The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-12-06
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honilsaal. was designed aid In obtaining redress
from political gfioyances whlch i was assumed, the
TSople Of Ireland had suffered at the hands Of the
4fliah Government during period OF several Gen.
SHtios. The persona engaged IN y were chiefly ma.
Nlves Of thai country, some Of whom had, while
ses ssss aaSst & our esnspa laws o % ea
Uomplalnta OF miBgovernment In Ireland continually
engage the attention OF the British nation, and so
tho nrltish Government has deemed Il necessary to
suspend the writ Of fhdbeas corpus In that country.
ws s oherSss r. eo
N ~ <ard 10 an expedition expressly prohibited by
our neutrality laws; So long as those laws semain
Utt6d, and n thry operate hatshlS1Gnl1dstly or OPP
btassivey, Congress alone can apply the remedy BY
Political and commercial interests OF the United
plates not unlikely TO be affected In some degree
byeyents which are now transpiring IN the Eastern
f9gions Of Europe, and the time seems to have come
when our Government ought to have proper DIP
lomatic representation In Greece.
This Government has claimed foral persons CON
victed, or accused, or suspectad Of crime, abso
lnio political right OF self-expatration, and choice
OF new national allegiance. Most OF the European
claimed a right TO hold such ofthelr subjects as
have immlgrated TO and been natlralized in the
United States, and aRerward returned on transient
visits 10 their native countries to the performance
Of military service IN like manner resident sub
iects. Complaints arising from the claim in thlsre
spect made by foreign Staes have heretofore been
matters Of controversy between the United States
and some OF the European Powers, and the irritation
caused by the failure to settle this question increased
during the war In which Prussia, Austria and Italy
were recently engaged While Great Britain has
never acknowledged the right Of expatriation, she
has not practically insisted upon the opposite
doctrine France has been equally forbearing;
and Prussia has propo ed compromise which
although evinGng increased liberality. has not
been accepted by the United States. Peace
10 pog prevailing evory where in Europe,
and the present seems to he a favorable time
for an assertion by Congress Of the principle, so long
= maintained by the Executive Department that nat
uralizaton by one State fully exempts the native
born subject Of any other State from the perform
Ance OF military service under any foreign Govern
ment. SO long as he does not voluntarily renounce
Ice rights and benefits.
In the performance OF duty imposed upon me by
.She Constitution, I have thus submitted to the
Representatives OF the States and Of the people,
such information Of our domestic and foreign af-
fairs as the public interest seem to require
Our Government Is now undergoing its most
trying ordeal and my earnest prayer Is, that
the peril may be successfully and finally passed,
without impairing its original strength and symme-
try. The interests OF the nation hest to be pro-
NOTED by the revival of fraternal relations the com.
plete obliteraon Of our past differences, and the re-
inauguration Of all the pursuits Of peace Directing
efforts to the early accomplishment Of these great
ends, let us endeavor TO preserve harmony between
the coordinate Departments Of the Government
that each, In its proper sphere NAV cordially CO.
operate with the other In securing the maintenance
OF the Constitution. the preservation of the Union,
and the perpetuity OF our free institutions.
ANDREW JOHNSON
WAsHrsOrds, December 3, 1866