New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-14

,h.or, recognizes no distinction among citizens in
regard 20 the protection doe to their persons and
,ro,er,, a, homo and shrosd The English CON-
mon Law ,ule aud which Is recognized III subsIa zee
BIS All European n,iicns where the federal system
bore sway. namely. that The allegiance Of the sub
i,c, "a perpetual aud irrcvo,able, was rePudi,tei
in the Declaration OF Independence, was deriied
and defed in the revolutionary struggle, AMI has
since been steadily resisted BY the war for sailors
rights" in l5l2-l5 and by repe.ted reflssls to sub
nit, under any prett 1t, to the searching of ships
which bona .fde carry the American flag.
This Csss-Democrstic doctrine, - Once q sub
"jtct, alwsysa subject" when spilled to the Pc
cuar csse of our uaturalized citizens, outrage. all
just notions Of that reciprocity Of rights and obi
cations which exists between rulers and ruled
After euuuerstDg the essential rights OF maa, the
Declaration Of Independence proclaims the philo-
sophie truth that slI governments derive their
iust powers from the consent of the governed; and
tia, when any government fails 20 insure these
rights 10 Il citizens, they may change or abol sh il
at pleasure. In other words. it recognizes the re-
ciprocal obligations Of allegiance by the citizen,
and protection by the goyernms Mt; the duty Of
governments TO extend their benefits 10 those who
bear their burdens. No one questions the validity
Of this doctrine when applied to our natve-beru
citizens l. the obligation less weishty 10 respect
20 persons who yielding to the strong inducements
Of our colonization and naturalization systems,
have migrated hi,ber, and, by simultaneous acts,
have abured allegiance To foreign potentates, anf
taken su osth Of fidelity 10 the Constitution OF the
United States Is the person who voluntarily
and of choice, bee 1mes 81 American citizen, less
worthy of governmental protection than one who
happened TO be born here, but never gave any such
striking proof of preference for republican instu-
tons Yet this is the class OF citizens whom
Gen. C.ss and the Administration would sentence
to outlawry the moment they pass beyond the ms
rne league No American Congress dare pass an
act embodying il It this doctrine of despots. No
American Minister dare incorporate this lingering
relic of fe I'D ,ism into treaty with any foreign
power And no American acknowledgements
hardened TO shame by reiterated outrages upon
public sen,uleni-woud brave popular indigna'
ton by becoming its cbsmpion.
Dealt by Democratic" hands, this blow at our
nslurslzed citizens is singularly mean, ungratetdl,
and foolhsrdy The Democratic party has sl~ays
affected peculiar regard for this class Of our people
For quarter Of cen!ury past 1t has claimed To
be their exclusive friend. Every ship-load OF
immigrants has been bailed with pleasure BY the
chiefs Of that school, because IT was supposed to
contain a largely preponderating percentage of
embryo Democrats. Ga the csc OF every election.
sdepts in the arts of forgery snd perjury have man
ufactured American citizens out of new y-srrlyef
Europeans with astonishing CELEBRITY, who, on the
MORROW. with their nstursliz 1tion papers in one
hand and the regular Democratic ticket in the
ether, have beeagueIed the polls aud stuffed the
bsllot-boxes, in style thst msde the eyes Of par
tssn wbippers-in g!oa with joy. They have been
the rcservcd corps to turn toe scale of battle Ia
favor Of the " Democracy" from Jacksoa's time
till now. Their votes vouchssfed 10 Us Texas aud
toe Mexican war; the reputation OF the Jefferson
ism Ordinance, and the passage Of the Fugitive
Slave law; the Kansas Nebraska act, and the Le-
compton swindle. They gave Us the virtuous and
economical Administrations Of Polk, Pierce and
buchanan: snd but for the unfortunate Nicholson
letter and the wrath Of Lindenwad, they would
have blessed us with that of Cas- himself
Such long, unvay ing, effective career of
service deserves better reward than the cool re-
quotation contained in the recent missiye of the
venerable Premier. And as the epistle 10 Nlchol-
son drove from the ranks Of the party in ISIS
every Free-Soil Democrat who had the sense 70
appreciate and the spirit 10 ayenge the wrong il
ii iicted upon bsowed traditional principles aud
tie Cause Of Free dom, now, unless We mis-
read the temper Of the times, the letter TO Hotter
viii proy oke retrbuton from all Democrats Of for
eisu birth. who have inieec. enough 10 measure
It's wide departure from orr tiJ0e honored Ameri.
cen policy aud soul enough to resen. It's insult to
themselves personally as class.
The Democratic party hss con.riyed to rule the
country for thirty years past By the aid Of two
clssse; Of persons-regroes and foreigners. l. has
received eIes, aid both il Congress and the College
Of Electors through the operation Of that clause Of
the Constitution which counts five slaves as equal
10 three free men Is! virtue Of this provision, the
Slave Power always sends 10 the lover House and
to the Presidential College from ,Senty to twenty
FIVE members, VITO serve IS the body guard
Of the Democracy in all severe conflicts. The
Democracy has rec'pFocstei the fidelity Of tbi,
corps by unwesried ceyo'ion to the Interests
Of the Negroocrscy. Next after these dark
huei suxiliaries, the party, IN every trial,
hiss relied upon foreign votes. l, has gener.
sly received them. solid sn6 .tolid, in tie large
cises snd towns Of the Union. Again SID again
have they met the main brunt Of the battle bearing
the Democracy 10 victory on tseir shields. Bat,