Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-31
Right. Of Americans abroad.

There has been powerful move in New York to
operate on Congress, and through Congress on the
Treaty making power of the Government to secure
10 Americans abroad the privilege of worshipping
God according to the dictates of their own conscien
ces and Of being buried according to the dictates OF
their creed.
Until now, we believe, except in Great Britain and
France, (and we are not Of the atter) Foreign
ers, unless admitting the established religion OF the
country in which they may chance to be, have been
denied the right OF assembling to worship God in
the manner of their own faith and even when death
has overtaken them in strange land they have not
only been denied the rights Of sepulture after the
manner Of their faith and fathers, but thew have
been required to be buried in some Potters field or
Gogotha. American feeling has endured this condi-
ton OF things until this demonstration of all creeds
all secs, and all political parties evnces deterrn
nation to require Of foreign nations what we freely
accord to them: free right to worship God accord
Ing to conscience and the sacred rights of decent in.
terment.
Among those contributing by letter to the nau.
ence Of a powerful local meeting, we see the names
of Everett, Lawrence, and ii. A. Wise
The latter gentleman has written long and char.
acterstic letter, arguing for and sympathisng with
the movement
We are opposed to any American interference
with the religion OF other nations except where il is
voluntary, in the case Of missionaries We are
opposed TO this upon the same principle that we are
opposed to governmental interference with religion in
our own country, or the religion Of individuals any
where But the matter now proposed does not look
TO any interference with the religion of any nation or
person, but simply to securing TO Americans abroad
what in this respect they enjoy at home and what is
so fully guaranteed to foreigners who visit us.
We do not doubt that wise negotiation can secure
all that is desired, and have mentioned this sub.
Ject now, only to express our sympathy with the
avowed objects had in view
There are large numbers of our countrymen abroad
the number is daily increasing and while our Govern.
ment has secured protection to their lives
wherever civilization has so far advanced nc 10 ADM,
OF treaties and by the lannon's tones where II bospot
as at Qualla Battoo and other pllces still we think il
no less dgnifcd or incumbent a duty IN sccurc n,o
lection to their conscences and decent burial their
remains after death. IL is consolation too preciops
to be denied that we should be permitted 10 know
that our kindred who may chance to die in distant
iands homeless and ubeheercd by relatives NAV nj
least have tho poor boon Of turning to those pio.
solaces which they enjoyed at home, sad tina, their
bodies descended into the inevitable Garth decs.uv
and decorousy, and not that they huddled into
scavengers cart to be thrown into charnel house
OF else Hung rudely into pit outside tho wills of
some town among the best Of the beast and ,r.i NJ
the human kind
It's only surprising to that matter which
touches the tenderest chords Of our nature sbo,Id
have been so long neglected Numberless instances
might be given Of feelings rudely shocked bv tIo in
tellgence that some son, or husband or bro,bor b.
died. lar from their early home and has been denied
VIVA. lno sour most Graves III its parting with earth
hnd that eve their bodies rest as the mi nd ovo5
20 think OF them, camly sleeping in some green a,d
beautiful spot, but thrown among thieves and tnur
derers on some bleak and barren field We Lnn,y
the worid, with ITS hurried tread and scared aTec.
tons, rusbes past reflections Of this sott as M Tl
moment-but ask the lone widow, as she Tint" ~
her absent buried husband or the mother sill rosb
with tears for her persisted boy and Won viii go, :
response moro worthy Of the subject
az The London T0ncs OF the 9Th inst saws :, ,,,,,,
stands, that IL the intention Of tho British
raise the number Of and irines for the cn,
year TO $500 which is increase or about 600 IN III.
number voted for last yssr aud further addition IN an
5000 raised under the orders Of Lord Derby. Ad,,
tratiou. The total increase in the Navy since 1850 MAJ
therefore be stated about 900 men OF the fore.
nov 20 DO raised Tor tho service OF the aesl 900 will b
seSmeu and boys and Is 800 marines.
MOVEMENTS or RUssA.--A letter from St Petersbur
dated Dec. 9stb says
There reigns here at this moment in all branches
me public service, an activity OF which Their
mas been no example since the preparations Of the arm
In ls2 On seeing how tho Minds and tho efforts of Il,
eure nation are turned towards war; one would ssy thu
keese thinke herseh the eve Of Easiop Fac
esy numerous siagVs (courers) leave for evefy par
~ me kmpre. To hasten the ornaments ARents ar
sect ABOUT every 90 ~ake the .nscsm add Zero
ny OF tho otodoK popuiaon and from tho YER
depths ot Asia The horde of Khghese Mongos add Tar