The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-12-06
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almitted to bs a citizen Of die Uni

since been modified from time 10 Tune
This statute had not operated legal lifetime
before Great Britain again asserted Jhe dog
ma, "Once citizen always citizen!" The
baRe and cowardly attack of the Leopard on
the Chesapeak, Al the mouth OF this rery
bay, in sight Of the Virginia shore, wa,
m 4de upon the claim of right to SEIZE Brit.
shborn subjects from on board onr men a
war. The star -spangled banner was sirack
that day for the last time 80 the detestabit
maxim Of tyranny, "Once citizen alwdy.
cuaen!" 1t must not be forgotten thai 4
was upon this doctrine of despots that The
right Of search was founded. They arre-
gated TO themselves the prerogative to search
our decks on the high seas, and SO seIEe
those Of our crews who were born in British
dominions. In 1879 we declared the last
war. For what? For "free trade and sail
''ors' right" thatis, for the right of our
naturazed citizen sailors TO sail on the high
seas, and to trade abroad free from seach
and seizure. They had been required 10
"renounce and abjure" all Allegiance and
Fidelity" TO any o.her country, State, or SOW
ereignty under which they have been 'nt,
tiyeS or citizens, ard we had reciprocally
undertaken TO protect them in consideration
OF their oaths of allegiance and fidelity 10
the United States. How protect them? By
enab ing them 10 fulfil TIER obligations 10
us OF allegiance and tilelity, by making
them free 10 fight for our flags, and flee il
every sense, ust as if they had been born il
our country. Fight for US they did; nalu
ruli Nd fbN, i
our crews They fought in every sea for
the dag which threw protection over them.
from the first gun Of the Constitution ffigac
to the last gun of the boats on Lake Pont.
chartrain, in every battle where
"Cannons' mouths were each other greeting.
And yard arm was yard arm meeting"
That war sealed, in the blood of dead and
living heroes, the etep&l American princi
ples--"The right Of expatriation, the righJ
land duty OF naturalization, the right to ily
"trom tyranny to the aag of freedom. and
"the reciprocal duties OF aIlea lance and pro.
"tecdon" And does a party--an order or
what not calling itself an American party
now oppose, and call upon me % oppose,
these great American truths, and 10 put.A-
merlca ~ the wrong for declaring aud Il Int
ing the last wss OF independence against
Great Britain? Never! would as soon 90
back to waiiowng in the m,re of European
seridUm. | won't do it. No. l will lie
down and rise up native American for, and
not against, these i'm )erishabe American
truths Nor will any true American. Who
understands what Americansln is. do utsisr-
wise. put a case:
A Prusslan born subject came 10 this
country. He camplied with our ualural-
cation, residence, oath Of allegiance, aud
proof cf good moral character lie remain:
ed continuously in the United States the fall
period OF five yeas. When he had fully
filled the measure OF his probation, and was
consummately a naiurailzed citizen ol The
/ United States. he then, and not until then.
returned to Prussia to visit an aged Eath-r,
He was, Immediately Oh his return, seized,
and forced into the Landwehr, or militia
system Of Prussia under The maxim, "Oase
a citizen, always a citlzen" There he IS
forced to do service to the King OF Prussia
10 this very hour. He applies for potec-
ton to the United States Would the Know
Nothings interpose IN his behalf or no!?--
Look at the principles involved. We, by
our laws, encouraged him to come into onr
country, and here h? was allowed TO become
naturalized, and to that end required 10 re-
nounce and abjure all allegiance and fieIl,
ty to the King Of Prussia, and to swear al
legiance and fidelity to the United S:ates.--
The King of Prussia now claim no Iega: for
feiture from him--he Furnishes him for no
crime--he claims OF him no legal debt--he
claims alone that very allegiance and hleli-
| y which we required the man to abiure and
irenounce. Not only SO, but he binders the
man from returning to the United States,
and from discharging the allegiance md f.
deity we required him to swear to the U.
States. The King OF Prussia says he should
| do him service for seven years, for this was
what he was butn to peifo m; his lb ga ions
were due to him first, and ms laws were first
binding him. The United States say, True,
he was born under your laws, but he had
a right TO expalriate himself; he owed alle-
glance FIST to you, but he had right 10
/ forswear it and to swear allegiance 10 us:
your laws first applied, but this is case OF
| political obligation, not Of legal obligation; it
is ROT for any crime or debt YOU ella N to
bind him. but it is for allegiance: aud The
claim you set up 10 his services on the ground
|of his political obligation, his allegiance Is
you which we allowed him to aSjare and re-
nounce, is inconsistent with his political ob-
legation, his allegiance, Which We REQUIRED
him to swear to The United States; he has
sworn fdelitv to us. and we baye, BY our
laws. pied sed protection 10 him. Such ID
the issue. Now, with which will the Know
Nothing take sides? With the King of Prus-
sia against our naturalized citizen and Al
,, gainst Amer "a, or witli America and our
naturalized citizen? Mark, now, Know.
t Nothingism is opposed to all foreign inHa.
ence against American Institutions The
King Of Prussia is pretty potent foreign
, influence was one Of the holy alliance
0ltrowned heads. Will they take part With
him aud not protect The citizeng Then they
will aid alorcigniuduence against our laws
/. win they take sides with oar naturalked
/ citizen? IL. 50. theneupon what grounisg =
. Now, they must have aagood tause 3f in
I Ierpositien to justify US against sail the ~
I cvised dogrnas Of European dsspotismass
/. Don't they see --don'tihey perceiyes-tha
h they havegno other grounds than tlsos.s
hayerurged.A Tie is oarclizen. natnraIlzei
{ lowing us Allegiance. and we ps.ing liiii
I lprotection And it we oweshfm pfoitetioi
i abroad becau iof his sworn allegiance ID u
y as a natural izeel clttxt ~ what then esio III