The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-21
THE CASE OF MINISTER PIERCE
He Writes from Lisbon = Letter or Expla.
nation and DcfeRee.
United STATES IraAr1ov

~ SHo" VT &AAIOGs
He Writes from Lisbon - Letter OF E1pla.
nation and Defence.
UNITED STATES LOCATION,
LISBON. April 20. 1868
To THE EDITOR OF The UN-S You do not
apologize for your attacks upon me in that
frank and manly way which should character
ize q great and good editor intent upon re-
pairing q wrong. am sorry for this. for none
OF US can afford to be unjust. and you certainly
have been unjust to me.
But never mind that. Ihave replied to such
structures Of THE Sun as I have seen In other
communications. In this I simply desire to
call your attention to a blunder regarding the
law. made In your article by Way OF Apology
to Minister PIERCE an abstract Of which I
have Just seen In q Paris Newspaper. You sayi
Nj. pierce,s assertion that he va. entitled. to = legal
:Dss,:ais.s q s :,1 .se a:s, i.7: cs Sf . i: 1 E:s,..s q; s, 1ss, I:
i% low snss Day. q st asssnss s,, Tit n. pssy y,, 4. sn M ma1,mu% q;
::sss..ss: .na =: ssd,sios an SussiM%ss. :nss =! s!S::!es
sTs ss; sss:si ::: J; *: s $ss:5: ssn: AZ S:% S;n = .;'s.:; s'i 4:
transit from Now YORK 70 Lisbon VIZ. ten days lie
:sissy iSr ' sso.s asy y n . :ei. di IL yriol. Issn q e .S S.f f..: his
It Is unsafe 70 write editorials expoundlns
section to which you refer was passed twenty.
ton tGSs I y:ss ens sEs IA Al is sRs. n FoiIoH 70 that Sec
.. ass lssG sss a... Sf s.:'s Il: :h n.. {. ;Snn amour. N .nsst e si%:
ssisis%ss, 40 ss..:si.! % es:. = , s: s,ss y: y S::s ssss
Hsnsy .i:o. from sins.o time. Is7i.. Ii. dssi:SioS il
s1 II: f {; :.ss f s,p s' u ss,1 and : sas Hl:s: sss:s v s:
@ss :? hat se' ~ .s e ! i'm. 's iss. ess. ss:h q s ssd "a. a:. y:
fis% X sssss. s. :ut < 1 a: place Of i'''asas' in the
In accordance with these provisions the see-
retsry Of State ANNOUNCED "a. the ma1imum
twenty;lve d.ys. s~ubsea9sntly this was IN:
creased to thirty SayH; and % remains; See
T6aye said that I was allowed under the law
mission. when, pay begins. and that / drew
.ss l sads shf X. TN tin. sv %idI 3 ns siioSss saaii d 5pt tIss:
w. M%as RSsfwtsn tue bn, PtdnisGe not Of ca any to Fss go into ts saa
e., : ID diplomatic aeens + Hiiowed thirty days for
instructions. and also 10 permit Of prepsra.
tons for the jonrneey t I" the agents post" In
to ,i HaaffiHii e p himsei, '% wit sn the Ss'e S%Ssin s"s
d. Outlets les s n.st 10 80 S.i fSs e. rom k sI1s Stsh e.. Of q sq 3Sa
state Department. l might also give ronsons
for believing that the period allowed for reach
ior'y days to TssrEss " "nd Rr nadf' ana "n" 30 s "n.
stininG a knowiedise " u dinlom "si M nsare. tr -
which would amply compensate for IN. delay
sion: tut that is not I'll" o"iect Of 'tI,i- letter:
What ! want to ask now ~: Was :ht and
w consumed WHY, "niy abont onc.th,rd Of til.
thirty lays allowed mo Tor pr"har.ti'u. No. in
1 pssc hT H. ,, r,"'ef' r. I".1"" "r I ID II. "T" i'm" 10
IIweJ m. l"r transit "nd DRAW my f"r
S misn, lar, NV ,,t !s%% j., : i / h .% s; any ' Saf, a., ns I'd
rs YOU hHv" pa Gi- me.
This brinG II. f,'. 10 y"n not owe ne, an
Annlnisy . NnI fh. ,.T ~ Ia ,. - ,l..pl n chan
the original n tn"k M n nnrE. sIumre al.
mission maj wh"'"v"r my i,orr'.minE-. now:
may l"., mt rely ii''-i",' .nt 81 Ii. riI".tion
"i wh"ih' ~ not ! hive .arn"d NV salary.
,"en lr.,,.- n'",n an inror"r, n"vcrnm"nt
~ hrhWlus '"',rF without warrant al IAN.
One tin x ""r" Thr SJS snrS:
Nm s'"r ''"t"e says The .rLn g- thu, he gar. J. .bnu
-, T. ,.'ot . = ,r.,srt +" NJ M.nr..a". g. e.. j., ,,hs
lou; ~, III. =: nas aS:.ss r. ia;.. We rtst.
r" .n = r., ~. y i,". :. '."' T., ,srs":" n- aSa:
In return Tor hssaa rT we ii" not Urls|-.
1t seems u pity TO waste spnce nm! time IN
nn;wrrihl TINS charge. nut tho uersis'rnry with
"i'rn y;'I r%rI'ern,e It makes i ne.ss.ar;c
l.rp, =. = = time that must r.iIaps" j'"sf're he
Gnnii"It;on o, mr lo,ter would lnyc mat"tns
must must ,eno ,tT isMna .:i,G n. .! sr~. " ii. a" "rt r,.G'n at
MS post md deception would IL. mmr,-,llI".
ana ~ 70, heraus- here wa no o"'ost,n imr
- ' tsN't itft' l'i'- A''fi y.
ana VI lated u, law W not arriving ear Ter |.
rms Is moi enough. there II now on r'"nri lusl-
I'VE proc! that dill! not nttomli sIch II Sly
piec- t%rirkery fos. on The Ain Of March,
rddr.ssed ~, note Ia the state Department
dating, 1t at Nee. although | was Iu-t IN the
eve OF leaving there. While ! did not 50 stare
IN the note. | ext ectod at that time 20 reach
Lisbon on the ttli. A lack nj railway conner-
Iion, az BoTdenux. however. delayed our ,hr-
rival, thirty xix hours. II had desired t2
decei,r the Governm-nt. i Is hardly, likely
impossible.
The iact ia the L'shon date was made when
] Thought ! might g nb'e. to add a line ,an-
nouncing our arrival In this. city. but finding
We were to le late and desiring To catch u re-
turn mail. posted Il . .eiirr lnrriediy WITH
out changing and without thinking - the
dl,e line. Aud that IL al there ~ about Il.
Now. all tl,is is not worth tllo, sInce gwen L
know I'll II well enough, Dut TnE iiUS makes
tho explanation and IN" sacrifice norcssnry
And now who or what INSPIRED this attack
u! on mo. i"lscd IN .uch laitry @r5unds1
THt MIN is not given 20 using columns OF Its
vnluahlu editorial sTAce to denonncc some
trivial fault or correct some inconseHlentiRl
action. What. then. was tho motive for this
lavish expenditure Of sarcasm and deruncia;
ton II II was simpiyl 10 show Its power and
how easily 1t could take IN u moor devil In his
absence and so riddle n t~olerahly fair reputa-
ton with holes that you. could drive q coach
and four through II. then ! submit that
ought now to make what little reparationH
can by confesslng Ito error and retrsctinE. ito
statements. lit he'd or has another objssS
I cannot sxpsst this exhibition Of fair play.