New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23
KENTUCKY COLONEL.

TACK vroN CHEF JUSTICE lpE-
TIE WILD RAWLINGS OF
KENTUCKY COLONEL
,,-sb,nrton June q tSpeciaD-There is some r'a-
W Gov hope that President Cleveland mas de'er-
'o 81, % avail himself OF the opportunity aHorue'
n'". dcath OF Secretary Gresham TO change the
~ ''..rr uolicy OF his Administration NO wei1n-
Used man doubts that in important ma'ters uresh
'o'' ,,r oxecutei the will Of his chief. but to
'" ,~,ain extent hc probably Influenced ana shaped
. nol,cy especially In respect 70 personal p'e'"-
" w.. .r1 general pcttness. This was his weakness
~, o,uey is supposed TO be free from H.
a., instance has recently come to hght when
~ M, Only the old sectional hostility which
' Tor wears the main stock-in-tracc OF the Demo
" va, ,ar,r and which is s strong that ON
",i,,eo has carried II into distant land out
sh,cb also shows an absolute contempt OF ohicia
,,onr,ety on his part and in TIE state Department
a, Washington. -
. x,own as Senate Executive Document No VI
:, embraces official correspondence IN regard u
60, Few people found time In the closing week
:, ,ho session. when 1t was transmitted 10 examine
" =. ,n, since II has been printed all who VIII can
.ss Row It sustains the reflection above made.
~ rssnonse 10 a Senate resolution OF inquiry Of
.o,sl bv Mr. Frye of Maine and adopted January
"a che President transmitted on the Goth OF Feoru-
~ ,he letters from Judge Henry c. ldc and ex-
ronsui Blackjack" which the resolution called ior'
M, also as Gresham wrote. IN oruer 10 '"ahe ms
.ccount OF political events in Samoa compete
,,.ss of other letters many OF them merely iormai
I'd routine and therefore of no interest. but Turk
loo among which was private letter 10 Judge
gresham from his newly appointed Consul-General'
,.,nes H. MuIisan. OF Lexington. Ky, in which
,,a, Diplomatic novice volunteered his opinion OF
,be orthlessness of the Islands the insishncahce
q, their commerce. especially with the Cf''eu
gates and then made a most wantch ana OUT
,eous attack upon the Chief Justice with whom
.,fassealy his relations pleasant. whose very
s,,,,on would debar him from replying If the at
cl should ever reach him, and which seems 10
AVE had no other foundation than Shyiocks reason
IA, there are men who cannot behoia
nrmless necessary cat without committing an I'LL
propriety. s..,o.
1894 after the writer had been al his post or duty
lust one month and two days. and Is addresseu 10
.near Judge" by which II would seem that he was
familiar friend Of the Secretary OF state us
superserviceable and Infamous character Is seen
IN the following extracts. After sta'ihg 'i'' VIC
land Commission appointed by the treaty powers
,igh, easily conclude its business that year, ne
said - nav
7, Is matter which does not concern me, per
haps bat in my private opinion ms Is b a ustc
e. very pleasant and agreeable gentleman Ma
ure has not been lavish with him IN her gus an,
he i n0' up 10 sS With his ana
suthority and the most melancholy feature apo b
s' very ~ smart He is puffed up consequential ana
Geyoi ed TO the interests of lde he couid ~iPe on
Of the pl Psnpna eGson OF ' only
question Of moment ,nat NJ h nr eighth Sr section o. Ar
;ce ; (p. He persisten;ly postpones decioihg ~,
and all in interest in such matters such as law so
::ionr with him ir IT, " shall lay before the pc.
par,ment in the proper time ana wa; tnr con
ss srt to accept his present, position has con
srued TO his own advantage when seems 20 ~ he
rs ,y wherein he il authorized TO 'recommend
I1sSe has be PTG all courtesy "s to the
r.snns netty ambition is so acute, the humbug
apparen that feel i duty in This WAY 70 sDi
,ng NE impressions Of a mere stranger free OF al,
friction or entangiement nave no ,his sweiterlng
solitude where a lucent lunch costs more una"
Delmonco dinner. for all these Islands
Further on in the same letter he attacks MS preu
.,.s.nr Mr. sewail of Maine. and offers 10 DO
SINE scayenger work for Gresham II so desired
Tho motive OF this. OF course. Is apparent MI
sewall had criticised the foreign pohcy OF .ne Hu
N. nistration But Judge 1de had zone ho'n''is VI
the sort He had simply. and with doni'.eu 'ou
,asv and dignity. performed his judicial functions
a,S hs onIv offence was in UNFOLDING the preroga-
tive vested in him by the treaty TO recommend
,a,,on 10 the local government Doubtless II was
offensive to Mr.. Mul.igan to have the most i''po'
tant position the Islands occupied Dy se'''e'a''
Of culture and dignity, who is not a pe"o0ia' %
Southerner or Of the same race or rehs'on a' "'''
sas and whom he doubtless thinks he mas ai'hi-
hna,ed by calling hin Vermont attorney ne
,s a Vermont LAWYER 10 be sure and all reports
from that State agree that he Is an noror u 'Ie
profession. Those who remember that "eorse !
Edmunds and Edward J. Phelps are also vernon
lawyers will fail 10 see reproach IN the ep", =,
on Va. L. L
Brecklnridge
Far = automatic representative OF this grcat
Government confessedly stranger" to the mat
tiers about which he wrote. 10 assam the o'''',
a administration of delicate affairs OF seVeFai years
duration OF which he knew next TO noth'hs' " re-
fleet upon the motives OF a court. the o'i "''
"o,hers interested" and TO expose his sreen-eyed
ss,lnate OF the personal characteristics OF his"
of,cial appointment by three OF the grea'es. Wv
ernments on earth, was offence for which ne
should have been instantly recalled put II uoeS
not appear that he was even cautioned or ieo"~
Great az his offence was. however II pd'e' o''~'
that OF a. Secretary Of State. VINO by that '''"e a1
become somewhat experienced IN d'p'ohho'' al
treating what was evidently a private letter as
oesc,ol correspondence and pushing 1t before the
nnhnc unbldden There is absolutely nothing III
Tho latter that is essential 10 the kno"HHge vi
Samoan affairs. Every question was rniy set ioi'
by the official correspondence Hre~ha" eNp'''
ence as a lawyer and judge should nave 'aus"' nm
n. u.orthlessness OF such hastily formed oIdn-
ons and prejudices as the fresh Mr. Muiigah uii-
,oso,,.d IN him But in violation or the conn.,
ience between them and Of every sense OF pro'eS-
,,onal and official propriety. he poured out "'e
wash and thus exposed the character az 80 many
,,her blundercrs had before. OF THIS Adfn'"'s"''"
iIDomatlc policy and representation.
There is another and weighticr consideration IN
vovea in this business TIE protocols Of the treaty
between Great Britain. Germany the on,e,
States and Samoa sho~ that the Powers resa''e,
n. position OF Chief Justice In the interha''o"a
relations which they created as one oil great oe"-
90, and responsibility The Office and It's incum-
hen, deserved the respect and the support oil me
ji,,omat,c commercial and naval Tepresss,nn,lnug,
,vos 81 The Governments which were !hifoducsns
w. ~ t i.w ard CHRISTIAN civilization into that
roaniry Of the ropea! orient tbs o nna Re
-" Ito. NJ rho country from which the Chiei
justice was Appointed But ns ,,,,s b b position
.r1 me man such u course nanifesuy tenns, ,. "