The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-25

the iinsis Of Colonel Forbes Mr.. McMulen chosen
secretary.
The then read the r. port OF the committee
the case Of Frederick wiechel -
Your committee appointed to investigate tho sass OF
Frederick Wiechei respectfully report that rom he an
Of Mr. Wieshel 10 questions put 10 him, ana
from the examination OF the documents re stns 70 on
appears that Frederick Wiechei was born 10 1912
at Roscek Mschlsnberg Ssh rern thai he passed his
appreI eeshp in suenhes and that 10 neither OF THESE
places he had any difficulties with the Au hofities After
ompcpg his apprenticeship he travelled as commercial
agent for different houes an subsequently, transacted
business Lis account, 10 none OF his Journeys
which we're purely mercAl, hal h, ary siculties
with local authorities. In 1912 he esSbl he him.
self in the city Hanover As wholesale dry goocs
chant which place. hoESver he left for Dresden Sep
tsmber ls4s b,c.use ria fai her.in Law wished TO
take charge OF his business, from which he about
TO retire. He thus "a it obliged take out
his citizenship in Saxon which he did in the regular
In beeem ber 1898 M wirohel afte, estASlshny him
self IL hs new business for the hrs time to the
United States where he had an extensive business
neetion with which he desireus CT communicating
personally BE remained in this country about nve
months. He did not then declare his ntsrt Of be-
coming citizen OF the In ted States MIS- return TO
SAxony he uttered whate consequence
Of having been to America From the above facts 1t
be perceived that Mr. Wieche Is steady family man In
dastiousy following hs commercial pursuits and that
his travelling, teven bis having come to the United
TO bis taking out his fire. naturalization paper In the
year 1901 the regularity OF his act Of czsnship In
Saxonl was sailed In question: and shoash the Town
ter decided otherwise Ills involved other incon
venence than the necessity OF making the Act again
10 September 1851 (Aer the above occurrence Ia Ap
Piled for aud without any impairment received passport
from the Saxon government (Which is among the docu
msnts) calling on all friendly authorities, ia the usual
manner 10 give him I'D, Co. in OF use3 sll which
shows that the Saxon government had GAUSS OF COM
plant against him In December, 1851, he to the
United States second time, and took hi, first pAtu
raliz.toA here, declares hi, nea ions it is
ternned.) On the 9th Fs,usry, 1858, he returned to
Europa having by the competent authorities here
Teen furnished With The usuAl papers styled pro-
secoa under the gs o! which he thought no could not
from hDmep ut
.he United States government should be unable to see
=, no rude hand tyranny be laii upon hin with i'm
puniy" (see the IraUgursl) Il app'ars however,
that this Untec States protection paper, Instead
OF ahording him any protection, was actually the di
cd ssxopy (or the purpose trantactiog his
and family business, and other) tee LAST day OF
February and OF cour shoT ed dsmand his passport
protection papers and OF Inc foilowirs morning he
was arrested in Lsipsic sthou, having any crime i'm
putsd 30 him, being merely informed tsst 1t was In obs
die to ministerial tegrsphic despatch sent from
Dreieen, 10 which city he immediately conveyed in
papers Be, tincludisg his United States protscton,)
had been taken from hiia He treated With greater
hAishness than Is uted e.sn to murdsrer for hs was
thrown dark ana damp durgson, and was kspt for
ten days on bread and water to which was added con-
slant iptui., his jaor ironically reminding him OF his
United States protection To his demand for whiting ma
terri Is 20 communicate mis- situation to the Unei States
change or Consul he reosiyed for reply hat he
got back TO America he might then 1T leisure commun
cate with his United States authorities much hs
Jlessed BE several times INTERCEPTED by ths
gstrGtes who questioned him respecting bis United
States naturalization. On TIE llth May he wa, b,
night sent away from Dresdsa in company OF two
policeman, having teen cautioned not to attempt
to address any person along the road la this
condition he passed tnrougt The Prussin and Hauo
men Who bad him in charge, spoke fsv words to the
local guard and then continued their route With their
police mem st' Mr. Wss vng LANDED
aim over TO the Bremen police. He remained in prison
IN B,emen I'll the 24th NAY when, .. NIGH lbst.sen
bard the English schooner Rose, in which vessel he
reached England. There he waited the arrival Of his
and Univ tat Hattie .tca
Hr. wiechel asserts that the losses whioh through
this persecution, he has suffered in his business,
cAcuable aso thai his health has been very serou,y
injured He f,els quite certain that he would have
lived III ufnge had he travelled with his Saxon
passport had hs hadit renewed by some Sixsn charge
London Paris have let IL appear that
he hae declared his intention OF becoming American
cit Ten; that merely tie sight Of hi United States
protection papers brought all These misforsun
upon HIM ane iurhsr that The insults ne recsved
not Intended against him individual but sn
nly ebcllitions o! hatred against this rtpnbe Mr..
Wiechel having read the celebrated letter OF Ne.
Marcy TO Cheyalisr Husmsnn, Of September &c he re-
down. and consequently in October he addressed letter
the subject to the Unei States Secretary OF stats
TIE points in Mr. hsrcys Letter which hs asdsred JUS
titled his demlnd fer redress, the following, which,
Mr. Marcy sad to Mr. Husem NM are too osvions to be
lis 70, sSnsnass that .h; init sr II the V &,
ss rights Of an American citizen bus safasisas
,heFupos.s Of mis- ease to h9w that h was with
Of the United states authorised exon him
law the sS.Sr Of the county NO. snly to
native born and nasuraIed citizens bat to AL
cone et1srs provided they dsmisil therein II
Of the unitsd States this Jaw S.ofn,on,b eljsns uPon
amosn 20 The 0r nsons ss%Ssa BY
residence aes as long the dmici continued and that
IN The country bis residence but until he acquires
corhrmAti' of which opinions Secretary OF stits
Marcy Gifted several presidents Mr. Secretary OF STATE
(the U. governmens's) duty to make is nationality
respected BY other natops and respectable s every qua
ter OF the gobe To the comm upcAton Of Mr.. Wechel
Mr.. Secretary Of State Marcy replied in short lester
dated Washington Dec l6 1853 In which he states that
"ahough II shows circutspces Of hIrt hip nsvertho
lefs you were not at the time OF this occurrence sud
American citizen this government would
not b. justified 10 ints frring IN the matter Your
mittee has In vain endeavor-d TO account satisfactorily
for the difference between the r letter cf Mr. Marcy,
dated sept &C. and bis second letter dated Dec To- Year
committee deeply depore that such discrepancy should
exist ano In c~ncluAop 1t begs to remind the society
that the hs letter of the secesy OF State psnn5d
sisosons All which rs,pss,fay .us@,ies ted
EENRY II. MoRAsGE,
JULIUS 4 KRoEHLY,
70 THK SOCIETY UNIVERSAL DEMOCRATIC RruRIIolNIsx -
GRANITE VILLAGE staten Island Jan IL, 1854
In the prestn critical position OF Europe, the situA
ton OF Austria is matter OF considerable interest
Tor though che has up 10 the present 1ment preserved
q. and turkey, yet Bocfious that the syup,thes
OF her goyerpntnt are entirely with the tz.r and il
tLros "a the marx and openly 1n her forces With thess
Of Ruass IL inc, ed generally believed that such
compact WIS entered into between the Erparors at Oh
The portion OF Austria out OF the Moslem spells
we look at Austria merely in respect to the amount
OF her population, a. shown by statistical returns, Fran
els Joseph repreier ted governing 5000 00o Of
jeots. His military vass-ths army nun.
berirg at present upHarcs OF 500 100 soldiers which
amount be irorehed 10 o0 COO In times OF emr.
gency. The population and army OF Russia Is nearly
double that OF Austria that tke together are
about equal in numbers to the rest OF Esrope
This seeming prpondes Of Ausiri. and her ally
folly by the enmty o, tae Italians Hun
garians and Poles Who are source OF vAkoee rather
tan OF strength to the Austrian government Even the
few O. who under The rule Of the Austrian E
peor not we'll affected towards the systsm the
CLINTON In Vienna bowed TO the world
Austria Ia not unit The Italian, Hungaria, Polish,
German SchvopiAn, and other nAtionsluss c,mposins
that empire are painting for the opportu atty
enter into such political blnAtops
them and they only for the present kept In
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