Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-15

toe power OF the President or Concress
nor OF any judicial Tribunal Of the
ooieed States 10 take or even hear testi.
fnony, or IN any mode to inuuire into
or decide upon the religions hslIef az
any oncial, aud q proposition 10 aIlov
THIS 70 be done by any foreign eovrrn-
nsns IL necessarily insdnissibIe. To
soner Al infraction OF this essential
principle would lead to the disfran-
esisement Of OR citizens became OF
their religious belief, and vouIS ths.
impair or destroy the most inp. rant
end which the Constitution Of oor
GovernmsBt vas intended TO secure
Religious liberty il tbs chief corner
stone OF the American system of
government, and provisions for
us security are imbedded in the
written charter, and intsrvoyes
IN the moral fabric of It's lava ANY.
fhing that intends 90 evade a right 90
essential or sacred, must be carefully
guarded against, and am satisfied that
nv country men, ever mindful of the
Suffering And sacrifices necessary to Oh
tain II, will never conssn. to its i'm sair.
ment Tor any reason or under any pre-
text whatsoever. Ia harmony With this
essential Is the almost equally PEDESTAL
and unviItten law Of American society
tnaf awards respect and delicate con
siderstIon to the von1sn Of the United
States, and sxacts Difference in the
treatment at home and abroad Of the
mothers, wives and daughters of the
Republic. The case We are now consid-
erine Is that Of An envoy OF the United
States, PROFESSIONALLY fitted, whose
presence at the foreign government in
question Is objected to By its agents
on the sole ground that his we'd
ded wife is alleged to enter
tain a religious faith which is
held by very many of the most hen
ored aud valued citizens Of the United
States. IL Is not believed by the Presi.
dent that a doctrine and practice so de-
s.ructive of religious liberty and free
dom OF conscience, 50 devoid Of catho-
llcity, and 30 opposed to the spirit of
the age in which We live can for a mo
meat be accepted by the great family
| OF civilized nations or b. allowed TO CON
troll their diplomatic intercourse Ger
tain 1t 10 that IL will never in nv belief
be accepted by the people of the . aised
States, nor by any administration which
represents their sentiments. Permit me,
therefore. being aotuated only by the
Slncerest desire to strengthen the ties Of
friendship and mutual respect between
the governments We respectively repre-
sent, most earnestly and respectfully to
crave careful consideration II this note
and TO request your government to re
consider the views you have com0ani-
GATED TO me IN respect to the possible
reception of Mr.. Kelley Oh the mission
| of amity and mutual advantage which
I - 49, .fs...k l.
cd ny this government TO perform"
John M. Francis, then the United
| States Minister at vieana, on June 17sh
notified Mr.. B.yard tina. he had been
informed that the Austrian Foreign
Office raised objections to receiving
Kelley because Italy had objected q
him, and not because his wife was q
Jewsss. The Austrian Government also
objected 10 Mr.. keiiey's uttsrancss. Mr.
Bayard, on June LIST, instructed Francis
to again present request that the OBJ
jections be Withdrawn, and then to
present his letter Of recall and taru
over the legation to his secretary, II no,
relieved by his successor On August
9Th, James Fenner, Second Secretary OF
the Legation at Vienna, telegrapnsd
Secretary Bayard that ths Austrian
Government could not receive Kelley
aud asked the United States to appoint
another minister.
Mr.. Baysrd, in final letter to Score
tary of Legation Lee, says: From
the correspondence two facts appear
First. that the alleged race aud religion,
faith of the welded wife Of the envoy
Of the United States Is held as the
cause Of his rejection. and further. that
objections by third party, friendly
power, are necessary to be removed In
order to sllsw proper reception to bs
extended. These conditions are sim
ply iutoleraste, and are, in the case oil
the United States, not only inhibited
by the plain letter and underlying spirit
of our constitution of government, but
are inconsistent with that decent self
respect which forbids a nation of 60,
100000 freemen accepting the situation
of a diplomatic dependency OF friend
" powers. whose behests appear to hav,
been aequiesced in and carried out b,
Austria Hungary in the present In
stance"
| Mr.. Bsyard Informs Lee that th,
issues thus raised are grave. and will b.
submitted to Congress at its next meet
ing.
SALT LAKE, Dec. 14.-In the Third
District Court today United States As
sistant Attorney Viaran moved to dis
miss the case of 5. II. Lewis for lewd
ness. appealed from conviction in Oh,
Mormon lower court, on the ground tina
the conviction vas secured by . con
spiracy on the testimony Of accessories
The motion vas granted by Judge Zane
without prejudice. The Grand jury in
vesti2asion then instructed that body
strongly to investigate houses OF prosti
tuition. their keepers aud frequenters.
On Wall street.
EEv YoRk. Dec. N.-Governmsnt
dull and steady. Stocks active, veal
and at times feverish. The genera
idea IL that a strong bear party va,
formed last week, and was operatin,
with growing vieor. They have me
comparatively little resistance from tn
late leading bull operations. BY man,
ID II claimed that the backbone Of tn
bull party Was broken by the death o
Vanderbilt, and that much lower price
must necessarily follow. The other
think that the bulls who recovered b.
plenty money at low rates are hoidin
. Of until Q sufficiently long time O
. | Suuttc ai0 OHts WHrh sacy val ObaAu v
and give the market boost. The maj
ket closed at the lowest figure OF th
day, Q decline from fraction to over
per cent, Northern Pacific prsferre
showing Q loss Of ~ per cent. Will
common 10 down per cent. LAX
Shore 10 of ~ per cent, New York Cen
trail u. Michigan Central l, Northves,
ern IN. and Sc. Paul ~ per oeni
Reading il conspicuous fer an advanc
Of u per csnt.. and q few other inacti7
stocks show gains Of small fractions.
TIE senate Committee 81 Pubil
Lands.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Senat
! Oommittee on Public Lands held II
first meeting this morning and tosk q
she measures referred by the Senai
! and referred them TO sub COMMITTEES
: These include the bills for tue repeal o
! the presumption. timber culture an
desert land acts, the forfeiture of Gel
tain land grants. and providing for th
tsxation Of railroad lands. all of who
have heretofore been published. IL