The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-18


she permitted them to depart without :.
murniur. She has, therefore, acuuesced
IN the measure, ahd il would be the heiyht
OF nJustice in her, now to make the objeC ton
She has brought herself uuder the incontes
table principle of Equity, which, for the
purpose of promoting cundor * fair dealing
torbids man to stand by, without objectiol
and permit another 20 purchase estai,
to which he claims a title. She is com
pleteiy withia the operation of the maxim
g qui non f..oht6ef, cum hrohi6ere h0teSf,
Ijubei.".
There is yet another view, in which that
nation 10 to be considered a. estoppel fIpu.
making the objection. She herself has adj.
Juused the case IN FAVOR ot the righs in qurs
ton, IN two several instances, at least, in
which SHE was not swayed by her inter. st.
or that interest was tue ether wav. Bv
several other statutes enacted prior 10 the
revolutions (see Isl. Con-. pa. SIS. note, o.
1t was provided, that all foreign protestants
aud Jews, upon their residing seven wears m
any ct the American colonies, or servh .s
two years in a military capacity, there, or
being three years employed is the whale
fishery. should be, upon taking the onths o,
abIuratIon and allegiance. naturaIized, TO
All intents and purposes. as if they had been
born within the Kingdom of England, with
the exception OF not being admissible into
parliament, or the privy Council, or capable
OF holding Offices or grants of land IRON
the Crown. in G. Britain or Ireland. So, also.
| by the statute of -. Geo, 8. CHI. ). which is
yet IN iCrCe,'it is enacted, that d service OF
two years in the British navy, shall give
the persons SO serving, all the privileges OF
| natural born subjects. 20 all intenis and pur-
poses, with exceptions similar to those in
! the before mentioned acts conta;ned. How
! ever amuniuipal rule q 4 contrary charac-
| ter may have been established IN rem ote and
arbitrarY times, and since kept up, through
motives ot policy, by that natnn. the forego
ing are express rpcugniiions of the right OF
! expatriaiion, by the British Parliament, IL
Cases III which she was disinterested, o,
rather IN which her interest concurred with
her exposition.-A man giving evidence
against himself is Said TO be tho best wit
ness. This exposition, by the bri ish IA
uon, WORKS a complete estoppcl in tha pre-
sent instance. It's no longer c"mpeten to
, her, to make the objec ton. If her lepisla-
ture had power to depart from the rules Of
her Common law, in this particular, much
more bad car legislature. in a case in whicn
that power was sanctioned by the constiru-
| ton, ana the com mon law aforesaid was. a,
least, of doubtful authority. If was rirhr
Ter her, by her exposition, 10 Consult the in
! terest OF her Colonies, or her navy g similar
interest ought not To be abandoned bv the
american nation liz short, her exposition
OF the law Cf nature now in question, must
Continue to bind her. unless you are prepar-
ed, citizens representatives, t. sub nit to
the .ton,shing degradation, OF withholding
from ner subjects naturaized Ly Won. the
protection OF the law ~ nations, whiie that
law is put in force by her. to your injury in
relation to ouF citizens naturalized BY her 4
nnirss you are pre- pared to give up our citi
gems naturaiized by her, without an eQuiva !
lent
As another instance TO shcw how ex-
tremeiy selfish and partial that nation is.
IN relation TO the subject before Us, and,
consequently, how little credit is due 20 her
code. especially when opposed to the uner-
ring precepts cf the law of nature. it win
De found. Il 81. Com. 273,) that the chil
dren OF English parents, born abroad. are
held TO be natural born subjects of England.
when at the same time, ii is also held tl,:t
the children of aliens, born in England. are
not permitted TO be aiiepe, but are also con
'ioereu as natural Born subjects And mir
IN express opposition to the principles of ne
law OF nations. by which children are adirdo
ed To follow the condition of their parents.
wherever born. (Vatl. pa. 16s. s 2i5l Her
object undoubtedly was. to s5vcef, the hLe.t-
Ter butIn proportion as the eleven foot of
ihterest shall be found to appear in her code,
It's authority will sink, lin The estimation of
an impartial world.
nave thus considered the Common law Of
England. fellow citizens, touching the poin,
IN question. as reprobated g. repealed bv the
| paramount authority Of other and superior
laws, with which it is in conflict AS abap-
doned by the English nat,un itself. WHEN
ner interest did not lead her to uphold il
! as is manifested by the statutory Drovi.
sions just northumberland as dep;eciattd
IN its authority, by the evident marks of in
tefest aud injustice, by which that code is
found 10 be infeCted.---But that law. II free
from those objections, ard if considered az
part ofthe law OF the u. States, point which
Das, certainly, never been settled or CONGO
ded, is only to be received in subordjnatiop
to the principles nt our free constitution, IT.
those principles are competent to contrel the
express acts ot our own legislature, when on
posed thereto much more will theY revoice Z,
nuiiity law of such doubtful suthor,tv
much more viii they PROSTATE eide. The
gus c9rong of which, at the least, sh onid be
IeNploued RI H1dsSr, as utterly incou,patible
WIN our tree republican, insti,a,ions
| You have then. citizens representative
no law TO govern you on this subject Int The
laws IT natio9s, of nature, and of God. which
control all human laws whatsoever. and n,r
own Constitution, whio II is in strict Conforming
thereto. Under that constitution. which has
reiterated and saaCtioneG the law Of natite.
on the subject OF naturalization. Won have
acted. Acting under those high sanctions
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