The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-09

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profit by the expulsion of the Repub7
liear members from the Legislature,
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Fair samples of whangdoodleism !
are not usually abundant. and when,
therefore, we meet With them we in
variabIy desire that our readers may
enjoy thems The following from
the Courier of yesterday is splendid
speeimen-an improvement. il any
thing. on its 'sSunday Law " edi-
torials. 1t is designed to make party
capital out Of President GRANTS Mes
sage. Thus the Courier:
But Mr.. Grant cow tells US that
foreigners who become citizens of the
United States, but who go abroad in
the interest of trade and commerce,
and who become domiciled for term
of years upon foreign soil, must not
expect the protection OF the Amerl-
can flag ia their foreign homes. They
must be looked upon as adventurers,
claiming the protection of this Gov
erneent, but contributing nothing
to It's revenues, because they dwell
in other lands. They must be re-
garded as cheats and imposters. de-
nanding protection. but avoiding the
support OF the Government. So says
Mr. Grant,
American citizens. native and to
the manor born, may go abroad and
invest their means In speculation.
Let the hand of tyranny fall upon
their shoulders, and the power Of their
native government Is stretched forth
for their protection. But because a
citizen was unfortunate enough to be
born abroad, he must be abandoned
IN the hour of his trial because he
had Hot been fortunate enough In his
new home to accumulate wealth that
would afford him protection and COM
fort
Will the people Of the United States
sustain such an outrageous dogma?
is our Government to fail of its
support Of naturalized American citi-
zens when travelling or doing business
abroad?
Is the new doctrine of Mr.. Grant
TO supplant the long established policy
of the American republic?
There are other matters connected
with the message equally monstrous.
We shall call the attention of the
people to them. We shall expose the
approach to Imperialism In our feeble
way, as best we can.
The message of Mr.. Grant is full of
the most glazing recommendation of
wrong. and contains but little that is
right and cemmendable. It's foreign
policy is It's most terrible feature, and
its domestic recommendations, in
their mildess sense, are intolerable to
a people who have been free and seek
the continuance of freedom.
Turning to the Presidents Message,
We find the following paragraph to be
the cause Of the Cougte1.'s indignation
The unsettled political condition of
Countries less fortunate than our
own Sometimes induces their citizens
to come to the United States for
the sole purpose Of becoming nat
uralized. Having secured this, they
return to their native country and re-
side there without disclosing their
change of allegiance. They occupy
official positions, or positions of trust
or honor, which can only be held by
citizens of their native land; they
travel under passports describing
them as such citizens, and it is only
when civil discerd, after, perhaps,
years of quiet, threatens their per-
sons or their property, or when their
native State drafts them into its mill
tary service, that the fact of their
change of allegiance is made known.
They reside permanently out of the
United States. They contribute moth
ing to its revenues; they avoid the
duties of Its citizenship, and they only
make themselves known by a claim of
protection. / have directed Diplo.
matte and Consular officers of
United States to scrutinize carefully
all such claims of protection. The
citizen of the United States, whether
native or adopted, who discharges his
duty to his country. is entitled to its
complete protection. While / have q
voice in the direction of affairs, 1
shall not consent to injure the sacred
right BY comforting 1t upon fictitious
or fraudulent claimants.
So the Courier would have the Gov
eminent of the United confer all the
benefits of citizenship upon men who
permanently reside in foreign lands,
holding positions Of honor and trust
which they could not hold were their
American citizenship known, and who
draw their naturalization papers only
when their native States draft them
into military service. They avoid all
the duties of citizenship, and only
make themselves known by claim of
protection. They are to all intents
AID purposes fictitious or fraudulent
claimants. and are not entitled to the
protection of the Government. We
honor the President for his manly re-
pudiation of these bogus American
citizens. Citizenship imposes duties
as wen as confeTs privileges. Those
who refuse to Discharge the duties.
are not entitled to the privileges.
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The Missouri Democrat closes an
article on the Richardson-M FarIand