The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-07-14

The Democratic party has always styled
itself the protector of the rights OF nasu-
ralized citizens. Il has been on account
of the confidence repo.ed 10 the rrotesta-
tions OF that party, that our naturalized
citizens have been for long time aceus-
toned to swallow down upquestioned
whatever doctrines the leaders Of that
party have seen 6t to promulgate. They
have followed blipdly, confdiDgly where
ever Democratic leaders have pointed out
the way, and have obeyed without heslta-
ton or dist-ust whatever mandates Dem
osratic Moguls have seen ht to issue
But the time has come when that blind
con fideucc is to be destroyed. The time
has come when our naturalized citizens
are constrained by the instinct Of set
preServation, to open their eyes, to read
and 10 think for themselves. And it is
we'll that it should be SO. 1t is well that
those good inten;ioned, but unfortunate
dupes of Democratic treachery and du-
plicity should know how shamefully their
interests have been betrayed, how ruth.
le.sly their rights have been given away
by an inscriptions and uuprincipled
Secretary of State. We feel confident
that our intelligent and Independent adop-
ted citizens will rise iu their power, when
the suitable occasion presents itself, and
resent the outrage that has been offered
them, m,--hurl back to merited oblivion
party whose loathsome carcass, bloated
and fostering with the fruits of dissipation
and disease, is poisoning the whole at
mosphere of politics.
! Nataralized citizens to you this arti-
Gle is especially devoted, because you, 10
particular are the sufferers by the infa
nous doctrine lately promulgated by the
Democratic party,-that party that you
have so long loved and con6ded in see
how it has betrayed you, and rise in Jour
might and resent the gross indignity.
You bave exiled yourselves from your
native land, and come TO this country for
the purpose OF enjoying that civil and re-.
ligious liberty Of which We boast. You
have sworn allegiance to this country, and
by doing 60 have taken upon yourselves
to abide By the Constitution of the United
States, and BY the laws which are formed
under that Constitution; and you have
undertaken to perform all other duties
which devolve upon citizens native born.
In return for all these duties which the
government imposes upon you upon be-
coming an adopted citizen, you are enti-
tied to expect from the governme ent, pro.
lection at home and abroad; and the SAM
rights and liberties which belong to native
born citizens. The government Of the
United States, at the very moment that
it places upon you the perform ance Of
the same duties which is expected FROM
native born citizens, is under an implied
obligation to preserve to you inviolate
the same rights which belong to them; and
among these is the right of protection in
person and property, wherever you see
proper to 60; and this right of protection,
as well as all other rights, continues just
SO long as you remain good and loyal
sui jects, or, in other words, so long at
you rem ain true to your oath of allegiance
This has been the doctrine Of allegiance
the world over, from the time when gov.
ernments were instituted among men,
down to the present day. Allegiance
and protection are relative terms; alIegi
ance IS due from tie subject to the gouern
naeat, in return for the protection solaicIt 4.
olte from The g0UeTnment to the subject =
The one is dependent for its duration mp
on the other; when one commences, the
other com meDces at the same instant with
il; and when one ceases, the other mus
necessarily cease with it. In support o.
this doctrine we could cite, were it neces
sary, iunumersble legal authorities OF ev
cry age. Rut il seems that it has beer
reserved for the present day, aud for th,
modern Solon. Lewis Cass, the apostle o
the Democratic party. with one dash o
bis pen to sweep away the eonzregatet
and concurrent wisdom of ages.
On the 18th of May last. Mr.. lie
Clerc of Tennessee, a nstive of France
but who has been Daturalized 10 tbi
country; 10 view of the war now going OF
10 Europe, wrote to Mr.. Cass. Secretar,
Of State. iuquiring whether, 10 case bus
mess called him to France, that govern
mept could impress him into service il
ber army.
In repIy be received the following: