The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-09

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! SIR have the honor to acknowledge the receipt Of
your letter of the odd instant in which you refer your
letter of the 9th instant requesting to be informed OF the
reason of Mr. james Bergen's imprisonment in Ireland
and have the honor stale 10 you. reply, that have
received the of the home department the
reference which, as informed you on the lih instant
have made to that department upon the subject OF Mr.
Bergen's Imprisonment But have failed TO send
her Majesy's principal Secretary of State for the Home
Department. for his consideration, copy OF your letter
| OF the 23d instant
| have the honor. Sc,
GEORGE BANCROFT, esq &c, &c., &c.
Mr.. Bancroft to DIR. Buchanaa-[Extract]
UNITED STATES LEGATION,
London, October g. 1915
SIR: | have, at Lord Pamerston's invitation. been
passing three days at his country seat On returning,
find letter from him. sent to my house in London while
was with him at Broadands. | have not time to-day
to offer any remarks this letter; have had time
fully consider it; but call your attention the claim
set up by the lord lieutenant OF Ireland that Mr.. Ryan
subject of her Majesty.
1t is understood that he has passport from you
citizen of the United States, and he be claimed .
British subject only the ground that British subec
can never divest himself OF his allegiance.
Two questions then arise: does a naturaZed citizen
owe allegiance to any country but that of his adoption !;
and does the of naturalized citizen, for transient
purposes his native country bring back upon him the
obligation of allegiance to that country!
The argument against the doctrine at perpetual ale
glance appears TO to derivewha scarcely needed
irresistible confirmation from the fact that tens of thou
sands annually migrate from this kingdom to the United
States, under the sanction of British law that within the
last twenty give years nearly million of souls have
emgrated that claim the part OF the British Crown
the allegiance of thus FORTH and in such
numbers, is, in ITSELF impossible TO be asserted and
fraught with practical contradictions and absurdes
without number AS the claim in this particular
conflicts with the passport which ssuedirom your
office. perhaps you will state TO me your views on the
subject.
annex Also letter from an American citizen on the
of the orders issued there in reference persons
coming from America.
tEnclosue.]
FOREIGN OFFICE, September 80, 1915.
SIR: have failed refer to the proper depart
ment of her Malesys government your letters OF the 9th
and ah OF sep n a nqnrnf upon what grounds Mr.
oned in Ireland demanding the release OF those per sons,
and requesting copies OF certain orders which you state
have been issued by the police authorities in Dublin,
speeding the arrest OF persons arriving in Ireland from
America
With regard to the detention of Mr. Bergen have the
honor to inform you that authentic information reached
her Maestys government and the lord Lieutenant of Ire
land as Veil from the United States from other quar-
ers showing that Mr.. Bergen concerned in treason
able practices in connexon with the late attempted out
break in Ireland and there being to believe that
he Ireland the agent of certain associations
which have been formed in New York for the purpose of
supporting that outbreak the lord Lieutenant, therefore,
et to be his duty to Mr. Bergen to be arrested
and imprisoned. under the provisions of the act passed in
the last session of Parliament, namely, the It'll and 18th
Victoria, cap 80
With regard to Mr. Richard Franks Ryan. have to
inform you that he has been detained under the provs
ions of the OF Parliament, as being concerned in
reasonable practices and that from the facts which have
the knowledge of the lord lieutenant of Ireland,
his excelency enterains no doub that Mr.. Ryan is
guilty of the charges brought against him. II has also
been shown to the satisfaction of the lord lieutenant that
Mr.. Ryan is subject of her Majesty.
regret TO have to inform you that under these circum
stances, her Majestys government Tor
leasing Mr.. Bergen and Mr. Ryan from Imprisonment.
With respect to the measures of precauton which the
lord lieutenant of Ireland has deemed it right adopt as
tn in Irela he States
beg TO observe that IS notorious to all the world that
proceedings Of the most hostile character towards the
British government have of late taken place the Uni
ted States; that not only private associations have been
formed but that public meetings have been held for the
avowed purpose of aging, assisting and organ
zing rebellion in Ireland, with view to dismember the
British empire by separating Ireland from the dominion
of the British crown 1t is also notorious that these
soc;aons and public meetings have been composed not
only OF Irish emgants, but also OF natural born citizens
of the United Sates and, indeed among the number OF
these conspiraors against the peace of country with
which the United States in friendly relations. there
good believe that persons have been found who
for many obvious reasons, it might have been hoped
would not have been so engaged. II is perfectly well
known that these conspraors the United States have
sent TO Ireland. assist the rebellion which they had in
tended TO organize money, arms, ammunition, and active
agents, Some portions OF the arms and ammunition in
deed have been seized and will be oonscated, and
of the agents have been arrested and must be dealt with
according TO their deserts
Her Maestys government well knowing the cons
utional difficulties of the government OF the United
States and convinced that the President has employed 10
the utmost the very limited within his power TO
check and discounenance the proceedings above
toned, have not pressed the government OF the United
States with representations against state of things
which, under other circumstances, would scarcely have
been compatible with the continuance of friendly rcla
tons between the two governments But, then, the
other hand, the government OF the United States must
not take il amiss that her Majesys government should
resort TO measures OF precauon and al repression In re-
gard persons, whateYer their nationality may be, who,
in this posture OF affairs, may from the United
States this realm and if there should he any citizens
of the United States who have chosen this period of dis
ubance for visiting Ireland, for innocent purposes, they
must not be surprised it, like persons whom curiosity
volved in the sweep OF measures aimed at Of differ
ent description.
But her Majesty's government will always lament that
mistakes of this kind should happen by which unofTend
ing travellers may be exposed inconvenience and the
utmost alacriiy will at all times be evnoed by The Irish
government to repHiy such errors
With regard 10 your request 10 have copies OF the
instructions issued by the police authorities respecting
Americans arriving Ireland, her Majesy's government
regret that they cannot comply with your wish There
are many obvious why be expected that
one government should communicate TO another the in
strucions which, in times OF difficulty and disturbance
il mas think right to give to the officers whom II
poys TO preserve the public peace But her hlaestys
government are responsible for all acts which may be
lone in consequence OF such instructions; and from then
responsibility in this respect they have wish inen
| ton 10 shrink.
| have the honor, &C., &c.,
GEORGE BANCROFT, esq, &c., sc,