The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-29
MVTUEI MANIFESTO FROM GOV. WISE.
M Platform on the Naturalization Question,
the African Slave Trade, and Sla.
very In the Territories.


Nrw Yapx Jnlv g. 1850
10 His Excellency HENRY A. WISE, Richmond
Virginia.
qR-Your name having been prominently |
bronght before the American peope of the demo |
uen'ie , e. th;s nnar,pr and in other se
$50 800 g ~ IIn;ax as hair cho;ce for the nomina-
s;0n Of u tbe Cbares.on Convention as candidate
TOR the PRESIDENCY the uhuersisneu ;pp;ons TO-
ask that you will favor them with your .;loms ON
garding the rights of adopted feloW cltAehs on
"stha a,ns, s sv Of the United States.
%ss suh;ect has been brought to our notice by |
letter addressed by NJ. john Appleton, Assistant
Secretary of State TO r. 81. g., OF New ork dated
Washington, March l5 1859 The letter replied to
was as follows
NO. oil LIBERTY si Msrcs S ~ ,s sSSA'
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Hon AwF O1 seo.e.SIy Vi Ssa.e' s g ~ 49,
s 20 rs n,s n,t,vs nscs sSsnover ermanv3
VINO Snnes 70 s,s' ~. law I y s ~ ~ ,a., 800
the Un,,ad states yoyernruent he being citizen OF the
Vri,ed States having become than three years
ago. Ee let Hanover when he was br sixteen yearsOI
age, and hss resided in the ontea sVes ever enoe az
49, been tod mai ne retuIned 70 hanover ne DO
rshjeet either 70 military daty or 70 she paymen: Q,
50 his Ssa ne vS n H.norsr ~. he srrvss
n he srs Of .w.ny ore me party to whom refer s
enSious 70 yI his parents ard remain short
time but until he feels confident o! being able 10 do
without moesion, be afraid to leave for bis native and
beg therefore TO re1bie your Department.
Ne views upor me snoject zee no ressen way an AM
r1can passport should nor prosect nun 40 wen S"S ny
Hanover % any osner par. Oh IanSpS 'ne
ssno' 70 'e, 'e'y respeeuu4'' 'ou' 0'e p n
TO which The following reply was maui
DrPARrME,1 OF sItrE.
WASHINGTON AArcn 10, Isos
10 n H. .. Use ~ lSf ss ~, ;ns,.,, ~.
DEB snour s;,ed .sss s 10 1om Won s n,.s
~ mere s-,,0ea;e Of c,ireaship. wn,ch reorests
rsrn scyerumens &c give su lawful aid acd protection
= Is bearer exempt him nom aIy obligation
penlny which be may have incurred 70 the govern.
Of his native country prior 70 his naturalization,
- shsnd voluntarily repair hi:her Dear SIR your ooe
aisna servans, JOHN apPLEeON.
Asnn' o.''~,s " sSA'e
And also by letter from Gen. Cass, Secretary Of
Btase, to Mr.. Felix LIE Clerc, of Memphis. Tennes-
see, dated Washington, May II, 1859, IN which the
following passage occurs:--
ssYour naturalization in this country will no. exempt
you from that claim" the claim Of the French govern
ens 70 military service from all natives Of France who
may be found within ne JURISDICTION "H you should
vosansaS'iy repair 'ni'nef to tfance).
The grounds assumed in the above letters strike
Ms as novel and contrary the doctrines hitherto
nut forward and insisted upon by our government
md in defence ofwhich we waged war with Great
Britain;
The European doctrine denies the right Of expa-
Hiation, and claims that once a subject is to be
always subject. England has been forced to
abandon this doctrine, while the despotic govern
Dents on the Continent continue to maintain il.
II England is not permitted to resubugate our
adopted citizens, how can we consistently submit
10 its being done by other governments!
We deny the right of Hanover and of France to
claim forced military service from our adopted
citizens, who may happen to revisit the homes OF
their birth, simply because they were born there.
They have no more right to do so than had Austria
70 claim Martin koszta, or Great Britain to seize
our adopted citizens when doing duty on American
vessels under our flag.
Nordo we believe that "a passport is mere certi-
hcate OF cinzenshlp, which may De violated AT WIN
~ ioieisn goVeIhnenls anu .he pearer oepriVeI Oh
Ms noer'y Oh ANY n,iiisy PleleHs VI ple'ious oe-
eanons OF mihtary service, incurred IN nus in-
.ancy OF curing ms nlihorlty. Inc sea- OF tne
OMtSu Stayes - NC seh nia,uai vi soverelsnty'
wn,on snoula a. al unes snleiu aer cinzens IN per-
soS anu az prW3perss i "a I l , .nu a".oa9
he,ho oS pe@avu ~ yous
as " VIZ th rar;o on pass
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we peIloa " i've yeSls p lopsa..o1' pro'lreu lol oy
tne presen. ws o. anu now lar Sses
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"n.Se y, one Iiass VI Tvs oil,Iens over auo.ner!
Me ~ th ne pieased also 40 iearh your
.r.n;nn 33ha A fr;ean Slsva I'D ond 0' "a ~
SPSnns L,e Xnu r;a,as a,sa anu A.. ~
mate bonnds of Conrressionsl legislation in regard
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ReIsVhe an1 paopetty Will .neI poieeIs ieasinS
me Peopie Hee az tne proper tme 10 form oate
.h F anu seen s aulssioh ,n.o lne Union
MneIher iIee OF save oIates, as they may eject.
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RICHMOND, Va, July Is, 1859.
GfNTLEMEN-Yours OF the sth reached me the
18th inst and proceed to answer it as briefly and
sategorically as possible. | cannot elaborate re-
ply TO either question, for each separately would
sequire-and on one of them, at least have
wrtten-a long treatise; and 1t Is desirable that
The conclusions should be condensed, without the
reasons for them, IN order that they may be read.
viii amplify them no further than it is necessary
20 make myself understood, and to draw the dis
ancnons essential TO guard the main exceptions to
general rules, which affect
LIST The rights OF naturazed citizens to the pro-
section OF the United States in the coutries of their