The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-19 00:00:00

NATURALISED CITIZENS.

The annexation of many small German States to Prus-
sia, and the reorganisation of that country under a new
and liberal constitution, have induced me to renew the
efforts to obtain a just and prompt settlement of the long-
vexed question concerning the claims of foreign States for
military service from their subjects naturalised in the
United States.

In connection with this subject the attention of Congress
is resp3ctfully called to a singular and embarrassing con-
flict of laws. T.ie executive department of this Govern-
ment has hitherto uniformly held, as it now holds, that
naturalisation in conformity with the constitution and
laws of the United States absolves the recipient from his
native allegiance. The courts of Great Britain hold that
allegiance to the British Crown is indefeasible, and is not
absolved by our laws of naturalisation. British Judges
cite the Courts and law authorities of the United States in
support of that theory against the position held by the
executive authority of the United States. This conflict
perplexes the public mind concerning the rights of natura-
lised citizens, and impairs national authority abroad. I
called attention to this subject in my last annual message,
and now again respectfully appeal to Congress to declare
the national will unmistakeably upon this important ques-
tion.

THE SLAVE TRADE.

The abuse of our laws by the clandestine prosecution of
the African slave trade from American ports, or by Ame-
rican citizens, has altogether ceased, and under existing
circumstances no apprehensions of its renewal in this part
of the world are entertained. Under these circumstances,
it becomes a question whether we shall not propose to her
Majesty's Government a suspension or discontinuance of
stipulations for maintaining a naval force for the suppres-
sion of that trade.

(Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, Dec. 3, 1867.

OPINION IN NEW YORK ON THE MAN-
CHESTER EXECUTIONS.

The executions at Manchester on the 23d of No-
vember were telegraphed to New York, and reported.
iu that city the same evening. The Tribune consi-
dered that the jury could not but find a verdict of
Guilty, and the Judge pass other than a sentence
of death. At tie same time, it holds that the effect
will be one of unmitigated evil. The peace of the
United Kingdom will not be rendered more secure
—the lives of public officers safer—the spirit of
Ireland more tranquil or timorous. The New York
Times also holds that England has blundered in
carrying out the sentence. The New York Herald
maintains that American citizens cannot be tole-
rated in the violation of the laws of other countries ;
and it concedes that the English Government has
the right to hang murderers even when claiming
American citizenship. Frank Leslie, which cannot
certainly be acetked of overlooking the dignity of
the United States, has an article in its issue of the
7th instant on the abuse of the title of American
citizen, alluding to the words of O'Brien, alias
Gould, at his trial, who said :—" I am a citizen of
the United States, and if Charier Francis Adams
had done his duty towards me, I would not be in
this dock answering your questions now ;" adding,
" the American people will notice this part of the
business." " They do notice it," says the Illus-
trated paper, " and they have only to say that Mr.
Charles Francis Adams had no right or war-
rant to interfere in the case, unless there was
evidence that the trial was unfairly conducted.
Had he interfered without such evidence, he
would probably have been informed that his
absence would be better than his company in the
British capital, precisely as a British Minister
would be treated here, who interfered with the
proceedings of our courts of justice." The only
effect of Mr. Seward's successful interference in
Canada was to encourage new violations of the
peace, which, says Frank Leslie, " is equally our
duty and interest to preserve with our neighbours.
This time Mr. Seward must have understood in ad-
vance his interference could do no good, and if
really made, it was an act of demagogical unbe-
coming of his age, experience, position, and utterly
repugnant to the sentiments of all true American
citizens." On this subject the (Nation observes
" Three of the Manchester Fenians have been exe-
cuted, as everybody expected they would be. No
other, mode of meeting their offence was powible,
though to call it murder in the moral sense of the
term was of course impossible. This severity will
doubtless convert the prisoners into Fenian
martyrs, which will be an untoward result ; but,
on the other hand, it will probably check bush-
whacking in England, as a mode of redress-
ing Irish wrongs." Mr. Robinson, when intro-
ducing the resolution in the House of Representa-
tives asking for the Impeachment of Charles Francis
Adams, brought forward some curious ethnological
statistics. Half the members of the House, he said,
are Irish ; 15 to 20 millions of the people are Irish ;
and in a short time the United States will have a
hundred millions citizens of Irish blood. Then,
said Mr. Robinson—whose name denotes an Eng-
lish, not an Irish descent—if England does not be-
have herself, we will do as the donkey did .among
the chickens—take a dance. The effect of the news
on the people generally, was anything but in keep-
ing with the terrible threats to which the Irish
Americans gave utterance at the recent trials. The
excitement was confined to the Fenian circle in
New York, and the news came in excellent time for
the candidates for the mayorship to extract from it
political capital. Fernando Wood, Mayor Hoff-
mann, and other aspirants for the office, called
meetings, and attended those about to be held. The
object was stated to be to take measures for pro-
tecting Americans travelling and sojourning abroad,
and to procure the release of American citizens now
iu prison in Great Britain. Speeches were made
denouncing England for imprisoning and hanging
Fenians ; and Secretary Seward, Minister Adams,
and Consul West were accused of apathy. Generals
Slocombe ar.d Barlow were on the platform. On
Thanksgiving-day the Irish Societies, 13,0,0 strong,
moved in funeral procession in memory of Allen,
Gould, and Larkin.

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