The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-09

DEPARTMENT. OF STATE

DEPARTMENT. OF STATE |
WASHINGTON, D. c., May l3, 1875
10 Aanton Marble, Esq, Mcw York.
SlR.-The President hss had ia review
several successive res Of C0nvreps of the
uuited States irnm Mascl. 1876 to July
1854, which authorizing the Silver Com.
mission Il lS1G.lS1T7, the international
monetary conference at Paris 0! April.
July 1881 aud a:o negotiations with for
eign governments urdpr AC's 81 June 81 +,
1876 and AuIus, 7, 1852, HEd The clntiuu.
anra'o the same under the act ot July T.,
1881, has sought t0 prepare for,
promote anil obtain The adoption
Of common ratio b tween gold
and silver for the pup he III establishing
internationally the u" OF b;.metallic
money aad securing tixity Of value b..
tween these Tntl's Ia cJmp'ilnCe with
the purpose indicated in various acts OF
Congress in frrtbera1Cs Of their object,
and in txrCu ion OF q pl'ity they pre-
scribe To the Executive, am dir Cted by
the President who rtcogn'z's your
especial competency Impractical monetary
and eCnnOm-c R"i"Ec.P, To rtqntst that
you pr coed TO Europe st the earliest day
%h!eh shall sat Your convenience, and
by personal conferences with 'Xpert sd
visnrs and statesmen OF the governments
OF Enrnpe and in COZ junction and with
the U. s. Ministers TO these governments,
particularly with Our minis'ers to Groat
Britain, France and Germany, to whom
you will be duly accredited, a;il to whOn
copies Of this instruction wi'l bd coniden.
TALLY transmitted and who will br direct
ed to facilitate the ohj-ct in view by every
means 10 their power, By personal confer
euCes with representatives OF those Gov
eFRmenB duly authorized in this
behalf; that you assist the mini3t9ri
OF the UnitGd States 10 ASCERTAIN
the prescat opinions and Purposes
Of the governments in rcppaGt to such nm
establishment, internationally Of fixed
relative value between the two metals, one
ratio OF weight between coins OF gold and
coins OF silver, the free coinage Of both
metals at the minis Of all, aud the inter-
naticna! nse OF both metRis as money ss
unlimited legal tender. Your services
to the government iu ,his special conf.
dental luission will hesiu ct once, aud
will sind IN or before the assembly Of Con-
gress in December ntxt.
am sir, your Cb 3dlent seI want,
Signed I. F. BAYARD.
Mr.. Morble has spent the lst fOnr or
Ave months in psrsonal Conference with
the principal members and finance min
listers IT the Governments in London, Ber-
lin ana Paris, and in sUCh consultation
with ieadiug ec)nomists and monetary ex-
peits Of the gToa. powers OF Europe, in.
cludng all the principal bLmetalists, and
also iorenost leaders Of the opposition In
England. Conversation ofsUch character,
especially with the lsaders OF Government
and Of party ara Of course confidential,
unless it ia desired to create difficulty
like which lately arosn .bstween Lord
Granville and Prince Bismarck. concern.
ing the alleged md1ice OF the liter on the
occupation OF Egypt. But the State De-.
partmens psrmits it to be known that
Mr.. Marbles private letters to Secretary
Bayard and the President have recounted
bis discussions respecting Au international
bi.ms;alliG union, held with an extraoE-
dinary number oi persons in those conn.
tries Of highest competency in This regard
by their political rank ald influence or
by expert knowledge.