Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-14

ThE CASE OF MIR. KELLEY
Correspondence with the Italian and
Austrian Governments-Mr Keiley.s
Indignant UtteranceS Re~n.a,.- Oh.
Attitude Of the Latter Power.
Inc PRESIDENT sent to the Senate TODAY the
entire correspondence between this tovernmept
and the governments of italy and Austria ana
Mr.. A. NJ. Kelley, growing out of his appoint-
ment as minister to Rome. and subsequently TO
vienna. IL includes twenty-five letters and
monuments, some Oh great length. But q small
portion of it relates TO
THE APPOINTMENT TO ITALY
On the 2Sth OF April, a few weeks after his
appointment to Rome, Mr.. Kelley wrote to the
PRESIDENT, intimating that the views he had
expressed IN regasd to certain acts of the Ital-
ian goSeernment made 1t expedient for him to
resign MS commission as minister to Italy,
THE AUSTRIAN APPOINTMENT.
Nearly the whole of the remainder of the
correspondence relates to his subsequent an
pointment as minister to Austria, and his r,.sig-
nation OF the office. On the 7th of September.
1850, MT: Kelly sent communication to the
ter ter, to .. Aqssat ari was commani-
and on the 9TH he sailed for his most arri Way,
at Paris on the 18th. In the railway station
there he was handed the telegram from the
TO Vienna until he heard further On the eth
OF Of August he e received .edu., letter from
O. s. legation at Viensa aaa ON t6e s sa 'ns
day cablegram from the Secretary of state
announcing that the Austrian government had
turned to the United States, arriving in New
York on the 26th, and the next day proceeded
to Washington. Being advised that it was not
the design OF he government to recall him but
to leave him free to pursue such course as his
own yudgment might indicate appropriate, he
said that the course was entirely clear Il cam
not consent to accept the compensation of
an Office without disc argng its duties" he
wrote, land / therefore hereby return to the
President the commission with which he was
pleased to honor me- and beg that you will at
the earliest moment, lay this communication
before him..
Mr. Kelley then proceeds to discuss the situa-
ton at length, and asks official consideration of
the facts.
On the 9Th of May, Count Kalnoky, the
Austrian minister of foreign affairs, sent a tele-
gram to Baron Won Schaeffer, which was sent
TO the State department. stating the position Of
keiieys appointment to Vienna.
The sentence, THE position of a foreign en-
voy welded to a Jewess by civil marriage
would be untenabe and even impossible in
Vienna" is the only one expressing an excep-
ton TO him. This objection, Mr.. Kelley says,
sspect tor modern ideas of freedom,
is repeated at every step in the
correspondence with persistence which dis
closes either the purpose of a deliberate and
gross insult to the American people or a desire
to mask, under ii false reason, avowed though
disreputaoe, true reason too disreputable to
Ee avowed.
THREAT OF OFFICIAL oSTRACIsM.
On the 10th of May Mr. Kelley, continues
Count kalnoky, forwarded another dispatch
reiterating his threat of official ostracism in
these words: "The new minister will find HIM
self in most painful position on his arrival in
Vienna"
THE REPLY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
called attention to the principles of religious
liberty and civil equality imbedded in our or
ganic law, which were invaded by this assump-
ton, and deprecating the bigotry which stood
ready to hazard international comfy for reasons
which the administration could not even con-
descend TO discuss; to the atfrODt to American
independence in the assumption of a foreign
power of right 20 prescribe u religious test for
an American office and to the more offensive
affront to the genius of our people in seeking
cause for the Acknowledgement of citizen ia
the i,ith of his wife.
o & he 10th OF June the department received
Count kalnokys response, in which he declares
that the objection is now chased upon want OF
political tact evinced on his part on former
occasion, in consequence OF which friendly
power declined. to receive him. and upon
the certainty that his domestic relations pre-
clude that reception of him by Vienna society,
which We judge desirable tor the representative
of the United States The wish is expressed
in the dispatch that Mr.. Kelley may not ar
rive in Vienna just now Mr.. Kelley writes at
length regarding the claim of Austria to sit
in Judgment upon the qualification OF an Amer
opinions or prejudices OF third power in mat
ter in which it alone interested, and re-
CARDS the new objection as a more conspicuous
insult To the United States than the former.
On the 9Th of August the conclusion of
Austria not to receive Mr.. Kelley was cabed to
the Secretary of State. Mr.. Kelley continues
the subject at length, summing up the situation
follows: First. That Austria claims the right
to prescribe religious test for office in the us.
and, second, to determine what creed shall con-
stitute the disqualification. He says it is GER
tain that until the constitution of the United
States is allowed to meet Austria's views in
this behalf there is no fit place nor apprOpr-
ate function for an American minister at
Vienna.
On the 18th of September the Secretary of
State sent a lonr reply to Mr.. Kelley, in which
says: "The President and those who are as
sociated in his council are completely satisfied
markable episode in our diplomatic history and
We deeply regret that the country has been pre-
vented by the unprecedented and intoerable
personal presence at Vienna and OF
your services there as a competent and worthy
representative of the interests and honor of the
American people and their government"
T. The incident of the government
the enSoy Of the United States UPON th as
grounds alleged, is destined, believe, to have
nss sne psses o the VIII Unsa H s
will ever consent to the creation or en-
forcement OF such tests as have been
Hungary as conditions precedent and qualifica-
tons for the selection of their rep
resentatives in foreign courts by the
United States. Such action must natu-
rally awaken widespread amazement
coupled with indignation and resentment when
the history of the case Is made public, nor do 1
believe that these Sentiments will be confined
to our country.
A dispatch from Mr.. Bayard to Mr.. Lee, dated
August 31st, gave in full the position of the
United States government in the mat
ter after it had received the
final aruouncement of Mr.. Keily's rejection
In 1t the Secretary of State says: .Dy uo ..ct
of mine, nor with my consent, can the govern
ment of the United States be placed
in attitude of duplication for
fi'vor or become petitioner for
recognition on terms prescribed by any foreign
power, and this expression meets the full al,-
prevail of the executive
Capitol Topics.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC BUREAUS
The Joint committee to inquire into the expe-
diency OF consolidating the scientific bureaus
To noI hon