The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-24
Rights AZ Ma urallzsd Citlzens-Debt OF MIN.
tary Service sbcir Native Land.
THE CoBAiTrkE TO Bolts.
AEy Ynau lima

soseet of s DUTY q this .owsds It's adopted
rtTens, Ano,dmg them The absolute orc 90. ol
which 10 gnsraDeed Ia nat ve citizens, eic u on
Ashesi NJ robston and warn est esteem 49,
rbe many, bod aud fearless manner 10 wnlch y"r
ave expressed your views upon ins sud- o.,
Ne peTes, OF every Danra zed otz-n 10 INC AN
sAArot fai, 20 be GUY appreciated oy eVey pa.Vo WV
~ veil ~ adopted citizen throughout tne country 10
whose ccom toe spriI o freedom ano p~tots Las Any
place
In orter TO crafty subes of many OF our ctzens
IS s.r as Ourselves meet you, resnect uly invite
ynu u psltsse puhlc dupsr IN this shy any day next
week that may oest SUIT your Convenience.
Very respecpuiy' your obedent servants,
VIM Barber, jos, "A. Ash
JoostbsD Jones, Frederick A. Ta.lnadge,
samuel G. Thompson, soo~,
George MN, IL uis KsZilaki
Samuel aiiIg, john 5 Scno-ufed,
C)mm!.tee
lIR BOTrs REPLY.
AsEoR HousE Y Jane 81, 1859
cNruxsS-Your very acceptance suJ gratifying letter,
b ny me, nenaf many oizeus no des
me, ,bA may paTsku OF uuoic oioner 10 DE gwen IN
IN Guy testimonial OF their appreciation OF toe
pf'senied BY ne N my late ieper tss ciams o.
taopej oiuzus u The lrole mon Of the COVE Bmen was
HANDED mt ~ Il late hour last evening
ifeei p'ofe'ndy sensible OF the Obligations vh,ch tne
seucfOus C1-r 81 your spt4tty respect
rtspscu lily oec inirg-b's because my etter wss not
~sttss ~h any view TO get ~ pohcca feeling sai
osD purposes, which The accordance OF guouc diOuer
~ouiu seem 10 indicate and secondly because
already more tosl ded IN having pseo hntnre
,beu eut N POUR hands shefeby OriE o.
As soopN tret on have been only orceo uno-rsp
mseflat m duo foD, nu peen 10 oirt aosu Toned
Ssbooeo toey hsca not yet eue'y assumed toat cc1n
Dexop 10 ancn they eust com a, ss'"
TIE Secretary Of State descended the platform
npon Sbob tue letter 10 L. Cirrc Dad aud
isft psrues that hot haste sts,u
staDains al alone their glory yet ascend
I'd toe platform winch American viii occupy,
vi CO the puOic voice Of toe cooutfy viii require
ssaud amy opon " tnou eqaivocsnon or explanation o
the ~ mn srstoa OF ~bicp Ia the o,Ran, viii ve
wGeluto Snh their Indignation aud ,ebuke
whether the supporters OF his Ls Oh re position " L.
war upon IA, wbicn ue nos occupies or follow nln IN
NJ IN
which II " his dostDy TO pa.s, shall suo0
events, ht Sudden snc auexpeclsd the Sc
cfetary VIII relieve me OF ali Necessity Tor meeting their
hsstiy conceded criticisms p,etion, aad J
GOAL leave ibst meter 70 be settled between themselves.
ABd u G Sec elary.
The qut stobs involved OF such magnitude that
Sope may be patooned for svaii,ng my self Of
cSnn for farther out orlef sl1s,on The suojsct
sspt c,a AZ d9 cot wish appear in the pubic Of
more frequently ia absolute necessity may rsqnre
TIE lett ADDRESSED TO me, ASKING my views
jsct vas GATED the llth my ger vas wriuea on
tbe l2th, bull dated and Delivered the 1851
ssulIg Of that day ADVISED el-er prrc ds.
psAch Or letter am not whch) been the
Secretary OF STATE Informing him Of the coz
resp"nos noe about 10 ne shed, ng aim
o. the oecss, for making some explanation, or mo1d
rsfon or ths or0ds taken il ais letter Ii Cerc'
sso ms accounts for he explanatory syeCiai despatch
sent to TIE HEEA1D, instead Of Air. aoier, ncan , TO
~o'm processes 20 nsve oeeu written, AID whcn ap
peafeu N Inp' peper SIN 'taoeo1siy 18th letter.
10 ttls EXPLANATORY leste, tbe Secretary save
rhs en is opposed Of oe,petua ale
Ge soo o re rg1i OF espst,uoa ard the light
vlEld OF Controlling the cllzsn ia h 90 lee OF
lifetime couGts he desires 10 eage can hardly be eSyr
tsuea o. any so7ernn eat wha'ever
Now, this precisely wna said ami just prec lsely
what me secretary otped lie Cleric letter va,ca
replied; and, as matter of course; perpe,usi e
ssnce Ieterr9dtsa rt4t which a.es the OBJ
T.ncs s r esSsSS and parfeim m,s sU s sar
wee Ieq,SN sEs pss the couotry OF Their adoption,
va en- ''ey nsve r~nrn to eefend for unn tpey have
ASSUMED this peS obligation, have right or aspo-
soB 10 iotefiere 80 is', JhIn, vel; aod 1t wonid
have oeen better tie SeTessry bad stopped that
PoiDt, but he goes With wn&f mus oe par Toned for
sayHe Is 40 incompreheusOle corgnmeratoa Of ucoos
tenc and contradictions @noiy -reconuIana with that
portion Of the eier already oaoed toe PRECISE tent OF
whSh cannot ne very q II underwood unless isdeei il
n intended TO ysiiy sDd con;oand lie next says:-
he position Of he ned es'es is that nsu-szsi Citizens
oil their emigration.
And the Secretary again falls back upon ne doc
hue OF the lie Cec letter AID recognizes perpetual
allegiance TO the naive country he the moment
before 6eDied Bot tbe view o. the subject sgin qua
hped by the oecia anon that
their emigration thev were IN the arr,, or
actually called into it. ouch emigration and
By .heir dsseron il tbev alter place ven yono
iAns ~rhin ths locs' jurisdiction &c
have not understood that Mr.. lie Cerc Wac "'eser.
or or bad otherwise o1eLdeL against lhe criminal code
Of tbe French empire, and yet Sered: "Your
naturalization N tnf country VIII EXEMPT you
par th,iher"
q course II an adopted city n had incurred
10 MS natlss iduo Nv uessit
robbery or osn.r offence, he would DE- Just soe 20
P,nisoment and no more so than Won be II, whilst
aoroad, had committed socn Offence to
sfs end TAI the .aps u tue yroCer autlorltes
Deiive czenEoin IN the Cuted States could protect
me, and OF course would protect him. and therefore
bar nothing W 90 wta toe question Ill dispute
But The Secretary says aga n
Put when no present isahes exist agsin them at tae ne
Roo bsn tuigrshon tbs law of oaons
merican cizes attempt to do 81 wou
the Unite. sttss
this the " lame aud impotept conclusoun to
which this government pas arrived that, If foreign go
vsrument should wropgtuly and unswfu,ly interfere
with nnturar2ed american ciilzsn, it would simpy De
COM dersd OF Injustice ard uurien1hu-ss
ARCS he tnrd States 70 which no 1ustsfce pro.
test would be o6ersdg lhese she terms
ana conditions upop which Mt Rcmsu," our az ana
rican citizen travels aoroaoS Carries ne with pro-
tsc'tnp or bis goveTnrn Or does the Score
tsry mean 10 say that for The native czru whose par
sona liberty may be led, be If necessary ao
Pa, arIne that for adopted citizen he would
approach the 'ransgressng government 1sran's
key, with hated breeth and whispering humheness :"
hoo ask IS favor, on nis knees aCt usce
OF friendship 10 the United States, yic Of its
injustice might be spared
tell the Secretary that the people Of ,his country the
semocrBcyo the country, vii never nc satisfied, and will
never submit TO the degrading petition in sheh these
doc'rnes would place them, though all the prssses and
20 iiio'ans in the nation should his aid they
never agree that, that the OF those of our
haturaized citizens who stan1 der 70 shoulder In the
contest with them sha be ooered by our govern
mrnt captured 10 the nh mar ,u,cherv OF t6ei- on
the obligation Of those their upou their
brothers in war on The ground Of superior allegiance
tbe land OF their nativity and wthout being held respon
hbe, retaken, 10 the penalties perjury and treason
The mspper OF their return, ure.her voluntary
cpmpusoD, cannot in any manner affect the right Of the
mother country II exsts or il docs exist-f IL does
they can enforce IL; II does nos they abandon t.
1he question involved IL @ 81 n pie ore There is no re
cessy for orisoe Issues eqnivocei explanations
tneus, ipoomprehens be pronunciation the subject
II 49, ia the natnraDzes citizen entitled 10 the pro
lection from hs adopted country that The native citzsn
claims, or s he not? That ls the questionthe oaiy
question ssy he IA; the administration, OF winch the
bee elary s the wgan says ne ia not Let the people
ceclde between us
fhere aye three faculties in the wy of unanimous
Vnrnct yhey are 1rs', that portion Of the press
aooAs 10 me question with view 10 sus.aicDg party
x.Nopu the' another portion OF lhe pIess locks to
she supposed eject may have ION the prospecs Of s
preferred Candidate FOR the rresidercy whilst thirdly
We nlcy q many ead them Look the COG sequences
wax may resuh rather tnsn the merits OF the nsstion
which alone involve the ega s,ats ~ the adonod citi
zen THIS LAST might baee beer argument az sinst The
policy Of adoption, but cannot neigh aq sost far ami a
climate CONSTRUCTION OF the Jaw Remove these dtacui
ties And therc sould be brt side the ul,st,n,
This is no question with the Secretary il IL me
upon which re has given al opn before navs nad
y, N huns laVra not1ye