Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-13

hall be considered and treated
-, british government, in e''ry res
native citizen Of America e
,..eD in arms against his king Z
country. ,;..:
T,,.,. /. an age in history, d'stin-
.,'.sea BY the name of 'h. age Of Van.
o. account Of .hs horrers then
Used. aud may God in his mercy a.
.,,., the age of Vandalism may
:. revived wsile we are living.
-. source of the Retaliation new in
is a manifest error in regard
0,blic law, and the retalia'ory pro
.s;ar, can be arrested only. by going
the source and correcting that
The correct proposition may be
.,aa 20 be this, that one independent
-, : Incompetent to expatriats or
,,s rrpn his duty, any foreigner,
,,. consent of his native coun.
y. -. -,
r ills proposition be true then the
,rcen. emf BY the Presidents OF his
..,,;,,o,y measures was produced by
,,.c,-upou this proposition the peo-
of America are called to ponder,
deliberate. and to decide. The soon
their sentence shall be pronounced,
se better i, viii be for the cause OF hs-
t,aiy sad of society.
Tacush the power is vested in the
ropgress, to e.tss!lsh an uniform rule
rehabilitation throughout the Uaited
,,,e.,,r, the power when exercised,
~ be obligatory on individuals here. s.
pp The serrral states. The rights cffo-
reiyp states arc not impaired by our con-
s,i.wi,n, nor can they be diminished BY
HE United States, unless Il be held, that
he CeHgress Of the United States, have
power TO give law to the world. This
! !. On idea TOO extravagant, and toe PEE.
puNsyoss, for any rational being to en-
ts,,ain.
sovereign nation may bestow on an
aiirn, the rights Of citizenship, and il Is
caea done. The Marquis La Fayet,e.
| for his services in the revolutionary
var, received the citizenship CT Virginia
by on &C, ofthe Legislature, yethe con-
tiaush a French Subject, ADD was alter
wards a, the head sf his army in France
Thomas Paine became citizen OF
France, bu, tc still was considered ei-
tzen OF America, having been here
during our revolutionary war, and hav'
ing been cXPatr!ated from England By
Tie ircstY cf peace. Jeel Ba,isv our
late minister received the citizenship OF
Frasce about twenty years sso-Feancc
s;:tawed Us citizenship or Thomas Jet
ierson, aDl yet i was never doubted be
remained citizen Of the Uniied States,
he pss afterwards twice elected 10 the
sis,ce VI Prssident.-It has been said <
iSeIe is reason TO believe that France has
bestowed it. citizenship on james Ma
olson who is now President OF America
--NotudY of !ibcrality and sense, eve:
Supposed thu, srSh citizenship was a re-
preach or could hare The effect Of expa-
iEiatiHs those gentlemen from Am erica
These Instances OF distinguished men,
sc cited, merely to show that fereign
state may confer the rights OF citizens
upon aliens, and set the ties of the a.
hens, 70 ;teir native country remain in
fc'ee and unab.rlved.
Lstns sow examine the origin, oil
iae'e measures Of retaliation, taken on
cur part.
Sopdry British born subjects, who
N''e Oa'u'alizrd according to cur law,
Il 'lhef word, who were Ameriesnised as
Sss'uas intheir rnrer, hare hccn found
q ANS, sdht,ing TO our side. against
''s'' na;ise country, and they have been
"s'to England to be tried there. &C.
'Ve'ng to re municipal lsws OF that
''sn''y. The President insists that
~'y sasii De treated by England in oil
'''9ec's' as is,hey tad been native A
'"'''cans. Tho president insists that
40 sifiereace shall be msdc BY England,