The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22
CITY OF EVANSVILLE
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upon this important question in our foreign
affairs, remains as yet very much mixed and
underlined. We find the President avowing
in bis inaugural, that "the rights which belong
to US as a nation, are not alone to be regard
ed, but those which belong to every citizen in
his individual capacity at home and abroad,
must be sacredly maintained. 1t will be his
privilege, and must be his acknow lodged right,
to stand unsbashed even in the presence of
princes, and that he cannot, in legitimate
pursuit, wander so far from home that the
agent whom he shall leave behind in the Pre-
sidental Office, will not see that no rude hand
of power or tyrannical passion is laid upon
him with impunity. He must realize that
upon every sea, and upon every soil, where
our enterprise may rghtfully seek the pro-
lection of our flag, American citizenship is
an inviolable panoply for the security of Anne
rican rights"
This fulsome and patriotic programm of the
policy of the administration, foreshadcwed by
the Presidents inaugural, turns out to have
been only time serving rhetorical flourish;
the policy of the inaugural simply, not that
of the government.
In our own city, that portion of the inaugu-
raj relating to naturalized citizens, was
hailed with delight, by many of our German
citizens who had been deferred from visiting
their fatherland, because their rights as Amer
rican citizens were not respected by the des-
pots of the Prussian government.
The Secretary of State, Mr.. Marcy, has
been repeatedly addressed upon this subject,
as the official exponent of the policy of the
administration, in relation TO this most i'm
portant matter in our foreign affairs. Of 1lr.
Marcy then, we are to learn the true policy
of the administration, aud from his letters we
do learn that the fulsome inaugural was all
farce.
Read the bove quotation from the Pres-
dents maiden inaugural, and contrast its burn
ing patriotic sentiments with the followin g
letter, which we have published once before,
and sec utat it means when officially inter-
Preted by the Secretary of State:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,)
WASHINGTON, July 6, 1855
MR. A. HENRY BIDFIELp.
Milrdukee, Wis.
SIR:-Ih reply to your letter of the 2Sth
ult', have the honor to inform you, that
Prussia claims the right to hold to military
duty those of her subjects rio emIgrate 10 9th.
err countries and become ndtaralized there, with
out first procuring certificate of emigration;
and that she has in some cases, effected by
violence the performance of such military
duties from such persons returning there.
The interference of the u. 5. Govern
ment in behalf of those nGtUrdlizsd an this
country has been to no purpose, and Prussia
has not given up her claims to them.
/ am sir, &c.
w. l.. MARCY.
The Presidents high flung inaugural, off,
cially interpreted by the proper officer, in
stead of meaning that the rights of American
citizens shall be "sacret ly maintFined at home
and abroad" means that any despotic mena
with crowned head, can fine, imprison, sub.
ject to military duty, and require whatever OBJ
ject it pleases, with IMMUNITY. 1t means, a;
the Secretary states in another letter, thai
American citizens, instead of enjoying "theiI
acknowledged right 10 stand unabashed ever
before princes," must make, individually, ap
plication to the Bavaran government, and as
certain the terms upon which an adopted
AMERICAN CITIZEN can visit h is native
land, in Legitimate pursuit. of his business
Such application has been made by one OF on
own citizens, who has for years enjoyed al
the rights of citizenship, and he is by the des
potism of that government simply required t.
furnish a substitute in the army for the length
Of time they allege he owes service, or pay
fine of $500. and comply with certain othe
structures equally rigorous and 'yranncal
and he is then, "by the grace of his Majesty
king of Bavaria" allowed to visit his domi
Mons in Legitimate pursuit"
Our neighbor of the Enquirer jumps at tn
meritorious conduct of Capt. 1ngraham, a
an evidence that the ''noble declarations
President Pierce are to be maintained at tn
lannon's mouth" Now let us suppose for
moment, that Capt. Ingraham had not see
ftto act nPon his "own hook" in this case
Out ndu w oShi"
ton, would the doctrine of the inaugural fic
ton have been sent him, or would Secretar,
Marcy have been consistent with himself oil
other occasions, and acknowledged the doc
trine contained in the letter above refere
to!
The Enquirer entertains no doubt that tn
conduct of Capt. Ingraham will meet the ap