, 1874-04-14
SUMMER AND MOTLEY.

An Old Lcttcr from Sonator Wilson.
From the Boston Globe. Aprti IL,
Tho following letter from Vice-preaidont Will
son. writton while ho Was Sonator, is interesting
as corroborating tho statomentstn In Summers sup
pressed spooch. This letter waB written only
eight days after tho doath Of Lord olarcndon, 49,
tho event which, according to Secretary Fish,
fixed tho timo for Motloy'a removal. This lot, .r
was wristen F." after mnch reflection" Tho re-
port OF tho contemplated removal must layo
gained circulation and crodit more than q wcol
before tho date Of tho letter to have enablca
Wilson TO give much attention to it.:
URrrEn srATEa SENATE uuAMnEn,,l
WARRINGTON, July &, l87Ds|'*j
DEAN SIN: After much reflection / haye do.
clded TINT duty domanda thnt 1 should w1ito to
you my yiows touching the proposed removal Of
Mr. Motley. fcar you will make and mistake
i you temoye him, and beg Of you to consider
beloved to bo aimed at h1r. sumner. Right or
wrong, this will ho tho construction put upon II,
Gan you, my dear sir, afford to haye suoh m
impntation raat upon your Administration Mr
Motloy ID one Of tho best known and most renown-
ed Of our countrymen. InlcttorB he ia recognized
90 ono Of the foremost living authors Of our coun-
try or OF the world. Office can add little to hia
reputation. Removal from office, while it will
wound his feelings, will not atfeot :laes&s1,aing.
among tho most cultivated OF :the'agp. = I ,asaure
you, my doar air, that tho mon Of Massachuuefta,:
who gave you more thnn $4,000 majority, arc
proud to number Mr. Motloy among their most
loved and honorod sone. Ihoy remember that,
during tho War, his pen, voice, and social iuflu-
enco ind position wero on the sldo OF hiB Btrug-
Cling country. They wero grateful to you for
lis appointment as Minister to England. I need
not say that they arc surprised at the runlor
that hee Is to 10 removed. They nre pained to
hayo 1t sold that his removal is on account OF
Mr. Summers opposition to tho st.. DominEp
Treaty. His removal will bo rcgaiJled by tic
Republicans Of Maesachusottens b1ow not only
ut him, but ut Mr. Sumner.
Thero has been much feeling about tho treaty.
1mprudent words layo beon uttered, as they
a!wasa aro when mons feelings are excited.
Perhaps h1r. Summer may have said things TINT
may have boen datasteful to you, but tho peo-
plo Of Massachusetts arc with him aa> ton to one
Holding, on general principles, TINT tho pro1ni-
nent interests Of the coontry would be advanced
BY foothold IN tho Gulf, md Wishing to euo-
tain your Administration whenever 1 could do
80, voted for tho treaty, though I know that
nino-tenths Of tho people Of my 6tato wero
against It. I had nothing to gain and Bome-
thing 70 ioao bY such vote. I am ready to
take tho consequences Of that vote; but I am
not fnBcnsible TO the fact that tho Dismissal Of
Mr. Motley, under present cIrcumetances, will
not only bo a loss to your Administration, but q
blow to me-. Personally, ask nothing, but do
entreat you, before acting, to look Won to the
matter. Your Administration ia monaced by
great opposition, and It moods pence and unity
among tho pooplo and in Congress-. Tho head Of
agrcat party, the President Of the Unitod States
has much to forget and to forgive, but he Gun
afford to be magnanimous and forgiging. want
and til" Republican party united and victorious,
To accomplish this, VIC muat all be Just, olarita-
HENRY WILSON.