The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-01
TIL: MINISTER'S REPLY.

[Priyate.
SIR: 7 am in receipt OF your letter of
the 4th instant, and beg to say that l
fully appreciate the difficulty i'll which
YOU find yourself in casting your vote.
You are probably aware that any poll
tical party which openly favored the
mother country at the present moment
! parry III power IS I1uIly aware OF Tins
fact. The party, however, is, l believe,
still desirous Of maintaining friendly
relations with Great Britain, and is
still as desirous of settling all questions
with Canada which have been unfortu-
nately reopened since the rejection of
the treaty by Republican majority in
the Senate and by the Presidents
message, to which you allude. All
allowances must, therefore, be made
for the political situation as regards the
presidential election thus created. 1t is,
however, impossible to predict the
course which President Cleveland may
pursue in the matter of retaliation
should he be elected, but there is every
reason to believe that, while upholding
the position he has taken, he will
manifest u spirit ofconciliation in dea-
ling with the question involved in his
message. | inclose an article from the
New York Times of August q, and re-
main, yours, faithfully,
l.. S. SACKVILLE WEST.
Beverly, Mass, Sept. Il, 1883.
4 RUMOR OF LORD SACKvILLE'S RE-
LONDON, October 27.-The Sackville
letter incident has caused considerable
stir in diplomatic circles. Mr., Phelps,
United States minister, has goneto Hat
field, Lord Salisbury's country resi-
dence in Hertfordshire, to see Lord
Salisbury. He called at first at the
foreign office and finding the Prime
Minister gone he Immediately followed
him to his country seat. 1t is said Lord
Salisbury favors the retirement of Lord
Sackville.
WAsHENGToN, d. G., Oct. Pin re-
ply to an inquiry as to what steps have
been taken by this government in re-
gard to the letter ofthc 5ritish minister,
Secretary Bayard said to-day: "We
simply laid the facts at once asa matter
of course before our minister at the
court of st. James to be communicated
bv him to her Majesty's government.
In regard to the cable dispatch of this
stating that the report is cur
rent in London that Lord Salisbury
favors the recall Of Lord Sackville, the
Secretary said: THAT is merely a Lon
don rumor, Of which know nothing"
sAcKvlLLE MUST sI<EADADDLE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The follow
inc was issued from the state depart
ment tonight BY direction OF the
President, the secretary of state to-day
Lord Sackyille that for causes
heretofore made known to her British
Maiesty's government, his continuance
in his present official position i'll the
United States is no longer acceptable |
to this government, and would conse-
uuentlv he detrimental to the relations
between the two countries. The
grounds of action on the part of the |
United States are stated III the report |
Of the secretary Of state to the Presl-
dent yesterday, which follows.
The secretary in his report reviews
the correspondence between "Murchi-
son" and the British minister, its pub
Iication and the minister's subsequent |
interview in the press, in which be ac-
the letters and reiterates
his reasons. Mr.. Bayard takes offense
in particular at the British minister's
criticisms of the retaliation message,
md especially as "ample time and OPP
oortunity have been afforded him for a
modification or correction
If his statements, to some ofwhlch his
attention was called personally by the
yet no such avowal or
modification has been made through
he press" ,,n,
The report then says: "The qucs-
ion is thus presented whether it IS
compatible with the dignity, security
md independent sovereignty of the
-nited States to permit the represen-
ative of Il foreign government in this
ountrv not only to receive and answer
without disappEoval, and confirmed by
lis repetition, aspersions on his pollii-
al action, but also to interfere IN its
Ionlestic affairs by advising persons,
his countrymen, as to their
oliticai course rs citizenSof the United
'tates.' H..
The report then calls attention that
here can be no controversy as TO the