Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-17

consent, the following dispatch Of the Secretary
Of State of tao Confederate States to Mr.. Mason,
our. Commissioner to England.
Il makes known the causes Of the late revoea-
ton Of the exsguatur of the British consul at
that port, and in doing 50, takes occasion to e1-
plain the general grounds Of the Presidents as
ton. and the views which govern the policy
which he is firmly and steadily pursuing.
CoSFEDEBATE STATES oT AEEa1cA,)
DEFARTgEST or STATE,
RICBaoSD, 6lh June, 1865.
SR:-Herswith you viii receive copies Of the
following papers
A Letter Of George Meore Esq. H B. NJ g
consul in Richmond, to this Department, dated
18th February, 1868
B Letter from the Secretary of State to Con-
sui Moore 20sh February, 1858
G Letters patent by the President, rsvokiUg
the sxequaiur Of Consul Moore, 55h June, 1868.
D. Letter enclosing to Consul Moore a copy
1 of the letters patent revokiug his eIequatur
1t is deemed proper to inform you thst this
seton Of the President was inhusuced in no
/ small degree by the communication TO him Of
an of sisl letter Of Consul Moore, to which
4 shall presently refer.
1t appears that two persons, nsmad Molony
and Farrell, who were enrolled as conscripts in
| our service, claimed exemption on the ground
that they were British subjects. and Consul
/ Moore. in order to avoid the difficulty which
prevented his corresponding with this depart
/ neut as set forth in the paper B addressed him
self directly to the Secretary Of War, who was
] ignorsut of the request made By this depart
/ nent for the production Of the consuPs commits
! sion. The Secretary Of War ordered sn inves-
| tigation Of the facts, when it became apparent
/ that the two men had exercised the right Of
suffrage ia this State, thus 3sbarring themselves
Of all pretxt for denying their citizenship; that
both had resided here for eight years, and had
settled on and were cultivating farms owned By
themselves. You viii find annexed the report
of Lieutenant Colonel Edgar, marked &, and it
is difficult TO conceive case presenting stronger
proofs Of the renuncat9n Of national sllegi-
anee. aud Of the acquisition Of De fscto citizen
ship, than arc found in that report, L is in re-
lation to such case that it has seemed proper
10 Consul Moore to denounce the Government
of the Confederate States to one of its own citi-
zsns as being Indifferent to cases Of the most
atTocious cruelty" A copy Of his letter to the
counsel of the two men is annexed, marked K.
The earnest desire of this Government is TO
entertain smicabls relations with al nations,
and with none do its interests invite the forms-
ton Of closer ties than with Great Britain. AL
though feeling aggrieved that the Government
Of her Majesty has pursued a policy. which, ac-
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self has increased the disparity Of strength
which be considers to exist between the bslhg
, erents, and has conferred sigma SadYsntage OF
our enemies in war in which Great Britain
! announces herself to be really and not nomi
/ ually neutral, the President has not deemed
! necessary TO iH serposs any obstacle 70 the con
tinusd residence of British c0asalB within th
f Conledersey, By virtue Of exequatOrs grante'
, by the former Government His course hs
been consistently guided by the principles
z which underlie the whole structure Of our Gov
J ernment The Safe Of Virginia having ale
gated 10 the Government of the United State
by the Constitutions Of 1887 the power Of con
@ trolling It's foreign relations became bound b.
. the action Of that Government in It's grant q
Z an exequatur TO Consul Moore. w hen YiTgini
e seeded, she withdrew the powers delegated
? the Government Of the Unitad States, and cor
4 ferred them on this Government, the exsqustu
a granted 70 Consul Moore was not thereby ir
/ validated An act done BY an agent Whil
D.. doly authorized continues to biud the primo
pal after the revocation Of the agents Al
! thority On these grounds tbs President Ia
! hitherto steadily resisted all the influence
i which have keen exsrtsd to induce him
exact of foreign consuls taat they should as
!. ior an exequstur from this GOvernmsnt as
condition Of the continued exercise of their fun
:, tious Ii was not deemed compatible with Il
~ dignity Of tns H9Veth1eht 70 eAl0Eti Dy SHlof
I ing the withdrawal of national protection fro
= neutral residents, such inferental reeognitic
u of its independence "a might be supposed to
! impljed 10 the request for an exquatur. Fl
! eonsuls of foreign nations, therefore, eBta
= Vshsd while in the ConleieTacy, who we're
: possession Of an exequatur issued BY the Go
:, ernment Of the United States prior to the f
=, rnatiou of the Confederacy, have been maj
,Tl tained aud respected in the exercise of th
r. legitimsle functions, and the same protect
=, a3d respect win Be accorded 30 them in futu
- az long As they coDfne themselves to the sph'
I. of Their duties, and seek neither 70 evade l
"a defy the legitimate authority Of this toVernms
II within its own jurisdiction.
\, TbeFe has groHn up an abuse, however /
- resnil of his tolerance on the part Of the Pre-