New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-10
THE RULE OF ACTION.

w.t., -,,o ~ action laid down in the SacKViile
80 is NOW generally regarded as stand
tdorce in dealing with foreign Min
"i' =, bove committed offences against the
.ho Government. To plead that an Of
-,..o ,otter Is purely personal that IL was
- oddressed 10 an official or to citZeh
,-,,,od states Is not regarded as at all
= for on indscretion Of this SOFT. Lord
- ,..,,,o cot IN such an excuse. but President
=, I'd Secretary Bayard declared that
. 49, ottogetber insufficient. Lord SacKVlile
" ...,,,or q letter to Murchison. in Pomona
-, &, con+en,ber 1855. in reply to his request
tsorce az a naturalzed American OF
,.,,teh birth in casting his vote for President
nv. roolv was sent from Beverly, Mass. where
-, ,,iristor was making a visit. and woulo not
.,,s =, anv time except In the heat OF one
. .ho Great Presidential elections. nave oeen
..o,orded as particularly offensive.
IT. rordship simply said that any political
.,,. which openly favored the mother coun-
49,. ~ that time would lose popularity ana the
.,, tban IN power was well aware OF that
e.. ue believed however, that President
,-io,,o,ord would manifest a spirit OF conciia-
,,or IN dealing with the questions involved ID
certain recent Presidential messages
~, sooinp this letter In print Secretary Bayard
cont for Lord Sackvile, and the latter frahKly
confessed authorship. Thereupon MT bayaru
cabIed to Mr. Phelps. at London. under date OF
October %. that Lord Sackville had declared
that his reply TO Murchson had oeen strict'y
,,.o,o and not Intended for publication MT.
pavard expressed his surprise and amazemeht
ard condemnation Of the Minister'S act say
inn that the Government OF the United STATES
,o,,,d NOT be indfe<ent to any interference In
tic domestic issues by foreign representatives.
Mr. Phelps was accordingly instructed 70 IN
,ite Lord Salisbury's attention 10 the occur
rorca and express the confident reliance OF this
Government upon the action OF her MaJes'S
Government in the premises
But Lord Salisbury did not take kindly TO the
,oos,ion He replied that he could not act
I'll ho had received the Minister'S precise
,a,a,age and had heard his explanation. He
ata NOT regard the letter alone as sufficient 10
art the Minister'S recall. thus end
iro his diplomatic career. which would not
,,acessarilv be the case II he were dismissed by
tho Government OF the United States, for which.
of course. there are precedents.'
MIR Phelps having advised that the intma-
,ior If Lord Salisbury be acted upon, inasmuch
&c there was no probability of his recalling the
Minister. Mr.. Bayard at once proceeded to dis
miss Lord sackville in the following terms:
.,. oro.,oe,t of the United states has instructed
. 90 Inform YOU that for good and sufficient
n',,ses nl which are known TO yourself and nave
Saen duly brought to the knowledge OF your Gov
rn nn,ent he has with great regret become con-
't,,od that II would be Incompatible with the best
interests and detrimental 10 the, sood Ieatlohs Vi
~ i,overnments that you should any longer mold
Don - nresent official place In the United states
your h, sccordinglv the Government OF Her
apr,annic an Majesty will without delay be informed
~ ~ ,bis determination In order that another chan
W W, ~ no found for the TRANSMISSION OF sucn