Which Is Right?

Secretary Sicward has decided tbat foreign boni resideuts who have dcclarcd bt-ir intentions to beeome citizens, but haveiot taken their "seoond papers," are not liuble to military duty or draft. - Sccretary StantqH has ordered that all foreign born resident who have declared tln-'ir iutontioiis and voted are liable to draft even though tliey have not taken their " second papers." Tliere are thou8-ind.s of tliis lalber class who havo voted for years, and in many cases held offices We think Secretar; Stanton right. - What are the views of the Executives aud Attorney Generáis, State and National? Ia our last issue we gave place to an artiule from the Free Press, which stated that children born in this country of foreign residents who have never been natunil zed follow the condition of their parents, aro not citizens, and are not liablo to draft. Iu 1851, Wiluam L. Marcy, tben Secretary of State, gave an opinión that the son born in this country of an unnaturalized fathor, would be a citizen and elegible to the Presideucy under the constituí ion. If so he would cerlaiuly be liable to diaft.