Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-08

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A CASE PoINT.-It appears that Mr.. Henry
Hett the keeper of public house in Baltimore, who
went visit to his friends in Europe some three
months ago. has been detained by the Government of
Prussia, and placed the army list to serve out the
time required of all the subjects of Prussia, of which
country Mr. Hett is native. AS he is and has been
for years. citizen of the United States this pre-
sents in point to test the amount Of protection
which government will extend. The general under
standing is that where the person becoming citizen of
the United States had actually been enrolled in the mil
itary service of the State from which he comes his vol
untary return to such State makes him liable to the
provisions of the law of the locality to which he
turns. Unless he had actually been enrolled, he can
not be so held after he becomes citizen of this country
It is, to say the least of it, perpexed question, and
we will mention some of the difficulties surrounding it
arising out of the different ideas of different Countries
Thus, far from recognizing the equality OF the
white and coored races and assert and maintain the
relation of master and slave But Great Britain will
declare the slave of North Carolina master escaping
into Canada, free man, and even give him, after
WHILE the right to vote there. Suppose the British sub
jec voluntarily returns and places himself under the OPP
Grafton of laws it pretty certain that his master
will demand the labor service due him. This is only
parallel case in far it shows that there laws
of our own with which we allow subsequent action Of
any other government to nerere-that already existing
obligations cannot be abolished It is the prin
cpe suppose that General Cass holds that persons
already drawn into the army of any of the European
governments to which such persons subject at the
time of their being drawn are LIABLE case of their
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list, even although in the meantime they may have be-
come citizens of the United States.
1t is desirable that this matter should be definitely
settled 1t is becoming very difficult and embarrassing
affair in the case of our feow-ctzens who may have
been born on the continent of Europe; it is also
barrassng to government at home and it is begin
ming to be made the staple of demagogcal appeals in
tended to operate upon our approaching elections
The Sixth District.
Although we watch with much interest the contests
pending in the 1st 9th and 9Th districts and deeply
sympathse with and desire the success of the gallant
Democrats running in each, must confess that we
take still deeper interest in the contest now going on
in the sixth district for the that Mr. Scales the
incumbent and Democratic candidate is forced to bear
the brunt not simply of most embitered and scrupu-
lous political opposition but is also subjected to most
cruel and unustifable attack by personal enemies
Before the adjournment Of Congress pamphlets Of a
most vainous and lying character were sent into Mr..
Scales district, personally abusive of Scales in pr
vate matter wherein he had IN fact done all that was
honorable. TO this painful matter we will not now fur
Their aude to remark that after it had been per-
mitted to rest quietly for seven or eight years,
it has now been brought forward to try and
ruin Mr.. Scales and blast his political
prospects. This system of warfare commenced before
the opening of the canvass kept up now. 1t will fail
we trust 1t ought to fail
We do not pretend to say that Gen. Leach counte-
nances this kind of warfare upon Scales As gentle
man he cannot.
Bg~The news by Telegraph is highly interesting, al
though somewhat vague The Austrans in great force
had finally made their stand and accepted battle the
ground selected by hemseves-on the line of the Min
clio, suppose. The five leagues along which their
line extended would protect every crossabe point on the
river between Peschiera and Mantua
AS will be seen there are no details. The day or
Y which the battle fought is not even stated We
suppose it was about this (Thursday) two weeks How
much of victory it has been is not stated If decid
ed victory settles the question of the campaign The
|, Austrians cannot make another stand in Italy.
There is evidently some mistake about NapoIeons
demand to be allowed to march troops through HanoU,
to the Rhine Hanover does not touch the Rhine, MOI
lie between France and that river it is away to the
Northeast of it from France.
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