The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-10
nts., Mte.s Ets., Ets.. Nts1 Ete'

By the arrival at New York of the steamship
City of Baltimore, VIC have European dates 10
July 80.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The HezdOn Press ON ths Law for the
ProtecIiOn of Am mericans Abroad
Eronat the London Times, July 20.
The passing by the two Houses OF Congress OF
the bill for the protection of naturahzed Ameri-
can citizens abroad will not take any one by
SURPRISE. The capture, trial and punishment OF
several lrlshmen, who, having hved some tune
in America returned Tor the purpose OF exciting
a rebellion in their native country, have natu-
rally made some str in the States. Tue
foreign born citizens are sensitive on the subject
of their acquired rights, and the natlve-born
have the ordinary patriotic feeling concern
ing the power OF their country to defend all
wbobelong 10 it. The jealousy which is always
latent Detween Da,lOns, and which can
hardly be said TO be latent in the disposition Of
Americans towards ENGLAND, has been in this
case skilliullY instigated by politicians. FIRST
come the Feniaps themselves, whose single
desire in their action on American pritlcs, is
to provoke breach with England. While they
try to the utmost the torbearance OF THIS coun-
try while they violate the law OF nations, and
of the Union, by projects OF armed invasion,
devised aud executed on American soil, they
lose no opportunity OF representing their agents
as American citizens condemned by British
Courts on the ground that they are still British
subjects, and as now undergoing punishment
for acts done beyond the limits OF the
and neither party in the Republic can afford to
disregard it, Political men iu America have
therefore acted as if they believed that the
Fenian representatives gave an accurate view OF
what has passed in Ireland. great deal OF
Indignation has been expressed at the supposed
violation by the English Government OF the
rights OF American citizens, and both parties
have taken up the matter with an appearance
of earnest, furthered no doubt. by the neces-
stiles of the coming election for President.
In the Democratic platform paragraph
Nod In
rights and protection for Daturalized and
native-bo1n citizens at home and abroad,
aud the maintenance OF the rights
OF paturalzed ciliZens against the absolute
doctrine of lmmutable allegiance, and the claims
OF foreign powers to punish them Tor alleged
crime committed beyond their jurlsdlctlon.n At
the came time the Republican majority in Con-
gress pass q bill declaring that the right OF
expatriation is an essential principle OF the
Government and enacting that "ail naturalized
citizens of the United STATES snail De enttled 10
and shall receive from this Government the
same protection OF person and property that is
accorded to naive. born citizens In ike situation
and circumstance"
The large questions which enter into the con-
test between these two conflicting principles OF
immu able allegiance. and the right Of eXpatrla-
tou have been frequently discussed, and we do
not know that anything now can be said on the
subject The conclusion TO which most thinking
men have come Is that, whatever may be the
moral tie which binds man 10 the land OF MS
birth and the institutions OF his fathers, 1t Is ex
pedieAt that he should be allowed to dlVest hlm-
self of his allegiance when he has become actually
and bona fde an inha6itant OF another country.
The old doctrine of permanent and heredl-
tary allegiance might have been easily re-
duced 10 the absurd IN eny age by very probable
instances OF Its results, but 1t IS utterly untena-
bic at the present time when the political divi.
sions OF the world are broken up, and whole
populations are transferred across the ocean to
new homes. The Irish and Germans In Ame-
rica, the Cbluese in America and Australia,
must be held to have merged themselves into
the new communities, and 1t would be a foolish
pedantry to maintain any other test OF ma
tIonaity than is involved in residence and
citizenship. Indeed, this would in practice oe
admitted by any pow II Great britPln and
the United STATES were unfortunately to be IN
volved IN war, no Euglsh officer would look
upon an Irishnan settled IN the States as
traitor if he took. up arms tor MS neW
country. There is nosnlng IN the
doctrine 6y the need american deeT op
oppose. If Irshmen go to America they are at
full liberty, SO far as English opinion ls con-
cerned, TO consider themselves Americans, to
take out American passports and TO COMFORT
themselves as Americans should they think ut
to revisit these islands. II technically they are
now held to be British subjects this Is because
the old doctrines concerning Datlonality have
not been oVerruled IN matter which in Ordinary
times IS not of much practical Importance. IL
it be thought right that in consequence OF the
great dspiacemeuts OF population new prtnc-
pies shaIl be explicitly declared, the British
Parliament and PEOPLE viii in no way object;
Provided the foreign citizenship is honest, and
mol ADOPTED 10 6Nude sOIIlC uuNI VI W kam SOibS
privilege. this country will be disposed to recog
nize it readily in the case OF any expatrated
native of the Empire.
Ths Late Lord BrOughAm.
In the House of Commons, ou the 9th OF July,
Mr. Roebuck, IN asking the first Lord of the
Trt asury whether, III consideration of the great
public services OF Lord BIougham, 1t was the
intention of the Government to propose the
erection Of a monument TO his memory in West
muster Abbey, moved the adjournment of the
House in order that he might have an opportu-
nity OF expressing the Veneration which he felt
for the memory OF the noble lord; and also that
he mIeht afford the right honorable gentleman
opposite an opportunity OF expressing, in few
ant and eloquent sentences, his sentiments he
hoped he might add the favorable sentiments
with which he REGARDED the suggestion.
Mr. Dsraeli IN the course OF his remarks,
said:-N may be truly said that no one more
completely represented his age, and no one
contributed more to the progress OF his time
than did Lord Brougham, who possessed almost
in excess two qualities which are rarely COM
bined in the person OF the same lndlvidual,
energy aud perseverance,, with that influence OF
creative power which comes nom strength oil
character and which alone sustained him IN
career which was alike remarkable Tor its dura'
tion and for dazzling brightness, and which has
RAJ civ been witne ssed in this country.
Mr.. Gladstone also paid a hitting eulogy TO
the departed statesman, saytng:-
His public career was eminent for its con-
sist6 ucy, and in most OF the undertakings OF his
life his energy was such as commanded success
He Gas distinguished alike by an ardent love of
hberty and hatred Of abuse, while he was