Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-12

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eIf We have not the coursss and patriotism to
take stand against further sncroashmentss how
long will il be before we shall no longer have Il IN
eur poper to arrest this tide Of Catholic and foreign
influence, which is threatening eventually to sweep
over Us like the billoEs Of the ses 60 engulph the
Republic itself in its headlopg course How long
viii it be before this annual aocEeon Of half NIL
lion to million Of population 10 the North win give
! to them that constitutional majority which will
enable them, in accordance with that instrument
itself, to change the Constitution Of the United
States 60 as TO abolish slavery in all the Southern
States, and totally strip them Of political power!
When this is attempted fellow citizens there is an
end to the Republic But these masses of foreign
ers do not see the full consequences of such en-
| creaohments They land On our shores With little
| knowledge Of our forms of government--With pre-
conceived and dangerous European politics-with
preconceived prejudees against the Southern States
they are merged in the free-se and abolition
masses of the North-they are hsrangued By Sew
| ard, and Giddings, and Sumner, and Chase, and
Wendell Phillips and the lke-they eheerfully vote
10 put free sellers and bolitcnists into the Legsla-
lures and Congress- unconscious of the consequences
Unconscious that if those men should venture to
repeal the fugitive slave law and ignore the great
constitutional rights Of the South the dissolution Of
the Union with an its horrible train Of circrm-
stances would be the almost inevitable result
fThe greater portion of this immense annual i'm
migration is now Roman Catholic This Catholic
population in the United States has more than
doubled from 1910 to 1885, and since then the exodus
has Just fairly commenced Il was over l, 100, 900
in 1850, and is now believed TO number over 2,000,
900. It is the most numerous of all the Christian
denominations in the world, numbering over l55,
600, 900 in the whole world The Pontif at Rome
has recently sent his Ambassador Of State to the
United States, strange and mysterious mission,
and suddenly we see the twenty-five great church
dgnitares the catholic Archbishops and Bishops of
the United States, boldly ssnctionng the propsga-
tion of oil the dark and dangerous doctrines which
characterized that church in the middle ages. We
find them tampering with political affairs overlook
ing and reprimanding American Senators, prOPa-
eating the ideas Of union Of church and State, and
the utmost intolerance of all religions and govern
ments but those of the ROmish Church"
ga change cana Ger the spirit Of his dream"
What was SO horribly dangerous in 1856 ia advan-
tsgeOus in 1859. Gen. ZOLLICoFFEE was public
man, in 1855, speaking aUthoritatively for whole
Congressional district Now, be tells that he is
in private life.
We make one more extract from the letter of Gen.
ZoLLIcoFFER:
$50 fer, therefore, from the position assumed by
the Buchanan administration being in accordance
with international law with the settled policy Of
this government, it Is, to my mind in positive con-
fict with both-in contrayention of all known pre-
cedents in history-in violation Of the plighted
faith of the United States to its own citizens, and
IN QerogatlOn OF the hgn Standing OF our country
among the nations Of the earth 1t is great step
backward. II tamely surrenders back to the mon
arches of France and Great Britain what they had
once fairly and fully conceded to u.s. 1t lops from
the naturalized citizen part Of his vested rights
secured by the Constitution and the laws of nations
1t renders an American passport Of protection in
the hands of nsturalized citizen, dead letter. and
gives to American flags, and guns, and War-ships,
and sailors in foreign ports far lees value than they
have had. 1t is altogether position remarkable
for the age and times in which We live"
We confess that we read these declarations of Gen.
ZoLLIooFFER with the most profound astonishment.
He has been six years member Of Congress, and
we had supposed him acquainted, by such service,
with the action of our Government in cases of i'm
pOrtance He declares that the following letter from
Gen. CAss is "a great step backwards"
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1857
tTo Mr.. Felir lie Clerc, Aeaphis Teanessee:
'tSIR--Your letter of the 18th inst has been re-
ceived. In reply, have to state that it is under
stood 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 from that claim if you
should vOlantsrily repair thither
81 am, Sir, your obedient servant,
"LEwIs CAss u
Gen. ZoLL1coFFER, after serving six yearsin Con-
gress, does not know that this doctrine, which he
calls ga step backwards" 'ia eOntrGVsntiOn Of all
EuOrrn preeedents in our histOry' was thus defined
by the FILLMORE administration, Of which he was
the ardent friend and supporter:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, June l, 1862
SIR: have 10 acknowledge the receipt of your
letter to Mr.. Reddal of the 9th Ultimo, inquring
whether Mr.. Victor b. Depierre, HGtiUs of ffdncs
Init ellison of
pect the protection of this Government in that
country when proceeding thither with passport
from this Department In reply, have TO inform
you, that if understood TO be the fact the gocern
ment Of France does acknowledge Ire right of
tires of that country to their allegiance, it
may Idugfly claim their services SOhen found irhi7
French Jurisdiction
am, sir, very respectfully, your Ob't servant,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Compare this letter with the letter Of Gen CAss,
and then read again the extract from Gen. ZoLLI-
CoFFER's letter
Then read this letter
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
| Washington, June 25, 1852. (
The respect paid to any passport granted by this
Department to q naturslized citizen, formerly
subject of SPAIN tCiH depend upon the Iaws of that
Nation IN relation the allegiance due It's agLlorg By ats
RatiUs born subjects recognizes tsTgh
of its subjects denaonaIss themselves and
late Nth the citizens Of other countries the usual pass
port will be safeguard to yOu but II allegiance TO
the CrOVa Of Spain may not Legally be rsnOeed By its
subjects yOu must expect TO be liable to The obligations Of
a Spanish subject IF you voluntarily place yourself
tOithng the Jurisdiction Of That government
DANIEL WEBSTER.
And then this extract of letter written by Mr..
EVERETT, after the question had received "lhe
particular attention of the President" FILLMORE
addressed to our Minister to Berlin, under date Of
January, 14th, 1853:
"If, then, Prussisn subject, born aud living
under this state Of law, chooses to emigrate to a
foreign country without obtaining the certificate
which alone can discharge him from the obligation
of military services, he takes that step at his own
risk He elects to 60 abroad under the burden of a
duty which he owes to his government His
departure is of the nature Of an escape from her
laws; and if, at any subsequent PERIOD he is inds
erect enough to return to his native country, he
cannot complain if those laws executed to his
disadvantage His case resembles that of a sol
der sailor enlisted by consc-ipion or other COM
pulsory process in the army or navy. If he should
desert the service of his country, and thereby
der himself amensble to military Law, one would
expect that he could return to his native land and
bid defiance to its laws because in the mean time
he might have become naturalizsd citizen of
foreign State
For these reasons, and without entering into the
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