Blaine. in which he claims that the course he pursued -was in the interest of those insurrectionary Central and South American States. -Mr. Fish again. in a letter to Mr. Cushing. under date of October 1. 1875. sas: The right of asylum. bywhich I nowrefer to the socalled right of a political refugee to immunity and protection within a foreign legation or consulate. is believed to have no good reason for its continuance. to be mischievous in its tendencies. and to tend to political disorder. These views have been frequently expressed. and. while this Government is not able of itself to do away with the practice in foreign countries. it has not failed on appropriate occasions to deprecate its existence and to instruct its representatives to avoid committing this Government thereto. Upon a recent occasion. occurring in the Island of Hayti. where. as represented to this Department. the asylum was forced upon the minister. the Department found it necessary to give a renewed and emphatic expression to these views.
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Political refugees seeking asylum lead to political disorder.