Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-07-13
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, June 25, 1852.


SIR: have to acknowledge the receipt Of your
letter to Mr. Reddall of the 9th utimo, inquiring
whether Mr.. Victor B. Depierre, native of France,
but naturazed citizen of the United States, can
expect the protection of this Government in that
country when proceeding thither with q passport
from this Department. In reply, l have to inform
you, that if is understood to be the fact the gov
eminent of France does not acknowledge the right
of natives of that country to their alleg
ance it may lawfully claim their services when found
within French jurisdiction.
am, sir, very respectly your obedient servant
DANIEL WEBSTER.
To j. B, MONIES, ESQ.,,
New York,
The letter from Mr. Everett was addressed to our
minister at Berlin, under date Of 14th January,
1858, in reference to several which had been
presented by that minister "The question raised
Mr.. Everett writes has received the particular at
tention of the President" The following cxtrcts
sufficiently state the doctrine:
If, then, Prussian subject born and living under
this state of law, chooses to emgrate to foreign
country without obtaining the certificate which
alone discharge him from the obligation of mill.
tary services, he takes that step at his own risk
He elects to go abroad under the burden of duty
which he owes to his government. His departure is
of the nature of an escape from her laws and it. at
any subsequent period he is indscreet enough to re-
turn to his native country he cannot complain if those
laws executed to his disadvantage His case re-
sembles that of soldier enlisted by CONSUMPTION or
other compulsory process in the army or navy. If
he should desert the service of his country, and
thereby render himself amenable to military law, no
would expect that he could return to his native
land and bid defiance to its laws because in the mean
time he might have become a naturalized citizen OF
foreign State
For these reasons, and without entering into the
discussion of the question of perpetual allegiance
the President is of opinion that if subject of Prus
sia lying under legal obligation in that country to
perform crtain amount Of military duty, leave his
native land, and, without performing that duty or
obtaining the prescribed certificate Of emigration,
comes to the United States and is naturalzed, and
afterwards for any purposes whatever goes back to
Prussia it is not competent for the United States to
protect him from the operation of the Prussian law
The case may be one of great hardship, especially If
the omission to procure the certificate arose from in
advertance or ignorance but this fact, though a
just ground for sympathy does not alter the case
one of international law. I, - - ~, Z,
The CINcINNArI i,PLArroRH The Democracy of
the North are planted upon the rock Of non-inter-
ference by Congress with slavery IN State or
4 Territory or the Districtof Columbia. twas this
: rock upon which they planted themselves ct Gin
cinnat and they will not depart one hair s breadth
from It ct Charleston t etroit Fee Pres
Itisss-.no other posisia q s. bsiatAinsd- mo
other should be tte9Pts 80 Pct 80
That's the talk % scraol Sas jsit there,
and nc other doctrint ~ os 16ghs . N.
II. Patriot
~ The Eastern Aryas says, ameni and So say all !
New Yof.E Neos.