Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-09-19
Right of Expatrlation.

The following is the opinion of the Hon.
Jeremiah S. Black, Attorney General of
the United States, as to the right of cxpa-
triation:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, Aug.
l1.- The note of Count Montgelas, trans
mlttod to your Department through Mr..
Vroom, our Minister at Berlin, asks for an
explanation OF the opinion given by Mr..
Gushing, in October last, OH the right of
an American citizen to expatriate himself.
The specified case put by Count Montgelas
is that'of Julius &mthor native of Ir-
melhauscu, in Bavaria, who came to this
country, and, after being uaturaized, re-
turned again to Bavaria. His effort to re-
cover his status as anative of Bavaria seems
to be impeded by doubt which the au-
thorities there entertain OH the question
whether he can throw off his allegiance to
the United States, and, if so, inswhat man
ner it is to he done M
There is no statutr W other law of the
United States which prevents either ma
tive or naturalizcd citizen from severinp
his political connection with this govern
ment, ii he sees proper to do so, in time of
peace, and for purpose not directly iniu-
rious to the interests of the country.
e. There is no mode Of remuneration pre-
scriEod. In my opinion, if lie emigratcs,
carries his family and effects with him.
lnauifests a plain intention not to return.
takes up his permanent residence abroad.
and assumes the obligation of subject to
a foreign government, this would imply
dissolution of his previous relations with
the United States; and do not think we
could or would afterwards claim from him
amy of the duties of citizen. At all events,
the facts OF remuneration is to be estab
lished, like other facts for which there is
no prescribed form of proof, by any evil
dcncc which will convince the Judgment.
1t is for the authorities of Bavaria to deter
mine, first, whether they will admit Dir.
Anvhor to the privileges enjoyed by ma
tive subject of their King, without an ex-
press remuneration of his American citizen
ship. If this be decided in the negative
that is to say, if they demand from him
an express renunciation-they may take it
and cause it to be authenticated in what
form they please. They may demand an
oath of abjuration as a test of his sincerity.
or as necessary part of his title to the
future protection of the Bavarian Govern
ment. Whatever satisfies them ourI,v to
be satisfactory to us, since in all similar
cases, we prescribe our own rules for the
admission of Bavarian subjects as citizens
of the United States.
have spoken of the laws of the United
States. Virginia and Kcntucky, two of
the States have statutes which requires a
certain formula or remuneration of citizen
ship. But those statutes have no applica-
tion to this case [ do not understand Mr.
Amthor to have resided in either of those
States. If the Federal Government gives
hun up, his obligations to the particular
State in which he lived could hardly come
into any practical conflict with those which
Inc is about to assume toward his native
country. ] am, very respectfully yours,
&c, j. S. BLACK. "
10 Hon. LEWIS CAss, Secretary of State.
A LITERAL RUNAWAY M.Arcu.-A
capital story is told by Texas pnpcr of a
runaway match that came of in that State
1T seems that couple had resolved to get
married, Notwithstanding the opposition of
parents and relatives of every degree, and
securing the cooperation of friendly clcr
gyman, they all three mounted their horses
and set out for friend mansion, several
miles distant, whore the rites could be sol
cmnizcd without interference. They had
not gone far, however, before their flight
was discovered, and then there was as much
mounting, and racing, and chasing as oc-
Cured on the occasionof :" Young T.ochin
vars celebrated elopcmcnt with the Meth
crby maiden. The lovers and their faithful
pastor soon heard the noise of approaching
pursuers and gave their horses the spur
But alasl their enemies were better mount
ed aud gained fast upon them. 1t was
evident they would soon be captured, when
n fclicitous inspiration of the maiden came
to thoir aid. Cant you marry us as we
runr she shouted tothc clergyman. The
idea "took," and he at once commenced
the ritual. All parties "covered them
selves with glory" and just as the brides
father clutched her bridle-rcin, the clergy
man pronounced the lovers man and wife
When the old gentleman first learned what
had been done, he was inclined to be furi-
ous, but being gallant old fellow, and ad
miring dashing action, he soon concluded
to forgive the runaways, in consideration
of the handsome and novel manner in which
they triumphed over him.
Louis NAPOLEON AS AN AUTHOR
Louis Napoleon has been voluminous au.
thor, and, if his imperial career seems
somewhat inconsistent with his republican
professions in l84S, it harmonizcs with the
political theories of his published works be-
fore that nnriod Tn 1870 bcl o,,,,a 81 az