The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-07-27

he W0uiu not 0aVe inc hardwood 10 COntenu
upon voluntarily returning within our jurisdic-
tod, that his naturalization relieved him from
the punishment due to his crime; much less
could he appeal to the government Of his adop-
ted country to protect him against his respon-
sibility to the United States or any of the
States. This Government would not for mo
ment listen to such an appeal.
Whilst these principles cannot be contested,
great care should be taken in their application,
especially to our naturalized citizens. The mo-
ment a foreigner becomes nsturalized, his alle-
giBnce to his native country is severed forever.
He experiences new political birth. A broad
and impossible line separates him from his ma
tive country. he is no more responsible for
anything he may say or do, or emit TO say or
do, sner assuming his new character, than if he
had been born IN he United States. Should he
return to his native country, he returns as an
American citizen, and in no other charscter.-
! In order to entltle his original government to
punish him for an offence, this must have been
committed whilst he was subject and owed al
! legiance to that government. The offence must
have been complete before his expatriation. 1t
must have been Of such a character that he
might have been tried and punished for it at
the moment Of his departure. A future lIabili-
ty to serve in the army will not be sufficient
because before the time can arrive for such ser;
vice, he has changed his allegince and become
citizen Of the United States. 1t would he
quite absurd to contend that boy. brought to
| this country from foreign country with his IA
theirs family when hut twelve years Of age and
naturalized here, who shonld afterwards visit
the country Of his birth when he had become a
map, might then be siezed and compelled to
perform military service, because. II he had re-
mBined there throughout the intervening years
and his lie heen spared he would have been
bound to perform military service. To submit
to such principle would he to make an odous
distinction between our naturalized and native
citizens. For this reason, in my dispatch to
you Of May IL, 1859, and again in nv letter to
Mr.. Hofer OF the 14th ultmo, confne the for
een jurisdiction in regard to our naturalized
citizens to such of theul rs "were in the army
or actually called into it" at the time they left
Prussia. That is, to the case OF actual deser.
ton or refusal to enter the army after having
been regularly drafted and called into il by the
government TO which at the time they owed al
| legienCe. 1t is presumed that neither Of these
cases presents any difficulty in point Of princi-
| pie. ia soldier or sailor were 10 desert from
our army or navy. for which offence he is liable
to severe punishment. and, after having be-
cbonld raturr 70 tho TTnitad Stotos Il tronld be
a SINGULAR defenso Sr hin, 70 % ,nolo tbot he uos 90
absolved from his crime because, after it was
government " # iA would % bo st;ll % rnora r stranco
wara that oovornmont 70 ;ntornose IN b;s bebaIf
or ony encb reocon ara;n J,,,;nc tho iost
war With Gront Rr;to;n r. saroroi oftho S+otos
II miobt nont;on Ponrsrlv,n;o in nort;cn,er nov
tbo r,;,;,;o ,.os sroAoa "a ooI,oa
into the servca ros oVnoSed 10 soyore nenaltv
| If be d,d NOT chow tho droft ond muster him,
Golf into rho sorr;oo ~ IN dotorIt tboroof nro-
cnro enbst;tnte ennroso e,,cb on ind v;dnoI
ofter bor;nc, no,,rrod th;s ,oraI,,, bod oono 70
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