The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-12-11

4lantic coast should not be less cor.s.,,
geo for a good and convenient ne.. PROV.
Dor, capable Of easy defence will o.. and har
want With the possession of smell ooupply that
the United States, neither we nor : station By
american nations heed longer apnrah %ny Of tie
Or offence from any Trans, Atlantic i.nena Injury
4gue Win our early statemcn that ,ha \,
"a ,,S*,. ns.uiy gfaVNate TO, and may be ex, wet
60 ultimately 70 be absorbed BY the Co. ~ peci.
states, including our own. l agree w;n,,ulnentl
also that II Is wiseto leave the Question ~ THEN
absorption TO this process of natnrl VI such
Erasi,auon The Islands of St. Thomas rnoiitieal
o1nn,s, which constitute a part Ct Tho 'na II.
called tne virgin Islands, seemed to otIsr group
sant.ges Immediately desirable, while ths Us ad.
quisition could De secured In harmony WEI; .i ae
principles to which have alluded. tr WIN the
therefore, been concluded with the KIM ~ has,
mark for the cession Of those Islands a,sa VI Den
submitted to the Senate for considcrat;o. VIII be
II will hardly be necessary to call the att,
Of Congress to the subject Of providing Ss alh
payment to Russia Of the sum STIPULATED ' y; The
treaty for the cession Of Alaska. Possa ~ !he
having been formally delivered to our c osstn
sioner, the territory remains for the nr uommls;
care OF military force, awaiting such civil e IN
ization as shall be directed by Congress. gun
The annexation of many small Germar O.
10 PRUSSIA, and the reorgar ization of that o"
try under a new and liberal constitut;n,, ecun.
inuucea me 10 renew the effort to obtain law; NV.
and prompt settlement Of the long verad Just
ton concerning the claims of foreign Sto, ques-
military service from their subjects nan.e,, or
in the United States. 51t M - AA'uraiized
ln connection with this subject the o,,o,,
OF Congress is respectfully called toa s;al
and embarrassing conflict Of laws. The 'R ssar
tive Department of this Government has hi,hea'
uniformly held as 1t now holds. that natm. .eno
ton, In conformity with the Constitn,;on za,
laws Of the United States, absolyes the ro, and
from his native allegiance. The courts of Graa.
Britain hold that allegiance TO the British C n
Is indefeasibe and is not absovcd by or r' ,.
OF naturalization. British judges cite conr. iaNs
law authorities OF the United States in Suu, anu
that theory against the position held Inv tLp f. Vi
cutive authority of the United States T NY exc
iict perplexes the public mind concer,; tS eo .,
rights of naturalized citizens, and imna;s .ue
national authority abroad / called attento, VIC u.
this subject in my last annual message ana ,i 70
again respectfully appeal to Congress- 70 dno now
the national will Enthusiastically upon this imr"r,
ant question. 'ntof'-
The abuse ofonr laws by the clandcstine rro.
ecution of the African slavct trade from Amern",
ports or by Amerscan citizens has atogs,n an
ceased, and, under existing circumstance na
apprehensions Of its renewal in this part of th.
world are entertained. Under these circumstances
1t becomes question whether we shall nat nro'
pose to Her Majesty's Government a suspens Sion
or discontinuance of the stipulations for main.
taininga naval force for the suppression If the
trade. ANDREW J0uNsH ~ 'ue
WASHINGTON, December 3, 1857