New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-16

C.,s.omept whore laws he had violated Of tia power
10 enforce their execution. The very Sane priucipe,
ard no other, applicable 70 che case Of nsturaJzed
citizen should be choose 10 return 10 biz ngive
cour,ry. 10 that case, if he had committed an
cfense against the law before his departure he
sponsiba for il in the same manner as tue native
American citizen TO whom have referred. l. tle
language of the late Mr. Macy, in hi. letter Of tho
10Th Jauuery, 1854, to M Jackson, then our Chs'se
dAffarcs 20 Vienna, whe0 spe lkiBg Of TOu'gs Gaze,
"eveIy nation, whenever its laws violated by any
cone ewing obedience TO them whether he be cltl-
"ztn G. stranger, has right to niict the penalties
incurred upon the trausgress0r, Il found Wta,n u,
"iuiisdicton' This principle If 700 wen esta'h-nei
to admit Of serious controversy. III one OF or hah'e
90 natuialzcd citizen 20 expose himself 10 pun
ishrnert by the commission If oiieuse against any
of our laws State or National aud aiterwHd become
paturalzed subject Of foreign country, he would
not have the hardihood to cortend, uppn voInn,Iny
returning within jurisdiction that his nstur hz a.
tion relieved him from the punishment due to ns
crime: much less could he appeal TO the government
Of bis adopted country 20 protect hn sgainst his re-
sponsibify the United states or any OF the states
This Government would not Cor q moment ls.ea %
such a. appeal.
care should be taken 10 their application, especially 10
our ra,uralzci citizens. The moment foreigner be
comes na,urazed his allegiance TO his native country
il severed forever. Tie experiences new politics 81
birth. A broad and impossible line separates him
from bis native country. He is no more responsible
thing he may say or do, or omit to say or do.
M r assuming his Beg character than If lac had been
brr, in tie United States. Should he return to hi.
n.tv cou1try he returns American citizen, and
in No ~ her character In order to entitle his ogna
Goverun cLt 10 puni,h him for any Offense this mus
have beea complete before his expatriaton. II mus
have beer of such character that he might have
been tried a I'd punished FOR II at the moment Of ms
dens,ture 4 future liability to serve in the army viii
moi he sufficient because before the time can arrive
for suob service he has changed his allegiance, and
basLecome ci,iz, Of the United States 1t would be
nuite absurd to co uteud that boy, brought to this
country from foree country with hs fathers family
when but twelve years OF sge, ana naurailzed mere,
who should afterwards visit the country OF bis birth
when he ad become IN 81, might then be seized and
compelled TO perform mili AIRY service because, IL he
had remained there thrOugl Out the Intervening years
and his life had been spared, he would have been
bound 10 perform military ssrv &C. 10 submit 10 such
principle would be to make an Odlous distinction be-
tween our natu1azed and native citizens. For this
reasop IN my dispatch 10 yOD Of May - lS)3, and
again in MY letter u Mr.. Hotter OF the ith Mt, con
fine the foreign jurisdiction in regard to our naturahled
citizens TO such of them " were 10 the amy or a.
"tuay called into it" at the time they left Prussia
That IT, 10 the Of actual desertion or refusal -
enter the army after having been regularly drafted AMI
called into il by the Government to whlch al the the
they owed allegiance IL is presumed that neither OF
these cases presents any difficulty III point OF pnncl-
pie. II soldier or a sailor were 10 desert IRON
our army or navy, for winch oifense he. Is haOle
10 a severe punishment, and, after having be-
come nsturaliZed subject Of another country
should return TO the United States, it would he
. singular defense for him 10 make that he was at
solved from ms crime because, after lts cotDhlr5lon
he had become a subject Of another Government. IL
would be still more strange that Government 10
interpose in his behalf for any such reason. Again.
during the last war with Great Britain IN several of
the Ststes-I might mention Pennsylvania in plrtlcu-
lar-the miEta-man who wa. drafted and called into
the service was exposed TO penalty if he did
not obey the draft muster himself into the service
or in default thereof procure substitute. Suppose
such an individual, after having incurred this penalty
had gone TO foreign country aud become nGturallzed
there and then returned to Pennsy vania Is IT possible
10 Imagine that for this the arm OF the State au-
thores would be paIayzed, aud that they could not
exact the penalty j state these examples to show
more clearly both the extent and the limitation OF right
full Hanoveian iuris LECTION in such cases. 1t is mpos-
sible 10 forcsee all the varying circumstances which
nav attend cases they may arse but It is believed
that the principles laid down may generally be suii-
Cient to guide your conduct
lis to be deeply regretted that the German govern
ments eyince so much tenacity on this subject 1t
goud be better, far better, for them, considering
the comparatively small number of their native sub
iects who return to their donons after being natural
lied in this country to attempt to exact military
service from them They will prove TO be most reldct-
ant soldiers If they violate any law of their native
country during their visit, they are OF course aena
lie like other American citizens. Ii would be a sad
;sfoT,ure If for the sake Of advantage so trlng
to such governments they should involve themselves
in serions difficulties with country DESTROYS as we
are If naiptanirg with them the most friendly relations
n IL fortunate that serious difficulties of this kind are
mainly confined to the German States, and especially
.bat the laws of Great Britain do not authorize shy
cempus DRY military service whatever.