The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-02
Prom the Boston Posi-, Aug. 70.
Ale xfauce and Naturally ation.-Captain In
graham.


his Intentions, and such czen- Our answer is-aoas,
10 the rights common TO all 10 protection from
rage. y. s#Es#t. grF. -A# E.ItE-aef
To i'm agine that our present naturalization laws were
enacted IN spirit yndicllve or hostile 10 immigrant
foreigners. is 10 indulge in delusion offensive 10 the
great democracy by whom Ihose laws primarily as
serted against federalism aud sedition mongering On
tbe contrary they conceived in spirit educational
equalizing. and emnenily liberal and progressive They
extent restrictive, and SUCH according TO
all Lee al doctrine, 10 be Interpreted by sifct con-
structlon" Bur, moreover, while they exceptional,
they do not take from The immigrant anything which
he has, but give hm, or engage 10 give him, on his
taking an oath after a certain educational probation
Tor certain equivalents all the rights and franchises
which belong 10 a nation OF soveIegns Tley give
him at every ihRg which The safety OF The ma
lion and his own permit aud insure him all the rest
(but The ONCE OF PresdenD when his acquired know-
edge and habits will enable him 10 them without
pre.supposed injury to the institutions which he has
selected 10 preside his safety and his happiness
The balotbox and 80 forth reserved but the
night 10 proteruon IRON outrage is mol reserved. Con
gress Is reserved but The protection OF the magistrate OF
the Judge, OF The Supreme Court, OF the President him
self is not reserved. The inmlgIan may throw his
vote into box like citizen. but citizen may not with
mpuniiy before the laws, throw him into the gutter
In short he is equally protected in all things as citizen
is prevented even from voting while, the law pre-
sumes, he cannot safely do HIS right To carry arms,
10 hold military rank, he receives his declaration OF
Intentions, and while he cannot own real estate without
such declaration when he does so declare. his house or
howell is as secure as any citizens castle.
AT home, therefore, the immigrant who has declared
any ci,izens Why. lnereore not abroad What prn-
cipe OF The constitution OF law is there which enacls
that an American citizen is secure in New York or
New Orleans but the moment he the threshold Of
the ocean, body may knock him IN the bead with i'm
punitys None-certaiDly none; and if not for the
American citizen, why Tor the immigrant who has de-
clared his intentions and who at home equality
with the citizen in right Of protection from outrage
Where is The ause OF the naturalization laws which
says who has " declared his intentions" may
be knocked in the head malrealed in way, outside
Of our civil jurisdiction, until he takes out his papers "
If there such law who dares attach this Thurman
adj q a ed eli
Zing The representatives OF lbe federal pary-of the
exclusiveness and cruelty OF The days OF Adams Does
this vile addentum exist Tor the sailor who To-day sails
his nleniions Ii not for the sailor why for any other
immigrant who has equally confoImed to the require.
more sacred than in any other American denizen
Are "salors' rights" mere stupendous than American
rights Or have not sailors rights" grown out OF
American rights and are they not dependent and bat
part of them
But then abroad We forgive the superstition so long
prevalent that abroad the citizen is nobody The Amer
officer in command OF arsae, or even oil vagran
bathing bex or The American consul in charge of our IN
erests anipodal hamlet independent oil III
American people than Their President is, He is but the
first servant OF the people-hey but minor servants The
people can always command his attention and his inter
ference and The determination OF The present Execu
that law ihroug bout every department OF the
public service. An ars,ocIauc habit has too long attach
ed itself TO navy on foreign stations, to which Capt
Ing rs a noble exception He and not monarchles
must be initiated The American cuzea must be justified
in bis belief in the universally OF his governmentmus
W
abroad, wheheri in South Sea North Sea- Asia Minor
Honolulu, there is his country there is his protect
he must realize the TACT, ami walk securely the
earth conscious OF H. that in all legitimate transactions
acts he will be there protected by every OF the public
ser gice, whether il be only mddys ditk the broad
- of a fleet With such feeling abroad hand dare
Touch solitary citizen. Every officer must know
that alone and single handed he projects American
with nation at bis back-and other governments mus
know that truth, too, and respec,i. We fling, therefore,
from with disgust the disgraceu supPosltion that
protection from outrage abroad less essential than SIM
liar protection al homes less due 10 the citizen, or less
the duty OF the government Such vulgar supposton
is unworthy OF American citizenship and OF the Am,I-
can people II is limited at in the raza,ion la
and The present administration will not be likely admit
such limitation 10 lis manifest duty and the great
principles enunclaled by the President on the 4th OF
March.
Moreover, when immigrant declares his in,en-
tions he takes oath and makes bargain with the
nation. The laws openly and beforehand commit the
the bargain that will protect 10 life, liberty and
property all who make that declaration. The applicant
dsowns his inhsr OF servtudenot much to lose,
but such rs be ngs from hmIenounces The pro-
,eclon which The government under which be born
owed TO HIM. whether 1t gave II or not, and II he does
TO allegiance strict words, IS because
no citizen in our Tee county does so-becausc our in
stitsions ahbor such vile bypocrses against free will
He declares his intentions TO become an inhabant as any
other citizen is subjects himself 10 all laws municipal
or other; pays taxes TO the governments which protect
hun, Stale and federal; and claims and has right, TO
protection If he enter armies, he becomes IRON
that moment American soldier, whom must pro-
sci from all brgandsge and outage in iran sgression OF
NATIONAL he becomes American ssilorif our trade
American aderand IL he CHOOSE 10 travel into olhe
lands bis proper business Why not an American lrav-
eleri
In only there be any distinction II be.
fore declaring his intentions" he had involved himself
either IN civil political crime with The government he
renounced-and n, not IN tuhlment OF his duty an
ofcer or other bearer OF commission from the Ameri
government given, bona de and with full conscious
OF bis previous derecon but in his private capac
y be enters upon The jurisdiction OF the government 10
which he has rendered himself liable and IL there seized
all the American government then do is 10 ,ha
he has been liable, and that he is there legmaely
seized.
Lastly, it IL undeniable principle Of law that there
no bargain where there IL not reciprocal consdera
bon. rs principle OF even British law, avowed by
even The tory Blackstone upheld by Junius and Burke
that allegiance and protection reciprocal, and that
crowned heads IN England have forfeited the al
lesIance due them where they refused protection the
subject II, therefore, individual who has declared
his Intentions owes th- republic his allegiance, owes
him its protection Will any responsible person venture
affirm that The hundreds OF thousands who have du
ring the last rive years inning rated aud taken rp their
homes amongst US, and who as yet have only de-
cared their Intentions owe 10 the United STATES allie
giante II they do not, not our laws permitting in.
grafton madness, and our municipal laws exactons
and taxes these rag ants, indeed they be Migrants,
base and mean exlortloo Should no, IN that
write down Thomas jefferson IDIOT and pcendiary, expe
these people by post faoio alien laws and
land them the they have paid, their capital OF la
Dor money and iorth with interest, on the deu
son have pracsed and beg grace iron, the ghost oil
John Adams III Otherwise If they be not vagranu
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