Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-02

President Lincoln hes agan. rade "prociamation,"
and one foolish those that have gone before it.
He has now proclaimed !" that oil OF US, able bodied
citizens must rush forward to b. drafted Well, 1chen
we come, Abraham viii hear from us! But the gst of
Abrahams proclamation :" is to warn the large body
of men who have declared intention of becoming
citizens but Who have not given effect to their decara-
ton, to Qu the c0lfr within sXtytye DAYS from the
date O. 'be proclamation, that they will be liable
to be drafted. He says farther which is very true,
that any one who has exercised any right franchise
peculiar to citizens has thereby become liable to all the
service that be demanded of native citizen of any
OF the States This r0ther hard, in view OF Stewards
invitation, through foreign consus, to The of
foreign lands to come here, tie that employ
meDt was abundant and that while alers, civil OBJ
legation was incurred.
But we say to men of foreign birth, who have de-
clared 40 intention to become citizens, but have never
acted on lt-haVe Fever become citzaps-to rst per-
fectly quiet. The Auburn pettogger, SewaI-. Who
wrote Abes proclamation" for him, doesn't know
aD The subject of Great Britain or of France Of
any other foreign State who under happier auspices OF
our country, may have declared intention of becom
ing an American cizen, but Who now, recOnSderS that
intention. needs do more than notafy the court be-
fore which he made his declaration that be has thought
better the subject and reounces his intention to be-
come an American citizen. By such notification, he
remains n Gllen with all the privileges OF alien
We will guarantee to any such person Lis immunity oy
so doing. They tell Us that in Ireland, within the
English pale, they spoke of certain class as mere
speak Of mere" citizens.
In Fort Lafayette, in 1851. saw the irons taken
off British Subjects who had been thus treated feons
because they trying to the blockade off Charles
ton. Seward bowed to the demand of the British Gov
ernm Mt. Next day we still saw the chains on the
ankles of an honest Irishman. We asked him how it
that he was not liberated with the Others who
were his shipmates? He responded: "Troth, it was
my misfortune to have become Anaeracnn citizen "
He mere" American-not British Sutisct
Yes, Americans! 1t is fact that can any time be
proved in court of justice-a fact for which William
I'll. Seward conservative Sewardis responsible, that
after visit from MIR. Archibald British Consul at this
port, prisoners who proved themselves British ect
released from ops and shortly of er set free while
others, taken the vessel with Them were held
in irons because they were, had become American
citizens ! " Tail Columbia" the "Star spanged Ban
ner, and all that kind OF thing, has special charm tol
! the stern old Americans who were witnesses of thai
! transaction
We say to aliene, VINO have " declared their nten
tons to become citizens but executed those in
tentions not to be ENTHUSIASTICALLY if they, by
birh were subjects of moderately powerful Govern
ment. They are in no danger. AS matter of pre-
caution, it will be we'll to give notice of revocation
of the purpose of becoming citizen. But don't ske
daddle Stewards aim, that he forever despairs
cajong the foreign born into bis selfish schemes t.
get as many possible OF them to leave the country
| Now, we say to them don't do at.
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