Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-04

Hele0se OF COIO0et8 warren and
Nagie, Amer, ,can-Fenian Prisoners
In lreiand-Interestip Correspond
ence ON the subject. 80
The following correspondence has been
published:
rsasasp New York, August 16, 1867.
DEAR SIR-I have just received a letter.
rom ColonelJno. Warren, late of the Fed
eral army, and citizen of the Uniteds
States, and dated August 2 and written
from the Jail in Dublin, where he Is confin-s
ed q prisoner, without specific charges,
and. as he believes, without just grounds.
This is but one of many cases where Amer
lean citizens of Irish birth, and some,
Of American birth, are detained by,
the British government under some pretext
or other. 1t is common thing in Ireland
for the emissaries of this tyrannical power
to arrest and incarcerate In dungeons your
own countrymen, for no other reason than
that they are your countrymen. The fact
that. the person is an American appears to
be sufficient justification for the pe-petra-
ton of these wrongs. This is a national in
suit, which our Government is not at liberty
TO overlook. Every citizen, whether native
or adopted, is entitled to protection, and in
the present case the obligation rests upon
US with more than ordinary force. The
reasons which render our Irish adopted
citizens SO obnoxious to English eyes are
because, as class. they are so entirely and
purely American.in their views of republic
can liberty. and in opposition to despotism.
They hate England, because England ep9
presses their native landsandi the faith of
their fathers. They would beHnworthy,o of
their own history, and degenerate Ameri-
cans, If they could feel otherwise, under
the circumstances. j. therefore, Mr.. Pres
idept respectfully but earnestly, ask your.
Immediate attention to this subject. know
nj MI dt1tio IN ht1t
still the urgency of these cases, and the ma
tional honor involved, and the duty we owe
large, patriotic, and valuable class of our
fellow-citizens, requires prompt action
The people have confidence in your devo-
ton to the interests of all, without dis
tInction OF nationality or caste, and hope
that you will turn aside fora moment from
the cares of other public questions to give
this Immediate thought and official action.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
bro = 81 {ni Fn97a '.2 FERNANDO WooD.
al Hon. Andrew Johnson 1issii IT, ofF A7s
The President placed Mr.. Woods letter
before the Cabinet on Monday, the Goth
fer at once with Mr.. Bruce, the British
Minister, on the subject, anu to reply to
Mr.. Wood. The following is the reply:
tioa - H'1.-n DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHINGTON, August %, 1875
To Hon. Fernando Wood, NetozY Fork 2
SIR:-The letter which you addressed TO
the President on the 18th of August, relat-
Ing to tine case of Colonel John Warren,
late of the United States army. who has
been arrested, together with William j.
Nagle, and with him detained In Dublin
under the suspension of the habeas corpus
act, has been referred to this Department.
The subject has alreadyrreceived the at
tention of this Department, which under
stands that those persons are citizens of
the United States, and that there are no
sufficient grounds to charge them with the
commission of any, oftense against the
laws of Great Britain; and has good rea-
sons TO believe that they have already tean,
or will without further delay be discharg-
ed. have the honor to be, r,yourl obe-
dent servant, - ,0 WILLIAM FL. SEWARD.
On the 23d of August. the day after, Mr..
Bruce telegraphed to his Government rec-
ommending the immediate discharge of
Coils. Nagle and Warren from imprison-
meHt, and sent to Mr.. Seward copy of the
dispatch. 1t is believed they have been
discharged.