Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-10-28
SPEECH OF HON. ]. p. HALE.

Mr.PrsIdrnt, ladies and gentlemen, fellow
citizens; and when say fellov'cilxens, /
nss the phrase In no restricted sense; mean
FELLOW -citizens, whether victims of oppress-
ion driven from kingdoms OF the Old World.
or ,hs islands Of the sea-fellow. citizens, all
--fappIause from the LIST OF ugust, l6aO,
when the Pilgrim fathers Of New England
from The Old World fled from lis expressions,
and n. despotism, that they might iind in the
wilderness Of this New World place they
might anew lay the foundations of a temple
. Of I.ibrrty. up TO the moman in which ] ad
dress YOU. with the solitary exception Of the
Declaration Of American Independence. there
has been no single incident Of American his
tory that has thrilled my heart, aud sent my
blood with renewed velocity through my
veins. more than that incident we have met
10 commemorate this evening. II was hut this
morning that the partislity ofyoar Committee
notified me that so humble an individual as
myself might be expected to 'ay word this
evening. when | considered the magnitude
Of the subject, and the interest which attach
es 10 il In the Public mind, J was at loss 20
conceive reason, but your Chairman hrs
explained II all this evening
There are fears In the minds OF the prudent
and the popuIs, that this cause is going TO be
Nvuoopulsr. and they thought that one who
had bee. 80 long connected with an unPoP-
uIur theme was a lii one 10 address you this
evening daughter unl applause Well,
INV friends there are sone prudent people 10
the world II q well th,fe are;ana what would
the world do without thrml They ARE nol
willing to let the impulses Of their hn"'an,
sity and sympathy 90 out unchecked and
unhIddrn al every vagrant call. They want
i o stop aad examine aud study a.id seruten-
iz-. and see IL IL IL III aud proper that such
august persousges as they should D. novel
rhry want thai the lawyers aud p1' 'ticlins
- ould Il dy the precedenss, and 60 back
into the dusty folios OF by goae ages. snh see
~ there is an example Of such thing before
-flaurhterl- l. before they commence to move
or be moved Well. many men have spent
n great deal Of time in examination OF CiPt
lngraham's conduct; they want TO Know u
there il any precedent for It'll there is any
thing in the code OF international law TO
Sanctiou H. And, my friends, they are
studying the precedents fortnight, aud say
TO you. for one, and before God. that ] d"
not believe they will find one, and hope
Iihey will not. [Laughterl would be sor'
Try to find that there was any precedent Tor
iit aud tell you il is not the part OF the des-
:iiny or the duty Of this RePaale TO follow
precedents. We must make them, and let
<he world follow. Enthusiastic applause
have no doubt that those gentlemen who
are studying preceden's will bud enough Tor
Wrong. aud Oppression, and Violence. ana
Outrsgr, aud Robbery; they will iind history
fuIl of that: but Of precedtnts Of iifm,
manly, devoted, self sacIiic ing devotion to
liberal principles, they will find very lew
Well, now, my friends, this little affair Of
Costa-whlch, | had said. Is one that thrilled
me with so much pleasure thought II
,ould be Test eulogized aud vindicated by the
vimplest narrations Of the facts, which are
familiar 10 every one Of you. tur the -implc
ity Of the truth is the sublimest vindication
which the actors in this scene can have
What are the factsi
Last June. there might have been found in
one Of the cities Of Asia Minor a solitary in-
dividual-solitary enough, God knows The
land that was his home once, was his home
10 longer. Drspotism had done lis worst;
the sons Of that land, driven TO desperation by
the CALLING weight Of the chains that bound
them. rose mp In the energy OF despair, mar
shalled themselves beneath the banners OF
Freedom, aud bio defiance to the hosts Of ty-
rsnny. (Applause) Then came that indi-
vifual Costa. lie came, aud then among the
first acts that signaIized his advent In our
midst was his declaration, agreeaby 10 our
laws and Constitution. Of his intention to be-
come a citizen Of the United States Of Amer
lea. Aud now what was the position that he
occupied1 Tbs Government OF the United
States require him, as the preliminary step
the first condition = that he shall renounce all
allegiance, in the words Of the statue. to ''any
foreign prince, potentate, State, aud sovereign,
whatsoever" and especially TO the soyer-
.eign Of which he was lately subject. That
this is the FIRST condition, and Costa complied
with Il; aud was there no corresponding OBJ
legation on the part Of the Government that
-extofted Il for hint | say Yes. tie out
iawsd himself from the country from which
he came; he filings their allegiance ia their
isface, and says, that from that tima forward
he renouncer II forever, and al the SAME time
follows his determination TO become citi.
zen Of this Republic. say. and stake M
reput.iiou as lawyer upon the truth of the
.assertion, that fro that moment there at
saches 10 the Government corresponding
obligation TO protect him. tApplaose.)
ilow far shal. hey protect hunt Just ex.
sctly to the extent they protect the citizen
born on the soil Why 30 far as ,hall be-
cause this matter OF protection does not al
init OF division; u is good for the whole, or
II 10 good for no,hIrg-(cheer.) -aai " you
must not protect him 10 tho full extent mat
he requires II, then II amounts 10 nothing Al
all. lie does not become a ci,izen-no,hina
of that sort-there are g,her conditions 10 b
complied with before that takes places he ha'
20 live here for Eve years, aud 10 renew the
oa.h. Bat contend that the duty Of pro
lection attaches on the moment he rsuounce'
his allegiance 10 the land from which he ha'
fed, for that Of the land 10 which he comes
This was the position OF Costa. For tenn
porsry purposes he had gone abroad: Well
The molnenl man steps outside the limits o
the Republic, does he not lose its protection
Why eeitainiy not. When man goe
abroad, ha carries that protection with hiu
wherever the Government Is known, or u
an.raIas I.anh H.ua uon moi mn nnnl0non