The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-06-30
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cpoa the advent of Sam into this community,
still seriously affect him. He harps upon the
conduct Of the people of Massachusetts, in regard
ID foreigners. if it to effect the rights OF,
IL party 10 Indiana. He seems very fearful OF
the truth OF the statement that the Democracy
of Massachusetts, had it entirely in their power to
defeat the proposed amendment 10 the torsttu-
tea aud failed to do it either from choice or
neglect AID with the probability that they voted
for he amendment
Tile whole matter is simply this The Amefi.
can party Of Massachusetts, aided by some Dem.
ocrats and few Republicans, ha'e adopted an
amendment to their constitution, which deprives
the foreigners Of the right to vote until they shall
have resided in that State two years after they
shall have been uaturalized. Ii is TO be tie law
az Massachusetts, alone-affects none but the cili-
rars at that State, and it i'll becomes Democrat
Ct squatter sovereignty procliyi,es, to complain
81 The conduct of his political friends in another
State, but he should permit them to determine
their own domestic institutions in their way.
n one acquainted with the state OF parties ia
u Massachusetts,, will deny tat the Democracy
responsible for that act, however much the MN
ions cf the corrupt administration in power may
deny it.
Int our neighbor in bis last paper claims that
the penlocrntic party has always been the friend
Of the foreigner. SO long as they could secure
their votes they snch friends as their selfish.
ness prompted them to be; bat will he tell US
how far they may I've regarded the friends Of the
foreigner now. lie would naturalize them, and
secrre their votes-if unfortunately war should
visit our country, he would demand, as he did in
II 6,bt
battlea but if perchance business or pleasure
should take them back TO their native land, be
would withdraw the protection Of the Ameri. I
can government. No matter if he had shed his
blood lighting under the star spangled banner of
bis adopted country, the moment he passed to
bis native soil he may be impressed into the ser
vice OF that country and compelled to fight even
against that free country for which he had shed
lis blood This is what you call Friendship TO
tie foreigner. However proscriptiye Know Moth
ipg n may have been regarded by the foreigner
member of that order ever proposed thus to
atarGou the foreigner who had become legal
citizen Of this country but on the contrary pro-
posed 10 lIoftct all such wherever they might be.
@om prcIesed that every citizen of the United
States both native and naturalzed should always
look 10 Tie flag of his country for protection,
sud ai,rnys ind that protection.
We append the following article from the Gin I
cinnati Gazette, and ask our neighbor to read ii
carefully. 1t is said Mr.. Fillmore was the repre-
sentative of Know Nothingism, aud from his con
dsct and that Of the present administration, the
foreigner can learn who is his best friend in this
county;
The utter irdefeDsibiIity Of Secretary Cass
mi nup a. al tZsI cit
returning 10 their native country. becomes more
ct,-r'y evident, the more carefully the subject is
inIe.iigHted. This disgraceul attitude of our
gorcrnment seems uuaccouutable, when the fact
IS called To mind that The question has already
been practically settled between this country ard
France the American claim. which we have EN-
physically asserted. being fHify recognized by the
French government This may seem incredible
10 those who have so confidently taken up the de-
fence Of tie Cass theory, aud have so unhesita-
tiagy attributed al contrary opinions to want
Of Intelligence candor" But as we have be-
tote cndeavored TO Offer conclusive reasons for
dsny ing the sstiee of the Administration doctrine
on This subject will now substaniiate our po-
sitiun 10y showing that what We insist on has been
conceded by foreign government. and that. TOO
III an srtreme one of the strongest that
could arise on the side of CdssIsm
What the administration of Mr. Buchanan has
thus mely surrendered, without even word of
objection, insisted 90 under the administra-
taa OF MIR Fillmore, and triGmphanty mainta=-
ed. After this important concession on the part
oil France, Mr. Everett, hen Secretary OF State.
very Justly expressed the hope, that this case
would be considered as precedent, and that
hereafter naturalized citizens of the United
States RAY visit France without danger Of arrest
fer military service" Had we not an imhecile
administration, such conclusion might safely
hsvc been assumed by every naturalized citizen
Of Preach origin. As ii is, such people nre treat
ell 10 an extraordinary specimen OF diplomacy
which has not left this even open question, as
il was before he days of Fillmore's presidency,
but has voluntarily offered 10 France the privil.
eye of forcing naturaiized citizens natives Of that
country toto her military service when she had
reGouuced any such claim. We copy from the
New ork Express a version Of the case We refer
to-,that of a man who hal been actually Grarn
a. eoHscrfpt-
Francis ALBERT, a native of the Department
de Var, in the South OF France, left there during
The drawing of the CONSUMPTION of 1899 and was
actually drawn rs conscrpt and was therefore
AZ echdps dc la conseription He arrived at New
Orleans made the usual application for citizenship
end duly pa:nralized in lS45 lie was sue
ces>ul in business in Louisiana, and in July 1852
after absence of nearly fourteen years, he re
turned 10 visit his family IN his native village,
aud under the vigilant police in France, he
arrested in tweniv-four hours after his return
He Immediately wrote to Mr. Hodge, the nearest
American consul. The latter that he might the
better attend TO the case. Immediately requested
that NJ ALBERT might be brought TO MarSeilles
wnlch request was promptly acceded to BY the
Geuera.ln Chief commanding the military dvis-
ion. He was there brought before the Tribunal
az GHerre as an LasOaH.is and condemned Mr.
Albert was willing 10 pay four thousand francs
Tor a substitute, but Mr.. Hodge would not allow
him even 10 make the offer, but obtained a hear.
tx OF his case, appeared in person before the
Tribunal dc Guerrs and pleaded the case and
after TWO trials ard a detention of six months he
was acknowledged American citizen and or !
aers came from the Minister of War at Paris d.
reeting his release. Mr.. Hodge gave him a pass
Po7I which was yised by the police. and with
which be remained some weeks with his family
Travelled through France, and embarked az Ha.
WV on his return to the United States
me correspondence on file st the Departm ent
9 state gives the full details of the case and Mr.
E1'Stt' the Secretary of State snder Mr. Fill.