New-York tribune., 1886-03-10


ROME Feb. IS, 1856
l thank you for sending me HE
Nty YORK TRIBuN NJ of tue 3d inst, cOualninG an edit
torlal upon speech which reported 10 have made
at German club IN Rome: nunCer oi "Iner psierS
language and department attributed 10 me are subjected
with very great reluctance take notice of the ab
surd stories published IN American and European news
papers but OF the CHARGES preferred against me
are definite that II is. pelhaps Wen brony 10 meet
them ,-..., ~. ,,
left tie dinner tanle OF Mr. DeamacT upon Hiding that
wns seated lext TO a Cath lc preiate. and aterward
expIaned my uniuannery conduct 10y stating 10 MY
host that had been Instructed by the state ID prnet
NOT to hold any Intercourse with Calhonc pIeldes IN
Uay This grant dlscOurteSy IS sald TO be pecu
iariy significant Of certain remarks evlnClng my
hostility Catholicism made by me at the Clncinn"
bnu0nrt III London several occotiOns III Italy,
foundation for thls story Is, no doubt the loo"
ing incident sOue time III November. lew DAYS aIel
the ARRIVAL of my wife aud daughter IN Rome, my
daughter brought me an in'talon 10 u. WIZ r van
Marer. who at one time was Ttsdelt OF lnchnau
Tie invitation directly from Mr. Van Marter. VINO
observed NY daughter that the dinner had been ar
ranged chiefly for the purpose o haKhs ne acqud..eu
with MUnsignore Cataid prriate OF great distinction
brought had not yet been presented at Court the
King having us arrived from Monza had not yet ac-
crped any invitation TO dinner and had made very few
", -, a. I'D ,variblv ed uu0u by ali dpIo
m.ic Terrreentaivrs at The Court Of Rome that formal
intercourse Ministers accredited tO the Quirn
ment or household is to be avoided. :. Under
this rule. and Cteming II best not 10 DO any
reanIre explanation declined Mrs. Van Marlers
talon brief simply saying that regretted TO
be unable accept without assigning any reason After
the receipt this note Mrs. Van Marer called at my
house and SURPRISING that had eecu prevented from
accepting other engagements offered To change the
day appolnted for the dinner Ihereupou | Informed
her the VI my declinaton ard she LETT ON he
following nUInine received letter from ner advisnS
Ine that DiousgnOte CaialdI mad been sudden called
to Florence by the death Of relative or irc1d 50 that
lac could be present the dinner ana that now she
insisted upon my attendance, upon ihls assurance
house when arrived there she met NE at the door, APP
parently in great distress aud told ne tnst onSighore
s.ta had nm Detf ed
house. sought comfort her by thanking her for her
doubt of her good faith, the time pronis
ing to with her on some other OCCASION then de-
PIoon, and without seeing NJ Cataid had never met
him before, and have never met him since.
or he statement tnat the secretary OF state or
the President had Instructed me not to hold any inter
course with Catholic preatcs III Italy IS 80 absurd
fabrication that II is hardly tn while to refue It,
Aud the story that ut the Cincinnati banquet or in Lon
aS or %t soy o Soy Tce to- the csne Hc is eaGe
Inc other storyrhat pub.hed and commented upon
in Tie NEw.YOEK TMBCSE-is If possible, sun more
absurd. As The TEInCNE 9as IT: :,.,
lean officially but the more he OF German cNlhza-
ton the more he felt that in comparison with 1t the
The facts behind this fiction these: On Christmas
eve American artist not German by birth or origin
invited attend the annual Christmas festival oi the
German Artists Club To whlch tue presence OF the
AgSe L1 Was e had e1pFss scsreey eaten our sonp
when the president OF the club rose aud proposed the
the American Republic" with some complimentary
marks tuat OF tho guests present was
@ German savant who had called upon me few days
before. saying that he came because be had received
letter from old feliOwStudent now III the Cnlted
States ian acquaintance OF mne from which lie had
deuiZoD OF the Western back WOODS.
the land OF the IrOquois-addng jocosey that he was
pleas hd that skin well hieacbed and that
Tor American Indian spoke German quite nuenty
This gentleman seated at the table next 10 mine,
and Just at the moment when to reply caught
bis eye. My remarks we're wholly unpremedltaied
have report or them. printed written bnt can
reproduce their sense and tenor with entire ndelity
said:
"MR. PRESIDENT LADIES AND GESTLRMrS-I thank
for your friendly greeting Hut you must permit
ne 10 OF statement In tho Presidents
kind remarks. ! am not n German am an American.
And am only American. but American from
no doubt told you from the land OF the lroquos. lind
AZ to very prevalent impression in parts OF
Europs rlat every American 10 barbarian seni-bar
barian. immoiCst In me- doubtless TO question
when brought my family Europe for the first time.
ms amentrd friend, DR. kapp gave me letters OF intro
ducton to "A number OF his old frlenus IN one or which
he certified that, although was ono or tho ali
orignes OF the far West nevertheless MS
might safely recoive mo because these aborgnes had
made in civilzatiou-eyon 10 the extent
of using handkerchefs In blowing their noses. Ana
may be permitted TO say that we nave Inade Some
further progress sinse that letter was written.
After continuing this vein for few minutes pro-
ceeded 10 say: .
"But, 70 he serious while America may not yet be
abreast Europe 10 OF art and general culture,
overtake but TO outstrip For the present. all We
have 10 ia, IL y0u have advanced beyond us you
have been very much longer the road "
That these remarks not misunderstood by auy OF
Imputed To NE by THE SEwYORK TRIBUNE. q dozen
americans who heard aud understood me would.
NO doubt their feet In minute 10 protest
against the uttcranee of sentiments 90 unworthy OF an