New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-19
FROM WASHING TON.
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From Our Own Correspondent.

From Olr OWn SOIietpohoeni
WASHINGTON, July IA, 1889.
After backing AZ filling, aud lodging and squirm
ing. the Administration has now finally ard for.
naly repudiated its oWn position in regard to the
nights of adopted citizens, and substantially dis
ayowed the sentiments it officially uttered only
few weeks ago 1t has been driven to this course
by the exposure of the hypocrisy of Democratic
professions, as eoDtrosted with Democratic prac-
iice, and the general uprOar which tine whole
business has created in the Democratic camp.
After sssailinq and disappearing Mr.. Bolts, and
deDouu ciug bs doctrines, the Administration IS
now very glad to accept them, without even Inc
dtceDcy of acknOw Judgement or the honesty ID
confess that the property OF sn opponent has been
sppropriateo. Within six weeks 1t has changed
front three times On this question: as Will be seen
BY IN examination of the dates. On the Eth oil
MAY the Secretary If State informed Mr. LIE Cierc
that naturalization iD this country will not exempt
",ou from the clam Of military service
"sboud you voluntarily repair thtber." Grace
Pubic attention was 1T once drawn to this deciara-
ton by the letter of Mr.. Bolts aud the comments
of the press. As it could not be disowDed, the
next thing WAS to patch up an explanation alter the
Democratic fashion, by denying what had been
said, or qualifying 1t 10 such manner as " an,
~ er the same end. Accordingly on toe lam OF
June. a second letter was addressed to Mr.. Hoier
of Cincinnati, which cOntrved a new do'ge,
namely that native born Prussians, natural'zed
- in the United States, and returning to the c"un-
try Of their birth, are not liable t. any duties or
penalties, except such as were eXi.t Dg IL Tue
period of their emigration" Everybody knows
that every Prussian owes military service and
therefore that any one who em grated to this c0un-
try without performing it came within the doctrine
of "existing duties " laid down by the Secretary
of State which was in fact but another form OF
repeating the letter TO lie Clerc. THIS experiment
failed, aud Tamnsny Hall issued a formal bull OF
exc, mmnDcatlOn.
Then II was, in that solemn hour of tribulation
that our wise rulers determined to out do BlJn'in
on the tight rope, and To perform the teats OF turn
ing their backs upon themselves. Before this they
had acquired some deXp rity in the art of tarnlog
their bacbs upon their friends. Accordingly third
letter vas prepared. ard this time to Minister
at Berlin. Ii pretepds 10 be dated July : but
that is a matter Of convenience AID not of fact, IS
some people happen 10 know. This dispatch is
alleged to be called out by the seizure of natural
lied citizen and his compassion In do military ser
wee III the Han0vtTlan army. The public Is DOT
informed what practical steps have been taken bg
the Government here for bis Release but treated
10 Oh essay On general theories, 10 which neither
his name nor bic case once appears. Another dis
patch was addressed TO the same Minister on the
l~tu Ol May, III ftGnIu 10 suuytCt' Uut w
clsring very different principles. detached pas
sage from il is only given, but It svery easy to see,
if The Administration was satisfied with the position
then assumed-atd by the way, but three days Be.
fo7. the letter 10 lie Clerc was wrtten-t would
hardly have found q necessity for this last expo
siton.
Thus we have three separate ard distinct mani
fes,oes from the Administration on this subject all
radically differing from each other ard each bear-
ing The Official stamp of tue State Department.
Now. which is which Which Is the Simon pure,
and which the bogus WHAT, perhaps. may be
considered little remarkable. 10 the same connec-
ton is the fact that these three papers were written
by as msny different hands, ard with seine consul
tstion of heads over esch. TIE organs and quasi
organs, which at once entered upon such eattusiss
tic defense of the hIst or lie Cere letter, ayowiag
il To contain the true Democratic doctrine, Will now
find themselves in q nice FIX when required to
disown all they have said. This performance of the
Administration is quite Characteristic When Gov.