The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-08-29
THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS AND
PROTECTION OF NATURALIZED
CTTYZEN0

CITIZENS
The Irish Republic newspaper still
.ustains its high character of an able
aud effective advocate of the principles
Of freedom still battling the heresies
of the Copperhead party /; still employ
Jag its strong arguments toward di-
rec.ing Irishmen away from the bad
policy which Democratic demagoeueS
have induced them to support In n
comprehensive article upon the subject
Of Protection of Naturalizcd Citizens
abroad it says:
Have our people taken into consideration
that the Republican Congress and Senate of
tho United States have INDICATED the prnci-
pie of expatriati"n, and that this principle
had never been allowed nor vindlcate before
since the world began Have they weighed
the importance of this revolution" that
has upset the theories aud practices of all
Kings, Emperors, and Potentates Have
they taken into consideration that the pas
sage Of this law is defiance to the tyrrsnies
of the earth, and that the European despots,
according to their IS treaties " and " balance
of power" should unite and d clare war
sgainst this Republic for its violation of their
rights Have they taken into considera-
ton that England, Prussia, and the other
European nations, have never relinquished
their claims to their citizens, no matter what
forms of naturalization they might go
through That the Irishman born and hi
children were English subjects, and that
the moment England required their servi-
ces she could force them into her army or
navy. or dungeons, just as she pleased, and
ss her emergencies required? We are per-
fec.ly satisfied that our people did not IN
derstand the magnitude of this measure,
,.or its importance, even while they have
been clamoring most loudly for it.
We have heard enough from the general
Irish citizens Of America about this "pro-
teetien to warrant the belief-to those who
did not know then-that the party that
,rould pass such bill as that passed by the
fofsieth Congress would count on their
eternal gra :itude. Alas, we knew but too
we'll that mcay of those loud-moathed +" pa
.,iots " ciamnred for protection that they
might ain Democratic shaft at their op-
;i,nea.s when the Republicans should have
failed 70 pass the measure. To prove the
truth Of this, We are in a position to know
IN. those charlatans who scour the cuun- |
try making capital out of their suffering
people, na1 DemOcIdtlc meetings called IN !
several sections ofthe country, to denounce
the Republican party for its treason to |
tae Irish people. As though the Republi- |
can party live. al the suffrage of the peo- |
pie, and that the Protection of Citizens "
vas an Irish instead of an American ones
tion. -
To the young men of our race we appeal. |
Stand BY the Republican party. Elect Grant
and Coifax. and all other candidates on the
ticket, for thev must carry out the laws as
passed by Congress.
Help to elect the Democratic candidates,
and they are pledged to undo ,rh t has been
lone BY tie Republicans. and your protection
will then become fraud, indeed.
The bill. as passed, could not be better,
md those newspapers and patriots who
iecry it in such words as the following, from
he Irish-American:
'!Asthe matter stands at present, American
lights in foreign lands are deceit, de-
aston and a snare"
know they lie but they are so welded to
rammany Hall that they would not say a
,ood word for the Radicals even if they freed
reland. Indeed. they would say it was only
o catch " the Irish vote" They howled for
'fotection, and now that that they have got
I. il don { suit them at all. at all.