The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-31
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS.
Letter OF Secretary of state Bayard Stating
the Facts In the Case.

Letter OF Secretary of state Bayard Stating
the Facts In the Case.
70 the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-By direction of the
President the Secretary of State to-day in-
formed Lord Sackville that for causes hereto
fore made known to her Majestys government
his continuance in his present official position 10
the United States 10 no longer acceptable to this
government and would consequently be detri.
mental TO the relations between the two coun-
the United States government are stated In a
report Of the Secretary Of State to the Presi-
dent, dated the Goth inst. which is as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 1883.
70 the President:
The undersigned has the honor 10 submit for your
consideration the following statement with a view to
receev your direction thereon: On the 4th Of Sep
teuber last letter purporting to be written by
Charles Z. Murchiscn, dated at Pomona, CAL. was
sent from that place to the British minister at this
capital in which the writer solicited expression of
his views in regard to certain unsettled diplomatic
questions between the United States and Great
Britain stating the time that such an express
sion songht by him for the purpose Of deternin.
ing his vote at the approaching presidential election
He stated that he was naturalized citizen of the
United States OF English BIRTH bnt that he still
s6sred England the mother country and this fact led
him TO seek advice from the British representative in
this country He further stated that the information
ne sought was not for himself alone. but 20
enable him TO give certain assurances to many other
persons in the situation himself for the pur
pose OF influencing and Determining their political
action citizens of the United States OF Englisa
birth. but who still regarded their original obligations
OF allegiance paramount The letter also contained
gross reflections upon the conduct of this govern.
ment in respect TO questions now il controversy aad
unsettled between the United States and Great
Britain and both directly and indirectly imputed in.
To this letter the British minister at once replied
fron Beverly. Mass under date of the 18th of Sep.
tspesr last ,n this reply he stated that amy po-
&c the present moment would lose popularity. and
that the party N power is fully of that fact"
and that in respect to the question with
reopened since the rejection Of the fisheries
treaty by the Republican majority in the Senate and
by the Presidents message to which you allude. all
allowances must therefore be made for the political
situ1ton as regards the presidential election" Tho
minister thus gave his assent ard sanction to the
under his correspondence assurance Of secrecy, in
which the minister concurred BY marking his answer
,privsfs he undertook to advise citizen OF the
United States how to exercise the franchise OF suf
frage in election close at hand for the presidency
and viceprssidsncv of the United States and through
hI a. sae letter suggested to influence the votes Of
Upon this correspondence being made public. the
minister received the representatives of the public
ed for publication added to the impugnmsnts which
he had already made of the good faith Of this
government IN its public action and International
dealings. Although ample time and opport unity
have been afforded h:aa for the dissvowa, modidca-
ton correction OF ais statements some of which
his attention called personally by the undersigned
yet no such disayowal or modification has been made
by him through the channels In which his statements
hrst found publicity The question is thus presente
whether IL 10 compatible with the dignity security
and independents sovereignty of the United States to
permit the representative of foreign in
tnis country hot only 10 receive and answer
without disapproval, and confirm by
his repetition sspersious upon its political
seton but also to interfere In its domestic Affairs by
sdysing persons formerly his eountrymen a. TO their
political course - citizens Of the United States. AZ