Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-06-30

The Allegsnian, slightly paraphased We would
remark 10 the commencement of our commen-
tary that, Though our neighbours failure 10 &C.
c,pt the issue we rendered him last week with
reference to the" le Clerc letter of the venerable
Secretary Of State, cancels any obligation ed
itorial courtesy might impose to interchange
Vows upon" other questions, "the kind appre-
citation with which our neishbor received our
comments upon another matter "has entirely
won " on u.s. and determined us TO attempt
some,hing Of reply" in the spirit of rccipro-
cal kindness" 10 the 'leader" Of his last issue
W. shall take up in order the several things
snggested by our neighbors ".eoder' and en-
dsavor a reply.
In the first place our neighbor declares thai
Gen. Cass, in bis letter to Felix lie Cerc of Ten
nesser, merely "reccommended caution 10 nat
IrIlized citizens, natives Of France, in return
ing to that country, pending the war" To as
sert such thing renders the position Of the
veteran Cass worse than ridiculous. Caution
is q warning or exhortatou intended as secu.
riiy or guard against danger. The letter Of
Gen. Cass asserts the policy Of this govern
Iuenl upon tne most Important uutStioH ti'Ht
could present itself for It's consideration-the
rights of pnturalzed citizens; for in that letter
be distinctly aud emphatically declares shat
The fact OF a foreigners naturalization here will
Dot exempt him from military service, sh ould
he voluntarily repair TO his native land.
Is this what our neighbor calls Caution
Ifso, he renders " Caution" and policy syn
onymous terms, Which we respectfully submit
h an absurdty. The fact is this thilg Of "cau-
ton" is an ater-thought with Gen. Cass, inten-
oed to parry The effect of his doctrine upon the
future prospects OF his party. All your efforts
therefore Mr. Alleganlan to make your adop-
ted fellow citizens believe anything else will
prove an abortion. The position now assumed
by the administration can be characterized by
no softer term than " neferiuus scheme" of
deception, because your party told the foreign
ar his naturalization admitted him into full
citizenship, that every body else was for pro-
ecribing him, aud honey-fuggled him into the
belief that your party was his firm and unNl
terable friend, and thus you secured power.
Ia the hour OF his need your party desert
him. In your own classical and chaste langu-
age, "w ha, despicaLle charlantry' what base
hypocrisy"
In the second place our neigbor pitches into
tho Hon. John Minor Bolts, to use a provin-
eialsm, with the savage ferocty Of mcat-a1e
The whole tone and tenor of your animad-
versions upon Mr.. Bolts is calculated, il not de-
signed, to leave the impression that he gratu-
itously rendered his views upon this highly
important question. This is unjust toward
him, Why did you not tell your readers that
his opinions upt n the doctrines announced in
the Secretary's lie Clerc letter were solicited by
q number of naturaIzcd citizens who found
themselves basely betrayed by the Democratic
Party2 Would not that have suited your
purpose as we'll H.? Mr.. Bolts is not given 10
such things. He is not proliS epistolary eC
fusionist such rs your renegade leader, his
"Ebo-shin and Gizzard FOOT Excellency, the
present Goyerner Of Virginia. In your zeal TO
deal blow at Mr.. Bolts you should avoid
compromising your tender conscience.
IN the third place our neighbor endorses as
orthodox Democracy, the position of Gen. Cass
upon the rights of naturalzed citizens. Is this
endorsement in accordance with your explicit
declaration Of the 2Sth ult, that after "a for
tigner resides in this country "for five years
whsn lie sol,mny atjures all allegiance to any
foreign Prince, Potentate or Power, and swears
allegiance to the government OF the United
States, be is "under the Constitution invested
with all the rights and immunities that rer-
tain to citizenship or is it one of the rights
and "immanities" that pertain TO a native born
citizen 10 travel on land or sea, throughout
the habitable globe, without being subject 10
compulsory military service2 We think Mr.
--Alieganian any candid man will say your dec
iaration Of the 2slh of May, and your re-
cert unqualified endorsaiion of GAGS natural
ization letter are strangely Inconsistent. If
the naturaizcd citizen is invested, "under the
Constitution" with all the rights and ingmu-
aities thatpertain 10 citizenship" lend native
born citizen is entitled TO the protection of
this government wherever he may go ia the
pursuit Of legitimate business or pleasure, by
what parity Of reasoning can 1t be made 10
appear that foreigners naturalization in the
United States will not exempt him from militia
airy eervicc, If he repair upon lawful business 10
bis native land.2 lin native born citizen can
voluntarily repair TO France, asd be exempted
from military service, and a naturnizcd
Frcnchman can not, thea his naturalization
does not invest him it'll GALL the rights and
smmunities that pertain TO citizenship" How
do you neighbor reconcile your two Positions?
Which do you swear by n,w2 1t would be
impossible for any one 10 follow you in your
tergivisations, aud square your course to the
STANDARD of consistency, without very conye-
nisnt Imagination for supplying modifying aud
Qualifying terms.