The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-01-10
EaruralIzeG Citizens.

made By Hon A. e. Thurman, late dem
ocra,ic candidate for governor, f3on. Sam
uel Williamson, ana others. The following
letter from Hon Robert j. Walker was re-
ceivcd
Washington. d. G., Dec. 90, 1867.
STR: | have Just received your letter of
the 18th inst inviting me to attend pub
lie meeting on the I3t OF this month, AT
Cleveland to consider the lights OF adopted
citizens to the protection Of the Govern
ment when outside the Iiiuits of the
United States" | regret that your brief
notice prevents my presence at ,nee;lng
in whose deliberations feel So deep an IN
tera>t
This question is determined BY reference
TO the constitution, and the naturalization
Of aliens /; and those laws, Inviting inm
grants, guarantee, by express contract, az
home I'd abroad, the same protection To
adopted as to native citizens. They have
heretofore been appointed envoys, ministers
and con>uls to reside in foreign nations
from the army and navy they are often sent
abroad On Important missions; aS senators,
members Of C0l grcss, cabinet ministers,
soldiers and SaliOrs, they 90 aoload cn visits
Of public or private business. Now, If the
doctrine be true, that native at!egiance be
perpetual, all OF these pcr<oss May be ar
rested aud held az owltg aiie.aucC to some
f,r,;gn nourr Fnr i he Federal ronsti-
tuition cannot make au alien citizen, witil
al tie rights Of & native TO protection,
neither can il cxeuot any such American
nffi,.;als f~n, arrest aud iatan:jan abroad
L, owing a.cgiaGcc 70 some European pos
or EtLrr the ao,.triuo orya,iye prrrrtual
,lloy;,,.r. bas thu. universal annljratian.
NOR !. il = nlar, G,.,ion lY.c3 pnon The cy
n'o5.1 ,ioefri,,, of fIa divine ri,,ht uf kiurs
and the feui.I. or imnerial idea Of pcrsonal
3lleo;ancc 10 4 sovereign.
ILn ,I.,in nf E,po, Er;t.in "a native nor
notual s}taeiapc, .s,,vc r,>n IN the var If
iSI3 A, i. clos i p,aS abandoned 81 far
* the rinht nj s.ar.h was concerned The
ri,,bt however ,sas not ai-.lai.;,.l Ii, Great
Pri,.in axco,,t asrr,,.,r,Is iLoriuh: oP spalrh
vbi,.h .,har.l,ualin in thn c,r,a-,.n,,1rnra
IF Ira A.hh,,rtor v;fh NJ Webster IN
1915 Wlrn Gra,f p,i,,in ,h,nJnnn3 the
riabt of snarrh She rcIiuon;,h,d Snh>tan-
tianv the doctrine NJ ,~r,,stual sleriance.
tccati>e. If our sca,i.eD Wio had been natu-
raIizca. still owed alIe1iaf,ce to ENGLAND we,
would have clearly y.o.atyd L.-r rights in
causing them to battle agarst the VERY
povcr to which their aIcej.,ye was due.
when we rca,lirc an ailrn. on na.uraiizl
ton. "a fjrSwrar HIS allegiance to all foreign
ro,ysrs aui demand Of him an oath of ale
.iauca tc rhi. Government. Wa Ilc!re the
uation 10 r,larap,ep to hjm the same pro
tccrinn. ~ hooIe and abroad. as i, extend
rr1rssii yr-r.ft-z,.;is More th4a two t!.fds
al our iiaflaiinn are either Of foreign hirtt
oY the 4, ,ccudar,t> of thos., ulso imni.ra-
ted here silI.e the American revolution.
the foreign ,nHii-raIits here, fro,n 1910 10
1861, exceeded three millions, and inlmi-
grafton i~a r,uah upa.lc! 20 oui,r,ly the
,.ac,,,,, i, onr l.I,nr ana ca+..raj .iuing
tha rtheI}joa}. wou!J h. .,-cstIr rrur,,nrud
~ the cnuf;,,plu,.e of eur .tIc,!,a oi pro.
t,rfirn to All a,;,.nted :; ,znn, Thi, nledec
/, biud.n. r;.an the honor nt' the country.
and must he redeemed regardless Of any
sacrifice oi }lea! or treasure L i most
sacred obligation, not ou.y of the llw, bur
Of the constitution. aud to pcru.t il to iia
repu;liatcI would cover the country with
iiehuaur aud disgrace These ctuu!ou,
have hcen nniG,rr,lv entertained iy me,
and were fully pyrre.scI by the senate Of
the United State. IN the climax Of the
know nothing excitement. when movin.
the reduction Of the term Of residence re
ali;red by foreigner from Two 10 hye years,
A. was the original law anuroved BIZ Wash
iny,on.
II The doctrine of native rcrpctual ale
glance i,c correct our naturalization statutes
1rn r,,l,iti,,4 hnr,,,sa In yioi,tioo Of rho
law, Of pation~: and the n9tnruIizcd soldier
or sailor who fpbt. ourh,,ttIe, n nome and
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