Washington telegraph., 1849-04-11
w.s,,lNsroN Feb. %, 1919.

very thhpfthalAa Ahhi "hshl'h' W.
SIDNEY BREEsE
WASHINGTON Feb %, 1919
Smi On my return 10 tins country from Mcsi.
co, broken In constitution. feeble in hrallh aud
still suffering under the effects of wounds, you
were the only man Ia tho city Of Washington
who received me will soldness aud unklndness.--
When this city honafed me with public dinner
which was generously Intended as ouinplhirul
no, only 10 me but ia my State yen were the oaly
man who declined 10 attend that dinner. You
went further, iuu pfapagaled report here IN
Washington, aud circulated II afterwards ~ ILL.,
nos, that was neligihle 10 the etliee Of SENATOR
aud this. too, allef had poured cut my blood
like water in the battle iisds of my country. You
published an article IN the ~ LOUIS Republican
changing me with iHslig.biiitg=-du that which
| thought no man ia these United States would
have been mean enough 10 do IN uy case, even II
Il had been true huu, however, aid this, know.
ing Il TO be untrue. On this subject have sinpIy
to say, that, had ! been defeated by you GU that
ground, had tsoIn IN IN, hsarl that you never
should have ptoited bY your sueeses aud, de.
pcnd upon it. would have kept that vow regard.
less Of consequences That, however, is now past
aud the yoW IS seaneellsd BY your defeat Why
address you Is simply lhlzi
Iu lsl0 you gave me something ia the shape Of
a dnal certificate Of naturalization IA Eiiingham
court Noa knew Al the lias that ! was naluf.
allod by law. and BY the naturalization Of my
father while was miaof. told you the CIR,
cam,lanrss, aud Is lhrn talked ol gong "a Can
ada IN case ol var. You oliried 10 giss inr Ger.
u6cale which would simplify the pool IN ease Of
difficulty Now, wan You 10 give me letter
acknowledging these facts HHle you private
letter Tor liai pufpass | should have scni
ifirnd al once aud unnsfalAs.y demanded such
lriirf, but eIl thai IA dhsfaeng you, ! would
disgrace the Stale thai made you aud S,nitois;
aud | also wahsd 10 gIse you an opportunity to
make this arkHualsdEe EemHnl quietly. IT, however,
you persist VA Your ol injustice TOWARDS me,
and rrluse ihis request, | hefe gte !ou far wsra.
.agr-.ei lls csass4asaess IA aa Your 0Uu head
Il shad hold myself acquitted baIh before God aud
man for the esufsr ! s.ial feel bound 10 pursue
towards YOU Your obi tsrfy'l,
JAMES SHIELDS
Hon. SibNr, BatgsE.
General Shield. begins bis letter by referring 10
the wound, he ieccyed Ia Mexico Tbs allu,i0n
seem, quite unnecessary. The whole couniB,
aud particularly Tie people Of laos, are iamlli.i
with thr fact that he bears honorable scan upon
his pyfsou For these wounds be has already rr'
esiSed a Liberal siiars OF sympathy lrou ha CRATE
lul couulfyncn However, ! am not Disposed 10
e-v at lhi, part OF he lrllrE II Is a matter VI
taste that does n,a ronrrfn me.
deny most positively that treated General
Slntlls with GOODNESS aud uukndnrss' on ha
rtium irom Mexico Immediately oa hs arn,Ai
Ia ihis cay, called 10 pay my respects 10 lin,
aud not hndiug him ut home, len nay card as 10
the ousion. A few days aitrf Iis mrl 1rnrfai
Shirlds, when his iuanneT loa afas me- was 10 ruld
aud rrpulstr that saw all familiar pcrsunal iu.
lrrc0ufsr was at an snd, aud oi course ] did not
attend the dinn,f gwen 10 him. ! repeat that |
did not treat Srnrf.l Shields Wi,h s0dnrss aud
unkndnrss," lot ! rugrHa.Hed at that time, nose
olisr than the met incudly irelings 'ow ards hu,
aud confidently appeal 10 the whole hisiofy up
10 ins time Ol our prfsonul, professional, and po'
lical intercourse 10 support ihs declaration, A.
to ba eligibility TO the office ol SENATOR, eau only
say that "pppigalsa' no report" hrrc OF ,l'c'
Wisfr, in relation 10 a. IL conversation up1u the
subjrol, stated 10 friend TACT. which The g..
cord ol The EiiIgham cifuui coun viii establish,
aud blood no matter whrry or low poured
out" canno, alter lhai record uf change the con-
stIlulou ol the United STATES The assertion oi
GrRcral Shields that ! charged him Nllh ." iEa g..
biiiiy Ia an article IA tic 81 Lpui- Rrpubliuau,
not only is not ifur, bat s without ANY color Ui
truth. ! positively asset, aud doiy contradiction,
that do not wnlr, Bef cause TO b. wrltrn, that
or aiy other article Tor that Vr auy other paper,
IN relation 10 thi. subject
Not the least - OF the many remarkable pas.
sagss oflhs lr,lerol GcneIal Shields the loIila.
ing. "Un ih. subject have simply to say, that,
had ! bcen defeated By you on that glound, lthr
ground UiincIigbildy,l u had sioorH ~ my hrau
iAaf yon Hrru should hare pruhied by gosf sso.
cess, and, depend upon Il, roBld A0rs kspi my
r0p itgdriiess gf evHstgHfHcfS' Certainly u
IS fortunate for the honor Of the country that tbs
nsh WOW" has been "caucr led By my defeat
General Shields submits his pfctrnsion- TO a sea,
ia thr Senate 10 Drmocratlc caucus Vi The lIl.
MOS Legratufp, aud agnes expressly, or by the
rcafrsl implication, that h. wiil abdr uirlf docs.
un aud yet Il appean that At tbs yefy moment
"hr had sworn IA HE hcan' 10 defeat the vii
Of The pady u IL had pronounced in favor Of h.
most prominent competitor, .nd. in order 10 &C
compsh his purpose, he determines 10 pcfpslOalr
nu a.sasslnali0n, lof such Is the obvious import VI
he language such d-sgn aud such deed afu
revolving 10 thr American mud, aud foreign tO
the American character ghcy are Woihy ouly
Of the most Infamous age oi Italian crime. u our
political contests are 10 BE- mingled with, or ol
lowed By, personal violence, how long will our
elective system endure Whhout further cu,n-
meat, submit The extraordinary passage 10 lhc
consideration u candid mrn, Christians and 20 %.
ots, who love aud respect tie laws aud insitut ons
Of our country, aud desire 10 guard and defend
them ngainst nll violation.
General Shields says Ia 1910 gave him
soatiiiHg "a us shdis gfa thSi osri icois Of nal
mdlisdfioa,' which was "tO simplify The pUo.
IN case Of difficulty" The naturalization laws do
not recognize "somethrg'' OF anything "in the
shape of fual certificate 10 simplify
proof in ease Of difficulty" OF Tor any other pur.
pose. How, thcn, could !, circuit Judge, have
gwen him any such paper The statement bus
no fact legal provision, probability tosupp0n b.
The truth is, no such " certificate" was ever gwen
BY me. lie may4 or may not, have procured a
copy Of the record Of hls naturalization under Vie
.I nj the rouft and that l. the nuly reftlGHpie