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

gently. Since you do me the honor to ask me my
about the bush. think that, in charging t too
much the range Of the Alabama Amir. you weaken
due to you. The most impartial persons, and those
the best disposed towards you, will be obliged to
recognize that it Is quarrel that you seek, and
that you demand You wish to place to the charge
OF England the expense OF more than year OF civil
you might have been able to realize. This, permit
me to say II, is what we call in France making up
SIZES" replied Mr.. K. "the amount Of the &C
count that we are preparing Is little hgn, Dull
y good policy to ask too much IN order 70 ge'
am not OF that opinion, I replied. 1t appears TO
me that great nation IKE America Wouid Leaa,n
1t ought to count justly, afrm what is que 70 II ana
not lower its demand. II should have the same
mark. This Is what we invariably practice 81 st;
Petersburg. and we have grounds to be satisfied
active sympathy with which you inspire me, that In
Russia very probably they win abstain from APP
pIauding that part OF the Presidential Message. We
have our preferences, but we hate none Above all
we are not sewers OF discord and we believe that
CONFLICT between you and England would be uni
The Chancellor Of the empire was good enough
to write TO me In an official despatch In answer to
this report that the Emperor degned to honor with
his entire approval the language that had held:
have not deviated one instant from the way that
While abstaining carefully from putting forward
In public my opinion on the practical Value Of the
Treaty OF Washington and of which it was easy to
discover the defects in knowing the d7rteUe peftSeeS
to me- INV sympaes IN
nyor OF pacific solution.
The day after the signing of tho treaty went to
0ner my Fluctuations to Earl de Grey and to Mr..
Fish.
had the honor of receiving at my table the men
OF the High Commission, and Of toasting the happy
issue OF the negotiations.
The American citizen, Cyrus W. Field, having in
vited me to take part in banquet which he offered
answered
by the letter marked 20" in the appendix, which
a as t1as or HoS wr IN winch
'BIEsSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS."
In fine, acknowledged the receipt from the off-
treaty in the following note Of July Ia, 1871, which
Mr.. Fish has not thought well to insert in his col
S1RIThe State Department has been good
enough to send me two printed copies OF the treaty
concluded between the United states and Great
Britain May 8, 1871.
In thanking you for this interesting communica-
DIAL sympathy with which everything that can con-
tribute to the general repose well as to the pros
perity and glory, Of the United States will be re-
II Is in the face Of facts SO positive so undeni-
able, that he could not be ignorant OF them that
himself JUSTIFIED in afiirming in an official docu-
ment that Mr.. Catacazy has made, and makes
daily efforts to embarrass and defeat the Treaty of
Washington" an accusation the more strange and
contradictory that 1t emanates from the retroactive
author OF the indirect damages.
MISCELLANEOUS ACCUSATIONS.
Among the miscellaneous accusations of Mr.. Fish
there is but that he has specified in saying that
'Mr. Catacazy has made in his conversations often
Hvc remarks against the President and some of
the federal functionaries."
In conversation on the 25th Of May, 1871, the
Secretary Of State still more explicit He told
me that it had come to his ears that at dinner
given in my house had made remarks on the
President and on himself that the respect due to
the chief OF great State does not permit me to
produce mere.
answered Mr.. Fish that nothing authorized him
to attribute to me complete q forgetfulness of
every cOnvcnances and every duty that l had
striven on all occasions to evidence my
PROFOUND RESPECT FOR THE PRESIDENT
rs well as my high consideration for the Secretary
OF State, and, finally, that deeply regretted be-
from the same source as the false dispatches Of
the previous year.
Perkins, the lawyers, who say SO, but one OF your
colleagues aflirms it.'
"in that case w,ll you be good enough to name
the colleague and bring him face to face with me,
that may be able to confonnd him s'
Mr.. Fish refused, saying that he could not betray
''Ihen," said l. ''you ask this gentleman If he
has the courage to repeat before me what he has
told you and II he refuses you ought all justice
to consider him as caunlniator, and Withdraw
the painful imputation that you have thought it
The Secretary OF State has never seen 1T to con-
front me with his authority, nor to retract his
In his despatch of the 10th November he accuses
me OF different social delinquencies.
Notwithstanding all my desire to discover what
could have caused an accusation of this nature,
can remember only one circumstance relative to
my social relations incriminated by the federal
Secretary Of State In one OF his conversations
with me-
Some time after the discussion which took place
ing the island of st. Domingo, Washington journal,
which served as mouthpiece for the lawyers
cOuragcd Mr.. Sumner TO oppose the views OF the
President
Notwithstanding the absurdty Of this imputa-
ton felt called upon to point out this article to
the Secretary Of State by confidential letter, In
which
RErUDIArED ALL FELLOWSHIP WITH THE oppo-
Of the purchase of st. Domingo, and l forewarned
klns proposed to make Of this new calumny
The Secretary OF state told me few days after
wards that he had not believed in my interference
In the St. Domingo affair, but that he saw with
regret that continued to maintain relations with
Mr.. Sumner after the attitude he had taken in re-
l answered that, having had the honor of knowing
Mr.. sumner for more than twenty years, and appre-
ciating the eminent qualities Of that statesman,
had no reason to break with him because differ
onCe OF opinion had occurred In the administration
%My Instructions" added prevent me rom in.
terfering In any Of your home questions but tell me
70 retain good relations with an the notaoties OF
opinions. BESIDES Mr. Sumner is President OF the
Executive Committee OF Foreign Relations, and
must pay him all the respect that is due to him on
this account, rs well AS on many Others"
He will not be long president OF that commit-
tce,' Mr.. Fish quickly replied. "He is bad and a
mad man, who has no longer any credit with the
country"
l retired, asking permission Of the Secretary Of
State to be OF entirely opposite opinion, and ex-
pressing my regrets at not being able to act on his
suggestions.
Such is the only infraction of social convenience"
that has been pointed out to me by Mr.. Fish.
1t is repugnant to every serious and respectable
man to be obliged to descend into
THE LOWEST DEPTHS OF GOSSIP
In order to dissipate It's unhealthy emanati0ns. I
believe have gone as far as my dignity will permit
In repelling the charges made against me.
In compensation acquit myself OF q very agree
able duty IN bearing witness before closing my let
Notwithstanding dafamat0rv arficlna