Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-08-10
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Sc Hueh HasRa sxssaun prevails IL
Tagegenca % ehs n - ~ sha aslministra.
zion on khis qas& a, thas We amhrac'
the opportunity faRnIshed by peaseiea
ease whfeh has rssmaly arisen In IN
kiagaon 0f Han0wNg, so rafar 20 &c asain
The eass Il thas ~ nAturalixed ciEi,
Esn % shs United Eeasss who Il nasiVs
of Hanover, and vAe, when be left BIZ
native country, - neither In sesual
service IL the HAag siam array nor had
been drafted 70 sSrTa in IL. hus has yet
upon his gesurn 70 meFer, bsen dspRiy-
ed Of bis liberty ed compallod 10 do
military dusy. sa
The intervsution ca eur gsgernmsat
having thus become necessary, che whcls
subject Of the righks 9g ous nAturaliEsd
citizens has geoeiwea the renewed and
careful ccnsidsrasEen 6e the President
and his views, aa waii ~ those OF bic
entire Cabinee uppa ghis important sub
1 jest, will be found W. che following ex-
tract which we ss permitted 20 make
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Y 80 Sss sala og state ID oaR
Minister h Berlin, ID EeiRtion 10 the
ease refsrred 70.
Itisimpossible 30 add auyshing 10 the
strength aud ciearness of this statement;
aud We are pursuaded thaE IL viii meet
the full concurrence OF every rejecting
man ia the country:
ExTg4cT OF A plsPATCH FEoK THE DEPARY-
EEET OF sTATR 30 rms MINISTER OF THE
UNITED sEAVKs AZ RRRGIE, DATRD July B,
1859.
Tho right Of expatriation cannot at
this day Be doubted oE deaied in the T..
States. The idea has been RspudiAtsd
ever since the origin Of ouI government,
that a man 10 bound for ever 10 remain
in the country Of bis birth, and that be
has no right to sxaEciss bis free will and
consult his own happiness by selecting
q new home. The most eminent writer's
on public Law recognise the right Of ex-
patFiaiion. This can only be contested
By those who, ia the ninstssnsh century,
are still devoted to the ansisnt fsudal
law With all its oppression The doc
trine Of perpssaaI allegiance is relic
Of barbaTism which has bean gradually
disappearing from Christeadom during
the last century.
The constitution Of the United States
recognizes the natural right Of expstFI-
alton, by eonfsEring upon Congress the.
power $50 establish q uniform rule Of
naturalizatiou,O I=<feeu, IL rEas----- --f
tke grioTauces alleged against she Brit
isu Ring in the Declaration Of Indepeu-
danee, that he had fsende&voFsd to pre-
vent the population OF these statss-for
that purpose obstraeting the laws Of nat
ursliE8tion of foreigners, refusing 20
pass others 10 encourage their m grafton
hither," etc., etc, The constitution thus
clearly recognises the principles Of ex-
patriation in the strongest manner. II
would have been inconsistent in itself
and unworthy Of the character Of the au-
thor Of that instrument TO hold out in
ducements to foreigners TO abandon their
native land, 10 reuounee their allegiance
TO their native government and 70 be-
come citizens of the United States, IL
they had not been convinced Of the ab-
sotute Rud unconditional right Of expa-
triation. Congress have uniformly act
cd upon this principle ever since the
commencement Of the federal govern
meut. Thoy established "a uniform rule
Of naturalization" nearly seventy years
ago. There has since been no period Ia
our history when laws for this purpose
did not exist, though their provisions
have undergone successive changes. The
alien, in order to become citizen, must
declare on oath or Animation that he will
support the constitution Of the United
States and, at the same time, he is re-
quired 10 absolutely and entirely re-
nounee and abjure all allegiance and f.
deity to every foreign prince, Potensate,
state or sovereignty whereof be was be-
fore q citizen.
The exercise Of the right of naturali-
cation, and the consequent recognition
of the principles Of expatFiation, are
not confined 70 the government OF the
United States. There is not country
in Europe, believe, at the present mo-
ment, where the law docs not authorize
the naturalization of foreigners IN one
form or other. Indeed, in some Of thass
countries this Law is more liberal than
our oWn towards foreigners.
The question then, arises, what rights
do our laws confer upon @ foreigner by
granting him natuFaliEation2 answer
all the rights, privileges and immunities
which belong to q native born citizen,
in their fall extent, with the single quail
ifeation that under the constitution "no
person except natur@l born ciLizsn is
eli gible TO the office Of President" With
this exception she pstuFaliEed citizen
from and after the date Of his naturAli-
aation. both at home and abroad, is
placed upon the very same footing with
the native citizen. He is neither in .
better nor q worse condition. Ii na-
Eivs citizen choose TO take up his resi-
denca in q foreign country for the puF-
poss Of advancing his fortune or promo
ting his happiness, be is whilst there
bound TO obey its municipal laws equal
ly with those Who have lived in it all
thsir lives. He goes abroad With his
eyes open , and if these laws be arbisTa-
~ and unjust, he has chosen to abide by
the consequences. IL they are admins
tered in sn equal spirit towards himself
and towards native subjects, this gov
sFnment have no righs to interfere aa
thoratively in his behalf. To do this
would be to violate the night of an inde-
pendent nation to legislate within its
own Territories. If this government
were TO undertake such task ws might
soon be involved In trouble with nsarly
the whole world. To protest our oiti-
gems aasinas she application Of this priB-
ciple Of universal law, in It's fall extent,
we have treaties With several nations ss-
curing exemption to American citizens
when residing abroad from some of the
onerous duties required from their own
subjects. Whsre no such treaty exists
and an American eitixan has committed
q crime or incurred penalty for viola
ting any municipal Law whAtsyer Of the
| country Of his temporary residence, he
| is Just a. liable 10 be tried and punished
for his offence IS though be had resided
ia Ii from The dsy Of hia birth. IL this
has not bsen done before bic departure,
and be shoaId voluntarily return under
tho sams Jurisdiction, be may be tried
and punished for the ohenee upon prin-
eiples OF universal Law. Under suoh cir
eamstancea no person would think Of
eousonaing thai a. intermediate resi-
dsuea Ia kis own country for years wo'd
deprive ths goYeTnmsnfs Hhoss laws hs
had violated Of the power 10 eafcTcs
theiE exaoutIon. Tbs very same prinei-
| pie, and no other, i applsoahle 20 shs
ease of a nataraIized citizen should b
eAaosS 10 return to his native country
Ia that case, IL Be had sommitied an oE,
feaes against the 1aw before his dspaE'
| sure. hS Il responsible for Il ia shs sasat
mannar A fhe native AmeTieAn eisaxsE