Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-07-07

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The New Democratic Doctrine.
We published Yesterday General Cass's
letter defining the position of the Atlmin-
istration. and democratic. p,rty, on the
! question Of protecting naturalized citizens
I from the expressions OF their native gov
ernments. Its declarations were so wor-
ded, however, that il required careful anal
ysis to ascertain the exact extent of the
doctrine advanced by it. In one sentence
it affirmed that our Government could
not protect citizens who had emigrated un-
der liability to serve their governments,
if on their voluntary return that liability
was enforced In another it referred to
this liability in such way aS to leave an
impression that it existed only when the
emigrant was actually in service, and not
merely liable to be called into service
The two don't fit together at all, for the
laws of Prussia and Austria create a IL
ability on every man TO serve in the army
till certain age and adds to that liabil-
ity to be called out afterwards, at any time,
in the discretion Of the Government =
There is consequently an "cxisting Iiabil-
ty" hanging over every mn who caligrates
unless he is too yonng to serve. or too old.
In other words nine; mine iundrclths of
all German cmigrants leave their country
under "liabiity" which Mr.. Cass says
our Government recognizes. and will not
interfere with. Ncw if Mr.. Cass meant
that, of all these emig: ants, til, Govern
mcnt woold refuse TO protect none but
those who had cmigratcl while actually in
service, that is, hal deserted, he made the
first declaration we have ALLUDED to alto
gethcr too wide, for the ''descrters" who
escape from the army AMI are naturalized
here are very few, probably not five in a
year, for descrtion is very har,l thing to
accomplish in the European armies. The
existing liability" Ili i,rciore, which the
Dcocracy now assume prevents a natural
izen citizens from claiming the protection
Of our Government. must be the general
liability attaching to every man Of the
,~.o no, sor,.o la rJl,;, =
the necessary construction of tile letter
itself, aud the history Of the subject con-
firms IT, The citizens for whom Cover
nor Wright tried to interfere, and fol
which he was reprmanlcd. were not desert
ecs. They hail emigratel just as nearly
every German in this country emigrated
liable to serve when called on. On thi.
point the New York Hrroid is good au-
thnrity. for il is Mr.. Buchanan's most con
on this letter, which of course, it sustains
with all its might: w isss
|, ''It is true that we arc bound to p-ote,
our adopted citizens as far as the sphere
of our power and influence extends, and
when their rights are invaded on American
soil or in the territories of neutral Pow
er. we never hesitate to use force when re-
auircd in their defence. 1t isa very differ
cnt thing. however. when they place them
selves voluntariIywithin the Jurisdiction
; the government which asserts its rights o
fealty over them. They cannot anil mus
nct;pretcna. unsler such circumstances, tt
carry the u nitcd States with them. ant
impose upon it the obligation of forcibl,
entering the territories of that Power in
orler to avinlicate their citizenship. In
rejecting the doctrine that foreign govern
ments have unalienablc nights over thos,
born nndcr their sway, we have never a
any time pushed on our theories to tn,
poin. Of asserting that the United States j
bound TO make war every time the folly o.
rashncss ofour adopted citizens places then
within reach of the lions paw sf -
That is the doctrine Of the Cass lctte
fully expressed. The letter itself mcrcl,
announces it in the declaration than al
c "existins liability" at the time of cnigra
; ton makes it improper for our Govern
? meht to Interfere to protect naturalize,
citizen from the enforcement. Of the liabil
> ity. Now we shonld like to have. The
' Venerable Secretary answer one or TIVE
r questions on this head. Is not our Gov
; crnment bound to protect natice citizen
4 everywhere, abroad as well as at lomc!-
: Ifa native citizen were seized in Prussi,
: as soldier. would not our government in
g terfere? And If necessary wouldn't j
: fight? The prime duty Of a Govcrnmcn
! is protection to its citizens, and if they ma
. be seized and used as any other Govern
mcnt pleases, it really ceases to exist as
$ Government Now where do the Dem
J ocrats find the right to distinguish bctwee
} native and snaturalizel citizens? The
: say unl'csitatingay that they would pro
htcet the former, but at the same time in
o siSt that they will not protect the othe
u Why?l That's Whist we should like M
0 Cass. or the Sentinel. or any other Dem
y ocfat to answer. They sustain this dos
s Etrine than an 'cxisting liability" shut
o out nprSteetion. We wish they woul
u try and answcr our question:. II the
Q would project native citizens. At the ha,
e ard Of svas, whyfwill they not go the sam
Il length, and fsake the same effort, for
: knsturAlizsd citizcn2--Zad Joar. So IS.
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