New-York tribune., 1874-11-09

possibility Of again occupying high official post other
fore is not in position TO demand from official ex
ma,natons ,i ana, on the other hand, am not under
even justified n doing. am responsible meanwhile
Tor every statement may MAKE but am not quite
clear clear OF your Exceency's meaning as to Its being
With this proviso have not the slightest scruple IN
replying To the contents OF favor OF the 9Th Inst
must, however, IN this regard most respectfully call
your attention to the fact that did not abstract tho
cred to the Foreign ONCE from the archives Of the Pas
Embassy For reasons which have already had the
honor to lay before your Excecncy had not placed
The word "abstracted" is capable o: construction
allow that am in the first Instance respons6le for any
document that may he missing IRON the Paris Embassy
archives, which appears to have taken place in Paris,
occurred occur . Two months s1oeqnent TO my departure
she for every document which may have been received
there or cent from thence ior years past stu 1t
will be rather hard IL present instances it is TO
be taken proof that the missing documents, and OF
which no trace can be found must have been removed
prior to my leaving. Besides In tie riod OF pre-
sence at The Embassy there have been several
tarles and the possibility does not seem to be wholly
In going over the list which your Exceency has sent
to me. make. with regard to the various documents
~ Communcat'ons OF the Foreign Office in the year
1S72 No loA private letter Of the Prince, which was
those such in previous period were in the Chan
celors own handwriting. Nos H. IS, and 3t-I can give
no explanation with reference to these further III
Quiry may show that these well as No. TO- have been
misaid. No. s5 was q communicating OF the Prince to
me- in which, remember rightly he reprOved me Tor
attending little 10 the development OF things In the
Faherland as TO have supposed the hreusZetGng was
an organ OF the Government T1at copm4nication
would belong to my personal papers. IL Is not
n0wevei among tnen' HoS & no. s y, ~ anothHr
person in the Embassy. That gentleman Will no doubt
have the document among his own papers. Nos 2O, 23
and 2s1, unknown.
( Communications Of 1879 Nos; 15 and So unknown.
escapes my recollection. No 295 would in my judgment,
belong TO me personally but 1t is not among my papr
uuknown-receved in my absence Minutes OF poltl.
cal report Of the year 1S72 no; 10 unknown; Nos'61
fancy the minutes OF Mesrs. Won Holsein were drawn
from Nos g. 49, 1885, and 5S Lam convinced that these
~ Minutes OF tho wear 1873. Nos. 49, q, and "a.
believe these pieces viii also be found ai Paris No. 80
was probably dispatched without any minute having
been taken Nos 13l, 1872. and 1873 we're placed among
my papers by simple oyersiSI. which much resTe,
and 16l are wholly unknown. ~
() Minute of political reports in the year 1874 With
regard these papers can give 10 infOrmaton ana an
that remains 20 me Is TO refer TO the folowuS No 80
was reply to his MaesT can M sye oa no az c9a nh S S1 m
the 1872. and Nos 3d. O, lO3 and lvi OF the ear
1872 as well as Nos g. H. oS g. g. TO- 49, anu i9S
They consist in part OF documents which concern my
appointment and which may eventually redafe to SS nsa
their origin In tbs personal conflict IN wncl nave
been involved with the Realm CDancellor Or through
which that conflict itself brought forth.
You Will allow that in the conduct OF affairs pursued
q which was somewhat opposed 10 the pollcy OF
the Chancellor Although these documents dd rcier 10
political questions, they were nevertheless directed
solely ainst in order to lnd certain accusations
which the Chancellor raised against me personally ana
had raised by Official measures 1t may well he assumed
that several of these commnucations would not have
been written II the Realm Chancellor had not acted
upon the opinion tnat mad taken pains TO create ul
against him wh person as nearly as possible related
These are the heavy accusations which place my repu
tation jeopardy They could never be brought to the
knowledge OF the staff of the Embassy. as they were
through their contents calculated TO undcsinue my
authority. Ii the Foreign O.cc is Of different OPINION