Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-13

In noticing yesterday, the letter of Gen. ZoLII-
GOLFER to certain gentlemen Of foreign BIRTH we
said:
'sAl the other cases cited by en- .llicoffer,
with one exception, have just little relevancy to
the case he discussing the above noticed.
The case of NJ. Alliber;, referred TO- we have seen
noticed in the papers, but 10 history of the hes
been published, ner can we find il in the official
documents If it exists in sueh documents, VIC
hope Gen. Zlllicoffer will furnish it for publication
Gen Zoico1fer says that Mr. Flmore's admins
tration gave prompt attention 10 the case Of NJ.
ALBERT and caused the Government Of France to
set at liberty this naturalzed American citizen.
The General would not state this witbou: authority,
we suppose; AID, as he has access 10 tie Official
records, We ask Cor fuller details We think he is
mis- taken as TO the action of the administration, and
that he has been led into error by trusting news
paper Statements As related in the newspapers of
bis party, the administration at Washington had
nothing to do with the case, nor did the Minister 10
France. 1t was case of favor conceded by a
fIieudly government 10 q consul, acting on his own
possibility. This is all it could have been from
the slight extracts which the Opposition papers have
given u.s."
From the National EntstIgsaee, received yesterday
morning, We lad that we were entirely right in cur
superstition. That paper gives the history of the
case of NJ. ALBERT, and shows that the consul
AMI that the French government 50 far from having
been "eaused to set at liberty this naturslized
American citizen" by the "prOmpt attention" OF the
administration Of Mr. FILLMORE yielded the matter
to the consul Gas of courtesy and not Of right
The LatsHigeRcer says:
"Francis ALBERT, native of the department Of
Var in the south of France left that country in the
year 1889, at time when the regular drawing Of
the military cOnscriplion for the district impeld
ing Emigrating to the United States, he became
duly naturalizel citizen Of cur country, and in 1852
returned 10 France, where he was arrested and
brought before the local tribunal De gaerre Militia
ry Commission. the charge of being an iRsounis-
that is as one guilty Of INSTRUMENTATION under the
law regulating the said conscripticn. A. by escap-
ing from the country on the eve of the drawing, he
had evsded the chances of the military conscripion
determined by lot it was held by the Commission
that he vas guilty Of tue insubordinaion charged,
but, at the earnest Intervention of our Consul at
Marseiiles, Mr.. HoD0E, he was subsequently reeas-
ed from the penalty imposed by that tribunal We
may add that Mr.. Hodge acted in this matter purely
on his own motion, and while just credit is due to him
for his energetic representations to the French Gov
eminent, we have been led to understand thGt the
latter yielded TO these representations mater Of
courtesy, and not of right. That cur Government
at that time regarded the matter rs sufficiently
proved by the fact that Mr.. EYERETT, writing al
case referred Consul to the letter of instructions
addressed by the Department of State to MIR. BAR
EARD, our Minister at Berlin, for statement Of the
policy expected TO be pursued by the SCENTS of our
Government in relation TO such cases those Of Mr.
ALBERT. What those instructions is sufficient
ly known to cur readers, but their substance and
purpoIt will be found in the extracts which are gisea
in another column see UNION AND AMERICAN of
yesterday, from the correspondence Of MIR. Web
ster and Mr.. Everett in prescribing the rule Of
Government on this question. While our Govern
mept was naturally gratifed at the comfy displayed
by the French Minister of War in RENTING The
penalty imposed By thelocsl tribunal, and while Mr..
Everett expressed the hope that it might pass into
precedent for the futnre, there effort made By
the Naturalization of that date 10 place he question
ReuU brsis, considered Of International right
The Administration Of Mr.. Fillmore has too many
substantial claims upon the Just admiration of his
cOuntrymen to render it necessary that we should
cite among them one which some might think of
doubtful import, and which as we believe, is unau-
thOrized by the facts of history"
This is the case, referred 10 by the Banner, the
one in which the administration of Mr.. FILLMORE
forced the French Government TO yield, aud of
which Gen. ZOLLCoTFER says that Me- FILLMoRE's
administration gave prompt attention to lie case
of NJ. ALLIBERT. aud caused the Government of
Faance to set at liberty this naturAlized American
citizen"