The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-07

The Enquirer Of yesterday, in well Dir
rested article, takes ground against the
decision Of our Government, or the Execa-
tive Department of it, that naturalization
in this Countrywide swearing allegiance 70
the United States, and the forswearing allie
glance to all other countries, and partieu-
larly the country and the sovereign rom
whose don,inion the naturalized person
comcs--seceses no exemption from military
service due, 70 tie sovereign and nation and
native land Of such person. Military SER
vice, it contends, is a duty (which the
subject owes his sovereign" But IL very
correctly contends that 'sthe doctrine as
serted by the Constitution and laws of the
United States is, that each individual citi-
zen may, at his own option, abjure all allie
glance TO one sovereign, and contract entire
obligations Of allegiance to another sover-
eign, provided only that the Remuneration
and act of naturalization be performed
bona Jfde." With US, it continues, natu-
rallied citizens are entitled to the same
protection against the claims for service or
allegiance of foreign government, that is
due to native born American. In the
matter of conflict growing out of the claims
of foreign nations TO the service of their
voluntarily expatriated citizens who have
become naturaliZed citizens OF this cOuL-
try, and our duty to protect them against
such claims, the Enquirer says;
II two nations caupot agree this point, an
appeal to arms is the only escape from submission
to wrong on the part Of the injured contestant.
We will not go 30 far as to advise resort to hos.
Enthusiastically not immediate iesort to hosti.
ties The laws Of these foreign nations are the
necessary consequence of the theories Of governs
ment under which they are established Their
execution Involves Intentional insult to our
national dignity. 1t 10 purely the result Of the
great moral copflctthe triangular strife which 10
now 10 progrsss between the principles OF the
Divine right Of popular Sovereignty, the Divine
right OF Kings 0igarchs, and the athestic denial
OF all principle, which basis the fabric of govern
ment in each instance on some narrow view Of
nero expedieocy. 1t may be that we must finally
| submit. It may be that the attempt at this time
to vipdicste the rights Of our fsllow-ciiizsns.
would raise world in arms against us. 1t may be
that ordinary prudence requires submission.
Still, the ultimate question 10 one Of forcible
maintenance Of right, or submission to wrong
And the Constitution of the Uaited States pros
vides that Congress alone shal decide such guess
tlon.
So far as the Executive Is concerned, It's duty Is
plain. It must maintain the Constitution aud
laws, by remonstrauce, by protest, by treaty, II
possible and, If its efforts prove unavailing, the
President must then refer the question Of war or
submission directly to Congress.
And II We are to submit, let tbs submission be
made openly and under priest. Let not our sub
mission be yelled under snch nimsy prstexts as the
State Department has put foI ward during the past
ten years; for these prete1ts amount to nothing
less than an entire remuneration of the doctrines
| asserted by our laws, Ct the great principles o.
popular sovereig atty aud individual liberty which
| lie at the roo. Of our whole governmental theory