The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-27
Is lie AN AMERICAN CITIZEN !
THE REM fRKi BLE PEA or 4 DE
SCENDINT or BIRON DE k1LH
The Remote Consequences of AN Act Of the
MARY land Leaisiasure In I 7st -fntc,nnt,on-
al LAW at a. Nonplus-A Diplomatic Mud
die Threatened by an AisatInn Lawyer.


day received visit from NJ. Srhulze Dotmold.
the ominont advocate Of this city. where Inn at
present for the sake Of witnessing an old-fash-
iOnod AsntIan Christmas festival. Schutso-
Detmold Ia q civilian 81 learning and disttnc-
ton a pupil OF Savlgny. with all the research
and crudition OF tho German and much OF the
force and vivaciiy ofthe Frcnchman. He came.
he said because he had heard was citizen OF
Maryland and familiar with thu early history OF
the State, to make some inquiries on behalf OF
u client Of his. n certain Thiebaut Il 'Hotland de
kalb do Lowendhal. lincal descendant OF that
well. known Major General. Baron de Kalb. who
fell 40 goriously covered with wounds In the
disastrous battle Of Camden. 3. G.. in which the
ver-conident Gatos was defeated completely
by CORVALLIS. Aug. 16. 1880.
In 1881, on Feb. 2. tho Legislature OF Mary
land had passed resolution comforting citizen
ship upon the sons OF Baron dc Kalb Thiebaut
de LOwcndhal as a descendant of Baron de
Kalb. claimed exemption from service In the
German army into which he has been drafted
as part OF the Elsau Lothringen contingent
upon the ground that the citizenship OF Mary
land conferred upon Baron dc Kalbs sons
passed ~ his remote DESCENDANTS that they
had done nothing TO impaIr or forfeit IT, but on
the contrary. from motives chiefly of honorable
pride. had reigiousy tried to keep il alive and
that a citizenshp of Maryland conferred In
1881. was necessarily merged into a citizenship
Of the United States when Maryland accepted
position in the confederation Of States under
the Constitution Of l7s9..
! NJ. schultz Detmold further said that tho plea
| Of NJ. Thcbaut dc Lowcni hal had been referred
| to the courts 10y the military authorities. and
| was to be tried in March. He wished my as
sistance TO enable him TO secure copies Of the
official records needed ia the premises. The
] bo ~ - nd Iiappsnl /, IppiIp
tho case upon a purely technical ground: that.
waving altogether the question of tho validity
OF such q claim Of citizenship. which the Ger
man Government could not admit but did not
wish to make an issue Of the citizenship II
sucn existed. having been conferred upon the
sons OF Baron lie Kalh. dld not pass to their
descendants. but expired with their dca,ha.
/ murrrr was raised 20 his plea he would contest
/ it. and could cont"s, Il upon the broadcast urin-
/ cipcs OF international law. Ii the courts gave
the cusc upon any such point. he would insist
| upon his clients claiming the protection Of the
tional issue - il.
was g dcSSrly interested in this remarkOle
acies and dcciarrions in it. giving me full
| history ~ all the attendant facts and creum-
l. Major-Gcncral the baron de- Kaih was n ma
I tive ot Alsa'o and AZ officer OF distinction in
We tr.nGn nr,nS r m1 ma" served N h tn, Asa
! part in the war OF 1855 when the French were
allied with tho lmperialists. He was for some
/ tim" in Qunrtermastsr Department About
1852 30. he was -rnt to Canada in som" uncer
/ tain capacity hut escaping capture when Mont
calm was Killed and Quebec taken. made the
tour Of the colonies. and. after the restoration
/ " peace 10y tho trcnty W lIG3. returned TO
/ France and made a report to his most Christian
Majesty upon the condition OF affairs ia Amer
! ira. This report attracted the attention Of the
/ Government and he was given employment
about the court. ana rose to tho rank of briga-
dior lie was then over ility years Of age. In
IT, .f.,I lv ktt.
u secret agent of the French Government. for
which he WIS admirably fitted by his caution.
s"crc y. and remarkably ahstrmlous habits. as
we'll rs his nertness. Vigilance. and knowledge
Of men and things. He also applied to Con-
srrss anu W. gwen me rank oil Mmoi -urn,
that famous division u Mnrylandcrs and Della
warians called tho Ola Maryland Line
When Maior-tien lie Kalh was killed. Com
gres- passed the following resolutions
R--l,' Tint monument tc erected to The memory q
ne l.cga'ei Nae zen nd KAN IN ne town o.
hn & 70 ,nS r,n91S ~ m, B,'Rp as
dis o, ' Arqs, 81 hrsn.e Ind MAJOR ,isrs' IA n1
sof IN. sa S,,s OF As ica, n' sS
sht soruus root I. IN, attachment :" o." liberties ~
fesr camden IN ,he si@ie 81 soaii tarciins where
Sisiasi .6pSfr oree. sS sninadai NON ~ IS ~
sn ,sge, and i IL. p Of Suv.t fiss IN the l,h
var Of hi axe ish properlyl re co'grcs; of re
OF hl, services and OF his merit La, erected TINS monu
o
passed the following resolution. entitled, An
at To naturalilc the sons of the late MAJOR
Gen. the Baron de kalb:'
Whereas this state DESTROYS ~ manc sting
ycncr.un and r,ieem for the memory ot uo- ono
VIC hH,e gniany ial.en IN tile service Of the tu'iel
whcr,o. r,pre,enisl General Assembly ma,
k'e VII uoDy - rne'i ms ne IN the esg.c a. Aucti,a
niu,- oI DE- iatlral born .ubr,is the state vii be
e''is'i, sS.A CO.. ~, sG H., e',. nj
Malani that ile ,on.o ihv late War General nc
apudsci aud aken to be- ns,nra born -psecis Of mi.
sNie nni 'ha mons TORN be enutsa ~ Al 'lr immun
saie pto,id ia, The Aforesaid b. ,riar m,
49, shall h"i D. yisihe 10 Hi) cl nc W 'ls stat
w l., ' s S6 e ccr ams N i'm y' ' mo-
e'hn'alisns iequ.red BY ths Constitution ami form of
Colonel IN tho Deux Points Brigade. turned
cmigrt a the outbreak N the revolution. and
dying without ISSUE: and urhain who had II
, place in The vosgrs Forest department. Moth
had issue or not There was aso daughter
death. to u BAL ON d'Hotland, who possesssd til,
| ine estate OF the Chateau DcnouX not far from
Ill: Subsequent events gave importance tc
the fact that when the act Of the Maryland
Legislature wGs received In Paris the two sons
and the daughter Of Bnron Ne kaib were in tn,
| city also, Dame and Franklin summoned
them delivered to them copies OF the engrosseC
! at. and ,recognzod thrm ~ citizens II Mary
I | lluu. HIS Tfrl Snl0n WIS expressly NilO
specifically extended 10 the daughter IA well as
t. the twJ sons. and Franklin made one of his
happy littls speeches on the occasion, saying
that in America the women were even NOR,
t patriotic than the men. and that the daughter o
Ia re- who had died ia the cause of freedom
must be Included in the same honOrs as tn,
sons, Beaumarchas. alNays striving for effect
I and keen 90 put his chlrlalanry to useful ser
Vice, celebrated the event in one of his petit,
sDupnS. nj which Nine. C"c dHotland anc
The Baron n b. Wrr" prese nt and rs highly
hOnored AS victor Donation and Urhain. NJ
| ; hul1r-Detmold has OH al r"curds to bear GU
this fat of Mime d'lloisni being accepted "a,
I one Of the sons children Of bnron de Kali
upon whom citizenship in Maryland WAS con,
frrrcd. The m1nner II the act was quite II
! accord with the temper and sentiment Of til,
times.
; ". In 1870 the Baron dIIotland. who appear,
, 10 nave been person ol great prudence. ap
. parenlly iuresaw the troubles of the rev button
and s'rOvr TO tOrlfy himself against them 81
inl AT least MS to IrrserY tho heads Of his VIII,
. and children Ms well ms his own. and prevent
, his estates from being 'untscatcd. lie seems
, To have relied great deal ny N his Wlfr's nat
| ! urallIttlVn rs n subject Of Mary land, and l.
I | nav" consulted Jefferson or some other Amcri
, can lawyer In regard to what was to be- done il
| the promises. At any rate. he made his VIII,
, and children take the oath OF allo sianc" 10 the
I ! United States Government. and procured al
y Official statement Of the Tact from the American
NaNA FN