Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-03

,,. -. nrrsor Of INV sou at his command for rev
aua.s c,narred al once though HE y""ln was 't' l
u, nI!,c rcars of age he caused Al)ne ~ WIN
ard ma. ppnr for some hours about the place ~heie
he hua been assaulted while The Permanentea Scp' P"a' "
tho background ready 10 arrest HE person VINO Mou r.
h,Iy usy,il tam again. The failed bit inquired VI
H., II ir.'rr what would have been done win the cup
had he been arrested, ale would, sir have been punisheG
10 your unto DEATH had you required H.
replied happy. then, the criminal hha escape
detection Eu, lom mat moment new era commenced ~
u De JanCitu OF sary 10 american citizens may PROUD
~ saw and appeal all who informed on the sunlccl
hat American protection has been worth more IN lie 'he.
millions Vi sqaaIe miles Of that part OF the globe than eSe
VS. worth before l threw The American flag over every
pctuu and every right that could possibly or rcnsnna
mako it IL grew broader and broudcr in lt folds lt
my nd every day that studied more aud more tie law:
ui amd rights OF humanity made the badge
ny ,qrpagr, Ct my nny, and my own only coat OF arms
and rights and persons were made sacred
under its proccnp When STEPHESsoHs regiment arrived
IRON tic U. for California, Sergeant HARRlR and his
wife, Irish woman came in ore OF the Transports hn'
hnd female child bon on the high The officers OF TIT
Prce presented the babe with silver cup, and chsenec
the child ALTA CALIFORNIA HARRIS They applied {, me
the Minister OF the United States stand godfather for tina
child lis chris ming II was at time when The En-
p;ras just delivered Of young Princess and The cit?
had BEEN ilunnu rd and every olegn nan.O war eScep
the Columbia and Banbridge had saluted The event They
declined In salute and illuminate, because MIR. DAVE
had imprisoned But when was proposed TO chse1
one our children salute her with national and
WIS asked to STAND father This American soldiers child born
in tho OF his country caped o The ceremony as nj
play thing nothing idle and nhmeahins aud childish bu n:
10 the prompting OF passion-a TO patriotic duty foil o.
eyumpie-tiot uouid take care Of the least Of our i
ones ioo all crer the earth and o" The high seas! did
take the VOWS before Chaplain on The deck Of The
olurnLa and such and sueh cheers were hardly ever
heard to rattle among the cags Vi The Corcovadu and the
Tcjucu and the Pan de Assuca before The meaning OF il
was: Ihc United Siacs uW project her citizens in Their
iautul rights the uorM orer and they shall hare all The
| rirhiS Of the most tcr0rcd soma OF mem!
WILL Indeed, say here what nave never said publicly
wnuld have demanded that Commodore Rousseau should
have released him by force HE officers and crew were as
patriotic md devoted as DEcATuRs al iIipol Had sho!
been fred would have gone board The Columbia and
shared her We would have siormed leila de Cobras the
nearest battery The and turned It's guns the
nalacc of the Emperor We would, God willing, have
Cd Ina, palace and the Emperor himself and brought
him home to the United States be otherwise tortured
Than 10 bring him here and show him the real form and
comness OF Grill Liberty and universal tolerance and then
10 send him back in safety to his dominion there TO he
the best missionary of American pro!econ-who could be
semi 10 all South America where protection soDal pro
| lection To American czen5-is so much needed!
This may like badnage now ~ you, bu, | Tell you
that il would been earnest enterprise and easy
a. il il for one North American OF the United States race
OF men, of blood Of the English and Scotch md Irish
and Germans subduc Of the Spanlsh Portuguese
race any upon EARTH the doors Of their
proved by oil the battles of the late Mex
lean campaigns And far South America Is concern
ed NIL that Government has DO is TO firmly his
right of protection and 10 convince Them hta! are in
earnest demands and there uR be necessity
20 to force Indeed everywhere that this protection
wanting, there is inherent weakness in the nation
which ~iIhnJds denies il. They from igno.
rance and wanting in all the elements of national strength
Such powers England and the United States by wise
cooperation in International policy subJecte like this,
could in another quarter Of century eubiuc all opposition
TO this poeEt means OF making a common brotherhood
among mankind Therefore il is, that for have hear
lily joiccd every expedition fitted by any of the
larger enlightened powers 10 such countries that VI
Japan. shot sighted view Of tho of Great Britain
upon China would condemn il immoral and unjust,
her East India conQuests would 10 be and sheer
de solal0n; but am sUled for almost oil British upgrcs
sons every where except on the continents OF the two Ane
cas md he. oppression Of Ireland by the cvizing results
which follow the march Of her lriumphs Every "hsre
der British lave personal protection to our citizens is safe
and sure and um willing for those laws reign every
uherc else where The dominion justly belongs
selves and spirit Of those laws ourselves ndopt And
whence came tia, sp? How is il imbued? BY nothing
less divine the faith end practice Of Christianity ITSELF
Christianity alone make brotherhood among men, and
we need expect these ameoIalian from any Other
pie Than people who have homc! who have aars Of bop
lisnl, who have conacences enlightened by The Lords
Prayer ard Tie dscaosue and by tho Sermon the MOun
and who strong enough in moral power thence derived
10 give laws 10 the world by wod, without blow.
When you come in contic, with the Dssposms OF the
Old World, on This subject you with something much
nore obdutac even than the ignorance and weakness Of
the South American and Mexican States. In Turkey, pro
eciion for the ares may be claimed and cGorccd Tur
key weak baburSm, dying dynasty Bu, the dynas-
ties eli Russia and Austria and Italy and France and Pfus
sa comparatively strong and strong enough ye; awhile
to "kick against the pcks J" To cite 10 them the
pess OF English End American liberty, is excite
their alarm These examples angels Of light which
not enter their dark dom!nons. Russia ia wagIng up
on 'a 'hs W 90 q to s rites
OF Magma Cha-ta and you would be in danger OF the kn,u
ask hef give protection in her country
one Of our residng travelling there which
give u her citizens residing or travelling here and
Your request would be Judged sedilious appeal re'Cl
lion of her Governmeatan attempt q, dchronemsnt OF
her Despoisin. Therefore IL was that | nsncve!y re-
ceI The decisive step taken BY Captain lSGnAHAM 10
The case # KoezTA As Mr. P0lKs Administrator had
sustained molly sustained my mission in every claim OF Anne
richn prG eclion which had set Brazil for citizens
and all American rights lcN as The rights Of eit-sn.hp
to protection, oo"ed with anxiety 10 zee what would be
the action Of State Department the affair i, Smyrna
Mr. MARcYs Slate paper relieved ME. twas able and
fully 10 To the OCCASION And here lei that has
been fully fairly understood either in the country OIL
seems from late debates in Congress lie pleaded not the de-
fence OF Capt SeRAmAh upon KoszTAs rights citizen,
nor be based upon the less perfect rights of him man
SIR MACY took the ground which be aud has been sus
tanned that though he dG no. hapS lie rights Of American
citizenship yet he had other american rights That proec
ton and might well be given - something st9r o.
citizenship. That interpoon was not merely In auch
case Coui Office be rendered or not al discretion bu!
was persc obligation of duty which had 10 be dscGJgtd
in an mperaire sense Oppression had dfiycn the victim
away from his country an exile aud an outlaw His
oppressors had deprived him OF protection and ye; proclaim
Ell his e glance. In their jurisdiction they mi have
pursued him unto DEATH But he fed escaped their ursdc
oo asylum, and he took The oath that he
would become III our czens-that lie would owe us al
esiancc do duty as freeman obey our laws and ish!
for our flag This gave him American sh 10 become
citizen Of The United States II positive right under
orr Natural ton Laws. Again the meantime
abroad This he had positive right d. every else
than in rnn dnminonf; and from everywhere else e1
cept Austria he had right TO return The United STATES
not 20 To AUSTIN, but seized another jurisdiction,
where Austria had legal sway but where The sovereignty
was too wcaH 10 protect him. To whom he appeal
and howl As a man only2 Then il an affair OF an Y
power Who rouid power who would nterpose IN
his tchal lie ud and underlined and imperfect rights
ONLY and there conclusive duty OF protection any
where But he had perfect right already partly lceaizcd
md iuchcate 10 btcomc American c-tn he had per
feet ri hit 20 return Aercd his asylum and home and
perfect right already commenced here enjoy liberty
and oil those rights invaded by Austria uris
Giciion "where there no eye 10 pity and hand 10
save" unless American po,rer there 10 protect
American rights The American poucr here and il
did in!erp0st and amen, amen. say y!
And this doc zinc is under the II is bnt
new phase uf things old as l776 and 1872 During
Revoiton George ILL., had much better for hang
inr Wings tcaiors in these rolOuiH than had
seize Ko.ztl in Turkish onniOns AZ that period Crest
Btlin held the maxim ni tyranny" Once citizen, al
WAYS citizen" Yes Sine, to, denied right OF for
swearing allegiance the right OF cXparaiion. She held
that nan born seif must grow up and enan ser for
life tine he might the seas, and still be in
dom Of his nativity he might mourains and
lakes aud rivers and continents AMI still nut drag cng IN
cnirg chain, that he might "tke the wings Of the
ing and fly II the uttermUst puts OF the earth and
there upon or land, she would have the right seize
him for allegiance due her and he had fo!swurn
allegiance end bound himself revolutions Of t.ucA
her sovereignty so might lawfully hang him for
She did hang Of the American patriots under this
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