Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-07-13

the obligations Of military sef'icel w &C.
rotdsnes Wl,h tho veil known laws of ihe
country wue yet aniulhlled end thu
snsnfe M interest IN The wat which i'
nov deluring tho plains of l,oly win
ldood The, lalk about tho iniqui'y o
,emsinc 10 pfolec, the rights Of adopted
r,,i,ens lorsooihl class Of people whicl
,he, would At rny moment had they th'
,ower depiivc Of al theirrisbis as Amer
49,. .,,,,or.. and %. o consequeace, Of
claim 90 rroiss'ion as such.
''" ua,o ,ho.v honest gentlemen forgotten
,hcy been always ignorant Of IN,
i"o' 'nat @1'h WEBSTER and EVERETT, wiei
: 'ueces'lyely se'rehry ofstate, during th,
administration q Mr. Fillmore, hcA a.
trincs even siayorable 70 a.o policy
and right OF interference in behalf oi ON
adopted citacns who voluntadytplacC
themselves within the jurisdicionof the
governments Of their natiy countries
than Secretary C,ss. We civ the follow
ing letters and extracts fpn the above
named Statesmen, whom tls same oppo
siiion once profcsscd to regrd as the great
lights Of thoir party
| Extract. Ur. lI'ebstYD Ibleio IoIen, y. L.
DEPARTMENT ESTATE,
Washington, ,Jhe 20, 1907
The respect paid tony passport grant,
ed by this Department to naturallzed
citizens, formerly alject of Spain, will
depend upon the Law OF that nation IN
relation to the allcgince due its authori-
ty by its natiyebon subjects. If that
Government recognizes the right of its
subjects 10 de1atlonalHe themselves, and
assinilnte weh the cilzens of other coun
tries. the psual passport will be sufficient
saieguarS 10 you; busif allegiance to the
Crown of Spain may net legally be renoun-
ced by its subjects, yoa must expect to be
liable to the obigationsof a Spanish subject
If you voluntarily place yourself within
thejurisdiotion OF that Government.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, June |, 1852
SIR; hare to acknowledge the receipt
Of your lette' to Mr. Redhall Of the 9th
.ultimo, inquiing whether Mr.. Victor IS.
Depierre, anative of France, but natur'
allied citizen of the United States, can ex
pect the protection of this Government IN
that country when proceeding thither with
a passport from this Department. la re
ply, have to INFORM you that il, as is un
dcrstood to be the fact, the Government
of France does not acknowledge the righ
of natives OF that country to reNounce
their allegiance, it may lawfully claiu
their services when found within Frencl
Jurisdiction
am, sir, very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
DANIEL WEBSTER,
TO J. 3. Nones, Esq, New York
The lottcr from Mr. EVERETT was ad
dressed 10 our Minister at Berlin, unde
date Of | ith Januaiy, 1858, in reference t,
several cases which had been presented b,
the Minister "The question raised" III
EVERETT writes, "haS received the partcu
lar attention Of the President. The fol
lowing eAtraots sufficiently state This doc
trine;
If. then, 4 Prussian subject, born an
living undcs this state of law, chooses I
eursiatc to a foreign country without ol
tanning the certificate which alone can di
charge him from the obligation Of n'ilI;ar
services. he takes that step ct his own risb
He elects to go abroad under the burde
of duty which he owes to his Govern
ment. His departure is Of the na'ure {
an escape from her laws; and if, at an
subsequent period, he is indiscreet euoug
to return to his native country, he canno
complain if those laws are executed to h
disadvantage His case resembles that {
soldier or sailor enlisted by conscriptio
or other compulsory process in the arm
or navy. If he should desert the seryic
of his country, and thereby render hin
self amenable to military law, no on
would expect that he could return to h
native land and bid defiance to its law
/ because, in the meantime, he might hav
become a naturalized citizen of foreig
State.
For these reasons, and without enterin
into the discussion of the question Of pc
petual allegiance, the President is of opir
| ion that, if subject of Prussia, lying III
der legal obligation in that country
4 perform q certain amount ofmilitary dat,
! leaves his native land, and, without pc
. forming that duty or obtaining the pr
scribed Certificate Of emigration" come
to the United States and is naturalizcC
and aftcrw ards, Tor any purposes whate
er, goes back to Prussia, it is not comp'
tent for the United States to protect hi
| from the operation Of the Prussian law
The case may be one Of great hardshi
especIs ly if tho omission to procure Il
certificate arose from inadvertance or d
norance; hut this fact, though a ju
ground Of sympathy, does not alter Il
case as one Of international law.
Next we give the letter Of Con. Cas-
and leave our readers to decide which
these great Statesmen 60 farthest in adv
eating the right of every man to cxpatl
ate himself at will, and seek another lar
for a home, another government for
protector, and ayow another allegiance.