Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-31
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. LORD BURCHARD'S END. The Blundering Brlton FinaI-
 Iy Dismissed. HE WILL NOT TALK NOW. Though Terribly Snubbed
 By Bayard. BLAINE SPEAKS lN ALBANY. A Bitter Railroad War In
 Manitoba.
LANE SPEAKS IN ALBANY.
saoKy1LLE DISMISSED.

SACKVILLE DI8MISSED.
 The Presidents Tardy Repudiation of the Ssteemed Lord Burchard-Sec- retary BaYardss Sharp Thrust at Ghe Minister for NOt RetractInE or Even Modifying the Statements of That Famous Letter-Sackv1lle Refuses to Talk.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. ,30-By direc- tion of the President the Secretary of State
 to-day informed Lord Sackville that for causes heretofore made known to Her
 Msissty's government, his continuance in his
 present official position in the United States
 is no longer acceptable to this government and would consequently be detrimental to
 the relations between the two countries. The
 grounds of this action on the part of the United States are stated in report of the
 Secretary of State to the President dated the
 29th inst, which is as follows:
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
 WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. 29, 1888.
 To the President-The undersigned has
 the honor to submit for your consideration
 the following statement with review to re-
 ceive your direction thereon: On the 4th of
 September last letter purporting to be
 written by one Charles F. Murchison dated
 at Pomona, California, was sent from that
 place to the British minister at this capital
 in which the writer 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 such an expression was sought by him
 for the purpose of determining his vote at
 the approaching presidential election. He
 stated that he was naturalized
 citizen of the United States of Eng
 fish birth, but that he still considered
 England the mother country, and this fact
 led him to seek advice from the British rep
 resentstive in this 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 per sons in the same situation himself for the
 purpose of influencing and determining their
 political action as citizens of the United
 States of English birth, but who still regard
 ed their original obligations of allegiance as
 paramount. The letter also contained gross reflections upon the conduct of this govern
 ment in respect to questions now in contro versy and unsettled 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, Mass, under date of
 the 18th of September last. In this 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 is fully aware of that fact;" and that in respect to "the questions with Canada which have been unfortunately re- opened since the rejection of the (6sheries) treaty by the Republican majority in the Senate and by the President's message to which you allade all allowances must, there fore, be made for the political situation as regards the presidential election" The min- IA. Afm %~tt Ina aspersions and imputations above referred to. Thus under his correspondents assurance of secrecy, in which the minister concurred by marking his answer "private," he undertook to advise a citizen of the United States how to exercise the franchise of suffrage in an election close at hand for the presidency and vice presidency of the United States, and through him, as the letter suggested, to inAu- encs the votes of many others.
 Upon this correspondence being made public the minister received the representa- lives of the public press, and in frequent in terviews with them intended for publication, added to the impugnments which he had all ready made of the good faith of this govern ment in its public action and international dealings Although ample time and oppor- tunity have been afforded him for the dis | avowal, modification correction of his \ statements, to some of which his attention WAS called personally by the undersigned, yet no such disapproval or modification has | been made by his through the channels in | which his statements first found publicity. The question is thus presented whether 1t | is compatible with She dignity, security and independent sovereignty of the United States | to permit the representative of 6 foreign gov- ! ernment in this country, not only to receive | and answer without disapprovAl and confirm | by his repetition aspersions upon it's political action, but also to interfere in it's domestic affairs by advising persons formerly his \ countrymen Rs to their political course as | citizens of the United States.
 As between this country and Great Britain | there can be no controversy to the complete \ severance of the ties of original allegiance by naturalization. Disputes on this point were | finally put at rest by the treaty of naturaliza- | tion concluded by the two countries on the | 18th of May, 1870. Therefore 1t will not be | contendsd, nor was such contention ever ad- mitted by us that citizens of the UnitedStatss l 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 1885 of l the revised statutes of the United States by \ which severe penalties are visited upon the ! citizen of the United States who without the authority or permission of this government "commences or carries on any written or ver- bal correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or it's officer or agent, either with an intent to influence the action of such government or it agents in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or with an intent "to defeat the measures of the government of the United States" These penalties are made equally applicable to every citizen of the United Sates not duly authorized who \ "counsels, advises or assists in any such cor" respondence," with similar unlawful intent. | The undersigned respectfully advises that | the attention of the attorney general of the United States be directed to these enact ! ments in order that an investigation may be \ made with view to ascertain whether they | have not been violated in the present case | by the correspondent of the British minis \ ter.
 By your direction the attention of the Brit | ish government has in spirit of comity been ! called to the conduct of it's minister as above \ described, but without result It therefore | becomes necessary for this government to | consider whether as the guardian of it's own self-respect and of the integrity of it's insti- | tutions it will permit further intercourse to | be held through the present British minister | at this Capital It is to be observed that | precedents are net wanting as to the question under consideration. It is settled rule, es- 1 sential to the maintenance of international | intercourse, that diplomatic representative \ must be persona Rrata to the government to which he is accredited. If by his conduct he renders himself persons nou-grata an an- | nouncement of the fact may be made to his government. In the present case all the res ! quirements of comity have been fulfilled, the facts having been duly communicated to her majesty's government with an expression of | the opinion of this government in regard
 thereto. Respectfully submitted,
 | T. F. BAYARD.
 sAcKvnLE's MOUTH IS CLOSED. | WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-At the British Le-
 gaticn this evening access was denied to all
 newspaper men and they are informed that
 Lord Sackville had nothing to say. An As
 sociated Press reporter managed, however, tc
 have copy of the report of Secretary Bay. ard to the President sent to the minister After about half an hour Lord Sackville ir person returned the copy to the waiting re
 porter and cordially expressed his thanks fol | skrr Arn .aae