The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
American Exiles.

An old "patriot' named Frocbel m.de him
self obnoxi, us in 1913 to the city of Frankfort
in Germany he had to leave that place in con-
sequence. He came to the U. States and be-
came citizen-rccently he has returned t.
take up his residence at Frankfort the author
tiles Of which forbid his remaining there. He
applies to N. Rcickcr the American consul,
and that officer threatens to break off all inter-
course with tie Senate of that city If Frocbel
Is not allowed to remain.
Tie breaking off of Intercourse involves
state of bad feeling between our country and
that little city +; a suspension of commercial
dealings may follow, and for what? To COM
pel Frankfort to domicil man who is not
wanted there and who really belongs some where
else! We have the highest appreciation of the
rights of an American citizen. We EXPECT the
time will cpme Git is almost now hcre) when the
announcement 81 am an American citizen"will
awe the minons of oppression throughout the
civilized world and earn for the claimant the
Justice he would obtain if the Eagle of his
country was floating above his head but, with
ell our National pride and jealousy of Foreign
encroachmcnt upon our general or individual
rights, we do not believe it is tie duty. the
policy, or the right of Uncle Sam to go up and
down the earth responding to the bawl Of every
calf that may stray from home, ami find poor
pastures. More specifically, we do not believe
1t is any of the old gentlcmans business to
prescribe to other nations the character of their
population. More definitely still, we desire to
say that man who GIFTS few fantastic tricks
in Europe and for.cits his Ii crty or life there,
comes to America, takes the oath of fcalty to
this Government, and returns 10 the place of
banishmcnt and insists upon remaining there as
an american citisen- such mn should be re-
garded as having merely come among us for
the whitc-wasl or Endorsement of natalaliza-
ton, and his cries for protection should be
listened to as the rawlings of a fool who did not
know enough to stay away from danger. When
man leaves the United States to find another
home he should be allowed to take his chances
in the rough and tumble of life without involy-
may induce him to originate with other govern
Mcnts. This Government is liberal in granting
the rights Of citizenship, but it is not within its
province or its POWER to compel other govern
mems to treat with respect those who may have
gone through the mere form of naturalization to
secure indemnity for deeds known to be obnox-
ious to "father land If the "patriot" Frocbel
wants to be an American citizen let him stay
here with rs, vote with us, pay taxes on his
property, work the roads, bear arms, take the
Iapers and be one of us-if he wants to be
called an American for the mere lrofit and pro
lection it may bring him in countries whose
laws he has offended, why not let him settle
his own business with the Senate of Frankfort ?
is he any thing more than a private Fillibus-
ter
We are as full of European blood as though
born in Cork or Dublin but we claim to be as
intensely American as they make 'em. We
think the investment of any foreigner with the
full rights of citizen of the United States
(claims to Presidential honors only cxccpted)
Is an exalted privilege and it should be repaid
by faithful devotion to the interests of this
country rather than by endeavors to embroil i,
IN difficulty with other powers. Let such fancy
citizens as Froebel, Kostza and others, stay
here and do their duty, instead of running back
to dare their former oppressors, and there would
be less noise in the world about "outragos upon
Americans