New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-25
Nem-2lork Daily Gribn'te.
PUBLIC MEETINGS..
SOCIETY OF UNIVERSAL DEMOCRATIC REPUB
TIlANISM


The reeular meeting Of the above Society held at
the stuyvesan Institute last evening In consequence OF
the ibtfs of Fir Forbes Nj McMuen ohieiated IN his
stead end Mr. Morauge appointed President For the
same reason the minutes Of the last meeting were not read
The Secr,ary then read the report Of the Committee
the case Of FREDERICK WIEoHEL:
Your Committee appointed to investigate the case of
Frederick Wiechel, respectfully report
That from the of Mr. Wiechel TO the questions
put % him. and from the examination OF the do ument3
relating this case it appears that FREDERICK Mlecnel
was born in 1915, at Rostock in Meckenoerg Sch"erll
thai he passed hi apprenticeship in Lauenbe'g and nat
in peiker of these places he had any dhicutes with he
authorities. After completing his apprenticeship ne
travelled es commercial agent for different houses aad
subsequently transacted business on his own account In
none OF bis journeys which were purely commercial mao
be any difficulties with the local authorities la lsi2 he
sseM sled himself in the City Of Hanover wholesale
dry goods merchant which place however ne i?tt Tor
Diosd.n in September, 1913, because he father ni1w
wished him to take charge of his business from which he
about retire lie was thus, as it were Obliged 20
take ont his citizenship in Saxony which he dld IN inc
regular way before the Town Coqnc OF Ia ISIS
sell in his business tor the hrst time to the
United States whore he had extensive business con
neotion with which he DESTROYS OF communicating
uersoually lie remained in this country about five
months lie did then declare his iention of becon
inc citizen Of the United S,ates and on his return 10
saxony he suffered annoyance whatever III consequence
OF hi having been to America.
Wieche il steady family man, ndusriously following
his commercial pursus and that his travelling (cvel h
having come to the United States had enailed on him no
evc6nequence prior to his taking bis first naturaza
ton paper. ...,,
in saxony was called in question, and though the Town
Couuc declared that was perfectly regular the minister
decided otherwise This involved other Inconvenience
than the necessity OF making the act over again
In September 1851 latter the above occunencel he ap
Piled for ar without any impeachment received passport
from the Saxon Government (which IS among tne do'u,
nents calling all friendly authorities, in the usual
manner 10 give him aid, &C. in case OF need all Wnlcn
shows that the Saxon Government had no cause oil CON
plant against him ,c,
opd time aud took his Gr naturalization papers here
/6eelarcd his intentions il is te1nedl Oa the on Feb,
1853, he returned to Europe having by the competent
authorities here furnished with The usual papers styled
a Probation under the ags OF which he Thought nc coad
not in legitimate pursuit wander go Tar nom nome tn4
he limited States Government should be unable to see
that no rude hand Of tyranny be laid upon hm with m
"punity' See the InGngural9
IL srIeors however that this United States protection
roner instead of afordDg him any protection actual
H. Le 9ir, cause of his arrest and tmprts0gme for nc
reached Saxony nor the purpose of tansactng his com
eca and family business and no other on the last day
of February and Of course showed on demand nls pas
mont or protection papers and the following morning be
was sted in Leipsc without having crime impue1
TO him being merely informed that was in obedience to
ria teegr6phic dispatch sent from Dresden to when
ity he was Immediately conveyed in custody aitr having
beensearcled and his property papers &c inculng s
United States protectionl had been taken from him. ne
vs treated with greater hardness than is used oven 70
murderer for he thrown into dark and damp dun
eon and was kept for ten days bread and water TO
Viii added constant insult, MS Jaor ronicay TO
rininr him of his United States protection To hts Dc
spd for writing materials TO communicate hs situation to
some United States Charge or Consul be received for
rely that if he got back 70 America ne N yuI men
s,1-re communicate with his United States authorities
- ,,ucI IA he pleased He several times interrG
Gated by the magistrates who questioned hin respecting
his United States nhfurahzgtlon
den in company Of two policemen, having been cautioned
not attempt TO address any person st,ng the roa IA
this condition be ed through the rrasan ana nAno
tho of
who had him in charge spoke few words TO the Local
guard and then continued their route, with their prisoner
10 the pert of Bremen at which place me sa1on P
men police He remained III pi son 10 Bremen till the 2ih
Nav when at night between the hours OF one ana t|o
he wss secretly conveyed board the Engsh schOooeF
Rose in which vessel he reached England There he wait
ed the arrival Of his wife, and on the ON July reiaFhed 70
the United States -, -, 49,.
persecuton he has suffered in his business are lncacua
bic also that his health has been very seriously injured
He feels quite certain that he would have received ~ III
usage ha he Travelled with bis Saxon passport or Rad
he had il renewed by Saxon Caacge IN Lpnlon OF
Paris not TO have let It appear thst ne hal deSarea
his intention Of becoming an American ehi]eh nA 70
merely the sight of his United States protection papss
that brought all these msforunes upon him and tdnsr
that the insults be received were not intended against nun
as en- individual but simply eoulions OIL hatrei
against this Republic AZ,
Mr. Wiechel having read the celebrated letter OF Mr.
Marcy TO Chevaler Husemsnn OF Sept 20 ne reg rded
sicable TO his case the doctrine therein aid donn
and in October he addressed Letter on tue
ruhiect to the United States Secretary Of state fh9
points in Mr. Marcy letter which ne eohfiiste JunsI
BIS demand for redress the following when vi.
said 10 Mr Hulsemann tao obvi0Vs 10 De eoHe'lsa
IL not commended that this iniiaory step toe
." Of usturalizs invested him Ao.ll VIII t ~ ~
itbts II an American citizen but Il IS .ullleH'
the PURPOSES Il this 20 show tnat n va GU
with an American nationality and IA virtue gu ;, as
Go, erunleut OF the United states VS. l-A'ssi
"teud 40 lin is protection ~ hons ill A'f'aL
.,lserrsiisuai aw gives tno ns1 ,er' rn rta'' 80
r.rrrrv 11s olir O. naive BORA en- A- :. ci--; -
a. .l...s. Ia a vi.