The sun., 1873-11-14
SnRSERrLENCy 10 SPAIN.
A Chnptcr In the History of Hamilton Fish.

10 ne EditCr or 7te Sun.
SIR: You have stated, because you had
the proof before Won, on three sonaratc occa-
sious. to Wit: April 80 and May e ls'', and seut.
-; 1877, that Hamilton Fish did dismiss from
the oficc Of United states Consul at Cauz,
Spain, the undersigned for unearthing certain
frauds upon the revenue of the United states.
This allegation, p,imd ldcic. Is improbable; but
Ibeg to say that It Is true, aud I challenge any
one. in or out Of the state Department, g. sue
ccssfully refute II. write now over my name,
because II 7 we're to screen myself hohind nom
Il, pltl, many might be inclined To- doubt the
truth of my statement. de- not propose TO re-
capitulatc what your readers already know.
namely that in 1863 discovered a Wine Ring At
Cadiz. vhose business was to run all the wine
they could into the New York aud Boston mar
kets at the low price uf twenty cents per gallon
To be brief had over so00OW worth Of wine
seized, but the Government was unable to ma
jury to convict the swiuders, because there
was always one or two jurymcn on hand to dis
agree in the presence of the painest evidence -
the confessions and written admissions Of the
exporters and their agents. Failing to convict
the defendants In the wcll-known sherry wine
suits, the Government compromised the matter
and realized the -um Oi one hundred und Two
Thousand five hundred tlW!,sni dollars. SccrC-
tatics seward and NcCuoch warmly compile
meutcd me on INV action; the latter sent mo
sWl to prosecute my inquiries, Nc. hamilton
Fish was not week IN Office when was re-
moved. to the great jos II the tadz Wine Ring
and the Ill gust pf every American wNom Wrt
while acting as Consul. Gen. Grant attention
was called 90 the 81 graceful business hy some
u the most disttngius hod ctilrns' hiil ne as ~
his habit, cferIed the Muttcr 20 the best TREND
Spain ever has had IN the Dcrartment ot state.
My conduct dur'ne the Cidl h-utrectnn was
SO gratifying tu several AmCrran gentlemen
who were present dufing the unhaprN conflict
th1' thcy wrote 10 the President and Their rcn-
rc-tutdtiyo- in Congress, r"icr - Two. col
Ana-t Stone. late President of the Lak" SHORE
Railroad, Cleveland, aud Henry Z. Kingsley,
I.o.. Now liaN u. The Hon. Hamilton fish raid
no attention tn any uf them. I sought hothirg
Al the hand Of MIR i-h huf an assurance that
30 was not good cau4c Tor removal from a
fourth rate Consulate g. unearth frauds against
our tcNenuc. 60 crush them, and make the incn
who embarked In ~" ucfarinu- hu-inr~s Iav
iniu the Treasury of the | Inted state, TIA" sum
Of slt!.pO
lie rcfu.cd g. give me such an assurance he
hns neglected 10 my -tlente the mtiicrwh hen his
atteUtlufl " NlS called 80 10 ON three different Oc-
eos. rs 10y lhe President he l1- teri the reader
and the writer t. infer. pot without reason, VA
% w.S Ice ypcdi"ut "a breach ~ intern iuunal
comfy. 80 gwptlc with riau.sh to-ues VINO
have publicly stated, and written iue same ~
tie hloh. ul tl.' utcd state. Collect Hr Of Gus
toms at Bp.tou. whcu they paid the ihrreI.ed
duty ~ sl- -5n.that N. r., WH- "a reasonable
was a scandal. aui wiftort parallel iu tnn hi--
tOrY e amy rVIhl, ID ltcru'u'1'. tcnce M
too close Is into thc Nalu'> -rt out iu iuvuict ,
and m4ty ol a. 40 dH u't iuul llrr ~ ail. hc.Ni-r
i1rt th.Vr rtu s,t upfo'tii .i,.. tn4i IS th" mrr-
ctaui-. iu favor - tnr ''u.ui wn" d"''t bother
In tac ...H,n,, uf ihc liti inst. under the cap
tlN' ut " " asniu-tNu tu,'nt Topics - il'
ca .t'' ! ilunl the l.ll ,e'nF ir.m il, keser-
idcut. Of Washington for "a dozen yrals or
riH ou Sttudals aud holidays
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