The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-28
GENERAL NEWS.
United States.
THE GREAT MEETING IN CINCINNATI.

the honor of being selected to preside this meeting
The subject that has called together which all
parties deliberate with perfect unanimn which every
citizen is equally interested.
The protection of the American Government must follow
its czensnatve foreign bornnot only into every State
IN the Union the and through the known
tiono of the world.
We must make it valuable privilege-one not lightly
regarded but solid franchise clothing its with
ironclad protection against The usupatons of despoc
foreign governments.
In support of this principle the American people have in
years gone by, spilled much blood and sacrificed many
valuable lives They not willing to be further tempered
with The time has arrived when it be asserted by the
people, in thunder tones and if still ignored is the duty
therefor
The following vice-Presidens were elected: Charles
Rule Dr. D. w. McCarty Conrad Schultz, Judge Straub
Daniel Wolf Judge Collins, J P. Carbery Joseph siefer
w. h. Glass, Major Morgan David Baker, NJ. B. Hagans
W Sands, DIR. O. E. Newton, Frank Austin W. E. Davis
Charles Thomas Dr. G. A Doherty, Captain Boyd H. Holm
horst Judge Hilton, J. H. Ehlen General Baldwin W. B.
Barry 3. 5. Davis j. j. Sevn, O. II. Gefroy, Dr. ?. W.
Maley, Hon. George E. Pugh, A. E. jones' F. X Reno
John Loge, J. J. He M. P Gaddis A. J. Mullane Henry
Wilson Charles Reemen, ThomasJ Sherlock H Robinson
F W. Srader, j. E.. Stevenson, R. d. Morris, j. B. Jeup
Colonel John Grace Corbett Meyer Blackburn, Frank
Vonderheide, D. ONeill, c. W. Bechman F. A. Graver T.
]. Gallagher, J. L. Keck, and Hugh Campbell
secretaries-Dr McCarty, ]. H. Richter, and J. j. Gal
lagher
The citizens of Cincinnati in convention assembled
take into consideration the rights and privileges of nat
urazed citizens abroad and discuss the recent action
of the European in subecng natuazed
citizens to the penalties and burdens of Subjects do express
disapprova of the pursued particularly in Eng
land and Prussia In the premises and unqualified dissent
from the principles upon which those have pro-
ceded believing their to be contrary the principles
of International law.
1t is of our cherished institutions that wherever man
may have been bon he seek his home anywhere under
heavens broad sunlight and whether his lot be upon
the mountain or the prairie he may there institute such
government will secure his and substantial hap
pnes; and that such government instituted derives all
its sanction from the consent of the governed These sen
mpn of law dor hant tho al
system-hey in accordance with the law of nature and
the divine lava law coeval with man. dictated by God
himself, of superior obligation binding all men, and the
source from whence all human laws must be derived
The law of allegiance expounded in Europe is said to
be perpetual and indeeasbe in its obligation 1t defined
the igament which binds the subject the king in
for that protection which the king affords the subject In
England this obligation springs Immediately at the BIRTH
infant protect himself the Continent springs
upon mans arrival age In England there two kinds
natural and local. So not only the rule varies but
the for the rule while the truth u.s. there is such
thing as natural allegiance defined by the English rule
1t law prngng out of the feuda SYSTEM which recog
nized the divine right of kings and exacted feay and
servtude from man another the absolute superior
himself who was the vassal of no man. There be
such rule this recognized tolerated by the principles
Of international law Man not born the of any soil
the serf OF king poentae Man born Free Man
is born mans vassahe born free seek where him
it may seem best his true and substantial happiness 1t
has been and is the policy of all Europe encourage
grafton they give their it they voluntarily
withdraw the and protection upon which they say allie
glance is due and upon the return to their domnions of
person who has taken upon himself the obligations of
American citizen they, under their laws subject him to
penalties and burdens England and Prussia say he shall be
subject their laws and his rights determined by their laws.
We he is longer subject to their laws but that his
rights shall be determined by the law of naonshe great
arbiter of right and between individuals and
tons, and before which all are equal.
In recent European Governmentried condemned
and sentenced for treason American citizen for words
spoken in the discussion of political questions in meeting
held by the citizens of New York Now if the idea Of per-
petua allegiance and the consequent power of the kings
irerogaave was the law of the world if it formed part OF
Inc code OF nations then the law would be operative
only within the territory of the sovereign, the kings pre-
would not extend foreign State beyond the king
dominion to the manifest injury Of citizens Of other States
but there is no such principle incorporated the code
nations mere no such law and call upon the
oi our government at home and abroad
and MAINTAIN the rights and privileges of an American citizen
abroad for IN these proceedings questions that stir deeply
the hearts OF our people, ignoring they do the nrncinles