The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-05
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A friend-we suppose he ISIS friend
sends Us a press report clipped from
an Eastern journal, over which re-
port the telegraph editor had written
the head line minister Sargert's
'Promotion.'" Under this head line
our unknown friend wrote "Not
Bounced as you said" A rose
smells quite az swee: under any other
name, and an unpraiseworthy act is
quite as Objectionable under one name
a. under another. 1t may sound less
harsh to Mr.. Arthur's friends 70 say
Sargent was promoted" than to say
Sargent was bounced" but the fact
remains the came. Mr.. Sargent was
most unceremonlously bounced from
the German mission and not pro-
noted to the Russian court. There
can be no promotion in the change,
The salary of both Is the same ST.
500 a year, the outfit the same, the
duties the same and the honor the
same. With these the similarity ends.
In all other respects the German
mission is much the more preferable.
The society in Berlin is more agree
able to Americans, the climate
less vigorous and the expense
of living far less than in st. Peters
burg. So marked is the difference
between the two cities in these re-
spects that a transfer from st. Peters.
burg to Berlin may be regarded as a
promotion, but q change from the
latter to the former cannot be so
regarded.
The fact is Mr.. Sargent was trans
ferred-using the miidest form of
expression-without his knowledge
or consent. He prefers, as he him
self says. to stay at Berlin and fight
it out with Bismarck. He is not
permitted to do this. He is virtu-
ally ordered away from the German
capital, or in other words, "~bounced'
from his position by President Ar
thur. No one more fully cemprehends
this fact than Mr.. Sargent himself.
He knows he can have no voice in
the matter farther than to refuse the
st. Petersburg mission. This he has
done. Secretary Frelinghuysen's di-
plomatic taffy vas neither relished
nor taken by Mr.. Sargent. Though
offered to him in a silver spoon he
spews it from his mouth as the fol-
lowing Washington telegram to the
San Francisco Chronicle under date
of March 18th ult.. clearly shows:
ION receipt of Secretary Frelinghuy-
sens telegram, informing him of the
complimentary manner of his trans
fer to st. Petersburg and the unaui-
nous confirmation by the United
States Senate, Minister Sargent ca
b!ed the Secretary q warm expression
his gratitude for the approval of
course in the Lssker matter and
Tor the action of the President and
Senate in ..conferring upon him the
mission. but adds that be
:annot accept it and wished to resign
he post at Berlin to-day. In re-
'ponse to further kilograms from Ere.
inghuysen, Sargent telegraphs, re.
his assurances of gratitude,
adhering to his purpose, because
# i'll health and for ether reasons to
'e explained by letter. He added that
re to-day would turn over the Lega.
ion, taking a leave of absence, on
he expiration of which he will
ormally announce to the German
his resienation.' If
'ir. Sargent adhere to his resolution
he st. Petersburg mission will never
'e filled bv him. Being bounced
rom the one of his own choosing he
'ounces the one offered him. In do
ng 1t Mr.. Sargent shows courage and
nanliness.