ITO be Continued.)

[For the Natire .American.l

A SAMPLE OF FOREIGN RESPECT FOR


THE LAWS.
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"The surrender by our Governor of the Bam


bers, two Irshmen accused in Ireland of firing
upon and killing policeman in rent affray in
Ireland, is creating a good deal of excitement


here among the Irish and other emigrants, Gov
emor Marcy surrendered them on demand to the
British Consul. They have now got out ha
beas corpus


Mr.. EDITOR: Through the above extract from
the New York Correspondence of the National
Intellgencer, as also from the more detailed ac
counts of the affair in the public journals, we have
faithful specimen of the tone and character o.
the boasted and venal obedience, which in nine
cases out of ten, aliens and foreigners render to
the peculiar laws Of the State they dwell in, and
the Constitution of the land. In the case at is.
sue, the Governor of the State of New York, in
obedience to what he construed to be his line OF
official duty, surrenders to the accredited agent ol
Great Britain upon formal demand, two aliens
accused of high crimes, and forthwith the foreign
population of Gotham are wound up to fever
heat degree of excitement, and the head officer of
shielded by our laws from the strong and long
arm of English justice. shall not pretend here
to investigate the pro and con of the business
whether the accused inflicted death upon the po-
lice officers in the legal defence Of themselves,
family and property, because all such discussion
is irrelevant to my present purpose, which is to
expose, in its proper light and temper, the state
of foreign feeling in New York, and by analogy,
the feelings and designs of their compatriots
throughout the country. We have here striking
proof Of the old law, g birds of feather will
flock together or otherwise, that natives of the
same soil will stand by each other in case of
need, and ascribing to the spirit Of persecution,
national prejudice, or oppression, the enforce
ment of our laws and municipal enactments upon
aliens and fugtives from justice, will band them
selves together in disorganzing resistance to le-
gitimate authority.


We have here convincing proof that it boots
not to them whether the laws Of the country they
have adopted, or fled to for protection, forbid
banded resistance to authorized exercise of pow
er, provided, by such protest, or resistance they
can carry out their plans, and preserve life or
property to felon or murderer. Sir, | am not