The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-21
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rks Drsd Scott Decision I-ys1ss fsSsv
and CHARLES Rraaeis A4sYs, ~ liz
tory. sii ~ LII fsf1
In the June number Of tie keu
Reporter HERE . y i0R AZ 49,
'cyiew,of the dscigloue0i yUd3VH1h..
sy upon the case OF Dred Heoiswhich
upsets the Law and the
history Of the Court. ~ - - -
There is also on appendix TO, The
article from the pen OF Charles Fran.
els Adams, the Grandson OF John
Quincy Adams, and who boars liy.
ing testimony that the Adams fami.
ly has suffered no deterioration In
him. Mr.. Adams is the author Of
the life Of John Adams, asd for &C.
curate historical knowledge has not
his superior in the land.
We quote from the. appendix to
the Reporter, which the reader will
bear in mind is from Mr.. Adams
pen:- ,u ,
"Since tl.at part Of the foregoing
review which relates to the citizen.
ship OF free negroes was printed, our
attention has beon directed to the
case OF the seamon taken out of the
American frigate Chesapeake, by
the British slip OF war Leopard in
1907, which was the beginning o.
the difficulty between tho United
States and Great Britain, that ulti-
mately led to the war of 1919. The
Committee of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, to whom the subject was
referred, reported to the House that
II has been incontestably proven, as
the accompanying printed document
No. 8 will show, that three of tho
men taken lnaming them) ARE citi.
zens OF the United States BY tho
document referred to, 1t appears that
two OF these three men were colofed.
one OF them the child of female
slave, and who had himself formerly
been held as slave. See Report Of
the Committee, pp. 3l--36, 43, a
40. President Jefferson, in his proc.
lamation interdic6ng our harbors and
waters to British vessels, issued i'm.
mediately after the outrage, said
That no circumstance mightbe wan.
ting to mark lis character, IL hal
been previoualy ascertained that tho
seamen demanded wore natives OF
the United States pc. This proc
iamation was countersigned by Mr..
Madison, then Secretary OF State.
Mr.. Madison, in his letter to Mr..
NJ unroe, then the minister of the
United States at London, instructing
him to demand reparativn OF the
British Government, dwells upon tho
iact that the men were citizens Of .Le
United Statss; and Mr.. Munroe, in
his formal demand upon the British
Government, said; Il have the honor
TO transmit your documents which
viii, presume, satisfy YOU that they
were american citizens Correspon.
dencc between Mr.. Madison. Mr..
Munroe, AMI Mr.. Canning, on tho
the enbjcct o. the attack on the Ches.
apcaie, pp. @, 10, 27. All .he above
references are to the public docu.
ments printed by orler of the Hon.e
Of Representatives. at the first ses.
sion Of the tenth Congress. 1t thus
appears, not only that three Of. tho
tirst five Presidents of the United
States, two OF them men who hal
taken as great part as any in fram.
ing our national policy and syste,n
OF government, spoke OF co!ored men
as cltiz.ns Of the United States; but
that the government made the de-
i'Ase OF their rights as citizsns a Gauss
tor putting tho nation in q hostile at.
t'tud' towards foreign power.
We may also well allu le in tlii,
connection 10 the proc alnation is-
sued by Gen. Jackson, dated Mobile,
Sept. 2l, 1914. addressed to the ire.
colored inhabitants Of louisiana"
in which he says: Through a lnist..
ken policy you have heretofore bien
deprived of n participation in tho
sloIiou, struggle for national right.
IN which our country ia engs ,ed.-
This no longer shall exist. As son,
'i lretmcn, you are now called upon
to defend our most iuestilnable bl.s.
sing. As Americans. your country
looks with confidence to her adnptu |
children for valorous supp rt, 10 =
faithful return for tho advantage Gu
J"yed under her mild and canitabl, ,
government. On enrolling your.
selves IN COMPANIES, the Major Gen.
cral commanding will seluct Off .e.-s
tor Your government from your whltu
fellow ciliI'n Your n,n .co,n,nis.
ionci oiiic rs will be apI,ointc | fio,.
among voursrlves.'
Now these ars facts. an Il, " DR. we
concluslvely ut themselves tIs nci.
taer Jefferson, Madison nor j ,ck soa
ever qreHtionel the citizenship oi
co'orei free men born upon our soil.
We shonll like tn lave the States,
n'an AM othrr culog;sts of fancy .
law an advocates of Slavery
Federalism, abuse Jefferson, Ms,ii.
a"n AMI Jackson ior their '.niy.,r
principles" rs thoy have G ,yeriior
Chase and the Republicans of Ohio,
Tor rra'scrting the precise views On.
ttrtained by these great lights Of 70.
al Democracy. = Ssqte Luraa',
Sub-Soii Naps. .rs'aip
We see itssta,ri TIA. Mr. Dju,ln.