The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-02-07

tect person from liability for new crimes
against his former Government. II men
come here aud become nsturalized, aud
then couspire to levy war on their former
Government, they show that they did not
become American citizens in good faith,
and that they abused the hospitality aud
protection of this country, to make il a
base fo- insurrection against their own
Government, We do not assume to say
how far person is liable to the laws OF
Great Britain for things done in America
but it seems TO us that they who indulge in
America in the enjoyment Of an Irish Re.
public for Ireland, and in titles Of military
command In the army to revolutiuniEc
Ireland, and who are continually blowing
that the blow is about to bo struck, had
better, for their health, remain out of
British Jurisdiction and that il after hav.
ing made themselves notorious IN this way
they voluntarily place themselves within
the grip of British law, the verdict of pub.
lie opinion will be, served them right.
When such persons go to Ireland or
England, it looks as il they sought arrest
and it seems to US that their Imprisonment
is but n reasonable compensation for the
enjoyment of an Irish revolution and au
Irish Republic, and deeds of Irish military
heroism which they had in America, and
which they might have continued to enjoy
without personal risk. We do not see
how our naturalization laws il fully recog.
nized BY Great Britain, coull be Of any use
TO such persons. The political act OF nat.
uralizaton must be done in good Iaith II
it is used as u cover TO consprNcies against
their former Government that is proof ol
bad faith in the act of naturalization. The
British Government and ours would thea
have good reason Tor treating il as null
Therefore, if England should agree to a
reciprocal system of naturalization with
this Government, it could not give immu
hity TO those who would play the double
character Of American cilhoas aud Irish
rebels. This is the Fcniau idea, and some
OF our dcmagogucs are fooling that san.
guine people to the top Of their beut. But
it can not be. They must take one part o,
the other. 1t they are British subjects
we can not interfere with their operations
so long as they do not break our laws and
do not parade armed forces to invade
countries with which we are at peace, II
they assume here the character of lrsl
revelutionists, then they eau not set up the
claim to American citizenship, either against
the British laws or for the protection OF
the American Government. Their fevolu
tionary conspirings would be proof that
they did not take on naturalization in good
faith, and would make it null in case they
were caught 10y their former Government
Suppose that the case were reversed, ant
that Mason, SlidelI, Benjamin, Toomhs
Breckenridge. aud such, after having be
come naturaized in England or France
were 10 set up a provisional government
for the South, with the proclaimed purpose
of notwithstanding it, and had a large fol
lowing, and much foreign sympathy, ant
that internal or external disturbances il
this country made their project dangerous
is il likely that these men could come anC
60 among us at their pleasure Or woulc
we pay any attention to their naturaliza
ton papers, if we caught them2 Or woulC
the British Government assert their citi
zenship? or course we would not. AnC
yet we have small demagogues, trying tt
spur the Feman excitement to make them
selves prominent, who argue to them tina
they have a right to organize here an lrisl
rebellion, and to organize troops to attacl
the British dominions, and then go int
Ireland and claim protection of our Gov
ernment as American citizens Cincinnati
Gdkeiie, H