The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-13

The following extract from the Ne'o York
Times, which, by the way, appears to be
fayorite with certain Lincoln paper not
far from Wheeling, will suffice to give an
idea of the liberal principles protested by
the Lincoln Seward Administration with
regard to foreigners.
"The taking of the Spanish fugitive by
Marshal Murray from the United States,
and sending him off to Cuba, has excited
much comment. Many of our public jour
nails are inveighing against the act as one
which is in itself criminal. This depends
upon the question. whether the President
and Secretary of State and the Executive
officers of this country can surrender iu-
gitive or criminal to foreign friendly pow
er with whom we have no treaty of extra
dition. 1t will be remarked in the first
place, that we have no act Of Congress
which in terms admits the right of any for
eigner to come into the United States, while
! the British Parliament passed law, as long
ago as the reign OF Elizabeth, declaring that
all persons who were subjects of another
friendly nation, might come into England
and depart therefrom as they might choose
complying with the laws of England. The
comfy of nations, as respects the United
States, has generally adopted this rule in
practice, but when we have gone thus far
we have gone to the length of the law. No
nation is bound to admit the subjects Of
another nation into the country, and if they
come in without permission, they can be
imprisoned, punished, or sent out of it
Witness the Governments of Japan, China
and Russia"
Concerning this the NeaO Nation says:
One might almost fancy, in reading the
above lines, that we were yet in those re-
mote ages when Chinese civilization could
invent no better means than China wall
in order to prohibit all foreigners or barba-
rians from entering the Celestial Empire
1 The Times denial of the right Of any for
signer to tread the sacred soil of the Uni
ted States unless by Mr.. Stewards per
mission, countersigned by the editor of the
New York Times, reminds us of the absurd
and revolving rights that certain savage ma
tons claim. But there at least the travel
er is warned by the tattoo-marks on the
natives, and by their utter lack of clothing,
of the reception awaiting him, while both
Mr.. Seward and the editor of the Times are
clothed in purple and fine linen. The one
issues circulars for tie purpose ofpromoting
immigration, and the other drinks cham
payne with proclamation forger-a state
of things indicating high degree of civili>
zation, and tending to deceive those unfor.
tunate individuals whom lack of potatoes
or liberty expatriate from Ireland or France
to America. Comrades of Ulysses, put wax
in your ears in the absence of potatoes in
your stomachs, and beware of the proclama.
tons of that new siren, Seward.
When We read such articles; when we
compare them with the shameful manner in
/ which Sigel has been treated; when We re-
feet that, after all the services rendered
by him and his compatriots, after all the
German blood that has been shed 30 lavish
ly East and West, Sigel receives no other
reward from the hands of the Administra.
ton than insult, sarcasm, hatred, and cal
umny-when we consider all these, We can
not refrain from drawing a sad comparison
between the sentiments of our forefathers
and those of the present day; between the
honor, consideration, and gratitude which
tthey gave to La FaYette, Kosciusko, and
Northumberland the shameful treatment
which the Administration infllcts, through
its press organs, upon foreigners who are
fighting for this country-the common
country ofall men Of honor, intelligence,
and energy-aud who have given their
professional skill, their love, and their
blood to America.
Wethink that the time has arrived when
we should all unite, American liberals and
foreigners, and hurl our combined strength
in the approaching election against this
Administration, which is unworthy of a
great peaple, which has dishonored the
American name both upon the field of bait
tie and abroad, and whose maleficent hand
brings death, ruin, and shame upon every
thing it touches.