The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-18


RIGHTS OF NATURALIzED CITIZENS-PUBLIC MEET
ING IN THE BOwERY.
Pursuant to public notice, meeting Of citizens, both
native and naturalzed took place at the building 1875
Bowery yesterday afternoon to discuss the Cass letter
and give expression TO their feelings the question Of
the rights Of naturalized citizens. There but little
interest evnced in the movement judging from the very
small number of persons who present to take part
in the proceedings On close counting of all hands at the
thckest part OF the discussion, there just y
citizens and to speak candidly, the oratory not in
any edhyiny but, on the contrary, was through
out Of dull, stale fiat and Improbable character.
The meeting was organized by Mr.. PALMER being called
to the chair who stated the objects for which they had
met together.
Mr.. TUCKER then addressed the meeting The first
question is said he, what is q ctzens Citizen from
ciris implies a person who, as member Of q common
wealth. regulates the condition Of the government This
question as propounded by Mr. Glass; resolves itself into
two conditions the natural rights, and, second
the civil or legal rights Of man BY the definition Of the
ment in this discussion, the definition Of natural rights
being the right TO do as you please which necesaitaes
legal rights we mean the privileges and governue Mt
growing ont Of society Az soon as individuals unite into
tribes or communities they immediately curtail the exer-
else Of natural rights by their very connection with
each other they bind themselves by implied contract
70 support each other 10 time Of danger and what Ii
mens are but n.rnscay the voice Of the people, and
so allegiance 10 government but another form Of ALE
glance to the members Of the commonwealth Children
and poeerty but continuation OF their original
tors. Hence they bound TO the compact with the
came right to change the governmental laws as their
ancestors but not farther Hence person leaving his
territory voluntarily without severiug his compact by
procuring . certificate, violates the compact Of his
father land through him hmself) but II he procures
certificate he abrogatee his connection with his govern
men and resolves himself into his natural condition
goes where he peascs without restraint subject only 70
the laws OF such countries in which he temporarily
sides 1t said that the Of 1872 grew OF VIC
aton Of naturalization laws, which 10 mistake,
by reference to the message President Madison TO the
House Of Representatives we find that the grievances
which led to the Of 1912 the violations Of Amer
can territory, American ships being considered Amer
can territory when on the high seas
gentleman In the audience wished 10 Know hog
could be said that Mr.. Cas- had backed DOWN.
Mr. TvcKEsBy saying in his first letter that naturalz
ed citizens returning to their own countries subjected
themselves TO military Service and when Wise and Bolts
saying that the parties returning were liable they were
The GxS,lxxls-ihen you contend for the principle
maintained by Cass at nrss
Mr.. TuCKHR-I do.
The OTuKR-Then there you are wrong.
Mr. McDKRMorr maintained that the principle COMMENDED
for by the ast speaker that man who was porn UNI
der particular government was IN some manner save
TO that government II in Short the doctrne OF allie
glance srsing out OF obsolete laws enacted IN ieuda
mes nv which the yassa bound TO give service 10
the lord of the soil This II the law OF allegiance ut this
day opeht certainly TO be modified. was his view that
the constitution OF the United states do not prevent any
man nom exratriapg himself he then went 10 state
his oplnon that the OF the United States admitted toe
FOREIGNER TO all rights and privileges Of native born
cyens and shown In the fact that on his rstu
razscn he was not questioned his pre- vous obpa-
tons If he was citizen In FACT then he should be emit