The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-11

TEcTior % AHrKiSRT NATuRLLizED CITizENs
Asnoap:EPur.uant 70 notice, a large and en-:
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ssn.ssrs sed representative Of Congress ~sfe
Mayer w.llssh We called on to preside, and
tation Of tke comiittee, and would give this
asssf srs.iSesi Va! s.ssd by til. following
Vice Presidents-Dr. Thomas Antiseii, DR..
essSe Antoine ESeriey G.i James M.s1 9H,,
CMesrs,, frank MsNeih.nsy,. WIN. Mcdsrra:
1 John q oNs Sifp leopold i ua' n'rr'
sssisssS. John Bsophy RishSs Si'e oal.i. a.
james N. Dalton was called on to act As secre.
tAry, and read the call for the meeting, and also
hs sse
without any regard 70 the forms and customs OF
be-, own lswi and aisresardins ne eomlty Of
:e.sd On M the soSis. American ssssns %.
Empirss thrust then Into unahoiesome prisons ii
periods Of time, many Of them for months, and
trsfy arrest Of imprisonment, d WITHOUT trial Of
have been Committed, hs. in an Insulting and
And whereas the said British Government in
Of law and iaitser disicssfS isR her
own law, tried and coudemned certaiu n,ericsn
asn ,s S $ ssp s S1, ted
but Assuming the territory Of the United States
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s, ~ n he
born on British sol, and has lately 10 trials in
England and Ireland, By the mouth Of common
prosecutors and Judyes, reiterated the doctrine
or. ne Ssa .ns nsrs
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practice have cruelty aha iilesaiiy siu.ed Inc
many other american citizens In British prisons,
their personal liberties and deprived them Of
sar N he ~ noas. of oSs s Fl
Believed fhst wEsn FENCED round BY III natural.
And wssrsas he Minster ~ u iais se county aR1
70 the Court Of ST. James, Hon. Charles
Francis Ad.ns has failed IN spirit or IL
Great Britain and ireland during the late trials
Of American citizens In Great Britain, and has
shovn himself fsithless 70 his trust and careless
OF the honor Of his country, and the same spirit
the United sissss Il Dublin, Ireland lot only IN
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Judgment ON the merit Of Individual cases; such
conduct and neglect Of duty reveal TO- a great
thus shows that the head Of the Executive aud
the Secretary Of state have not acted with that
omptitudewhich the situation demandsj
Unt,dstates pr syides for the reception offoreisn
born citizens and for their It failed
perfect that act Sy boldly deelsininE them free
States, and thus has left doubt in the minds of
American jurists and courts as to the external
stsus o. hS saSptsd ssi,ep ana rs imIanitiss
arisen bssween the seversi nationaiities Of
s.S .nss ssns ss
in these words; "Thls conflict Of laws perplcxes
The public mind eoncerning the rights Of natsr-
abroad. called attention to this subject in my
sppeaito Congress to declare the national viii
Tae rishfs OF Of ma natnraiiied eitiHsns have evi.
IDENTIFY not been legally defined at this time, while
us .aws sau ,hotsbx arc oeins
n resolved, That allegiance on the one hand
and protection on the other are the reciprocal
Constitution OF the United Statel not only
glance to her laws and instltutions, but Invites
obtain from other nations the fun security and
the Acknowledgement Of such transfer, and that
the Government should not only clearly define BY
American citizens when abroad, but that the
present is the hitting and urgent time for the ma.
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obligation q any kind VIII tersr from any q is
gusndam subjects now. oitirens OF the United
Rsscivtd, that II is the duty Of the head Of the
Government to recall without delay any min
ncglects or refuses to use the powers invested
in his ONCE for the proteetion OF its citizens and
the Of shs States re-
who 80 nsR 5sG,ssnt the n,. .s. o. the
tiops to all diplomatic asents, and others simi-
larry employed, to the effect that a demand be
made on Great britain either to liberate at once
bring them to speedy trisrby mixed jury and
the other protection Of the law as afforded to
aliens. -.
tion should examine into the crasities and abuses
towards naturallzed American citizens perpe-
tratcd by Great Britain, and provide suitable
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golden bubble, intended for electioneering pur-
proud and iaa. enc
which clothes the recipient with Immunity and
dignity more sacred than any national or social
Rescived, That copy Of this preamble and res.
olutions be sent to each member Of the Senate
and House of Representatives, to the Chitf EN-
ccutive, and Secretary Of State. o..
Hon. Montgomery Blair was the drst speaker.
He spoke for some tlne, advocating the rights OF
American citizens n6rdau. ~
Hon. Henry Wilson was next introduced TO the
audience, and said his synpsthies were with the
oppressed all the world oyer-in Ireland as In
Italy; In the Carolinas, and wherever man was
endeavoring to assert his own God-given rights.
Hon. Wa, Pile, Of Missouri, upon being Intro
duced, said that he had been taken by surprise,
and had come unprepared, but spoke with happy
effect for q short time, being frequently inter-
rupted with applause.
Hon. SamuelS. Marshall, of Illinois, next adj
dressed the assemblage In advocacy OF the rcso-
lutions, ..
Hon. NJ. Kavanah, of Montana, spoke at some
length, and said that his sympathies were with
the inhabitants of the Green Isle, Although not
a native of Ireland, he belonged to the Fenian
Order, and in ls4s had participated in the strug-
Hon. William e. Robinson, Of New York, was
the next speaker. He dweit at some length upon
the arrest and incarceration OF American citi-
zens in England and Ireland. He read letter
from 0'Brien; who was incarcerated at Man
chester, complaining Of the indignitles heaped
upon him. To show the insolence OF the British
Government, he asserted that secret ordet was
issued to arrest oil persons coming from America.
happy effect.
why he had been Invited to speak, but supposed
thatit was owing to the fact that they wished all
the only representative In Congress- of the work.
Colonel Hinton said that he had been born In
England. hut WAS DrOud to that he WAS An