Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-07-26
Ls,i,r Prom Governor Wise.
Tnx Rlohrs on NAruRAIlzED CrrIzEEF

~ !. ynchB1rg Republican. "
a natHralized friend of this city
j has handed rs for publication, the
subioined letter from Gov, Wise,
i touehing|the subject of onr latnrali
zatipn laws as affecting onr adopted
1ffellow citizens abroad. twill be seen
| that the Governor differs with Gen.
ICass' construction Of our laws:
RIcHMoEp, June 16, 1859. Il
1 10 MAX d. MAYER, ESQ:
lHf DEAR SUI Absence has delayed
IImy reply to yours OF, the 10th Instant.
Il / have not time to elaborate an
lopillion npon the letter OF Gen. Cass,
dated Washington, May II, 1859,
addrcssedIto Mr.. Felix lie Clerc, OF
Memphis Tenn, saying toI him,
q yoitr naturalization IN this c0sn-
try will hot exempt you from that
claim (the claim Of the French
| Government to military seroiee from
| all natives Of. France who may be
found within its inrisdiction) ''iifyon
should Voluntarily repair tliither," Ito
France
Myopinion is, thatathis concession
by our Government is an abandonment
Of one.ofthe most precious American
doctrines ever established by our
patriots fpr a free people. And re-
Egret that d Democratic Administra-
ton has endorsed it as laid down by
its Wing predecessor in the Depart
ment Of State, Mfr. Edward Everett,
following the authority OF Wheaton.
The United States first established
the righf 3ofieapatriation and THE sol
elnn ceremony ofnaturalization, in
Nesting foreigners with citizenship,
binding them to>allegiqace, and con
tracing to- give Them projection
wheneYer.by oath and residence they
should become as native-born The
old despotism held to the maxim,
T. Once citizen. always d citizen -.
Tho new Republic set up a new.
refuge Of liberty, and asserted that
birth and nativity should not limit
the rights of man. She established
standardization of those who chose
to expatriato themselves. It was for
this we declared the last warIwith
Great Britain. She claimed the right
to .seizeIhe native citizens on board
our ships. This We fought to. resist.
We said that when her natives were
once naturalized here they became as
if.they were native born. ThatIis inl
fact the meaning of naturalization
Well, as wefwonld not permit Eng
land to Seize 3hora own native born,
So we would hot permit her to Belize
The natpralizah citizens Of America,
for the reason that naturalization put
them on tile footing ossjlative born. /
4 Again Mt. Cass may say that. he
limits tile case te- those who yolnnta-
rilysgo TO France and arc natives oil
that country. But he admits there. 4
within her jurisdiction, Etho claim to
military service. N
Nov, military seryice'iafa political
duty belonging wherever allegiance
is due l. and, inasmuch as We swear
by an oath tEle native of France, mat:
uraliztd here, to rcnounce allegiance
to that, country and to every prince
and potentate Of earth, the citizeh Of
France, natpralized here, owes hlfa-
glance BY our laws to the United
States, and has renowned allegiance
to France. She ought not 10 claim
allegiance Of Pur citizens against our
laws. FIJI II e
+ Again: 4tAe natuyalized citikens
not onlyhrenolEnces allegiance, .by onr
law, to His native country, but bY the
some law We adopt him as-one. offonr
citizens to jill intents and purposes,
and we contract to give him protec-.
.tion as We siFe it toour native born.
Naturalization is thnsNa contract BE-,
tween a subject andfa sovereign. /; al.
legiance1is The consideration oH the
one hand and protection is the con,
sideratlon on the other. The subject
+ardth United States swears aliegi-
|apte to the United States promises
Protection to him. True, the laws Iof
every eoantry must prevail its own
Jurisdiction. But this is the law as
fto municipal and criminal and con !
Emefcial relations, not as To politteal.
rs native. or naturalized citizen of.theI
United States, made the same by their
laws, may be III France and tuustIob- /
serve the laws these-in st pay, for
example, customs aud duties pr penal
ties for crime there. But neither the
one no more than the other is bound
TODD military duty there, becausegat
is Political duty which relates toEal-
legiance and not to residence or 3D.
jo,lrnment oil trayelin transitu. Ina
word, the nataralized may be com
PEELED TO do and observe whatever the
native citizens may be compelled to
DO and observe in France, but no
more, and sothe United States have
contracted with him And political
must be distinguished from other du-
ties as to either class Of citizens, 81
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