The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1859-07-07
The Condition Of Naturalized Citizens
and Fugitive Slaves Jndentical

Since the PRONUNCIATION Of the doctrine of Cen
CassD Secretary Of State, the rights Of natural,
lied citizens have been placed IN a new attitude
by the Government Of this country Some Of
the leading democratic presses the Washington
STATES among the number, hold tho condition Of
naturaized citizen, who returns to the country
of his nativity,o be"indenticapw that Of flu.
gitiye slave. having fed from a plantation
out Of the State, but returns again. In that
case, the slave may be held to service again by
his master So they tell us, the foreign born
citizen, though naturalized according to ouI
laws if he return again to the country from
whence he originally came, may be competed to
enter into military service Inasmuch as the
position assumed by Secretary Cass, is an inn
Portent one, affecting as it does, the rights Of =
considerable portion Of our present American
population, we repeat below bis answer, to The
inquiry Of Mr.. H. Clerk of Tennessee:
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
Washington. May l7th 1850 (
To Mr.. Feiir LIE CIere, McmDbgs, Tenn SIN
Your letter of the 18th instant has been received -
In reply, have to state that it is understood ina
the French Government claims military service
from all natives of France who may be found within
its jurisdiction. Your naturalization IN this comm
try lrH mol cEcmDt you tram INIT cIl'gg If 1oU
shonH voln"tartaty return hitler.
am, sir, your Obcdieut acrvaut
LEWIS CASS.
In a subsequent letter in further cIucidation
of this doctrine, Gen. Cass substantially main.
tains the same views. But few, if any, Of the
democratic presses of tho country have taken
ground against this assumption Of Gen. Cass -
Many OF them adopt the doctrine to It's full OK
extent, while others, endeavor to explain awa1
its meaning. But the document is placed ON
the official records of the administration IL.
language is too explicit to be misunderstood -
Every republican. journal so far rs we have
learned, condemns this manifesto, holding II 10
be contrary to the former policy and action Of
our government. Notwithstanding this doctrine
divests our adopted citizens in this country o.
an important part of their citizenship, aud de.
MES them the immunities which American harm
citizens ENJOY in foreign lands, nevertheless the
democratic journals will continue to prate about
republican prescription, and expatiato on dem.
0cratic liberality. Our naturalized citizens will
hardly be satisfied with such double dealing
the practical administration of the government
does not accord W it'll the professions of its SIM
porters. as to the kind Of reception this new
doctrine meets with FROM adopted citizens. the
following from the Irish american, an infuen-
tial organ of that class of citizens may serve as
a specimens
I'VE will be CITIZENS, to all intents and
purposes, or we will be nothing. In the excen.
tons and limits provided in the Constitution
we FULLY and freely concur, believing in their
wisdom and justice, and having been fully an
apprlzed OF them before taking the oath Of ala.
gance to this Republic. Bus for this new fan
ged doctrine OF imperfect citizenship, whose ex
istence mas never been wholly Acknowledged.
but which has lurked concealed in the darkest
pigeon-holes OF the official bureaus at Washing
ton ready to spring out upon trusting men, and
strange them with the very ties that boupd
them to the land Of their adoption, we have mo
feeling save that of loathing and contemut: and
our advice to our countrymeu, and to every Dat
urallzed citizen, on the matter, is simply TO re-
Ject ard denounce it in its entirety, TO hold ma
terms with any man who subscrbes to it,and 10
give neither countenanGe nor support to any
party or political organization which will not
make It's utter reputation prime plank in It's
platform of principles
Some of the apologists of this new doctrine of
Gen, CasS, say that its application is not gene
rail- but simply TO particular class who owe
military service. But allegiance, is an existing
liability in the counties of Europe; and by
virtue OF this allegiance, every European Sow
ereign claims military service from all his sub
j ects -