The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-06-30


We thought the doctrine Of ssnatural allie
glance" had been long since exploded and
consigned to the same tomb with the once
famous dootrine Of the 1Divine Right Of
Kings." But il seems that relic Of that
doctrine 10 in full vigof to-day, and 10 as
serted by those who assume 70 be the legiti-
mate heirs Of Jefferson. That stern repub-
lioan, with his compeers, electrified the world
BY their bold assertion Of the natural and
inherent rights Of man, a. distinguished
from his civil rights and correlasive duties.
s'Red- Tapsdom" generally stood sghast at
their assertion that man-that the individual
had rights which did not derive from king
| " condescensions or Parliamentary grants,
but antedated all kings and all conventional
tiles. as they were before and superior to all
political arrangements, and all law, except
the law Of God. 81 am Q man, therefore
have the right to be man." was their sole
fundamental principle, from which they de-
rived all she rights and duties Of the indi-
yidual and the State. The permission Of ex-
istence by the Almighty, and the consequent
moral responsibility of each individual, was
the all-suficient guaranty Of the right to ex-
ist and the right to enjoy all the aids Of so
ciety necessary for the development Of his
whole nature. They clearly recognized those
primordial rights OF Life, Liberty and Pro-
perty. The Law might aud should guaranty
the secure enjoyment Of these rights, but
does not originate them. Therefore man 10
not the creature Of the State, and must not be
absorbed BY the State. In the exercise Of his
right Of Liberty, freedom Of thought and NO.
ton, it 10 competent for the individual to
choose the Society or the State in which he
will live. The right Of Expatriation is,
therefore, inherent or primordial.
10 the act Of becoming citizen OF another
State, the individual at once dissolves all
mere civil relations with the former State,
and acquires the right Of protection from the
new government to the fullest extent. When
his naturalization 10 complete, he 10 in every
respect, before the State, equal to the ma
tive. II the native steals property or com.
mits murder in foreign country, he ia
amenable to the laws OF that country. So
10 the naturslized citizen. II tho native il
impressed into the military service Of for
eign country, it is the duty of our govern.
ment to demand his release. So in the case
Of the naturalised citizen. There cannot be
a divided allegiance, and our country falls
far short Of its duty if it yields to the
claims Of q foreign State over one of our
citizens on the mere ground Of civil ar
rangements.
The fatal bunder Of Mr.. Cass consists in
unduly subordinatiug tho natural rights OF
man to civil duties and governmental ar
engagements. The sacredness Of prescription
and the prerogatives Of supreme Power, in
his estimation, override and swallow up mere
individual rights.
DisSrIct Court.
! The Court is dispntching business rapidly.
There 10 large docket, but We presume the
Judge will clsan it out during the session.
The Petit Jury il composed as follows:
| Col. VIM. Thompson, A. B. Chittenden, j.
A. Persinger, John Oiler, Aaron Conkey, G.
o. Hilton, Hugh Kennedy, Jas. Watson, Jno.
Farley, Patrick Riley, VIM. H. Appler, Rob't
Worster, Ezra Bishop, H. s. Farrar and w.
Lynch.
CASES DrsPosED OF MONDAY.
Stevens vs.. Hildreth, action of right
judgment for plaintiff.
Estes ct al. VS.. Holliday-continued gen
orally.
Estes We. S.illwell ct al.-continued gen.
orally.
Bruce VS.. Whit eld-continued for SER
vice.
Cox VS.. Hanks 4 Wilson-same entry.
VIM VS.. Kelly, defendant open for proof.
j. 4 j. Sleyin vs. NJ. & j. Rifner- judg-
ment for pl,ffs. ST. 1888 IS.
Marshall & Moss VS.. Wilson-cont. for
publication.
Ficklen & Lucas vs.. Montandon-same
entry.
Todd ct al. ". Wilson ct al.-non suit.
Joseph vs.. Skinner generally.
| Brandon & Co. VS.. Walker-dismissed ct
pltff's costs.
HENDERSON vs.. Ewing-same entry.
Kellogg W. McChcsney- continued for
publication.
Dixon ". Huston-cont. generally.
Curtis vs. Duryee Ell. ct al.--cont. gen.
orally.
Scoles ct 81. ". Tracy ct al.--cont. gen.
orally.
Zwart vs.. Sample--dismissed without pre-.
judice.
Renaud vs.. Mogg ct al.--dismissed at plt6i