Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-13

BuRLINGroN.-The meeting at the City
Hall, Friday evening last, for the purpose
Of giving expression concerning the rights
Of American citizens abroad, was largely
attended The audience consisted mostly
Of citizens Of foreign birth but had a
considerable representation OF our native
element The gentlemen who were ox-
pected To address the meeting were Ex-
Coy. Dillingham; and Col. F V. Randall
Of Montpelier, but for some unaccount-
able reason these gentlemen were absent,
consequently speakers were called up at
random from the audience. Extempora-
ucous remarks were made by the chair
man, 7. d. Ballou, and by Capt. John
Loncrgau, L. l.. Lawrence, Esq, &. G.
Benedict, Esq, and States Attorney Eng
lesby, after which Capt Lonergan pre-
~ented the following resolutions:
Reyo'rcd, That we. native born and
naturalized citizens of Burlington. Vt,
call upon the government Of the United
States to make good Its plighted faith to
every citizen who has forcsworn and re-
nounced ali allegiance and fidelity to for
eign powers, and to protect him equally
with the native born citizen, by the
strength OF its right arm, in the pursuits
of life, whether at home or abroad.
Rcso,red, That on every battlefield,
from Lexington to Petersburgh, citizens
Of the United States, of foreign birth,
have freely shed their blood in behalf Of
their adopted country, and attested their
sincerity of their love Of liberty and equal
rights, the only boon of freemen; and
that we pledge ourselves to agitate
this subject until all monarchial govern
ments have learned and are forced to adj
init that person once admitted to the
rights and privileges of citizen of the
United States is no longer called upon to
their tyrannical power, and till such gov
ernmentS do not question his nationality
Rsso'red, That the honor and dignity Of
this great Republic requires, in order to
sustain its sacred pledge to the natural
lied citizen, the recognition by the world
Of the principle that "once naturalized,
forever absolved from all foreign allegi-
ance," and that no power shall maintain
doctrines at variance herewith
Resoised, That our Representatives in
Congress are hereby requested to do their
duty in relation to this matter and in
yoke the Congress of the United States to
declare the national will on this to the
naturalized citizen important subject.
Res0lced, That all American citizens in
British jails for acts done or words spoken
in America, should be Immediately set at
I nd IL % Gr,h
it out on this line, viz once natural
lied citizen of these United States, never
again England's slave.
The following letter from our fellow
townsman Col Wheelock G. Vesey, which
was received too late to be read at the
pubic meeting on Tuesday evening APP
pears in the Burlington papers of yester-
day:
RUTLAND, VI. Jan. 30, 1868.
CaptdiR John LOnergan
DEAR SIR Il have been making
every effort to be present at your meeting
tomorrow, Friday evening, but find it will
be impossible for me to leave home, with
out neglecting business arrangements
which l have no right to neglect
| am heartily in sympathy with the OBJ
ject of the meeting. | am satisfied that
there should be modification of our nat
uralization laws, or declaration of pro-
lection of our naturalized citizens, fol-
lowed by such protection as our govern
ment gives its native-born citizens at
home and abroad There seems to me to
be an inconsistency between the Ameri-
can doctrine upon the subject of allegi-
ance, as deduced from the weight of