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CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, }
Department Of State,
Richmond. Junc 9Th. 1868,

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,
Department Of State,
Richmond, June 9Th 1868.
Sir Herovi'h y9G Will receive copies Of the follow
4. Letter Of George Moore, Esq, II. b, Ms Consul
in Richmond, 70 this Department. dated 10th OF Feb
rnary, 1868
C. Letter patent by tho President revVkng the ex.
cquaIur Of Consul Moore, 9TH June, 1868.
H. Letter enclosing - Consul Moore copy OF tho
letter patent, lcyobiug his eScQnatur
is deemed proper TO Inform you that this action OF
the President Influenced in smoll degree by the
communicable, 10 him Of an unofficial letter Of Consul
Moore, to which shall presently refer,
il appears that two persons, named Melony and FAR
gc who were enrolled as conserPts, in our service,
claimed exemption tho ground that they were Brit
ish sgheoIs and Consul Moore, in order 70 avoid the
difficulty which prevented As corresponding with this
Department, as srt I5rtlrin the papers B. addressed
himself directly to the Secretary Of War, who was
ignorant of the request made by this Depramcn, for
the production Of the Consuls commission. The Seq
rct.y Of War ordered an investigation OF the facts,
when IL became apparent that the wo men had oxercs-
el tn right Of sutmSe in this State thus debarring
themselves Of all Pro,cx for denying their citizenship;
tl'L both had resided here for sight years, and had
settled on and cutiYating farms owned by tncnl
selves. You will find annexed the report Of 1t. Col.
Edgar marked t. and il is difficult 10 conceive case
presenting stronger proofs of the Remuneration Of native
allegiance and Of the acquisition of &c faco citizen
shin than found in that report 1t is in relation to
such that il has seemed proper 10 Consul Moore
dcnouucc the Government OF the Confederate States
one OF its citizens being indifferent 'to cases
or rho mast otro,ous cruelty" copy of his letter TO
the counsel Of the two men is annexed, marked, T.
The earnest desire OF this Government is to entor-
lin or,icabl, reaigns ~ tn all ations and with none
do its intorcss invite the formation OF closer ties than
with Great Britain. Although feeling aggrevcd that
tb, Govornn,et oc Ier Majesty hos nurspcd pplicv
L;b occori;n N tho ,o rcssicn ri E,rl Russcll him
sef has increased the disparity of strength which he
considers exist between the begerents and has con-
terred signal advantages on our enemies in war in
,,,t nompnliv pcu,rnI tbo President bos not dcencd
II n intornose mn, obstacle 70 the continued
residence oT British Consps within the Confederacy
,. rto tol bv tLa rornnr Cavern
mont Uis courso has been consistenly Guided by tho
rrnrples which upderljc tho whole structure of our
i,oyernmcnt, The State Of Vrrna having delegated
IN the Goycrnmont ofth3 United States by the Con,
situ,ion of 1877 tho o ycr Of conr7rr its for,irn
rnlntiors boui by tho action Of that Govern.
mont in Il, grqrt nf nm eycoran,r a r,nsp Moore
When VIRGINIA seeded witbdre tho poyyers delegated
IN tho si3nvSrnrnnnt of The ned 9tes and conferred
them On fbis Government. the exeouatur granted /,
Consul Moore was M, fhareby invelotod An ac.
done by an agent willis duly authorized continues 70
bind the principal after the revocation Of the agents
authority
On thcsa grounds the President bos hitherto seadilv
resisted an Influences which have been cxerted to in.
lce him to exact Of freipn consuls that they should
os fr IN eyoonotur from mia (;oyornmontaga nondi
ton of the continued exercise of their functions It
was not doomed co,nnotihlc win tho ignitv of tl,
GoycrnmSni 10 rtort by snnrr;ng the SiIhirawo, Of
al proec on nn eutrol rcsiders such infer.
entip recognition of lis ndencndencc ~ mirht be sup
posed to he IMPLIED in the REQUEST for nm exeoratur
The copsus of rorecn nations therefore established
within tho Coufedsracy who we're in possession of an
eyeouatur issued by the Government of the United
States prior to the formation of the Contedcrncy have
been maintained and rcspectc in the exercise Of their
legtimnte functions and the same protection and rea.
uect will be accorded to them in future so long az thev
coniine themselves to tae srherc Of their duties and
seek nether TO cvade nor dery the legitimate omh.
ority Of this Government within its own jurisdiction
There has grown IN an abuse however the result of
this tolerance on the mart Of the President which is too
serious to be longer allowed Great Britain has deem,
ed il for her interest 10 refuse acknowledping tLs
patent fact of the existence of the Copfederacv os nm
iulcp.udcul nation Il can scarcely be expected that
we should bv our own con net, imny. assent to tho
instice or pr3priety Of that refusal Now that the
British Minister accredited 10 the Government, Of our
enemies assumes the power to issue Instructions and
eyc,iso optboritv orsr tba copsnI Of Grnat Rric;,
rcaiIinc wbip this country. nav evsn of onnofrtin
Sotos tlis course Of conlrct ,,l.io icnorcs bc AZ,
istencc Of this Government aud impies mo cont;r
panco Of the relations between tbat Minister anJ ,bo
ronsus Of Her Majesty resident within rho Con fcdoTs
ry which czf,ied prio o tbc ftbrse sIs,os
from ths Union II is further The ASSERTION of ricb.
on tho mart 6 To,l L,ons bv vrrpc NJ bis crcioreIs