Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-03-08

,hs city, called to pay my respects to him, and
ending him at home, left my card, as is the
',,u A few days after this met Gen. Shields,
..n his manner towards me was SO cold and re-
lice that saw all familiar personal intercourse
=, an end, and of course did not attend the
r.rer given to him. repeat that did no; treat
~. Shields with " GOODNESS and unkindness," for
s.,ertained, at that time, none other than the
:, friendly feelings towards him and | conf
.a, appeal to the whole history up to this time
foOr personal, professional, and political inter-
curse 10 support this declaration. As to his eiIg-
sa;,v 70 the office of Senator can only say that
.ronaoaled" no report" here or elsewhere,
.o,e,on 10 it, In conversation upon this sub
-, 7 stated to a friend, a fact which the record
r,he Etfincham circuit court will establish, and
allood" no matter where, OF how, poured out,
..0Do, alter that record, or change the Constitu-
son of the United States. The assertion oil Gen-
.,l Shields that l charged him with " 'neiig'6if'-
!, in an article to the ST. Louis Republican, not
Dv is not true, hut is without any color oil truth
.osiiyely assert, and defy contradiction, that
"a M, write, or cause to be written, nor knew
,, afler its publication, that it had been written;
~, or any other article, for that any other pa
%, in relation to this subject.
No, the least so of the many remarkable pas
.res Of this letter Of General Shields is the fol-
oujng: "On this subject have simply to say
hat, had BEEN defeated by you on that ground,
be ground ofineligibility0 0I had swornin my heart
, you never should have profi.ed by your success;
and depend upon it, would have kept my VOW
soardless of consequences" Certainly il is for
pnae for the honor of the country that this rash
.rCw" has been cancelled" by ny defeat! Gen.
e Shields submits his pretensions TO a seat in
he Senate TO Democratic caucus of the Illinois
eeislaiure, and agrees expressly, or by the clear
&, Implication, that he will abide their decision !;
md vet il appears that at this very moment he
ad sworn in heart" 10 defeat the will of the party
il had pronounced in favor of his most promi
ZEN, competitor; and, in order to accomplish his
purpose, he determines, to perpetrate an assassin
zion; for such is the obvious import of this Ian
uage Such design and such a deed are re-
oting to the American mind, and foreign to the
American character. They are worthy only of
he most Infamous age of Italian crime. If our
political contest are to be mingled with, or fol-
owed by personal violence. how long will our
eciive system endure Without further COM
nent, submit this extraordinary passage to the
consideration of candid men, Christians and patri-
is, who love and respect the laws and institutions
ou. country, and desire to guard and defend
lem against all violation.
Gen. Shields says: " In 1910, | gave him some
hing in the shape Of final certificate of naturali-
atiOn, which was /" to simplify the proof in case
difficulty" The naturalization laws do not
erOgnize something" or anything in the shape
fla final certificate" to " simplify proof in case
difficulty" or for any other purpose. How,
hen could |, circuit Judge, have given him any
uch paperi The statement has no fact. legal pro-
vision, or probability TO support it. The truth is,
osuch certificate" was ever given by me. He
may or may not, have procured copy of the record
his naturalization under the seal ofthe court, and
hat is the only certificate could have any con.
FeriOn with directly or indirectly The first and
hy knowledge | ever had of Gen. Shields father,
Frher in connexion, with his citizenship or in any
ther connexion derived from an article published
nbe ST Louis Republican, short time subsequent
the election of Senator. And have yet to see
hear of any man in Illinois or elsewhere who
knew that his father was even a resident of this
country
zen. Shields says, knew that he (being a
MINOR at the time) was naiuraized by the natural
lahon of his father, because he "told me of the
circumstances" Suppose he did tell ne so, (which
positively deny,) does that make it So. Even
FA0ugh his assertion might convince me ofthe fact
bundle of certificates from me, no matter how
strong, would be of no legal value. Ii il be true
aa MS father was in this country and naturalized
tpossible that Gen. Shields should know the
|act and not know the State and county where il
occurred When authentic copies of those ma.
uralzation papers, if they exist, could be so ca
FAy procured, is it not strange he should attemP
eTton from me by menace statement which
obtained, could have no legal bearing upon the
fu1iecti
What the /" consequences" are against which
'en Shields gave me !" fair warning" if persist
What no sane man will call injustice" am
aaaly ignorant of and Indifferent to. One thing
Certain. be they what they may, have not given
or shall give him any statement" of the char
c'er required, either quietly or upon impera
I've demand"
In conclusion, will state that have neither