The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-14

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United ststrs.r This spfsAsgyU1
t,trr neous h,ssovy. fssak19@eoNDee
sksIi merely osn 'suew6NesterSyyss
teuces in M. msdisow'f 4 fe~eey
report, in ff9s, 10 TIE bsR4s,4toeEoe
defended the svsoist'osr SeWsf1 - -
I Legsistcrssksiut VIE sStesu3eSN egsel.<
o,ber state Leysssssasest sypsse go ees
tly founded upon tNe pyUttsS-ee - ~
Legislature sgsfHst we ssts1f fsaUor11 ~
sc ;, ss pslpable 'ssd s,ssvstNQF4no ~
lot the vons,nn;,on. SIS p0,efi45 Ng4
he referred 10 nome oshsslL s6n&6.
states were s~sSn.;-rd tuyegp<<rSM = ~
casions, he concludes ~ ssytdE{ {{G 80
Legislatures OF the stases iMiUet 80 ~
direct representation 10 CSasyesGt u3styen
7 view TO obtsin resembling oseecs 50 y1s3
\ fensive acts. OF they might hsss NJ
Senators in Congress their xisu u ~ "a
thirds thereof would pseposs q -
amendment 10 the Constitusto&s -
thirds OF themselves, " such ~ o<<4 g
option, might, by an sppiicsfiou - go p''
gress, have obtained Z Couve1ti6q - VI
very same object. This 10 the vety yt1s
which I earnestly recommend, tnSpeU ~
obtain an explanatory smesdmeessaf tffs,
This might originate with Cosgss6a ds,>1e y
state Legislatures. as may be dees.ed - =
advisable TO attain The object. The wv
pianatory am. ndment be costned - tkea'
i, husl settlement o! the true constructi0a ~
Constitution on three special pointss . .,.a,''a
h An express recognition Of The dytk 'tf \. z,
property in slaves in the states where ifnoS
exists oi may hereafter exist. The dntg 81
IProtecting this right in ell the cousuoR Ter
ritories throughout their territorial elistenes
and until they shall be admitted ss states
into the Union, with or without slavery b
y theit Constitutions may prescsibe. n ite
!, recognition Of the right ofthe MASTER 70 kAvs
n his slave. who has escaped from one stats To-
3 smother, restored and Of the validity o.
. the fugitive slave law enacted fot this
purpose. together with q deciAfstioa that
all state laws ,mpairing OF defeating tkis.
right are violations OF the ConssisueiaA
and are consequently null and void. Saeb' =
an explanatory amendment would, u is he.
lievet. iorever terminate the existing de-.
SCI s'ons and restore peace aud hsruuuy !,
among the states. 40. "
| RR.nCa sg sNla 1gsi /.
With Ftance, our sncicnt anda pouerHIi, y
ally, our relations continue to be of No >
y 'onst Nienity character. A decisioa -has
recently been made by a Fscuch iudiuiai .,
: tribunal, with the approbatioa Of tlss i'm. y
J. perial government. which cannot tail 40
foster the sentiments OF mutual regsrd sheS >.
have so long existed between the twe ooua- 4
tries Under she French law no person can /
!. serve in the armies Of France unless he bc b.
French citizen. ..-. r, = sfs.esgI
The law OF France recogni xing the natural 4
= hgbt oi expatriation, IL follows ss q aeces.to
sary consequence that q Frenchmau. By tho
TACT OF having become citizen ofthe uniteI .
Safes, has changed his alleyiaace IND has
lost his native character. lie cannot theye.a'
!. fore be compelled TO serve in Lhe French .
4 armies, in case he should return 10 his
nal t.ntxv a.
nounce1 in 1852. BY the French Minister Of \
= War, aud IN two late cases have been con-
brmed by the French Judiciary. In these,
two natives OF France have been disehnreed
u IN the French army. because they he'd be.
\ come American citizens. To employ the
language OF onr present Minister 10 France,
who has rendered good service on this oc-
casion, 81 do not think our French IA
tufalized fellow citizens will hereaftss en-.
, p-Iirnce much annoyance on this sut1ecs.
/. venluIe TO predict that the time is NOT fas
Il distant whtn the other continental powees
wiz adopt the same wise aud Just policy
winch has done so much honor TO the en-.
I'ghtened government OF the Emperor. In
any event. our government is bound TO pro-
t=ct The rights OF her naturalized citiseua
vefywhere, to the same extent as though
they had dawn their Grst breath in this
country. We can recognize no distiuctioa
, between our native and naturalized citisena.
1 Rrssis.
Between the great Empire Of Russia sad
ire United States, the mutual frierdship
and T~..-i -.".u nus SO long existed. etstl
continues to prevail. and, if possible. 10 -. y
crease. Indeed. our ,ai-,:--- wIIh that
, Empire are oil that we could des'fe' .I-..it
Our relations with Spain are nov Of .
more complicated. though less dangerous
chsra ter, than they have been fof many.
years. Our citizens have long held and
continue TO hold, numerous claims sgainas}"
the Spanish government. These had been
:, ably urged for a seres OF years by our sue n
:, cessive diplomatic representatives Al Aad~ b
rid, but without obtaining redress. The II
. Spanish government finally agreed 10 instiini
: tuie joint commission for the Adjsstment ,
ofthese claims. aud on the 9Th Aey Of March. :,
SEQ. concluded a convention Tor that puf., :
pose, with our present Minister at Madrid. =
Under this convention, what have koenD
denominated the Cubspdclaims, amounting
Ia SIPS. .635 81, in which more than one
hundred Of our fellow -citIzcns are intefest-
ed, were recoen zed, and the Spanish gov.
ernment agreed to pay one bundred thous.
and dollars OF this amount within three
months following the exchange OF ratikca- =
tioas. The payment o. III remaining sac, !,
635 81 was TO await the decision Of the
, Commissioners Tor or against the AmistA Ad n
, claim. but in any event, the balance vas 10 !
Ie uaiI tn tl. ntS stfhar hv cs,air.
y The I.n;,.d states Th.,e ,.,n, ~,
e ry.,y reason IN Lnow are h;yh,v .a,;,f. c,,, =
st t,oth, hoIIs,s oT.hs C,,h.n eI,;m. ymSssy
o tb.y h,, mall. i, formal ofT;.r. .m,l c,;s;s.'.
Il The Stat, D,rar,m.n, to s..,i. ti.,, sss;s..'.
!. and 10 deiuett the amount OF the Amistaa
IS 40 ,"o.;.' r,o," So rS;,
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