The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03
LORD sACKvILLE MUST GO.

s.elr &ar 81
Delay in Recalling Him
Leads to Prompt Action And the
President Gives Her British Majes- |
ty's Envoy the Grand Bounce.
BY direction of the President, the
of the State has informed
Lord Sackville that for causes here
lofore made known to her Msjerty's
government his continuance In his pres
ant official position in the United
States is no longer acceptable to this
and would, consequently,
be detrimental to the relations between
the two countries. -....t,..
The grounds of the action on the
part OF the United States, as stated In .
report of the Secretary Of State to the
President dated October 20 was as
.'DEPARTNfENT OF STATE, |
Washington, Oct. 20, 1888.
t'To the President rfs
ssrhe undersigned has the honor 10
submit for your consideration the fol-
lowing statement, with view of re.
ceiving your direction thereon: gaa.
son the 9Th Of September last letter
purporting to be from one Chas. MUIR
Gibson, dated at Ramona, CAL. was
sent from that place to the British min
lister at this capital, in which the wri-
ter solicited an expression OF his views
in regard 10 certain unsettled diplomat
ic questions between tho United States
and Great Britain, stating at the same
time that such All expression was sought
by him for the purpose of determining
his vote ut the approaching presidential
election. He stated that he was natu-
rallied citizen OF the United States, OF
English birth, but that he still consid-
cred England the mother country, and
this fact led him to seek advice from
the British representative In this coun-
try. He further stated that the infOr-
nation he sought was not for himself
alone, but to enable him 10 give csrtaiD
in the same situation as himself for the
purpose of influencing and determining
their political action as citizens Of the
United States of English birth, hut who
still regard their original obligst ions OF
allegiance as paramount. .'
HThe letter also contained gross re-
Elections upon the conduct of this gov
eminent in respect to questions now in
controversy and unsettled between the
United States and Great Britain, and
both directly and Indirectly imputed
Insincerity in such conduct.
ssTo this letter the British minister
at once replied from Beverly, Mass.
under date ofthe 18Th of September last.
In his reply he stated that 'any politi-
cal party which openly favors the moth.
er country at the present moment would
lose popularity, and that the party in
power is fully aware of that fact !; and
that in respect 10 tho questions with
Canada which have been unfortunately
reopened since the rejection OF the fish,
cries treaty by the Republican majority
in the Senate and by the Presidents mes
sage to which you allude, all allowan-
ces must therefore be made for the pc.
litical situation as regards the presiden.
tial election
"The minister thus gave his assent
aud sanction to the aspersions and i'm.
putations above referred to.
"Thus, under his correspondents
assurance of secrecy, the minister con.
cured by marking his answer sprivate,
he undertook to advise citizen of the
| United States how to exercise the fran
chise of suffrage in an election close al
hand for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency of the United States, anG
through him, as the letter suggested, II
INFLUENCETHE VOTES OF MANY
| OTHERS
"Upon this correspondence being
made public tho minister received tht
representatives of the public press, ant
in frequent interviews with them, in
tended for publication, added to the
imputations which he had already made
of the good intention of this govern
ment of its action in interuationa
questions.
eau opportunity and time have beer
afforded him for his disavowaI, modi
hcation or correction of his statements
to some of which his attention was
called personally by the undersigned
yet no such disavowal or modification
has been made by him through the
channels in which his statement firsl
found publicity.
! "The question is thus presented
whether it is compatible with the dig.
nifty, security and independent SOW.
ereignty of the United States to permit
the representative of a foreign
government in this country, not only
to receive and answer without disap.
/ ass,, ~, hf