The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-01


for causes heretofore made known to her
maiesty'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 relations between the two
countries
SECRETARY BAYARD's REPORT.
The grounds of this action on the part
OF the United States are stated in the re-
port Of the secretary of State to the presl'
dent dated the 29ih inst, which is as fol
Iowa:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHENaroE, D. G., October 20, 1888. }
To tie cesident-The undersigned
has the honor to submit. for your consid-
Grafton the following statement with the
view 10 receive your directions thereon.
On the fourth of September last, a letter
purporting to be written by one Charles
s. Mugcheson. dated at Pomona, CAL, was
sent from thai place to the British minis
ter al this capitol, in which the writer
solicited an oppression of his (the British
ministers) Vows in regard to certain IN
settled diplomatic questions between the
United States and Great Britain,
stating 1T the time that
such an expression was sought
by him (Nuccheson) for purpose of de-
termining his vote at the approaching
presidential election. He stated he was a
nstucalized citizen of the United States, of
English birth, but that he still considered
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 he
sought was not for himself alone, but to
enable him to give instructions to many
other persons 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, but who still regarded their original
Obligations Of allegiance as paramount
The Letter also contained
GROSS REFLECTIONS
upGn the conduct of this government in
res 3ec5 to questions now in controversy
anu unsettled between the United States
and Great Brltain, and both directly and
indirectly imputed the insincerity of 3such
. conduct.
To this letter the British minister at
once replied from Beverly, Mass, under
date OF September 10 last. In this reply
he stated that "any political party which
openly fayars he mother country at the
present moment would lose popularity,
and that the larty in power is fully aware
Of chat fact, md that in respect tn the
questions with Canada which have been
unfortunately reopened since the rejec-
tiou OF
The FISHERIES TREATY
By the rspublIcan majority in the
senate and By me presidents message to
wnich you allude. All allowances must,
therefore, be n ade for the political stu
alton e. regarG5 the presidential election"
The minister thus gave his assent and
sanotiCp to She aspersions and imputa-
tioDs above referred to. This was under
his correspondents assurance of secrecy
in which the minister concurred by mark
ing his answer private" He undertook
to advise citizens of the United States
how to exercise the franchise of suffrage
in an election close at hand for the presi-
dency and vice presidency of the United
States, and though him, as the letter
suggested, to influence many others.
NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS.
Upon this correspondence being made
public the British minister received rep
reseatat1ves Of the public press, and IN
frequent interviews with them intended
for publication, added to the impugn-
ment which he nad already made, of the
good faith of this government in its pub
lie action and international dealings,
although ample time and opportunity
had been afforded him for disavowal,
modification or correction of his state
ments, TO some of which his attention was
called personally by the undersigned.
Yet no such disavowal or modification has
been maze by him through the channels
By which his statement first found pub
licity.
TIE QUESTION
ig thus presented whether it is compatible
with the dignity, security and independent
sovereignty Of TIE United States to per-
NIT a re representative of foreign govern
ment in this country, not only to receive
. and answer without disapproval, and to
confirm by his in putations and aspersions
upon its political action, but also to
interfere in its domestic affairs by adVis-
ing persons form erly his countrymen as
TO their political course as citizens OF the
United States.
As between this country and Great
Britain there can be no controversy as to
mplste severance of ties of original
allegiance by naturalization. Disputes on
this point were finally put at rest by the
TREATY OF NATURALIZATION,
concluded by the two countries on the 18th