The Nevada journal., 1859-07-29

my to all fOreigneTs-Of becoming an
early an earnest advocate, defendefegl
vindicator of a great and eternal prfAci.
pc ofjustice and of truth.
BY the Constitution of the United
States it is sdeclared that Congress shall
have power tn establish uniform rule of
naturalization"-that is to say Congress
shall have power to pass such laws as
will, under the conditions prescribed,
prefer upon persons born beyon the
limits of the United States all the rights
and privileges of natural born citizens or
those born within The limits of the Uni
ted States, except such as by the Con-
stitntion they are expressly excluded
from. In pursuance nf this authority
Congress has passed laws of naturaliza
ion, without regard to the usuages, re-
gnlations orrequirements of other Cows
errme,ts from which those claiming the
benefits of naturalization have expatria-
ted themselves, and without reference to
any International law on the subject; and
under these laws there are several hun
dred honsand persons Of foreign birth
who have, upon the Invitation Of on
Government, renounced all allegiance tc
their native countries and to all "tae'
foreign pri ces, polentatcs, States ii
S"vere;gniies whatever, and hay tt
ken the oath f fidelity and alleg;aJc
IL the United States. they have been ad-
mitied INTO the American family as
ado Fed citizeus; have subjected them.
g. W t. the Ierf.mmance of military
se.vicc in time IF wa; are liable t" he
called upon I" sacrifice their time. COLI
vcniruce, comfort. heath and estate; tn
ell, C. their families and business; tn
hazard limb and life in protecting the
Constitution and flag of the country at
home and abroad, on the high seas or in
the enemies c"uutry; and now, for the
fist lime, the Industrious dnctrlne La,
bees an, olnced from the highest author
Try Known 10 our Constitutiun and laws
that there is no reciprocity in this com.
pact; that the obligations aud sacrifice
are entirely on the part of the foreigner
and 4 at the Government will afford hin
protection only whilst he remains upon
: American soil, where he stands il no
need "f its protection, and whore the
laws would have furnished ample pro
lection to his person without necessity
for the remuneration of the land of his
nativity. But when he goes abroad erer
at the call of his Cove. i;nent dnfelis,
of It's honor or its rights, he is liable, i
captured, to be held and punished as /;
traitor, and not as prisoner of war. OF
the ground that he owes a higher obli
CATION of a'legia zee and service to hi
native country than TO that of his adop
ton, and that the trainers of the cons;i
tuIion and the makers of our laws have
been guilty of the gross and stupid ab,
surdity of mainta aiming that we can legit
itimatel y. consistently and intelis ibl,
recognize the remuneration of allegiance
and the obligation % observe it at th,
same moment of time.
How is it possible for any man tc
bring his mind to the conclusion that !
is the policy of this Government TO re.
quire foreigner upon oath, to renounce
an allegiance that ii knows and acknow
! led ges to c. inue in existence, and tha
it has no wall or power to resist, anC
when by the oath administered they
not only renounce allegiance to oil 9th
er Powers. but are particularly required
to renouuce allegiance to those Govern
ments Of which they wore former sub
jects.
If this be the true construction of oul
laws Of naturalization, then the sooner
these laws arc repealed the better fol
all parties. and especially for the for
rigner; and those who have become en-
tang led III the Intricacies by Iemouucine
all claims to the protection of one Gov.
-rnment, without acquiring right to
the protection 1t another. are, upon the
ground Of fraud entitled to general re-
lease from the oh igations they have as
samed. as the laws themsei, es woul,
prove to he precisely what Democracy
5 is, and has of late yea shown itself t,
be-a sham andan imposition, delrsiol
and n cheat.
We all know that the European Gov
ernments generally denj The expatri;,-
tion, but we know AT the same time Tia.
this Government has never recognize,
the ,yranncal and despntic assumption
and has therefore Ihrown ~ ide open it,
ports and freely exte, drd its arms it
generous invitation To- the people of all
countries to leave their native homes
and come among us aud avail themselves
oi the blessings of free government: and
if we had never acknowledge ged the claims
and pietensions of despotic rulers to bind
aud chain down the will of their SUBJ
jects after they had passed beyond their
jurisdiction, then We should have bee
without excuse or jn,isuic'inn in offering
tue benefits Of naturalization to any, ana
it is precisely because we refused to re-
cosnize such absurd demands that on.
naturalization laws have been enrolled
upon our statute books.
When foreigner has complied with
the provisions of our laws, and taken
out his naturalization papers, which
emphatically declare him to be "a cit.
zenof the United Sta:es "f America" !"
he is as much entitled to the protection
If this Government as if he had been