Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-06-23
ton OF elI.ginnee and the Obligation to observe

government TO require i0reignsrsupOn oath. 10
rcnounee N allegiance, ;hGtH knows and nc
know edges to cuntinuein existence, and that
! it has no win or power TO resist aud when by
the oa til administered tlcy not only renounce
allegiance to all other governments. but are
particularly required to ren0uos allegiance t.
/ those governments u which they were former
subjects?
II this be the true structon Of our laws oiua
! turarzation then the sooner these laws are re-
nealtd the e.ter E,r a Il parties; and especially
/ tle foreigners and those who have become en-
! tangled IN their in'ricacics by renounciHg all
! claims 10 the protection Of one government,
| Sithout acquiring right to Thu protection Of
other, are upon the ground ct.fraRd. entitled
/ to general release frcm the Obligations they
have assumed, as the laws themselves would
prove to be precisely what democracy l. anu
has OF late years ,boan i,ss!l 10 be, sham and
/ imposition. dc'usion and e cheat.
Wuail know that the ElrOrCh gov erumcnts
generally lcny the ri gbt o. exPatTiation; but We
know az the same time that this government
mas never recognized the tyranLirIl ard des'
p0tc assumption, ana has therefore, thrown
wide open IL ports, and freely txicrd its
trms in generous invitation t. the Icopit q all
couutri. to leave their native homes aud come
among u ana avail themselves Of the b cssln-s
. Of iree government; aud il We had CIV - "c-
kIovl,dged the claims and Vrctcntious cl dcs-
potic ruler to bind and chain down the vii.
T of til ir sui jects at er they lad passed beyond
their luTis LECTION then We should have teen
without excuse OF Justification in Offering tie
benefits OF naturalization 20 any, aud it IS pre-
CisCly because we refused to recognize such all
sud demands that our nGtu'a .Iatiun laws
have becn tnyClle upon our statute book.
When II tOrrisu ha complied tn The pro-
riSi.uz at our laws and taken out his RatHrah-
zItjon papcr, which cmFhatically declar' lin
10 bt " / CHt-FR Of lie United states a A@rFt-
"a, he is rs much entitled 10 tue protection OF
this government a. II he had hcca born upon
/ American soil and within the territory dna
I jurisdiction ufihe United States There is no
such thing known TO or cun,eml lated either
10y the constitution or Law, as hAltmadc iii
zen a mere political machine TOR helping Ger
/ tain parties into power, and then being cast of
rs so much Drift wood on the shore such rs the
letter Of the Secretary 0! State would make
them.
They are either citizens or they are not ciIi-
1ens. II they are citizens, then the arm 81 TINS
government is long enougHa' d strong enough
70 reach and protect them in al tlcir Lawful.
travels and undertakings whcroTer they mas
choose 10 go. i hey are no, ci,i,ens hey are
exercising privileges - which they H.C not en-
.:t'vd and fer which the democracy hare
been under yCgy many obligations. Let that
same democracy NOW determine which bora u
Inc dilrmmp ,hey will select So far as ileiT
trusted cacls aud responsible agents are cou-
ccrucA the question is already settled.
h"' u ''', az -" ''.'''' ~ w. ~ ~
AM =, "''"' 80" va -, -
HI"'u NtN.,'' '' o."e' '', =" ATS o' -
.'.'-',!,,' "'a -, ~. ~ ',s -,
owning allegiance and service 10 cur govern
ueuI No man can seryg God and mUmuun at
'lN SAHe ''"'' Az" no" '''H ''V! S'''''"'
masters at UrCC!
L1t! arc "'' o".l ,e' IN .'u, : 10 60
"e" o" "u"'es w" t.'' '"'' NM" 80 ~
'"'s'"' \'H '"""s"".'s q. ''S"''Ns' " '''" wv"
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turning CuI III 'h""s case '!'3 are '"''',' we"
10 CONE 't''.'a.s "'t "'''',c .''', ""I We
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eM.'l 'he" aI' OF WON ".l ave ga" I" ~
. 'neh-e'F's ana ""u.d II not %, mons nous
proposition mat aver l"eH nav. .e''nt aN'i!-
eau ''.'Ns anu u''e '."i'''.' '"'',
anu '".'' BUSINESS 'hE!'r'.''. ''"''' 'N"t
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al Ni'I' '''lF "'H' '."ha, .'t' S'uA'i "S ~
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V' .Ne E"L''S". '''..'''. = ''''''U. o. '"S',"
"iin's '"' I'VE years "t..'"'i SeFr''ei an" "
'h'S s"N''e Is u''' ana y '',oE"'@.r 'l our
own ho't .h",e"' ms -ue why nave ".'S Io.'
IN, 10 Se'@'o Hgeh ih.iA NLyFcyF '"vE may
Ce '"oGG i't II 'ht dto' IS S'.t '''' i '"e't
IS h'''"er 's'!Iv nor 'A3'"i'! III 'N ".'E.'iN %"
ON part = GrP''e '''s. COVER" "eL's OF VIA.
'tr, ave }n''l 'ni'iea 10.
We're j. "ro!.'. E''e.'In nj on earn w I'll
a's''a'"s 'Ar tS"L - fo.'t. .'S own '''@,o'
I'D '.!'lah ann "''t 'e' 70 near " &c us
4oHoIlhs Iha u'SS'"ce'1' ",4 MOVIE men
ms may O' as =" gems " g. '"' "'S ".", o.
'"e .e"+t'' OF vac "tI'SN'"-'' i'''!' "A. u Is
mol '"e sreN'AeH, o. ia" J american iroP.e' az
Z 4, y IL
Mt''s"h parry, WIG" las tSle'HlF n'.H UP ~
I'd" aeiA"tf"c! as 10, enemy o. ."',th'.S ig
every s''i'' 'N'! NAV 'h'HA J. -'.'~.'ns an"
"'Se - restrain 10 some eAiea'' I.e hrr rN's"-
son ~ e'''1ensA'P q ! WH' may hereafter SEE"
our shores oH' lacy h..'e d'-""''r' hoF ''a,.
Hme proposed nor WIZ 'a'l '""nic "ner IT,"
l'-', '"t' 40! o. o"s adopted y'N"'"" sh&' &c
IS