Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-11


tits somewhat strange that more attention
has not been given to the recent letter Of Seore
tary Cass TO Felix lie Clare, Of Memphis, Ten.
nessc. informing him that his naturalization
in this country will avail him nothing il he Wis
lis France against the CONSUMPTION. This is a
total abandonment Of the dcceine laid down by
NJ Marcy in the Kozta case, The Admins
traion, which has always borne jealous dis
like Of Marcy, has found the Marcy theory very
inconvenient in practice Indeed, it is difficult
70 understand how party which is 80 strenu
Gus for the return Of fugitive slaves can uphOp
the rights of naturalizej citizens who voluna
rly return to the house of bondage. If Soith
Carolina may reclaim its subjects who es.ape
TO free States, how can she deny TO the kitdred
despotisms Of Austria aud France the less arbi
traiy piwer of enslaving their subjects when
they are found upon their soil II is notable
how very inservatve democracy" is bccUm-
ing under the federal leadership Of James Bu
chanan IL has abandoned all its progressive
moxms in b.th it's foreign and domestic poll
cy The letter Of General Cass is n practical
illustration of the love ielt by the Atministra-
ton for the foreigners "Our foreign born lel
low citizens" cannot be made tpo much of so
long as the democratic leaders want their votes:
but their right TO protection is not to be compor-
ed with he right OF STAKEHOLDER to his iug-
tive slaves ". Y. Post
The ,ficial document referred to by the Post
is as fellows
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WAsHINGToN, May II, 1883
To VIZ Felir Legurs, Memphis. Tenn:
at kaa
received. In reply have to state that it is uu-
destood that the French Government claims
military service from all natives of France
Who may be found within its jurisdiction. Your
naturalization in this country will not exempt
you IRON that claim if you should voluntarily
repair thither
l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
LEWIS CASS.
Was ever anything more pusillanimous =
Yet this is the Cass. Buchanan doctline. A
French adopted American citizen is no longer
such when he touches the shore of France A
foreigner who has voluntarily become one Of US,
renounced all allegiance to foreign powers, been
naturalized and natlonalized in conformity with
our laws, if he goes abroad on pleasure or busi-
mess, can clam no protection under the
st lrs and stripes outside of the Uaited
S ates What can be more odious aud mon
strous Well does the Cincinnati Gazette re
mark, that "the war of Is was to assert the
principle, that man could choose his allegiance
for HIMSELF and that when he renouuced his
allegiance to Great Britain, and became citl-
zen Of the United States, 5reat Britain had no
more any claim upon him. The act Of natural.
izuion cancelled the claims of the government
under which he was born Daniel Webster,
with compact logic, established The same point
some twenty years since And the praises
showrred upon Otptain Ingraham who protect
ri Martin Kozts, not naturalIzed citizen Of
the United States, but one in prospect, have not
ceased o ring
This principle, so dear to the heart of every
American, General Cass renounces aud aban
dons. The ground, which vas peculiarly our
own--for first forced its recognition as a part
Of international 'aw-the Nestor of the Demo.
cratic party relinquishes, Of course the party
will follow Having prolessed an especial love
for citizens Of fore On birth, having been their
champion, the Democratic party carried into
power by votes OF naturaized citizens strikes
the deadIiost blow ever aimed against their
rights !"
"And the blow is not against their rights only
Il is also aimed against the nationality of the
United States. Il is the surrender of point
which we had gained as nation. And after
what we have said and done in the matter, it j,
about as melancholy a spectacle of word-eating
as we have ever seen