The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-08-25
From rho Salem Register,
Passports 10 People ofColor.


The unreasonable and Waulon auaeks-"p-
% Mr. Cinylou, for having followed al old
established rule u lbe Department Of Sioie,
Ia relation 10 granting passports 20 poopla Of
color, Induced IN 10 address y letter 10 lilo
Secretary, requesting Information IN refer
auce 10 die subject which lhs elected from
him the following prompt manly, md ron
elusive reply, will llie certificate annexed.
Had the complaints Of biz oppnnons heFH
iiIWrTg1 HFHiHEr tiIu rrir i-s-Ii Instead al
tninst NJ Clayton RECONCILIATION lao mere
~ confirmed 10 HE customary practice al
the Office, their course would not have np-
prnrod ~ extraordinary but 10 single l,iiH
ont ~ particularly ohnoNiou-, and NJ huvinF
"d,pmied from Brtoedobs ofhh department., 10
nuke q Hfip Infringement ef G,e ughs Of oV
oolorsd feiioC ciiseHS," WIS liulo outrageous
for even ilc Klndcrhook school of politics.
Flo documents ruljoined, place ih6 wliolo
subject, 80 lAr ~ Mr. Clayton n concerned,
~ clcnr, simple, aud inlellighr light, Tho
sccreuuy must stand entirely nbsoked,in dbo
eyes OF nll rghIndudcd men, Gom Any sun
piciou Of improper motive or unaccuslomed
pucicc. Further comment Is unnecessary,
We Gsk attention 10 tho following;
WAamNGToN, Aug. ~ lsiD.
Nnufn Of tho lOih instant, eurlosrr nntK-
tract non, the BislOn Post, ~ reference 10
the rriurnl of the Suite Department Ia grant
passports ~ jofH0nF ~ rotor. 4 i1ts -tt-itisal
was not ~ conscquanrc Of any new rule or
Urrrr trrr-rl,. -s,.a,=hni- in uiirrlnnce al
whit has been ihG settled rrFuintou.ot ihe
Department, before my cnnnexion with II.
The old officers al n, among whon IN the F.
chief clerk, who has been employed ~ u Tor
twenty ycnta, oil nrsuTc ne hat Ills IL tie
rule.
B ~ iu the two rhseH cited h, the Pdst, l
know nothing at citiIrr, rSrrtIi- ~ Int t'e zee.
ordn OF tho Department show. That 81 Robert
. Punis, ~ 1874, ~ thus accounted for. IL
r-..'b- BE-, applied n, MIR McIAne, llltt St'cs
rriufy of State, WtI prbnich him IN the iirst
| instance, ouly protection nsN person Of
. color, and "drulrd hiu Il,e ll'le of cillrn
jofthc tun'd Staics.r So sGyF H tUttrr on
, Gle Gum NJ Roberts Vnux, of Philadelphia.
Nr Nsnk abb; "1'his inliyidunrt atbcg Was
merchant rgrchi rrspec,nbiliy III CHARLES
ton, :. C.; lac lsii hru, considerable crintc,
upon the income Of which hu lives as u gen.
tlrnun he WIS r'ncpiod in Que OF uie Last
crn Colleges, and Is accomplished II niHu-
urrS md Wen instructed A. Ia his African
dcsccni, II IL scarcely Irrccpihlc iu lis up
prHrnnrr: lis lair IL sfhighl, aud many
Southern complications Arr ny dutk, ia Wht,l
not u drop of negro blood mpUris the lingr.
lie y about to embark, with his wife, to irnI-
81 in EUROPE, and ytsiI his rriHtjuuE whn live
~ England aud ScqrIaud. On lois behalf
PRAY irnrc iu snlicii for mm u pusspoti,m the
usual loru,io Which, M irrrhurn American
ciugru hc considers himself cpiilrd, fiom
tie Department al State" 4 pnsspor, wos
then ernwrd &" Mr. purvis, but not as u roll
urrd man. THIS. tlutelnre,ls no cn-,. for TIM
purpose Tor winch Il WIS cited, Int war ia
Hrrordance with the rule.
Asto the Other cbsr, of Mr. Williams, lilo
only iniarNmlun can eullecl about IL II iion'
MIR Chew, NOW u Consular Clerk, mud who
was ia the office of Passport Clerk, during
the tune Mr. Forsyth, his kinsmnn, was at
the head at tie Department lis certificate
will, ! hope, satisfy you on tint subject. Mr.
Reddcll, the present Passport Clerk, who
occupied the place under Mr. buchanan, stntrr
that Mr. ButhHnon always refused passports
to PERSONS et ea!nF.
have signed more Than twothousand hlaik
passports. in five months. After they hre
-t;.,',d 10y the Secretary, they IRE tited Mp
10y tie Clerk, who newer exhibits lhcn, To- tito -
E--rr'-4-,.sy -I4s4llAg- srllie question arises.
That the rule of Department may hive
heen in some cas-" formerly overlooked, -
mot Improbable; huS oCthe rule itself there il
no doubt. liuI | should feel mysef justified,
IN granting projections, IN cnsvs Of Necessity.
10 persons OF color, which would be equally
efficient for all ordinary and useful pa ",os-
rs.
Very respecIily, YOUR OFT scrv'r, fr.
JOHN NJ CLAYTON.