The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

three ors four weeks to explain what is called
the insolvency tase.* We hsve refrainod SO
far from doing so, waiting until the campaign
facts: l. .:f "
Daniel Insolvency. was at one time resident
OF. California, and no doubt became citizen of
of the United States. In 1876 he returned to his
native place in Ireland, near Cardonagh, Don
egaL He took up hiHresidence there, occupieda
farm, and titled it, and after few years was
elected q poor-law guardian for his district of
1881 he took very prominent part in tho land
league movement, His American experiences
mate him thes most aggressive land Lacquer,
perhaps, in all Donegal He, was suspected
by @:Buckshot" Forster, was arrested nnders
h ts sGssse c ass 'uE His s x nps e9s
bered, was after Garfield had BEEN shot, and
while he was lying on bed of
pain. About month after he was arrested
insolvency wrote to Mr. Lowell claiming
American protection. Mr.. Lowell, who is a
slow going person, aud particularly slow when
cerned, communicated with Mr.. SlmnSss5 The
American consul at Belfast, and requested him
;toE Investigate the sMcSweeney case. MIR.
Simms did as requested, ana reported that
Mir. insolvency, though at one time an A1neri-
can citizen, had apparently returned to his
former allegiance, .inasmuchs tas,she had &C
,cepted office KIRKLAND, an Office. created by
tho British government contrary to the pro-
test of the Irish people, and had taken
up his domicile permanently under the British
crown, thereby forfciting his claims to Ameri-
can citizenship. MIR. 'Simnls advised MI. Low
selk Chat Mr. McSweeney's case was not for
the interference Of the American government
While this correspondence was going on Mr..
McSweeney became impatient and wrote to Mr.
Blaine, then Secretary of State. Mrs. Nc
Sxup oil Mr. nf no
ferred their letters to Mr.. Lowell who commu.
nicated back to Mr.. Blaine the result of his in
vestigations Mr.. Blaine advised further
scrutiny, because Of the appeal made by MRS.
insolvency.
Before the reply to the American min
lister at London was received, Garfield
had died, and Frelinghuysen has taken
his place. The action Of, Mr.. Blaine,
howeverahad been pfodhs ktes6 f good, and I'M
. few months. after Mr.. McSweeney was re-
leased These ARE the facts as far as his case
is concerned. ~;
Mr.: McSweeney, to be sure, complains that
Mr. Blaine did not answer his or. his wifes let
tors. This.:is foolish If thes Secretary ~
State replied TO every complaint made, there
would be no surplus in the treasury, that is
proper nnder the circumstances He referred
the case to Mr.. Lowell, the American minister
to Great Britain. | Mr.. Lowell acted, though
tardily, on Mr.. Blaine's Instructions.
Now. it. must be remembered, in this
connection, that Mr.. Insolvency. had acted
as a British subject in ireland, by
ho1lng Office He has held the same Office
eYerssince He is now 'poor-law guardian of
the Dunfanaghy union, Donegal, Ireland, and
only few months ago no was a. defendant in
British court at Londonderry, Ireland, at the
s1itof an officer of the union He a also a
candidate for parliament If elected, he would
have to take an oath of allegiance to Queen
Victoria, though when he became an American
citizen he foreswore allegiance TO that per-
sonage.
What would American scti1ens think of a
man, an Irishma1t,s or an Bhglishman, Or a
s6ot oos Gf Rsh' @ te5 essptng
or supervisor, should, when arrested under
American law, claim British protectiona Nc
Sweeney, the Donegal poor-law, guardian. claim
ing American protection; is parallel case, is it
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