New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29

United states In foreign Countries conid NOT form SUI
i,Ot Of discussion for foreign Governments
QUOTING wEEsrEKs STATEMENT IN 1850.
asD took the liberty to remind you Of 'he case OF
the illustrious Webster and the representative Oh austria
I'm 1850. Tho Austrian Government compIhiheu az
that time, because it considered the INSTRUCTIONS sc
10 representative Of tie United states unjust or dis
rcspectfI T. Austsa the said instructions having been
pub,,hed in a message Of the President. who sent 1t
TO the Senate This Department said Mr. Webster,
has on former occasions informed the Ministers oi
Foreign Powers that communication Irom inc frcai
dent 10 either house OF Congress Is regarded rs 40
nestle communications OF which ordinarily no forcicn
state la, cognlancc, and In more recent cases the
great Improperly OF making such communications a
subject of couc, pondencc and diplomatic discussion
has been fully shown The circumstance OF pub
LEFTY does not change the character OF a commumca-
ton. in tie opinion OK Mr.. Webster because such II
the common and usual mode Of proceeding In tho
communications Of the President and the senate
Ii was therefore on the nature OF the note and on
no other reason that based my abstcnon from com
munlcatng to you the Instructions which MIR. Malta
had sent 10 me on the 18th Of December and had
the honor 80 to inform You. | added however that
II far from being the purpose OF my Government
to act IN a manner at all offensive TO the President
of the United states or any member Of his Cabinet
and that Mr. Matta's note If rightly Interpreted. adj
mitted OF no such construction. aiterward had the
from my Government to inform that Of the United
States that considering the views expressed by MessrS
buchanan and Webster In 1ef9 and 1850. that the
messages sent by the President 10 Congress are domestic
communications which cannot basis for the
Interpretation OF foreign Powers or their representa-
tives my Government had no objection TO striking out
OF the note OF December IL such words as might be
considered dlsagrceabe by the United States Govern
ment.
On the 18th inst. an official telegram published
which had been addressed by the commander Of tho
Yorktown to the secretary 81 the Navy. II was
couched IN terms that were offensive 10 the Govern
ment OF CmN. and in view Of wlat we had said con
corning the note OF December II l deemed II my
duty TO call Your attention TO that telegram. The
lofty spirit OF justice which charactcrlzes did not
permit you 10 hesitate to tell me that the wording
OF the said telegram improper and objectionable
This declaration your part, vi ch WIS - lulpar.M
a. il was just, terminated the Incident
MIR. EGAN As PERSONA INGI;ArA
since the early part Of the month OF October when
had the honor TO be invited u unofficial conferences
with the representatives, OF the Department Of state
the credentials which accredited me Minister Of
Chill Lad not yet arrived II has been repeated 10 mo
on various occasions By the United states Government
that If The representative Of the United States as
santiago was not a persona graa 10 the Government Oh
Chill it sufficient for the Government OF Chill - to
state and that the said representative would be sue
cccded by another. 1t is rule based upon the nature
OF diplomatic relations, and designed t. make them
frank and cordial; that the representative Of nation
must be a persona sial To the Government to which he
is accredited
In the conference with which you were pleased To
favor me on the 2Oth inst. had the honor 10 >idio
that the = preventative Of the United States a; Sant
ago wa, not a persona gIata 70 the Government oi
Chill. which would be very glad 10 receive another
representative from the United States. lou were
pleased to acknowledge that the Government of chl
had a right 10 ask that change should bc made.
Afieraarl. having your notice, ! addressed t. You In
writing M, same communication which lad made TO
you verbally
! have deemed it my duty 10 state in this note the
foregoing facts. which show the friendly and coriia
pur1p0-c Of our conferences. in which you took most
important part With sentiments, ETC..
Pedro HONTT.