Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-28
AMERICAN CATACAZIES.
Spain Asks that Minister SickIes be
Recalled,
Italy Intimates that the Recall of
MT. Marsh VIII be Favor
ably Received.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 25.-The
State Department has two cases on hand in
which two prominent American Ministers
are charged in general terms 10y the powers
to which they are accredited with ofenses
of q. like character to that committed by
Catacazy. The Spanish authorities have
caused representations to be made that Min
lister Sickles has taken such a part in the
discussion Of Spanish politics IS to give
grave Otiense to the government at Madrid;
further, that his views have been of such a
pronounced character between the various
factions, and his criticisms of various mem
bers of the Spanish government such as to
amount, in the eyes Of the authorities OF
Madrid, to inexcusable interference. The
Spanish authorities have caused their
grounds Of objection TO the course taken by
Gen. Sickles to be brought to the attention
of Secretary Fish in a manner wholly friend
ly, and have at tie came time caused it to
be understood that the return Of Gen. Sick
les to Madrid is not desired.
The second case is that Of our Minister
to Italy, George p. Marsh, 1t seems that
upon the announcement in 1870 that the
Italian government intend TO occupy the
Papai States, under date of Sept. y, OF that
year, he wrote to Secretary Fish as follows:
"Ehe Italian government has long hesita-
ted in the adoption of a decided policy; and
in fact it has been so constantly in the habit
of blindly following the dictation of the
Emperor Of France in the conduct Of all OF
its foreign relations, without attempting TO
mark out policy for itself, that, since the
downfall Of the empire silenced its oracle,
the Ministry has been completely
bewildered, and quite unable to arrive at
a conclusion upon any subject. Until
forced bv fear of popular violence II is un-
able to decide upon the military occupation
of the papal territory. Its future course in
this matter, unless controlled by extern
a. forces, will be characterized by vacia-
tions, regeneration, and duplci-y, as it has
always been since 1864, anc | see no rea-
son 10 hone that any measures originated
by this OF any probable future Cabinet viii
tend to settle the question oR any terms
which ought to be acceptable to the Italian
people
This was published in the correspond
ence Of the State Department, but was
only lately called to the attention Of the
/ Italian authorities, and at once led to an
exhibition CT considerable GOODNESS toward
/ Minister Marsh. The nFttaT has been
called informally to the attention Of the
/ State Department, and in partial eKpiana-
/ ton of the matter there, it is said that this
particular letter Of Mr.. Marsh's was not in
4 tended for publication, bat was inadyert-
/ ent.y placed By clerk among those selected
/ for the printer. 80 formal request has been
made for the recall Of Mr. AI2rsb, but the
/ Italian authorities have minated that il
can not be expected that they entertain
very friendly feelings fer a Minister who
/ has accused their government Of continued
J vacillaticn, tergiversation, and duplicity.