The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-08

LETTERS OF MARQUE. 1t is pretty certain
that commissions for privateers, with papers of
Naturalization have been sent to Cuba, and are
there offered for sale by the agents of the Next
can government. Upon this subject the Union
says As to the naturalization of foreigners we
will take effective means to prevent and punish
that traud'' We should be pleased to know what
means the Union refers TO, or by what means the
Government can, consistently with the laws of
nations and with our own extreme pretension up
on the right of individuals to change their citi-
zenship, prevent the citizens of other countries
from assuming allegiance to Mexico and acting
under her flag, with all the rights and immuni.
ties of native Mexicans. We may, indeed, pun
ish it by treating as pirates all who engage in the
nefarious business, and we may hang them up to
the yard-a OF the first armed vessel with Which
we overtake them. But is this according to the
law of nations Will not the Mexicans retaate:
AMI for every pirate under Mexican colors that
we hang, will not the life OF an American seaman
atone This stringing up at the yard arm is a
game that two can play at and game in which
the most INSCRIPTIONS will have the best of it.
We should not like TO see our country enter upon
a rivalry with Mexico in this particular. The
Union may refer TO other measures. If so. we
should be pleased to know what they are, and es-
pecially pleased to believe that they may prove
successiul.-Prou. Journal
We may add to the above that the preensiuns Of our
government The subject OF naturalization are impor-
tant in the highest degree We have always claimed
the right Of naturalization without limit and that should
secure 10 all the subjects thereof all the rights of native
born citizens, against the claims of any power ahaever
And has been seriously contemplated so alter the
laws IN this respect that previous residence should be
required At my ra'e, claim tie right TO FIX the
time required at years, years, year, or no time at
all, as shall best suit u.s. II is well known fact, too,
that great majority of the men in our national vessels
of war-Iase very vessels that are now engaged in the
war on Mexico foreigners by birth. The same is
true also Of the regular army with which are invading
Mexico. Al examination Of the returns Of the killed
and wounded al the attack Monterey is said 10 have
shown that than two thirds Of them were foreign
ers. While, then, we employ Foreigners against Mexi-
co, what right have we say that she may do the
same against US ID We remember the cases OF Lafay-
cite and Koscusko, and The various other foreigners
whom employed IN the contest with Great Britain
without tie forms of naturalization What would
have been said, if the British government had proclaim
ed that hey would hang upon the first every foreign
or whom they might take fighting ranks Would
not The world have cried out shame at its barharity-
and justly too The upshoi of the matter is that the
small poaloes' al the bead of our national affairs
think to frshten people by idle threats, which they will
never dare to carry into execution, or which, if they
should execute them, would stamp US With many
throughout the civilized world