The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-01
By TELEGRAPH.
Our Eu-opean Dispasches,
Iprn ATLANTIC TzIxeRApH.i

PARIS, July 2s.-The Corps Legislatif having
passed the budget and finished al the business
before it, closed the session yesterday.
In the caseof the United States vs. Armar
and others, Judgement was to-day rendered
against the1 laintifs with costs of suit. The
court saya tnatf the evidence adduced was in:
sufficient to support the case made by the Uni
ted States, and that the plaintihs failed to
prove that the Messrs. Arman had contracted
: to build vessels Of war for the Southern Con.
fsderacy, or that they had received any moneys
belonging to the Government of the United
statea.
LoSDoN, July 29.-The main points Of the
act for the protection OF American citizens
abroad, which was passed just before the ad.
journment Of the Congress Of the United
States, we're telegrsphed to London, and are
published in; the morning journals. The bill
is sharply and unfayorably criticised by the
Enghsh press, though its passage does not ap-
pear toexcite either surprise or anger. The
Journals OF all shades Of opinion affect to con-
consider the bill partisan measure
required by the edgencies Of the November
elections, but think this action Of Congress
S VIII not tend to promote the success Of Ameri-
can negotiations with foreign powers to secure
: by treaty the establishment Of the principles
ofaastonatity on which the bill is based.
The London Times says = The passage Of
the American citizen act win surprise no one.
1twas to be expected that the majority Of the
United States Congress- would make, through
such measure as this, direct bid for the
Irish vote in the coming election. There is
nothing in the general principle Of the
bin for England to deny -or oppose. Irishmen
who have taken out their naturalization papers
in the United States may properly use pass
ports while travelling in Europe, or serve in
The armies Of the United States, even against
Great Britain. so long as their citizenship is
bona fde qualification made in accordance
with the naturalization laws Of the country,
nothing can be said. The real purpose Of the
Fenian is protected by the new citizenship thus
conferred upon him to make war upon the
Queen Of England in her own realms; but here
they must be treated as subjects guilty OF
treason. Aliens and natives are on the same
foosinS in such case.
The denial OF q jury mediate lnqao ln'the
trial Of the Jacmel packet prisoners was right,
because the trial OF such case as that depend
ed on internal, not internationallaws. The evi-
dence obtained in the United States against
these prisoners, proving that they were mem
bers Of the Fenian Brotherhood, was merely
collateral. The crime charged against these
men was committed on British territory"
The Times even accepts the rule that nat
uralised citizen of the United States may come
to England with impunity, after plotting against
the Queen in America, if he comes peaceably
The Morning Post says that the adoption Of
this bill by Congress anticipates, and eonse-
quently delays, the settlement of the rights Of
naturaizea citizens between the United States
and European nations. The latter may justly
resent such action, even while allowing for the
exigencies ofthe approaching Presidential cleo
fiOp,