The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-22

desire to hunt up disabilities imaginary supposed difficult
ties notify foreign Governments what points might be made
against such naurazed citizens and thus furnishing food
for controversy at their expense Is it possible declare
what our principles and leave to those who resist their
application to find the exception that shall take any partcu
lar out of the operations of the rules that down
1t is sufficient for to declare principles and leave the
special pleading against the other sde If have
listened Alright other proposition that have been
presented to this House. the evil genius of this bill
particular points to influenced of those
propositions
This bill RENTS to diplomacy again the question that
diplomacy has thus far failed to settle. If this bill had been
drafted in diplomatic bureau for the express purpose of
leaving open and multiplying questions for that hairsp
ting correspondence that ends and this paerlng In
double sense from which vigorous action rarely springs it
could not have been ngeniousy prepared Taking 1T
together you do advance step towards practical
remedy for the grievances of naturazed citizens of
which described in the report that accompanied this BILL
as follows:
citizens Of the United States present Great Britain
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them citizens conferred them the rights both
The Government bound listen their and to
s the Subject annual
Mr. Speaker thsis my language but that of the report
from my point the remedy should take entirely diff
erent FORM instead of bill it should be declaration of
prncp Piles with instructions to the Executive to act.
Notwithstanding the failure to obtain the information
resolution House
which would have enabled the country to in all their
deformity the wrongs perpetraed by the British
Government against naturallzed citizens yet
enough light appears in the report of the chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations enable the
urgent necessity for immediate action the part of
Government for the relief and the prompt vndcaton of our
national duty and authority and that longer stand
by and witness the oppression of military mpressmen
mock trials cruel imprisonment inflicted upon citizens of
the United States by foreign Governments In conclusion
submit the following propositions embodying, in my
judgment the rights of naurazed citizens and the obga
lions of protection due to them from the Government of the
| United States:
principle that individual has inaenabe right to
Of Congress by the first article of
T. since 1890 this constitutional power has
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BY the and laws Of the United States dis
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other countries in the I due them f from the
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The doctrines Of The Enss5
jurisprudence respecting rights duties of c
the United States abolished within the jurisdiction
and territory of the United States.
The obligations of Government to protect and defend its
citizens all times and in all countries conceded
all civilized States and soveregnties and citizens
having the rights native borunder the Constitution
laws the United States they entitled the
which would be the duty of the United States Government
nd its
citizens
of the United States par
political system force for nearly
century all foreign Governments whose citizens
heretofore naturazed chargeabe with notice
the and dignity of the united States
The with Britain in 1872 great
brought the violation Of the rights Of naturaed citizens
the that time the mprmen of
because their alleged their has been
in practice abandoned by the British Government .
That the declare vndlcae the rights
citizens their condition and treatment
protection cannot safely
trusted exclusively the Executive department. but should be
enforced by imperative laws. =,
That charged with crime in foreign land
are ented to the protection Of tnS n e f; 20 S @