The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-26
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WASHINGTON, May 25.--The opinion of At
torney General Black on the point submitted
by the Secretary Of State in the Perkins case,
alluded to yesterday, did not discuss the claim
against the Russian Government, but merely
shows how the subject is affected by the law of
the country,
1t is under this that the parties interested,
and not the Attorney General, conceive that
the integrity of the contracts will be fully
maintained, and all things considered, the
matter promptly adjusted. The sufficiency Of
the proof, however, must be left to the con-
science of the Emperor of Russia.
Edward F. Carson, VIM. Bradley, Joseph
D. Grafton, Robert L. Weber and David Kin
delberger, have been appointed Assistant
Surgeons in the Navy.
New YORK, May 25.-The Express of this
evening says that instructions were sent out
by the steamer Persia to-day to Minister
Mason, instructing him to intimate to the
French Government that in case Germany
should be drawn into the war, this Govern
ment will not suffer any interruption of the
service on the Hamburg and Bremen steamers
now carrying the United States mails, SO lope
as they do not carry articles contraband Of
war.
No further action, it is said, is considered
necessary in consequence Of the last reported
accounts from Utah, as the instructions recently
to prevent further conflict of jurisdiction among
them, and will soon reach that Territory.
As citizens Of the United States visiting
foreign countries are liable to serious incon-
venionce if unprovided with authentic proof
of their national character, their best safe
guard is passport from the State Department,
certifying the bearer to be citizen of the
United States.
Passports are issued gratuitously upon ap-
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This proof need be submitted but once on
all subsequent occasions simple reference to
it and to the period when it was presented
will be sufficient. When the applicant is n
native citizen of the United States he must
transmit an affidavit of this fact, stating his
| age and place Of birth, and sworn to by him
self and one other citizen of the United States
named therein, TO whom he is personally
known, and to the hest of whose knowledg &c
and belief, the declaration made by him is
| true. This affidavit must be attested by O
notary public under his signature and the
seal of office.
When there is no notary in the place, affida.
Wit may be made before justice of the peace
| or other officer authorized to administer oaths
II the applicant be naturalized citizen, hil
certificate of naturalization must be trans.
mitted for inspection, when it will be returned
with the passport. The widow or children Of
naturallLeu citlzenS must transmit the certifi-
cate of naturalization of the husband or father
stating under oath that they are such widow
or children. The application should be az
eompanied by a description of the person,
stating the following particulars, viz: age
stature, English measure,) forehead, eyes
nose, mouth, chin, hair and complexion. When
the applicant is to be accompanied by his wife
children or servants, or by fem ales under his
protection, it will be sufficient to state the
names and ages of such persons and their rela,
tiOn to the applicant.
Persons who leave the country expecting
to obtain passports whilst abroad from diplo,
matte or consular agents of the United States
are liable TO disappointment, inasmuch as il
is the duty Of those agents not to grant doc
uments of that character except to persons
who are certainly known to be entitled tC
them, and it is sometimes difficult if not i'm.
practicable to procure proofs of this fact. In
foreign country, certificates of citizenship
or by judicial or municipal functionaries .
the United States, are not recognized by tn,
officers of foreign governments, and by tn,
23d section of the act of Congress approved
on the 18th Of August last, it is made pena
for such authorities and funetionaries to iesu
such passports.