, 1888-11-01
SACKVILLE SACKED
His Removal Demanded by
President Cleveland.
THE MINISTER REMAINS MUTE
But smiles PIeasantly-The British Gov
ernnent Ipactive--BayardI Inter
yiewed--Press Opinions.

causes neTttOIOTe huOWu W
majcsty's government, his continuance in
his present official position in the United
States is no longer acceptable to this gov
ernment, and would consequently be detri-
mental to the relations between the two
countries. The grounds Of this action on
the part of the United States are stated in
the report of the secretary of state to the
president, dated October 29th, in which is
the following To the president: The
your consideration the following state
ment, with view to receive your direc-
tion thereon. On the 4th of September
last q letter, purportipg to be written by
Charles +. Murchison, dated at Pomona,
California, was sent from that place to the
British minister, at this capital, in which
was solicited an expression OF his views IN
regard to certain unsettled diplomatic
questions between the United states and
Great Britain, stating at the same time
that such expression was sought by him
for the purpose of determining his vote at
the approaching presidential election.
He stated he was q naturalized citizen of
the United States, of English birth. but
that still he considered England his
mother country. He further stated that
the information he sought was not for
himself alone, but to enable him to give
certain assurances to many other persons
in the same situation AZ himself. and for
the purpose of influencing and determin-
ing their political action as citizens of the
United States of English birth, but who
still regard their original obligations Of
alliance as paramount. The letter also
contained gross reflections upon the con-
duct of this government, in respect to the
questions now in controversy and unset
tied between the United States and Great
Britain, and both directly and indirectly
imputed insincerity in such conduct. To
this letter the British minister at once
replied, from Beverly, Massachusetts, un-
der date of September 18th.
LORD sACKvILLE's RELpY.
In reply. he stated that any political
party which openly favored the mother
country at the present moment would lose
popularity. and that the party in power
was fully aware of that fact and that in
respect to questions with Canada, which
had been unfortunately reopened since the
rejection of the fisheries treaty by the re-
publican majority in the senate and by
the presidents message, to which Muir
Gibson alluded, all allowances must there
fore be made for the political situation as
regards the presidential election. The
minister thus gave his assent and sanction
to the aspersions and imputations above
referred to. Thus under his correspond
ence is the assurance of secrecy, in which
swer private" He undertook to advise
a citizen OF tire United States how to eyer
else his franchise of SUFFRAGE in the cleo
ton close at hand for the presidency and
vice-p presidency of the United States, and
through him, as the letter suggested, to
influence the votes of many others. Upon
this correspondence being made public,
the minister received representatives OF
the public press, and IN frequent inter-
views with them. intended for publication,
added to impugnment which he already
made of the good faith of this government
in its public action and international
dealings. Although ample time and op-
portunity have bean offered him for disa-
vowal, mobilization or correction of his
statements for the same, to which his at
tention was called personally by the under
signed, yet no such disavowal or modifca-
tion has been made by him through the
channels in which his statements first
found publicity. The question is thus
presented, whether it is compatible with
the dignity, security and independent
sovereignty of the United States to permit
the representative Of q foreign government
in this country not only to receive and an
swer with disapproval his repeated asper-
sions upon its political action, and also his
interference In its domestic affairs by
advising persons, formerly his country
men, as to their political course as citizt ms
of the United States.
THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE.
As between this country and Great
Britain there can be no controversy as to
the complete severance of their original
allegiance by naturalization. Disputes on
this point were finally put ut rest by the
treaty of naturalization, concluded by the
two countries on the 18th day of May,
1870. Therefore 1t will not be contended,
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US, that citizens of the United States, of
British origin, are subject to any claim of
the country Of their original allegiance.
The undersigned also has the honor to call
attention to the provisions OF section 1886
OF the revised statutes of the United
States, by which several penalties are Wis
tied upon citizens of the United States
who, without authority or permission of
this government, commences or carries on
any verbal or written correspondence or
intercourse with any foreign government.
or any officer or agent thereof. either with
the intent to influence the action of such
government or its agent, in relation to
any disputes OF controversies with the
United States or with an intent to defeat
United States. These penalties are made
equally applicable to every citizen of the
United States, not only duly authorized,
who counsels, advises or assists in any
such CORES pom lence " tn similar unlawful
intent. The undersigned respectfully ad.
vises that the attention of the attorney
general of the Uii d States be directed
to these enactments in order that an in-
vestigation may be made with view to
ascertain whether or not the law has been
violated in the present case by the CORES.
pom ience of the British minister. By your
uii ection the attention of the British gov.
ernmeat has been called to the conduct of