Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-18
Rights of NaturaIized Citizens INDICATED

Rights of NaturaIized Citizens INDICATED.
The French Government, at the instance of the
American Minister, Mr.. Faulkner, has just ordered
the discharge from the CONSUMPTION of another ma
turaIized American citizen, Mr.. PUYOOU of French
birth. The previous discharge was Of MICHEL ZEIT-
Err, native of France, but an adopted citizen of
the United States who had been seized by the French
military authorities as deserter, in consequence
of hav ng failed to draw in the CONSUMPTION. The
facts il the case of Mr. PUYooU are given by Paris
correspondent of the New York Express, as fol-
lows
A few weeks ago, during the month of June Mr..
P. Puyoou, a native of France, but naturalized
citizen of the United States and resident of Cali
fornia returned to France. on a visit to his former
home and was arrested at Bayonne the place of his
BIRTH The circumstances were precisely the same as
in the example of Michel Zeiter. PuyOou had failed
20 appear when called draw in the CONSUMPTION of
his department, and he was therefore marked, &C
cording to law, as a Ceserter. The young man at
once exhibited his certificate of naturalization, but
no notice taken of his claim to be discharged
as a citizen of foreign country, and consequently
no longer amenabe TO French military laws. He
was ordered before military commission, declared
fit for service, and incorporated. for term OF seven
years, into the 18th regiment of the line. lmmedi-
ately after these summary proceedings, Puyoou was
sent to Toulouse, where the regiment to which he
had been attached is garrisoned. From Toulouse
he addressed letter to Mr.. Faulkner Minister Of the
United States at Paris asking interference and pro-
lection.
Mr. Faulkner promptly instituted an examination
into the merits Of the case and, as a preliminary
mt ssure advised Mr.. PuyoOu to institute proceed
nts before the tribunal of first instance in the de-
pa-.tment IN which Toulouse is situated with view
to the establishment of his American nationality and
to obtain the reafirmaOn of the principles triumph
antlv yindIcated in the trial of Zeiter. To avoid
the issue the Procureur Imperial or States at
torney, took exception to the jurisdiction of the
court upon the ground that such proceeding could
oulv be instituted at Bayonne, the birthplace of
Puyoou and the town where he had been enrolled
in the army. As soon this incident was reported
to Mr. Faulkner that gentleman called upon the
French government to discOuntenance the plea in
question relative to the jurisdiction of the tribunal
at Toulouse or to send Puyoou, without delay, to
his native department and cause his nationality to
be tested there The Emperor's Minister of the In
terror instructed the prosecuting attorney not to
plead to the jurisdiction of the Court Of Toulouse
and the case was tried fully upon its merits. The
court following the precedent established in the
case of letter admitted without reserve, the right
~ exnatriatiop and naturalization, claimed by
the minister of the United States, and ordered
Puvoou to be discharged from the military service
of France.
This is a second vindicatiOn of the principle so
nroperIv asserted in France by Mr.. Faulkner the
5EIomst;c representative of the Great Republic, |
and its result will strongly confirm the acknowledge
n,ent n-eyiously obtained from French tribunal |
giving entire effect to the naturalization laws of the
limited States For his energetic attitude in the |
treatment of this delicate question which has NTH
erto been considered a mere matter OF personal |
courtesy between the French government and the L.
S. minister, Mr. Faulkner deserves every encOmium