Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-06-30
AsebIlity o. Astsralised cItssens.

April TO- 1859.
bSsbIlity o. Aslarslisea CIsssens.
Strenuous efforts have been made in
some quarters to misrepresent the position
q the government, and create false i'm.
psessions o to the doctrine briefly an.
aounced by Secretary CAss. in letter to
NJ. FELix LIZ CLARE. The position there
assumed, accords with the uniform policy
Of the government. 1t does not abrogate
say Of the rights, immunities, or privil-
gss acquired by na.uralized citizens under
eur laws. It simply places them upon an
equality with native born ci.izens-no,h-
ing more, nothing less. Crimes are de.
G"ed, excused or punished by local
nunicipal laws. Within there proper
territorial limits, these laws are supreme
and binding alike upon the native and for
sisnsr, except in cases provided for by ,rea.
y stipulations. In such matters, one ma
sion cannot interfere with the internal re-
gulations Of another. liza citizen Of the
United States, residing under foreign
eoveroment renders himself amenable TO
the local laws Of that government-he
must accept the consequences. Nor has
any other government: any right to judge
Of the proprie.y or Improperly Of those
laws 90 long as they DO not contrayene
any principle Of International law. If
however the person SO offending places
himself beyond the territorial jurisdition
Of those laws be thereby avoids their ef
feet, unless be afterwards voluntarily re.
turns to that Jurisdiction. then the conse
quences revive and the penalty attaches
j. accordance with ,his principle is the
doctrine complsined Of. The municipal
regulations Of certain foreign States make
il crime for subject to absent himself
from the realm before he has performed
certain military service. With the justice
Or injustice Of those regulations we have
soshing to do. It is enough that within
their respective localities certain actions
o. refusals to act, constitute crme-that
sueh regulations do exist. If they have
been violated by any personals subse
quens citizenship in this country cannot
avoid the consequences Of such violation
If the person voluntarily returns to where
they have jurisdiction. Naturalization has
~ retroactive effect. 1t does rot make
IN oct done ss though it never had been
done. So long however as foreign.born
citizen remains in this county-his return
- bis native land cannot be compelled
be cannot be made to answer for any act
there committed, unless be places himself
efhis own accord within the jurisdiction Of
those laws whichhe may have violated. Such
vas the position assumed by our govern.
nent in the case Of ToNs!G, an Austrian,
Who had become citizen Of the U. States;
also, kSocKE, . native of Prussia. Nor
does il conflict with our action 10 relation to
KosrzA. kosrzA had not returned within
the jurisdiction Of the laws Of Austria
which it WAS alleged he had violated. lie
vss in Smyrna, upon Turkish soil, and
therefore Austrian officials had no right
TO arrest him. There was no treaty exist
ing between Austria and Turkey requir-
ing the latter to give up offenders Of that
character. Under such circumstances he
o. any other native or naturalized citizen
Of the United States, was fully entitled to
cor protection and inter ference.
Annexed 10 the recent letter of Seerets-
y CAss, upon this subject
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WARRINGTON, June IA, SO.
Sir In answer 10 your letter of the
9Th inst. ! have TO inform you that the
bsisf letter from this Department. TO which
yos refer, dated the 18th Of May last, and
eddsssssd 70 Mr.. Leclsre, was in reply to
a application for information, and Was
principally intended to recommend eau.
zion 70 our naturalzed fellow citizens,
astivss Of France, in returning to that
coustsy. - the operations Of the French
SUBSCRIPTION law were not precisely known
hsrs. and might bear injuriously upon tina.
class Of American citizens. Most Of the
Continental European nations have sys-
TEN Of military organization by which
sheir cit,zens are compelled to serve in the
Army BY conscription, Is in Frnucs, where
he duty is designated by ut, or by draft
~ IN Prussia, where every person is re
quissd to take his turn - soldier.
The eonditioa Of American naturalized
citizens returning to their native country
where We system u compulsory service
prevails, and who had leb before perfor
s,iug such service, has frequently been
Ne ssbIsos sf discussion with some Of the
Issopssa Powers. Quits recently Il ha.
asisss between the United States sokd
PsGssiA ard the representatives Of thi,
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