River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-01-23
ASKS FAIR TREATMENT.
Amt a-scedor Beyard Tells the
louise Abort His Spe eches.
State Department Has Taken No Action
Concerning Them-Correspondence
with Secretary Olney Trans
nlitted to Congress.

4
Washington. Jan. 21.-The pr.si-
lent's reply TO the house resolution
calling for the correspondence in the
state department relative TO the
speeches delivered al Edinburgh, Scot
land, and Boston, England, by Ambas
sador Bayard, was sent to tie house
with other papers. and the president
says:
.'In response TO that part of said res
olution which requests information as
| 10 the action taken by the president
concerning the speeches therein re
ferred to, | reply that no action has
heen taken by the president, except such
as is indicated in the report and the cor
respondencc herewith submitted" The
secretary of states report, after citing
the resolution. simply presents the cor.
rcspondenee with Mr.. Bayard on the
subject, and says that aside from these
communications no action has been
taken by the department. The first
letter Is from Mr.. Bayard 10 Secretary
Olncy, dated London, December 10, in
which he says he observes from the
newspapers in England the action OF
the house of representatives looking
TO his impeach ment, and incloses a
| printed copy of the Edinburgh adj
dress. Mr.. Bayard adds:
Ambassador Bayard Explains.
"In the absence of precise information OF
! the text of the resolution. said TO have
been adopted by the house and not propos-
ing to anticipate the actiVn of either oil
/ both houses of congress-y-et observing
1 hat In he 49, ref
| cnce was made to the diplomatic officers OF
the United States-I respectfully advert
| to article seven and it's subsections, in or
der that your attention may be drawn "a
/ the fact that the address I'm question was
! delivered before institution purely
| literary and scientific in its character, and
/ wholly unconnccted with political parties
which has hoaored two OF my official pi ed
ecessors with similar invitations which In
both cases had been accepted; subjects
| political in their nature ("democracy" and
the law of the land'O having been respec-
/ lively selected and treated with distin-
! euished ability.
mo political canvass was pending or
approaching In this country when my adj
| dress was made-and no Interference OF
anticipation In local or party political con-
Germs In this country was therefore posi-
BILE
THE address consisted of my personal
| opinions upon governmental institutions
in general-the moral forces and tenden-
cies which underlie Them and the govern
mental policies which assist In the con-
servation of the freedom of the individual
as an essential integer of human progress
and OF the permanence of civilization.
| The judgments so delivered were formed
| by me after careful elaboration, and, In
| their presentation, sundry historical facts
and arguments tending to sustain them
/ were advanced.
| when the congress shall have concluded
/ Its action on the subject IL is possible that
l may desire to submit further state
ment-but. meanwhile, consider II proper
| TO place before you the address Itself In
| full, and the facts connected with It's de-
| livery.
Spoke without Fermentation and Notes
''Sundry discrepancies" Mr. Bayart
| writes. ARE obvious in these the two re.
/ ports made-and they are such as are
| usually Incidental under similar circum
| stances-but as to the remarks attributed
| to mel spoke without premedita ton
| without notes, unaware of reporter.
| presence, and have no means except recol-
lection (now somewhat vague) to enable
me to correct either report. Therefore,
shall not essay it, although It Is obvious
the reporters failed to catch my words
| sometimes in Latin) and confused them.
| But both reports are sufficiently full
and accurate to describe the purpose OF my
visit and general nature and intent Of my
| remarks
81 also enclose herewith two additional
/ copies OF the address l made before tho
Philosophical institution, OF Edinburgh
/ on November last
1 Asks Fair Treatment.
| III II is desired to gather the actual pur
| port and meaning of my statement, Il
| would appear to be necessary that phrase:
| should not be separated from the context
| but that all the parts should be considered
| in their relation to each other, and as the
/ honorable house of representatives have
| in the grave exercise of their public duty
| instituted inquiry into what has been sait
and done by me on the occasion referred
| TO, including the circumstances attendant
| 1t may not be unreasonable for me TO cx
| press the hope that in simple justice a full
| publication of the remarks undergoing
| criticism may accompany the expression Of