Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-15
THE DISMISSAL. OF T6E BRITISH CONSUL AT
RIC8MOND-PAPERSF FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.
no. 2i.l
CoYTEDE1AIE STAIEs OF AMERICA, J
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 7
Richmond, 9th June, 1868.

Richmond, 9Th June 1868.
SIE-HereSh you viii receive copies OF the following
4. Letter Of George Moore, Esq, Il. r. Ms Consul
So cAmond, to this Department dated 10th February
3. Letter from te Secretary of State to Consul
Moore, goth February 1868.
q. Letters patent by the President revokng the exc
auatur of Consul Moore 5'h June, 1868.
d. Letter enclosing TO Consul Moore a copy Of the
letters patent revOking his exequatur.
IL is deemed proper TO inform you that this action oil
the President Influenced in no small degree bv the
communication to him Of unofficial letter Of Consul
Moore, 10 which shall presen ly refer.
Il appears that two persons named Molony and Far
rel who we're enrolled cOnscripts in our service,
claimed exemption the ground that they we're British
subjects end Cons1 Moore in order to avoid the diff
Guilty Wbch prevented bis corresponding with this De-
parment a. set forth in the naper b addressed himself
directly 70 the Secretary Of War, who was ignorant OF
the request made by this Department for the production
of the Consu's commits ion. The Secretary of War
ordered an investiga ion Of tie facts whenit became
apparent that the two bad exercised the right OF
suffrage In this State, thus debarfing themselves of
preex for denying their eitzsnshp that both had re-
sided here for eight years and had settled and
eultivating farms owned By themselves You will find
annexed the report OF Lieutenant Colonel Edgar mark
ed + and il il difficult to conceive presenting
stronger proofs Of the remuneration Of native allegiance
and of the acquisition Of De fact citizenship than are
found that report. lbls III feiattOh W SUCH Case
that Il has seemed proper Consul Moore to denource
the Government Of the Confederate States to one Of its
own citizens as being Indifferent 80 cares Of the most
atrocous cruelty" copy of his letter to the counsel
of the two men Is annexed, marked +.
The earnest desire of this Government Is to entertain
amcable relations with all nations and with none do It's
interests invite the formation of closer ties than with
Great Britain. Although feeling aggreVed that the Gov
eminent OF Her Majesty has pursued apology, which, &C
cordiDg TO the confessions of Earl Resell himself has
increased the disparity Of strength which he considers
to exist between the belgerents and has conferred
signal advantage enemies in WARM which Gr' at
Rtan announces herself be really and not nominay
neutral the President has deemed it necessary In
erpose any obstacle the continued residGnc Of Brit
IN Consuls within the GOnlederacy, by virtue of exc.
ooaiurs granted BY the former Government His
bas been consistently guided by the principles which
underlie the whole structure Of our government The
State of Virginia having delegated to the Government
Of the United ates by the Constitution OF 1857 the
power Of controlling its foreign relations became bound
BY the action of that in its grant OF en- exc
uaatur to Consul Moore. When Virginia seeded, IT.
drew the power delegated to the Government OF the
United States and conferred them this Government the
Keouatur granted TO Consul Moore not there by
mvAlidated. An act done by egent while duly au-
thorzsd continus TO bind the principal after the reVo-
cation Of the agents authority On these grounds the