The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-07-21
fNvrHkR WokD on THE DECENTRALIZATION
QUESTION.

An ndmiTcr of Mr Cusss vicwa !hc Ent.
mrn.l.a,"i! Question '?lcs Us Ia t,.k for what
lie cal, " IA" unr"nkomahlcnsss Of our r,eien.
r;ona." \ naturnlz"d ci'iz"n. says lie. enirvs
;ht iul!c.i cii zen.hp III this connrv nad every.
where siro'd s,"" onlv in the land which gave
i,", hnth. j. il. he asks. so gre:t n hardship to
''G rhmt ~! from on" h:ilc spot Of earth, WHOM
the " l,oie w"ld Ia !:re T. him with that ore
"Xcep,unf Is there not q :pecirs Of inischiev.
"us pcrvcrsty in na,rrralized citizens Of Plus-
.i~n birth int'Ft;ng on travelling to Prussia. whci
they might take the mir IN England, OF France
or Spain. Or the East Indies, OF the Lord knows
where bcssrs
This f,icnd of tho Secretary Of State has
evidently never heard OF verse which, most
school boys know hy heart. aud which Ls-
S,ie.
Rroathcs there man with soul so dead
Who never 10 himself hath raid
This In my own. my native land7'
We viii not undertake to discuss whether the
continent which tho poet rightly assume, to
exist in MI hce human hearts ia a perverse feel.
,"g. or the contrary. 1t is enough for the rur-
l"scs ct the present controversy to know that il,
.1;sts that no man it'll: IL heart in his br.a.t
IAN wholly forget Or become indifferent to the
place Where he first SAW the light, and where his
:.hiidh"od was passed.
Mr.. Casr and his fricuds will find. if they
inquire. that every man in tho country, how
ever hta interests may havc cstrancei him from
hs birth place, looks forward to visit tn. Old
fanins fimt once more. Tho moro distant
the Cd i:pme. the ,,ore ardent the hope 10 see
It again. Neither apace nor timo weaken, noth-
ing Out death rf,ceB tho dear old memory,
and sets ut rest the vcnrnng d,sirc TO trend III.
paths oi ones childhood, and gaze on tho old
landmarks OF the fatherand. In comparison
With that halowed spot all tho rest Of th- world
e u dull blank. Young men love to travel for
tho sake OF seeing strange sights and new places ,
ns !hc man natures, the only place on earth
which he longs to sro before he dies is his old
home.
Yet This. Of all places in the world. .s the
"ny une f'"In which blr. Cass dc,ires to ahu,
"nt tho Eaturalizrd citzchs of the United
i,tn,Ce
The Srcretnr; may rest assured OF one fact ::
II every applicant Tor Naturalization were told
On nFtenilng before the Court 10 he admitted IA
citizen. that the condition Of his clt,-nsh,r
"ns that hc should never icvitit his birth place
there would II" MI c,d Of the business Of natu-
rn!izaion, and the vncntiun Of tn, officials who
have it i'll charge would De- gone There is not
y he'd carier q, II st:rring German laLorer who
"ou'l br willing. for the reward of American
"nizensiIir. I" deliberately renounce the natural
md cheering hope that some day, in prosperous
circumstances. h- might rcviet tho land which
lie lett to seek his fortune. Ths may be called
perve'fc feeling. If So it is purt uf the olipi
nal blight which prrvndcs every human heart
And. for our part, we should be very sorry to
thlnh TINT uny men were being ruised to the
dignity Of American citizenship " ho had SO lit
II" Of common humanity in their ccn,po.
si,on In 10 be wholly free from rucl p.r..r.
s:iy.
We ar" glad. bu! not surprised to SEQ that tho
'h"'".'"l meannr:s Of the Cnsh policy this
question is arou*'"c the indignation oi sa,esn,en
of nil rartiea. Among the Democrats, Senator
Douglas, Of illinois, and Governor Wise. Of Vir.
E!ni", lake open ground against the drsertnn uf
"a;uraliz-d ci'izens. Governor Bunk., Of Mas.
sachnsette, and, We believe. Governor Chase of
OHIO, nro equally decided on the same side -
Even the Know Nothings arr ashamed OF the
Cass method OF cheating Foreigners: Mr. Bolts
oI t"g'"in. hos wiitien several letters dcnounc-
ing aud q letter Of Mr.. Ever.Lt's has also
appeared IN the papers. tukins The manly ground
that once ctize". man is n citizen always
and everywhere" w do not envy the feelings
With which :hc Secretary Of State mus, perceive
that men Of nil parties have forgotten the ir mu
'"al riva!'i's u p:"tes, ngains, tie quithlng
?ara''ox"s under cover OF which h. Ia be'rnv.
ing the hoor Of the country.-l{"rpsrs Weck.
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