Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-22
And vet Mr.. Bolts, until he read tic letter

wise to restrain, Ia somc erftht, the too free and
liberal extension of citizenship to AL who may
hereafter seek our shores.
Has Mr.. Bolts really forgotten the doctrines
Of the Know Nothing Party: Is his head CON
fused to that extent: il iswondertu how much
4 corruption of the heart has 10 do witt, n
confusion of the head.
I But one thing is certain. Mr.. Bolts now re-
cognises the naturalized citizens of the United
States as his "iellow-cilizcnS, and he rcc"gmi.
ses himself As the first ".\MEmcAS SrATE>MAN'
who has been bold enough and true enough 10
step forward for the full protection o! his nat
uralizcd .'lrllow citizens And yet Mr. Bolts
is not ashamed of himself! lie is in his war.
disciple Of Napoieon-L""tart' e"r"r' '""'
dr"r.' toujourS Fa"docc!'
20 .WqmmeLschan= Uhd Ftriif;Jh-
u Lgno,nnz md .Irrog't".!.
II'ir minien dir de" Lorjer hr"";.
Honi mH 9ui NAL y peJ,se"
Will Mr.. Bolts size us for that: Vans f'S-
rOhS.
But Mr. Bolts goes farther. lie denies that
the question will you agree to protect our na'
turalizcd citizens abroad" "was ever put t,
him in cay manHer, shape or .form.'
Here Mr. Bolts denial is an immediate vo-
lation of the truth Governor Wise did ad
dress the question 10 Aim and 10 etcry other
Enoe-h hotaing in Virginia, by public letter,
dated Sept'r 18th, 1854, which was reproduced
by almost cvcry leading press in the Cnicn.
which was the subject Of earnest discussion III
almost every village newspaper OF the Whole
country. So much for the manner. And the
question was repeated in dirfrs &inps aud
forms, to wit '-JI'onM tie E'nor- NothiAgs IN
ttrro-e IN hia b,h"lt" Ghc behalf OF one Of
our naturalizcl citizens held 10 military SER
vice in Prussia "or not?" ".Eo~, TM
~hieh mW The Enor--N --Nothings nke siJ,s p
niM tie Hi1g IF P,'assia ogaiast oEr "otu.
rHliecd cHi:ea and against .imeric", or ~Uh
.imericn agd our na,urcii,el citizch! =
VIII Trey tahe p0rt ~hh him (he Ei"g,J aad
not protect tie citizen!' "HW tey
,"ie sidss -iM our "otqmii:ed citi-n?"
Again-Mr. Bolts attempts To escape the
charge Of having borrowed his lately published
views from this same letter Of Governor Wise.
by stating that ''Ac h"d neser sce,. or heard IF
s"ch icttr dctore, and has nerer been aJte
si,.ce 10 md IN indiriluol ,cAo Aad reo& or
heaYH Of IT,"
Now, lcol at the facts. Mr.. Bptl> has been
for many years an active politician IN Virginia.
Governor Wi,c's famous anti Know Nothing
letter of September, lS5,i, WAS Tie first severe
and chcctual assault made by any leading
statesman against the political party Of which
Mr. Bots was then member. IL received at
the time, and has since maintained pubic
noticc so extensive and marked, that there is
no politician Of any party in the State or
scarcely in the Union, who is not familiar with
1t, sentiments and its ELECT Except Governor
Wisc'S Alexandria speech, it is the only pio-
duct Of his crusade against Know NOthingiSin
il 1854, 80, which las been Reproduced IN
ertenso in the public press.
And yet Mr. Bolts unLlushingly asserts thai,
until the month Of June, 1861, lie not only
never heard of it, but has never since met all
individual who had heard of il.
Does Mr.. Bolts expect any man Of common
SENSE to believe his statement, or any man 81
common honesty TO pretend TO believe it p:
That Governor Wi>c's letter Of lSjt, did
cover the whole ground Of the controversy
now pending about tho rights Of natulalizcd
citizens is evident from the following extract,
which. together with much longer extracts, is
found in orr columns Of tie 2cth Of June.
1850.
\ prus,ian born subject came 10 this cour-
try. lie complied with our naturalization laws
in all respects of notice oi intention, residence,
oath of allegiance, and pro"f Of good moral
character lie remained continuously i'll the
United States the inll period Of five years.
When he had fully filled the measure Of HIS
probation and was consuInnatcly Il naturazcd
citizen Of the United States, he, then and not
until then, returned TO Prussia to visit ~ aged
father. lie was immediately, on his return,
seized and forced into the Landwchr or militia
system of Prussia, under the maxim: "Dncc
citizen, always citizen" There lie is forced
to do service to the king Of Prussia at this very
hour. lie applies ior protection To the United
States. WouLp TIE Know NOTHING iNrEgrnSE
Ix HIS BEHALF og NOT! Look at the principles
involved We, by our laws, encouraged HIN
to come to our country, and here he WAS allowed
to become nltulalizcd and 10 that end required
To rcnouncc and al,jure all allegiance aud fidrt.
TO the king of Prussia, and 10 swear allegiance
AID fidelity to the United States. The king ol
Prussia now claims no legal forfeiture from INN
he Furnishes hn for no crimc-hc claims OF
him 10 icg0i d,bt-he claims alone that very
allegiance and fidelity which We required the
man to dbjUrc and ItAOuhce Not only so, but he
hin,lers Tire man from returning To the United
States, and from discharging the allegiance anu
ltleity we required him to swear to the United
states The King Of Prussia says he should
40 him service ior seven years, Tor this was
what he was born 10 perform; his obligations
were due TO him first and his laws were first
binding him. The United States say-true, h'
Sas born under Your laws, but he had right
to cxpatrlatc himself; he owed allegiance first
to YOU, but he had right to iursw ear ii and To
swear allegiance to il,; your laws first applied,
out this is cast ol pVttticat obligation, not ol
iegai ubllsatun; il /, not iUr any crime or dcbi
yvu claim To bind him. but 1t Is Tor allegiance;
and the claim You set up To his services OH III,
ground OF his political obligation, his allcsianc,
20 YOU, winch allow him TO abluic and re-
uounce, is Inconsistent with his political Ubll-
CATION, his allegiance, which We required hin'
10 swear 10 tlIe United States: he has sworr
fidelity 10 Us, and We have, by our laws, pledged
protection To Inn.
Such is the issue Now, WITH WHICH WILL
THE kSowNOTnlSGs TAKE SIDES! WITH TnL
kIXG OF PRrSsiA AGAINST ORR NATrRALiZkp
CITIZEN AND AGAINST AMERICA, OR WITH AMEHI-
ca AND OUR NATrKALIZED cITIZESy Aark, now.
Know. Nolhingl>ln is opposed 10 all foreign III
llucncc-agaIIlst American institutions. HE
klng OF Prussia is Il pretty potent foreign III
iiucmcc--he was one OF the holy alliance oi
crowned heads. Will THEY TAKE PAhT WITH
HIM. AND NOT PROTECT THE cIIIzEy: TncS THEY
WILL AID FOREIGN ISrLuENcE AGAINST otk
| i,ws' WIti Tury TAKE SIDES WITH OUR NATL