The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-03
HN "a From the New York Times.
American CitIzenshIp.

There is. clearly no resisting manifest destiny We
fated 10 intervene in European aHars-moraIly, by
the potent example OF liberal institutions economically
by the powerful traction Of national equality and pros
perty upon the population; politically, by such Incl
dents, quite pscted and casual, that which
cured the other day at Smyrna. While our conserya
tive presses altering their sagest admonons against
any participation in the Oriental question were up
our in it, We came into the question al the most
critical and delicate moment Policy and foresight were
SET at defiance Inspired and authorized by the language
OF President Perces inaugural. naval officers have
asserted the dignity OF American citizenship where it has
scarcely been recognised, and that with reference to
government guilty of repeated insolence and wrongs still
unadjusted The act has made party to the fate of
Turkey To the Porte have right 10 look for The
protection OF American citizens abroad If M Koszla be
removed to Austrian soil, the government of Austria
becomes jointly responsible with that OF Turkey for
the outrage. We take il for granted that the po
sition Of Commodore lngrabam will be sustained by
our government, and that nothing but an ample
ameade will suffice for the liquidation of the wrong
We must bear in mind that the question OF citizenship
has longer anything 10 do with the international dis
cussion. Whether koszta is or s not citizen Of the
United States should be recognised as part OF
the issue. 1t s sufficient that competent American Of
fetal has claimed him as such. The period Of our
onal history has when The claim OF any man. any
where in The world, 10 citizenship, il satisfactory
consul, naval captain, other agent charged with
guarding American rights should be urged against all
opposition. We must explicitly deny the right OF any
foreign power review the testimony in virtue OF which
the privileges asserted. II should be recognised
rule of evidence. in every such instance, that claim
raises pesumpve favor Of the prisoner, only TO
be determined in our own courts. A failure TO make
good the claim should entail upon the counterfeit surren
der TO the authorities who have asserted the right Of
sovereignty. #a s@
Our readers have heard OF repeated cases where emf
grants returning Europe have been seized and imprs
oned European subjects, notwithstanding their trans
fer Of allegiance Some OF these have been verified by
indspulable testimony. portion of the European
crown lawyers deny The ability of the individual TO
lease himself from the obligations implied in the contract
between sovereign and subject, by migration aud volun
iary assumption OF other obligations. Ga the contrary,
the fundamental principles OF system convert any
conner into citizen at short notice. and give him the
same title TO protection the native OF the soil may
command. The conflict between these legal and cons.
tuiona doctrines has been productive OF so much en-
barassnen that it is high time the issue should be def
nlely settled AS The matter stands, the German the
Austrian subject is precloded from ndulging the very
natural desire of revstng the faherland, lest The Ger
man laws consign him 10 cell May we mol hope tina,
government will avail itself of The present capital oppot
tunily OF reconcng the conflicting principlesi