New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-25
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP OUTRAGED IN
H..sEN. CHI a.sl


BY private advices from Havana we are in POI
session Of facts Of recent occurrence ID that cit
which undoubtedly call for the promptest, mes
decided and forcibie action on the part Of on
Government, though We fear that the Administrs
ton viii conduct itself weakly and indecisively
this instance as il has In most others where the Of
posite course alone was proper. His Serene Es
celentissimo Gaptsin-General Serrano is con
mencing his vice-rcyal reign in Cuba with an ac
Of lofty assumption, which should be rebuked in I'll
most impressive manner. The facts are these:
A native Of Spain came to the United States 3
nine years Of age, and residing here took out hi
naturalization papers when he attained the age .
tweniy-one years. Subsequently he went to Cubs
and being in that island, was recently included i
the army transcription for service in the war be
| tween spain and Morocco. He at once elaine
exemption on the ground Of being an America
citizen, but the Captain General contemptuousl
ignored the act of naturalization and claimed hir
as still Spanish citizen. He then had the altel
native, open to all conscripts, to pay fine Of $50
or take his compulsory place in the ranks an
serve. He made his case known to Consul Generi
Helm, claimed the protection Of the American flag
and the Consul at once took the matter in hand an
| opened correspondence with Gen. Serrano. Bu
all to no purpose, for the latter refused to recog
nize the claim to the rights of American citizen
ship. The conscript, acting with the advice Of til
| Consul, then paid the fine under protest. Thes
are the facts in brief The whole matter was con
Quoted with much seeresy, and was not noiset
abroad even in Havana; and this article is the frs
particular reference to it which has appeared il
tsr;nt Wa have raaann IA heIiave that n gnecia
messenger is now en- route to Washington to lay
before Government statement Of the case pre-
pared by Consul HELM.
The duty Of the Administration in the premises
is apparent to every one Inc prompfsst redress
and acknowledgment Of the insult offered should
be at once demanded OF the ConsuFdeheral, ana
If not accorded the guns Of American ships should
in twenty days. be bombarding the Moro Castle.
We take this ground because the accredited and
positive government q Guba mas ohended Win ~
eyes open. Generai serrano knew mat England,
France and other powers 81 Europe mad acknoWi-
edged the sovereignty OF American naturalzed
citizenshp IN sucn cases Is tnis even Y spain naa
not, and ne dared 20 violate What they nave as
sacred N me iace q me protest OF
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