Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-01
THE 0PPREsSi0a CT The BUCHANAN
TOWARDS C0LOREU
CiIlZkkS.

hoarile-- oppression uf the Buchanan Aluiit-tra
ZION III rnrh light ~, II deserves. Many at cu
IeiiiZ 'ii~ nre acquainted with Dc. j. =. Rock.
c"l red g'ntlrnin 're.iiing iu this city. cirize
lot Mt~-rclii>rtES. who >ustait- gnui rppu atiVt
aud - be~irs mtn uf NJ mean abilities nn
requirements lie has been Tor sutnc time rfcI
,ns irum d scnsr aud prulusps som to ,isi
Europe IN hUye VI recovering his health by travel
" course he rl.ntut safely or conveniently tTnvc
nron the Continent without passport or II rrOtcc
| non from some recognized government. i ing
CITIZEN ot Ma>>arhu.e T. ahd ut The Uuit,d States
Dr. Rock, ul cuur.r, upsir-d aud has the lht I,
the sanir lrutrctiun that Is accorded 10 vii hi,
Iirlinw.eitiz"hs "hr go ahroHi. and te made HpUi
cation, n tew days Slnce. thuugh the lion. Henry
Wilson. L. s. Senator, to the Department OF
state to lc furnished with the necessary paasnort
or projection. Mr.. Whom transmitted the re
quest and accompanying documents to Mr.. S;cre
tary Cass, and Received the iulio~ing reply:
IErARrsEHr or sIATE.
Washington. Aprl 3D. 1853.
To The Honorable Hrnty Wilson
Senate Cnamher:
Sir-l have had the honor to receive your mote
Ol yesterday. with ito accom- prlimatts.
Ia reply. have 10 iui"rm YOU thu, il ia not tha
practice nf the Department to- issue any other
tap'r than passports to persons going abrOnd
irnm this country, A passport hcing certificate
90 citizenship. has never since the foundation of
the H"'ernment been granted to Icrs0ns nf color.
No change in this respect las taken place in con
sequence Of the decision og the bred Scott case
"e'"'n'ns me enclosure IN your letter, have the
honor to he, 81.
Your obedent servant.
LEWIS CASS.
Now, in thi. letter Mr. CSsa has certainly writ.
Ten one unruth, IL not more he says that pass
r' "'Nr he'er Teen granted t" persons ot coior.
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"'v' ; wv NHsN i2h"r'h'Iy or deliberately made
' ''"'''",' hn''eFS not ?" lar hs hls verhclty
Lama l.,a,,
49, i">SP"',- ""re heeh granted To
t' -, '"'"r Wy me brrAttihtht "i o'afe, aud
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'">e' "'t "ms Sr"h'r 10y the men Nrcte'
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S"' I"'f'; Hnl "eih'NinE ti'At fheb we're en-
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