The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-04

aided the emigration o. their own people
The German States have conceded the cx.
istence Of the right, by making laws TO reg
uiate its exercise. Spain and the Spanish.
American States have always recognized It.
England, by q recent statue Il Vic),
has established permanent system OF nat.
uralization in the very teeth Of her common
law rule. France has done the same and
besides that, has declared in the code Napo-
leon (Art. "a that the quality Of u French
man will BE- lost Ivy naturalization 10 for
eign country. There IL no Government 10
| Europe or America which practically denies
the right. Here, 10 the United States, the
thought OF giving IL up cannot be- entertain
Cd for moment. Upon that principle this
country was populated. We owe it TO our
existence "a u nation. Ever since our indie.
pcndence We have upheld aud maintained it
by every form Of words and acts. We have
constantly promised full and complete pro-
lection 10 oil persons who should come here
aud seek il by renounciDg their natural ale
glance aud transferring their iealty 10 us.
We stand pledged 10 il 10 the face ofthc whole
world Upon the faith OF that pledge mil.
lions Of persons have stakcd their most i'm
portant interests. II we repudiatc it now,
or spare one atom Of the power which may
bc necessary 10 redeem it. We shall be gull
" Of pefiidy ~ gross that no American can
witness it without feeling OF intolerasle
shame.
REPATRIATION includes not only cmigra.
ton out OF ones natural country. but natu
radiation in the country adopted IA future
residence. When we prove the right Of IA
man to expatra,e himself, we establish the
lawful authority Of the country in which he
settles, to naturalizc him, il the Govern.
mcnt peascs. What. then, is naturaIiza.
ton : There is no dispute abou, the mean
ing Of 1t. The derivation oi the word alone
makes il plain. All photographers and ju-
rists define it one way. In its popular ETY..
biological aud lawful sense i, signifies he
at Of adopting a foreigner and etothng h,m
ruth all The pr,U,iegss Of a naiiw c,t,:en or
subjed
There can be no doubt that naturalization
does, pro Idoto, place the native and adopted
citizen in precisely the same relations with
the Government under which they live, ex.
ccpt so far as the express and positive law
Of the country has made distinction in ia.
vor Of one or the other. In some countries
immigration has been 30 encouraged by Civ.
ing TO adopted citizens certain immunlties
and privileges not enjoyed by natives. In
most, however, political iav0rs have gone
the other way, Here, none but native
can bc President In some Of our States
foreign-born citizens are ineligible 10 the
Office Of Governor, and in one Of them they
cannot even vote for two years after they
are naturallzod, But il these restrictions
had not been expressly made by positive
eDactmen, they certainly would not have
existed.
In regard TO the protection Of citizens in
their rights at home and abroad We have
no law which divides them into classes, or
makes any difference whatever between
them. A native and na,uralizcd American
may, therefore, go forth with equal security
over every sea. and through every land un-
der heaven, including the country in which
the latter was born. Either of them may
he taken up under IL debt contracted, ur u
crime committed by himself bu, both are
absolutely Tree from all political obligations
Ia any country nut thcir own,
They are both OF them American citizens
and their exclusive allegiance is due to the
government of the United States. One OF
them never did owe iealty elsewhere. and
the other. ut the time Of his naturalization.
solemnly and rightiully, in pursuance OF
public law and municipal regulation, threw
oil, renowned, and ablured forever. all allie
glance to every foreign Prince. po,entatc.
State, and sovereignty whatsoever, and es-
pecially to that sovereign whose sublcc, he
had previously been. II this did not work
a solution OF every political Tie which bound
him TO his native country. then our natural
laws ART bitter mockcry, and the oath We
administer 10 foreigners is u deusion and u
suare.
There have been, and are now. persons of
u very high reputation. who hold that the
naiurallzed citizen ought to bc protected by
the Government Of his adopted country
everywhere. except in the country OF his
birth but il he goes thor. or is caught
within the power OF his native sovereign,
his net OF naturalization may be treated as
"A mere nullty. aud be will Immediately
cease TO have the rights o., an American
citizen. This cannot be true. Ii has no
foundation to rest upon land its advocates
do not pretend tina, it has any excep, the
dogma which denies altogether the RICH, OF
repatriation without the consent OF his ma
tive sovereign that is untenablc, as
think have already shown.
Neither is this view supported by the
practice OF the world need not say that
our naturalization laws are opposed 10 It in
their whole spirit as well rs their express
words, I he states OF Europe are also prac.
,icalIy committed against II, No Goycru-
men, would allow one OF It's own subject. 10
divide his allegiance between II and another
sovereign tor they all know tia, no man
can serve two masters. In Europe, u well
as here. the allegiance demanded OF na,ur.
allied resident mus, have been always un.
ders,ood a. exclusive. There are not many
cases on record, but wha, few W. find are
uniform and clear.
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