOlm, where the nombe Ambas-
sadoT drinks nightly his scboppens in the
midst of German friends, who listen sd-
mirinRly 90 his ~recitsls OF German pro Wess
displayed during the late wars In Europe
and America. Repeatedly, when in q
state Of unnstursl exhileratiOn, has be
there made insulting remarks to officers
- A. ---aw1 - NhnT- m-nIn0e
during the war with the Prussiaus and
and the AustTisns in the yesr 1864 I'll
marks which would nave been objection
able In the month of srabid Philo-GeT-
man: how much more, then, in that of the
American Ambassador
There are rumors of Sill graver i'm
propristies committed by Mr.. Crsmer.
Last summer this wonderful diplomstist,
is currently reported in Copenhagen,
made an exhibition Of himself az the IT,
vol, in the presence of 4 large crowd, not
only by the extraordinary drinking ca
pscities he displayed, but still more so by
the very questionable company in which
he appeared 81 that fashionable place OF
amusement. The ministers of Russia and
ignore him completely, and we be-
lisvs our government would have long
informed the cabinst OF Washington
the recall of Mr.. Cramer would be 4
exceedingly welcome but for fear of of
tending The President Ofthe United States
bY pointing out the utter incapsciLy Z
Objectionable conduct of SO near q rels-
tive of his. To US, however, il seems that
our government should not give too
much weight to this consideration. The
fact is, the President Of the United Ststeo
vas guilty Of a breach OF courtesy, or OF q
singular degree OF ignOrsnea, in sending
Mr.. Crsmsr az American ambassador to
Copenhagen. No native Of Germany, and
east Of ali. no German such as Mr.. era
ner should have been sent to this coun-
~. whichis still bleeding from wounds
FSntOuly inflicted by Gernsn hands.
Considering that CrsIner pretendst0
,e a clergyman as well as a brother
some of the charges made by
he AUisen are remarkable.