New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

ton and The party more serious enDafaSs meh' '"an
u. ,..eo. usnite.to from the State Department,
s,uo,p eipe tina. American CT izessbiP furnishes DO
,,oteet,ou whatever sgsibst the claims Of foreign
1s,sot,,ns to The military service OF those who may
have sbjsred allegiance to them. According to THIS
new Democratic doctrine, enumerated BY the high
eat political authority there are no reciprocal oo-
Esstions between the Batursiized citizen ana the
Government. That is 70 say, We exact an'g'a''o
from him, and require military serViee and oIne'
Sstes, and yet furnish no profeshon' except no'o
yhsre II i, nat needed, and where the alien ana lne
sit,1sb Are alike protected BY The law ihi7 IS
pssstrous theory, and qsite "or'hy OF Ino'o WIZ
NV, ADVANCED it. Tue Democratic party nave
.I.;u ID pexuljsr aad almost exclusive champ M
an Of our adopted f,BOs citizens. Th'y nave
AstisusI, represented us as their eheml.s, and IN
aver Of restricting their rights and now when
Nis friendship il ~ be tested practically, and In
vsves . certain responsibility, every profession
yssishSs ,nto the ait, and these voters Who nave
Aess 10 useful 90 election day, are turned over
10 The cold charity Of the dcspots whom they re-
peuDced when assuming cItlzen,bp befe' .
Let us look at this iDvdiOus doctrine IN us pam
v.rliug. A citizen of the United States, bora 10
Prussia or France, who leaves either DO y"u.h
A s,jey our free Institutions ~ suddenly cAod W
a. death bed of his father or mother, or SUM
nepsd BY some other urgent cause, no suPPoses
naturally enough that, having aes0ived nInseh iIom
I'll allegiance ~ every loreigs power prince Ut P't
trptats and pat On the nasto oi American cru
xsnship. be carries certals piotecuoh win nun
vh,r,yer be goes while respecting the local laws
Ne, az however He ends himself arested in
France for not having served his coDscnpton' or
in Prus,ia for undischsreed military duty, ana ~
v.auired to enter the army IN flwe oil war. ne
apsess to the Government here aod Is csrt'y tViu
II cannot interfere, because the Obligation VI NM
Tar, service 10 due and must be performed, or III
tSs .erJ, Of the Secretary of State, "Your ns-
o. tur.lizstion in this country will not you
from that claim" II a naturslIzed Engiisnuhan
should accompany either the citizen OF frussiah or
French birth, 10 may 90 not only TO England, put
N France and Prussia and elsewhere, though only
sytrtd by the same citizenship. Do tnst ID INV
o. TACT this doctrine drswsa positive distinct %
k<twsen classes Of adopted sitizehs ana IL ho'
sAly GOES tAat but it separates the native IRON tpo
adoptrd citizen by al impossible barrier, aud SUP
stsutall, creates csstes of citizenship ma country
b0s,tipe free and equal institutions. Tins Is De-
nocrscy all over and furnishes perfect lllustrat"h
Of the cant, bypOcrisy and sbsns when are eii-
plc, ed TO cheat adopted citizens Olt OF Their SUI
irsses. Well may they exclaim ID the spirit oi
Madame Roland, "Ob, Democracy, how many
crimes sre con United in thy anne " -.
All the attempts of the Administration 10 quarry
ar extrnusts this manifesto have only involved 1t
nore deeply ard dam,giDgy. They have cited
nusty international law, which has NJ recognition
In our u,t1m except by conventional LIBERATION,
and WAS the creation Of iyrsDts and despOs, ~ pre-
sesIbs the operation Of American citizenship
which had No existence when that code was
framed. EstsralIzed Democrats are told they are
DOLLY half citizens, good enough IT, vote, out via
cst shat psrsonsi liberty and full protection which
chixrn.hi was designed by the Constitution 10
senlsr. But in order 10 understand 10 what e'ti
nation these adopted citizens are held by Demo.
srslc organs, let me refer to AL Illustration t-u
- parallel III The States here this evening. Alter
ale elsg that no obligation OF citizenship In tue
Upnsd States can release the claim to military
service, aud no protection upon our part cover H.
The States suppOs-s the following case:
For ,ustsi oe il a male slaoe Of Vmgims-one OF
Mr.. Bo,tss, for instancc-Irere to escape from his
swper proceed to Prussia there become SUBJECT oI
the Crown, and subsequently return to Virginia, Is IL
kkey that he would be restored to russa, upon Tue
demand that be is Prusslan subject
"Ibe notion is too sbsuId 10 DC entertained ny d
rational being Ola Virginia would surrender hef eA-
b,ence before che wouli surrender him.
" The cases are tdentcdi So long as the sia'e TO-
rainsd UNDER the jurisdiction of Prus7ian law or 9d
OF the confines Of the United Sister 50 long wonc he
master be without remedy for hs wrong ana 30 cong
the PIussisn who owes military service, isnsns W
the United States, without the cohhhss ol r'ussla
and the Germspc Confederation, 80 long Is ne secure
fom the eaacons Of the Sovereign N whose realm lie
wss bcrp." , -.
With ali Difference to the Southern organ OF
Slsvsoerscy, is illustration ignores the bred Scott
ease entirely, by sscribing TO the "sIave In ques'
tien discretion which ne cannot possess or eAer.
enc OF course our " adopted iellow-citlZens,
Who are 90 often invoked for aid, aud belaoored
Wilb their importance, will be grateful for CON,
psrsen which places their rights upon an equal
iovtipg with those ola Runaway negro. Inc states
ears " the sases are tdenticat,' aud that TACT vii
II n a. fata.A
essd result Vt least has been produced by thls dis
eussion. The hoilowness and insncerity OF Slave.
cratic profession has been thoroughly exposed, and
particularly upon subject, 0t all Others, on which
Il claimed exclusive championship. We shal set
Aew the " fore en- vote will swallow this pill
1h.y have taken down some bitter ones before bu
Ma is rather highly favored for the popular palate
WASHINGTON, jane 81, 1859
The reconciliation between Mr., Robt j. Walker
and the President, considering all the sntcccden
circumstances, does excite some little surprise
even here in Washington, where the rspdity o
political transitions is often remarked, aud wher
gentlemen take the liberty, frequently, Of turnin
their backs upon themselves. 1t is not que,
ten Of probability, but Of certainty or, as tn
FreAch say, an accomplished fact. TIE ex Gov
srpor actually dped At the White House withlI
siIty bours; and ss the United States Minister 4
Vienna viii certify, if necessary, when gentle
man does that he has gained the highest passport
h Political and personal Partially in that quarter
Tho favored mortal who enters that sanctuary may
BE considered a. being indicted into all the choicest
mysteries.
livery body asks, and naturally enough, how tsi
was brought about. 1t is more than year sine,