The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-10
MURDER WILL OUT

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sentations-in its efforts TO inform its
readers upon democratic doctrine. There
are men who dislike to have their iniqui-
ties exposed BY the light Of truth.
The objectionable ignorance or misrep-
resentation of the Clarion still exists,
Notwithstanding our efforts to enlighten
il in our last issue. The moro light is
placed before il the greater seems to be
its disposition TO mystify and befog its
readers, as we propose 10 show.
1t has taken extracts from WISE and
CAss, selecting such paragraphs as an
swer its owns purpose, which, without Civ
ing what precedes or follows, convey a
different meaning from the whole taken
in connection. We propose to show our
readers the unjust, dishonest, unfair and
dishonorablo disposition of the Clarion.
1t has referred to the opinion Of Gov.
WISE upon this subject. We place the
extracts of the Clarion in their connec-
ton, inserting its selection from WIsE's
letter in italics:
"My opinion Is that this concession
by our government is an abandonment
of one of the most precious An'erican
doctrines ever published by our patriots
for free people. And 4 regret that a
democratic administration has Endorsed IL
as laid down by its wing predecessors in
the department of State. Mr.. EDWARD
EVERETT following the authority of
Wheaton, y n The old world has
never recognized these American doc
trines, but they are the true American
doctrines, and the United States is bound
to afford protection in the case supposed
by Mr.. Cass. He is but following Mr..
Everett, and Mr.. Everett followed the
European code. That code is diametri-
cally opposed to ours, and l think both
Mr.. Everett and Mr.. Cass wrong. They
have the European code and i the United
States law for authority. I scoad pro-
tect our naturalized citizens against mali
tdry service Of other poOers to the utter
most ends of The earth"
, EFT, referred to by Mr.. WIsE9 While
Secretary of State under FILLMORE, he
writes to our Minister at Berlin, under
date of January IA, 1853, from which we
{ extract:
"The question raised has received the
particular attention of the President. 4
If then Prussian subject, born and be-
ing under this state of law, chooses to en-
igrate to a foreign country without OBJ
tanning the certificate which alone can dis
charge him from the obligation of militia
ry services, he takes the step at his own
risk. He elects to go abroad under the
burden of duty which he owes TO his
government. His departure is of the ma
ture of an escape from her laws; and if
at any subsequent period he is indiscrect
enough to return TO his native country he
can not complain if those laws are cxecu-
ted to his disadvantage" DC.
This throws some light upon the posi-
ZION of Gov. WISE, who makes distinc-
ton between political relations and mu-
nicipal, criminal and commercial relations,
also taking the United States law for au-
thority and not the European code.
The. Clarion has endeavored to show
the inconsistency and fickeness of Gen.
CAss by introducing the LIE CLERIC and
HoFER letters. We have an explanation
of tho celebrated LIE CLERc letter of Nav
18th [ Clarion says June ll), from CAss
himself, in his letter to Mr.. HoFER, from
which the Clarion quotes, but for some
reason, in its unbounded magnanimity,
it did not see fit TO extract. Letter 10
Mr.. HOVER, June 14th:
"SIR: In answered. your letter Of the
9th inst, / have to inform you that the
brief letter from this Department to which
you refor, dated tho 18th of May last,
and addressed to Mr.. Felix LIE Clerc, was
In reply TO an application for information,
and was principally intended to recon-
mend caution to our naturaIized fellow
citizens, natives of France, in returning
TO that country, as the operations of the |
French conscription law were not precise
ly known here and might bear injuriouslv
upon that class Of American citizens
Most of The continental European nations
have system Of military organization by
which THAR cifi1aps N "a o<.,....oIi.I