Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-09
SACKVILLE SENT Home.
The British Minister at Wash
ingtOn Dismissed.
Given His Passport and Told
Politely To Go.

Washington and the United States are
stirred up as they have not been in years. 1t
is a rare event for foreign Minister to be re-
Cuested to leave his post in such abrupt and
unmistakabe language as has been addressed
to Lord Sackvile the British Minister, by
President Cleveland's direction
The circumstances which led to this state
of affairs as follows:
On the 18th of September last a letter pur-
porting to be written by Charles F.
Murchison, dated at Pomona, Cal, was sent
from that place to the British Minister at
Washington, in which the writer solicited an
expression of his views in regard to certain un-
settled diplomatic questions between the
United States and Great Britain, stating at
the same time that such an expression was
sought by him for the purpose of determining
his vote at the Presidential election.
To this letter the British Minister at once
replied from Beverly, Mass, under date OF
18th of September last: In this reply he
stated that ANY political party which
openly favors 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 were unfortunately reOpened
since the rejection of the (fisherieSl treaty by
the Republican majority in the Senate and
by the Presidents message to which you al
lude all allowances must, therefore, be made
for the political situation as regards the Pres
idential election" The Minister thus gave
his ascent and sanction to the aspersions and
1mputatlOnS above referred TO.
Considerable correspondence took place
between the two Governments over the affair,
and when those in authority at Washington
saw that the English Government was more
dillatory in its action than was consistent
with the dignity of the United States,
Cabinet meeting was called to discuss the
matter.
The session of the Cabinet began at II
o'clock and continued until 1.30, and at
the note which has set the whole world talk
ing was sent to Lord Sack vile.
This action on the part of our Government
was reached after the matter had been fully
considered at the Cabinet meeting. 1t was
there shown by the dispatches received
from Minister Phelps at London that the
English government was disposed to take
their own time about recalling their repre-
sentative hero; that there were certain mat
tiers in controversy that could only be settled
after full hearing, and that possibly no de-
cisive steps would be taken by the British
Foreign Office for some days.
In view of these facts it was decided that
this Government should take the initiative
and Lord Sackville's dismissal was then and
there agreed upon.
The form of Lord Sackville'S dismissal
was as follows:
''MY LoRD-By direction of the President
l have the honor to inform you that for
causes heretofore made known to Her Ma es-
tvs Government your continuance in your
present official situation near this Govern
ment is no longer acceptable, and would con-
sequently be detrimental to the good rela-
tions between the two powers. ] have the
further honor, by direction of the President
to enclose you a letter of safe conduct
through the territories of the United States.
l have the honor to be your obedient ser
want, T. F. BAYARD."
AS further evidence that all official rela-
tions were at an end between the British
Minister and the Department of State
passport permitting Lord Sackville to
cross the boundaries of the United States was
enclosed
-
the President to prepare a statement in a
form which should accompany the notifica-
ton. The tenor Of this having been agreed
upon, it was enclosed with the notification.