The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-07-01

John b. GREGORY, Of seloto County.
ron eoHooL COMMISSIONER.
ANSON SMYTH, Of Franklin County.
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The Right OF rExpatrintion---Dis-
graceful Surrender OF Secretnry
Cnss.
nYo,r naturalization IN this country
viii not exempt you from tha, claim Cmil-
itny service) should you voluntarily re-
pair thithcr, Gen. Cass' letter.
Such s the sage declaration Of Gen.
Cass, with regard to the protection, which
the foroign-born American citizen is 70
receive from this democratic % Admins
uation, should he voluntarily return TO
the land ofhis nativity. According to this
demoaaiic doctrine, his becoming an A.
merican citizen does not relieve him from
the obligations he owed his native ooun-
Try, and whenever he presses his foot
again upon his native shore, he forfeita all
claim to the rights Of an American citizen
and becomes to all intonts and purposes,
q subject Of another country. Ifhe ow-
cd military service at the time Of leaving,
(and such service is claimed Of all male,
born subjects) he is liable TO be Impress
cd into the army and made perform such
service, endangering his life and sacrifc-
ing his time and property. And yet Sec
rotary Cuss says our Government win
not interfere 70 protect hint Not inter-
fere to protect her own oltiEensi This
is a most disgrucehI and voluntary sur
rcnderl Nay Il 10 troachery, almost equal
% that Of Arnold or Hull.
Such has not always been tho policy
Of our own Government, Heretofore Il
has been held that, when a foreigner un-
dergoes naturalization and sweHrs allegi.
unoe TO our laws, he 10 entitled 10 equul
protection with the natiye-born citizen
aud that, wherever he may 20, ho will
enjoy freedom from military impressmeni
and from arrest or detention, except fol
crime or misdemeanor. A case In popt
occurred under Fillmore's administration
Edward Everett being then Secretary o
State. The case Is thus stated by the
New York Express;
Francis Allibert, native Of tho De
pOrtment dc Var, in the South Of France
LOFT there during tho drawing Of tho con
scription in 1889, and was actually drawn
a. a conscript, and was, therefore, al
eehaPe de Ia eoRScriptioR. He arrived a
New Orleans, made the usual application
for citizenship, and was duly naturalize'
In 1916. He was successful In business
IN Louisiana, and In July, 1859, after al
absence Of nearly fourteen years, he re
turned 10 visit his family in his native vii
lago, and under the vigilant police I
France, he was arrested In twenty-iou
hours after his return. He immediatel!
wrote to Mr.. Hodge, the nearest Ameri
can consul. The latter, that he nigh
better attend 10 the case, Immediately re
questod that Mr.. Allibert might be brough
to Maneilles, which request was prompt
~ acceded 10 by tho Genernl-in-Chie
commanding tho military division, HI
was there brought before the Tribune
De Gucrre a. an EnsOumis, and condemn
ed. Mr.. Allbert was willing 10 pay fou
thousand francs for a substitute, but MI
Hodge would not allow him even TO max
the offer, but obtained a reheNring Of hi
ease, appeared in person before tho T'r'
BuRal de- Guerre, and pleaded the case
and after two trials and detention Of 81
months, he was acknowledged an Amer
can citizen, and orders came from the Mir
lister Of War at Paris, directing his releaa'
Mr., Hodge gave him a passport, whic
was vised by the police, aud with whio
he remained some weeks with his famil.
travelled through France, and embarke
NJ Hsyre on his return 10 the Unite
States.
The correspondence on Gle In the ID,
partment Of State gives the full details
the case, and Mr.. Everett, the Seeretal
Of State under Mr.. Fillmore, on the
ofMarch, 1863, (the last day he was
oGiee) wrote a complimentary letter
Nc. Hodge, In which he says;
"The Department was gratihedt 20 leaI
that NJ. ALBERT, whono arrest and IN
pFisonment a. an IHsoHmis, although
naturalized citizen Of the United State
as mentioned nyour communication, b
been released. This is undoubtedly d
% the firm and decided stand maintain
throughout the long controversy, in 20
official correspondence with tho 0uthol
tics on the subject"
at Is much 70 be desired that this ca
may be considered az a precedent, a. y
intimate, and that hereafter naturaliz
citizens Of the United States may VII
France without danger Of arrest for mi
tary service. In this event, a hurti
source Of irritation and unfriendlY foeli
will be avoided
Still later, under the Pierce Admin
tration, Mr. Marcy, who was Secretary
State, In his celebrated letter TO Cheval
Hulsemann, put himself upon record Al
Vindicator Of the rights Of American ei
Gems, native or adopted, in the followi
emphatic language;
"Whenever BY the operation Of the Il
Of nations, an individual becomes cloth
with our national character, be he natiN
born or naturaliz0d citizen, an exile dr.
en- from his early home by political Z
preston, OF an emimant enticed from
BY the hopes Of better fortune for hi
self aud his posterity, he can claim I
protection ofthe government, and Il m
respond TO that claim without being obi
ed 70 explain its conduct 10 any torei
power, for Il is is duty 10 makeits matte
ality respected by other nations, and
npoctable IN every quarter Of tho globe,
Such has heretofore been the policy
our own Government. Not 80 now. 4
party in power is 90 intent upon eatehi
Funeway niggeEs, enforcing the Fugitl