Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-07-22


this morning contains the copy of dispatch
from the State department recently sent to our
Minister at Berlin, on the subject Of natural
Hation The case is that of naturalized
citizen of the United States who is native
of Hanover who had never been drafted into
the Hanoveran army. but who was vet upon
his return to Hanover, deprived of his liberty,
and compelled 10 perform military service
The President and Cabinet concur in the
views expressed, taking the ground that the
moment foreigner becomes uaturalized his
allegiance to his native country is severed 49,
He is no more responsible for anything he
may say or do, or omit to say or do after as
Stunning his new character, than if he had been
born in the United States, Should he return
to his native country, be returns as an Amer-
can citizen, and in no other character. In
order to entite his original government to
punish him for an ofense. this must have been
committed while he was a subject and owed
allegiance to that government. The offence
must have been committed before his expatri-
ations it must have been Of such a character
that he might have been tried and punished
for it at the time of his departure Our Min
lister is instructed to demand the release of
the naturalized citizen in question.
The Richmond Enquirer contains the follow
ing emphatic statement, which may be regard
ed as Gov Wise's ubmatum
I'VE do not hesitate to assure the RepuH-
can that in case the Charleston Convention
shall reject the doctrine of the power and
duty of the General Government and of each
and every department thereof in case ofneed,
to employ its proper functions for the pro-
lection of persons and property in the Ter
ritores, if the Charleston Convention shall
thus autherise the platform to be interpreted
according to the doctrine Of the Lynch burg
Repubhcda, which doctrine the Eli Thayer
wing OF the Black Republican party has al
ready acceded to and Endorsed as the best
and most practical means Of excluding slave
property from the Territorios--in such case,
we say, we regard it as much more than pro-
pable that the Conservative Democracy, not
only of Virginia, but of the South, and of the
whole Union, will refuse to vote for the
nominee ofthe Charleston Convention"
70 The St. Louis Democrat publishes an
extract from private letter of the Hon. Miss
Murray, who lost her situation as maid ofhon-
or to Queen Victoria, by the publication of a
book of travels in this country, in which the
peculiar institution was rather favoraby spok-
en- Of In her letter, Miss Murray, although
by no means adopting the Abolition view of
the question, expresses the hope that Slavery
will be eventually brought to an end. and
suggests that the Southern States should take
the institution into their own hands, and pro-
pose in Congress that, after the year -, all
black infants in their dominion should be born
free, on condition that the Central Govern
ment compensate the masters Of such chill
dren, and that due provision should be made
for their education in Industrious, moral and
religious habits. BY offering this plan to the
consideration Of the Federal Legislature,
the Slave States will gain general admra-
ton; they will cut the Gordian knot stop
the torrent of abuse which is now leveled
against them, and give their Northern friends
\or enemies) an opportunity of proving their
sincerity by contributing their share of dol
lars towards gradual emancipation.
20 See notice of farm for sale in adyer-
Using column.