The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-17

FOREIGNERS AND CossULs.- Judge w. G
Jones, of the Confederate Court for Alabama,
has lately given at Mobile judgmen. and
opinion on the liability Of alien residents to
the conscription. AS to foreigners and Con.
suls, he says:
The petitioner, No KIM, produces a certt-
cate. dated at Mobile, 26,h May, 1868, signed
by her Bfitannic Majesty's acting Consul at
Mobile and under the Consular seal, TO the
effect. that the acting Consul "has good reason
to 6eliere. after careful examination, that tbs
bearer. Peter McKinn a native Of Monaghan
county, Ireland, 10 subjsct OF her Britannlc
Msiesty, who has never forfeited his claim to
the protection Of the Qleen by becoming a
subiec. or citizen Ut any foreign State or
country whatsoever.
It's not for any Court to determine whether
foreign Consuls are properly here or not. IL
il sxcluslvely for the President to recognize
fo. aisn Ministers aud Consula, and whea ha
ysc3xnizss a person as properly exercisiut, sAa
spnc,ions Of foreign Consul the Courts ar"
bourd TO recognize him as such Nor Is I rs
cessary. in thess cases, to inquire into tie
powers and duties of Consuls. These powers
are generally prescribed by laws aud treaties
| know of no law or treaty which authorizes
a foreign Consul TO exempt any person domi
oi.ed In this country from obedience 70 our
lave. The Consnls certificate, ia this case,
does net pretend to do any euch thing At
merely states the belief of the Consul that the
party named in it ia a British subject, and IS
such entitled to- the protection OF The Y ieen
IL ia NJ tics TO any person to whom IL Is shown
that the ConsI. considers him a British sutJsct.
and nothing more. Ii the person having such
. certificate ID really and in fact Liable, BY law
Ia eonscription, the certificate, would not OF 1t
ss,f exempt him But it sesms 10 me that an
anroiIiua ois GER ought TO respect such a Ger
t,faa.s 80 far as not to enroll the person having
i. without tirst making inquiries, and obtaining
ounh Information as sasisiies 81 N that the party
il really permanent residsnt Of this country
ard liable 70 CONSUMPTION.
The Mobile Tribune SAYS the aaelslon OF
,Iudpe Jones in the Conisdsraae atss Coart,
"a, psc.inp tho liability OF aliens, is regarded
ss enc of the most important decisions taa'
have vet been given, and VIII nave wondel-
full effect in bringing shout . change le mar
ters generally Eo- there 10 any ansnti'y VI
thess psopie no have resi- ted in this city
married here, aud have been doing business
for wears. and since the war have SYorn that
they never intended to become eitAens, aud
we're granted exemptions on this oasn--men
who are now engaged in every branch OF spe'
cnlaiios, and doing more to depreeiate our enr'
rency than any other class In .hs community
We are told that there ars haadreds IN the
,lteftor who tsavsl frols toWns to farms, tny.
ing up all the produce that they can 4st mold
of and shipping Il to the cities on speeulatlon,
which 10 partly the excuse for the exorlitant
prices we have been payisg all winter. Now
| that the Judge has decssfsd them liable to
oopsoription, the country will probably ee rid
of them. 20 iar - their ''businees" qualites-
fiene oTe eoneofned - teaoe.