New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-09
RIGHTS or NATURALIZED CITIZENS
LETTER FROM GOV. WISE.

We extract the following from The Lyaci5arg Re-
puJlicen:
naturalized friend of this city hss handed us for
publication the subicued letter from Gov. Wise,
touching the subject Of naturatz alton la rs as
affecting our adopted fellow. citizens abroad IL will
be seen that the Governor differs with Con. Cass 5
"RrcHmoSD, June l6 1859.
"To MAX L. WAYER, esq
Dear Sn: Absence has delayed my reply to yours
Of the 10th instant.
~ have not tine to elaborate an option upon the
letter of Gen Cas-, dated Wsshingon, May IL 1859,
addressed 10 Mr.. Felix lie CieIc Of Memphis, Tenn,
saving to him. Your naturalization an M1S country
will not exempt you from that claim the claim of the
French Government TO military WrUtce FROM all ma
tves Of France who may be found within il jafSdic
tom IF you should voluntarily repair tauhef TO
Fraucc.
NV opinion is, that this concession by our Gov
ernment is an Abandonment of one Of the most pre-
cOus American doctrines ever established by our
patriots for zee people. Aud roget that Demo
cratic Administration has ndorsed 1T as laid down by
its Wing predecessor in the Department of Sae. Mr..
Edward Everett folio wing the authority Of Wheaton.
"Tne United States hrst established the right of
crpott di0n and the solemn ceremony OF ndtnrdil=G-
tca, investing foreigners With citizenship binding
them to allegiance aid contracting to give them pro-
tection whenever by oath and residence they should
become as native born. Tie old despotsms held To
the MAXIM Once a citizen alway5 a citizen The
new Republic set up new refuge of liberty, and as
rights of mar She established naturalization of
those who chose TO expatr4te Themselves. II was for
this we declared the last with Great Britain. She
claimed the right 10 seze her native citizens on board
our ships. This we fought to resist. We said that
when her natives naturalized here they be-
came as if they nativebCrn. That is, IN fact,
the Gaming of naturalization. Wen, as we would not
permit FL al 10 seze our native-born, SO we would
not permit her TO seize the nauralized citizens OF
America for the that naturalization put them
On TIE footing of natiye-born.
Again: Mr.. Cass may say that he limits the
to those who voluntarily 20 TO France, and natives
Of that country. But he adults there, within her
jurisdiction, the claim TO military service.
Now military service Is political duty, belonging
wherever allegiance is DUE and, nasmuch as We
swear by an oath the native of France naturalized
here, to reuounce allegiance to that country AMI to
every prince and pOtentaie OF earth, the citizen OF
France nsturalized here, owes allegiance by our laws
10 the tnted States and has renouoced allegiance TO
France. She ought lot TO claim allegiance of our
citizens against our lave.
Again: The raturalized citizen not only
allegiance by law to his native country but by the
same law adopt him of our citizens TO all in
tents and purposes, and we contract TO give him pro-
lection give II TO nativc-born. NaturalIza-
ton is thus contract between subject and
eign; allegiance is the consideration on the one hand
and protection is the consideration the other. The
subject allegiance to the United States and the
United States promises protection 10 hlm mus the
laws Of every country must prevail IN Its own ursdc
and commercial relations, not to political ns i've
or naturahzed citizen of the United States made the
same by their laws may be in France aud must OBJ
serve the laws there-nust pay, Tor example customs
and duties or penalties for crime there. But neither
the one no than the other IS bound to do military
duty there, because il is political duty which relates
to allegiance and not 10 residence solournment or
travel in transu. In word, the naturaliZed may be
compelled 10 do and observe whatever the alive cltl
zen may be compelled to DO and observe in France,
but no more; and the United States have contract
ed with him. And political must be distinguished
from other duties rs TO either class of citizens.
&" The Old World has never recognized these Amer
ican doctrines, bot they the true American doc
trnes, and the United States is bound 10 afford pro-
lection in the case supposed by Mr.. Cas-. He is bu;
following Mr.. Everett, and Mr.. Everett followed the
European code. That code is diametrically opposed
t. ours and think both Mr. Everett and Mr.. Cass
wrong. They have the European code, and | the
United States laws for authority would protect our
citizens against military service of other
powers, 10 the uttermOst ends of the earth.
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