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 standing amity which has united the interests of Russia with those of this government would of itself forbid a remote supposition that such might be the case. Notwithstanding this aspect of the matter, the United States could not fail to look upon the expulsion of one of its citizens from Russia, on the simple ground of his religious ideas or convictions, except as a grievance, akin to that which Russia would doubtless find in the expulsion of one of her own citizens from the United States on the ground of his attachment to the faith of his fathers.” (Foreign Relations of the United States, 1880, p. 876.)

While the correspondence with reference to the attempted expulsion of Pinkos was proceeding, Pinkos left Russia with his family, because “he had made up his mind that Russia was no place for one of his creed, and that he pro¬ posed to establish himself in Liverpool, or return to the United States.” Notwithstanding this fact, Mr. Evarts had determined not to let the matter rest. No true American can read his final letter of instructions, dated September 4, 1880, without strong sentiments of pride and satisfaction at the brave, as well as just, position assumed by our Secretary. The letter so clearly sets forth the true interests and traditional policy of the United States with reference to the protection of its citizens in foreign countries, that it will be well to the purpose to quote his letter in full (Foreign Relations of the United States, 1880, p. 880) :

“Department of State, Washington, September 4, 1880. Sir: I have to acknowledge receipt of Mr. Hoff¬ man’s No. 23 of the 11th ultimo in the Pinkos case. Notwithstanding the tenor of your No. 9 and of your note to the Department of July 24th last, as to the inexpediency of presently appealing to the Government of the Czar in the sense of the instruction of June 28th last, touching the expulsion of citizens of the United States from Russia (or certain cities there-