Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-08
Arc Cur NaturalizeG Citizens, "Fu
eitive Slaves r.

eitive Slaves ~
The Washington .Siatcs comes to tb
rescue of Mr. Secretary Cass, in an elab
crate article in defeUce Of bis doctrine re
lative to the rights Of naturaiized citizens
The States gives the following ofaeula
exposition of the whole subject;
"ln Prussia, every male child is born t
soldier The kiug has a claim upon hin
for a certain number Of wears Of military
duty, which IS just as valid as the clam
! q. ia tireinIan to Il Slavn rhild for life Is
valid ty the Constitution Of the Union.
" If a male quits his realm, at Whatever
pce, without having discharged such duty
he Is ever liable for It's performance, ether
personally or by substitute, upon re-eu
trrinc the realm.
" NJ obligations which he can take
upon him.ci! to another country, and u.
protection which such country can cx.oui
10 hla, can impair ihls cilim, because Ii
: uf an anterior existence.
" For instance, if male slave of NIr.
gina were 10 escape from hi- owner, pro
crri 10 Prussia, there become a -ul ject oi
tie crown, and subsequently return TO
Irginia, is j, likely that he would be re-
stored to pru,sie upon the demand that be
i, a Prus,,an sutjeci2
" The notion Is too absurd 70 he enter
tainci by a rational being. Old Virginia
you'd surrender her existence before she
would surrender him.
:; Tie cases are iadcn'ra'. So long rs
the slave remained ludcr the jurisdiction
of Prussian law, or out of the confines Of
the United States, 50 long woui. bis master
be without a remedy for his wr,ng; and
SO long ms the rrussian, who owes mI.I-
tary service, remains in the Uui'ed States,
or without the confines Of Prussia ami the
Germauic Confederation, SO long be Is
secure from the exactions of the soyoI-
elsu in whose realm he was born
This is the doctrine of sir. Ca,s, as H.
lrs'rated by the Douglas organ. Upon
tins point, at least, the buchanan and
Douglas wings Of the party agree. i
must be truly consoliug to our adopted
citizeus to know that this Democratic Ad-
mIni>trltion regards them as mere "Iu-
y6ice siates'
The doctrine is, tina. every subject of
foreign despoti,m is born q siayc, and that
this condition cannot be changed By any
thing be can do for himself or that nnr
Government can do for him, although 1t
accepts his allegiance. " No obligations
which he can take upon himself to ano-
ther country, aud no protection which
such country can extend to him., can
make him a free man, or even Impair
the claim which his niasfsr has to bis
peTsona services, in virtue of his having
been barn 10 slayJy. True, lie may
escape from slavery if he can, and ii'e to
this country, aud here, in pursuance Of
our laws, - through the idle ceremony OF
renouucing his allegiance 10 his hereditary
master, aud being declared citizen Of
this glorious Republic. But he is only
q g fugitive slave" after all. Our Gov
crnment can afford him no protection
against the claim Of his former master,
because it recognizes that claim as '.yi.sl
as cai'd as the ciaim ct a Yay;aian to Il
s'age ch1d FIR lie" In fact, this coudi-
ton. according to the States, is "iDENII-
CAL with that of a RUNAWAY niger -
that is to say, he is free just - long As he
can keep out of the clutches Of bis former
master, aud no longer. Il that master
ouce gets his hands upon him, our Gov
ernmeut cauuut interfere IN his behalf,
notwithstanding it has accepted his ale
glance, aud made him cItizeu.-- iIuSh
tny'oa RepU5!'c.