The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-10
Communicated
Il the Protection Of Naturalfsed Citi.
sens Abroad Justified BY. Inserna.
ti0nal UA~f

The law Of nations rests upon principles which
have threefold source, either from common law,
teonsensas ufenfium,) or from international trea-
ties, or land that only oonditionaliy) from such
principles OF law, the business Of which must DO
ACKNOWLEDGED by all rational beings, viz: the
philosophical law Of nations. Neither common
law nor the general practice OF treaties give any
basis whatsoever to the international law for
Philosophical International law would be the
only support and the only legal remedy by which
vndested as Il Is manifest and Seaa ans
subject resigning his former State fcalty, and
soiemnly Affirming his allegiance to another
obstruction Of the free seifdetermination Of (
subject IN the choice Of citizenship IL not bind.
inS and 4 even an infraetion upon the personal
Nevertheless this philosophical International
Law !. not recognized as the general leading rule.
ton STATE ie: 's ssa
hxed principles Of International law are directly
the philosophical law Of reason; so that Henry
project Of 4 Republic Of nations, re1beetins the
hefitable disease, 10 transmitted from age to age.
Let US, then, consider this case in question In
siess az with the acknowledged prn
The so-called territorial prineipis IL . general
recognized International law, BY virtue Of which
ny ototo Snh iutcTIcro WIN tne lnteFnAl aMhlr0
OF another State. From this territorial principle
results the following, SIN suo quisq1e faiere
non p,ohibetur, dunn aiteri non noist,S viz: the
any laws whatsoever, so far as they do not en-.
croach upon another State. From this territorial
.s e IN snS q ss
that crime committed In one State cannot be
prosecuted in another State without extradition
iurthsr that no State il bound to receive foreiSm
srs within W. territory (Aa instance paupers and
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In France; that State can punish crimes, com.
mitted abroad BY former subjects, returning
were not punishable within that foreign state State.
nal YES 0s o. th,
: :DS thi mutual tie s.s.nk between subject
the allegiance Of all her cmigrants as con tinuing
and even extends this allegiance to next genera.
lions Of former British subjects abroad. For this
TO military duty, as the consent or emigration is
glven Always with the reservation Of military
A. such territorial principle Is therefore the
International law BY which each State 10 empow-
cred within its own territory to make any loo al
able that s.D. could not pG 5. aussG
therefrom, as was lately maintained the afirm.
alive by Senator +. johnson, for the protection
national law, England and Prussia apply their
IN Leia th to s,nyrant: only within their
their laws within the territory Of the United
States. In the same manner the United States
the absolute right to make and enact any natural,
ilation laws within their territory which nAtur-
siy are binding only for the territory of the Uni
Only two remedies against this evident wrong
are re,manin a.
United ststes on one part, and England and
Prussia on the other part, BY which the adopted
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and II this course should fall a. the negotiations
for some gar. past especially with Pius..
ond remedy which Undoubtedly e the ssfe.t and
Ths ;s rf s,Ss the right q ~ a
Virtue % thi. right, Recognized IL the ihtsrns-
alone Su to s not
with these addueed rights the United States have
full authority to arrest . number Of prominent
retain them in sastody . long until he . aSp
citizens Of the United States, who at present are
!. and have been to
spoken In the United States against England,
are released, and the naturalization acknow.
CARDS Prussia: The United States should, de jaro
r.ior.ont, or BY way o. self help, .siIe number
here, and place them in the military service Of
the United States until Prussia recognizes Amer
lean adopted citizens and releases them from NH
itary duty. II England or Prussia should con-
tinue to decline any recognition Of our natural
ization law, then Congre.s should pass an act by
which the President shaii be empowered to ex-
reprisals In the above indicated manner against
England and Prussia. The mere passage OF such
an act, before II would come to be executed,
would force England and Prussia to conclude
treaty for the recognition of naturalization and
for the protection Of adopted citizens abroad.
the United States Government to protect its
adopted citizens at all hazards against any en-
eroachments Of their rights and liberties would
create more respect toward the United States in
the future than heretofore.
CHARLES RoEsRR.