The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-02-27
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Native and Naturalixed Citisens.
The most prominent topic Of public
interest since the introduction Of the
new rcconstruction Law Il the bill f0t
the prutsctien Of naturaiissd citi1ens
reported by Mr.. Banks from the Com
mittee on Foreign AhFsin. It was the
subjsot of \ very pointed speech from
Mr.. Wileon, Of Iowa, Chairman Of the
Judiciary COMMITTEES, In which he de-
clarsd that he wished the United States
to lay down the rule that naturalization
y equivalent to birth In the country.
But, Is he plainly shows, n this be the
object Of the Committee II IL not reached
by the bill; for the ffyst section, after
announcing that all naturaliscd citissns
shall be equally protected with natives
during their sojcurn In foreign Suites,
proceeds to authorize The President to
usc all the power Of the Government to
secure the recognition by other coun-
triss Of the principles Of public law In
the it1stter Of naturalization which have
been always maintained by the United
States. The word maintained" ;" how
ever, WINS wisely stricken out Ia tho
House by the Chairman aud asserted"
substituted.
The truth IL, that we have "maiutain-
ed" 10 principle whatever upon the
subject. The Judiciary has been always
inclined to follow the rule Of tho Eng
lish Common Law. lf a naturalised
citizen returns to his native country,
the United States have not protected
him against claims due ~ . foreign sub
jsct before his naturalization here. We
have before quoted Mr.. Wheato,i's re-
ply when Minister In Berlin to Prus-
sian naturalized in the United States
and who went to Prussia upon business,
to protect him from the Prussian claim
Of military service. Mr. Wheaton told
him that If he had staid in the United
States or had gone to any country but
Prussia he would have been protected |;
but when he returned to Prussia 'your
native domicile and national character
revert" This was ia l840; but A. late
ms 1853 Mr.. Everett, Secretary Of State,
took the same ground in writing to Mr..
Barnard, Minister to Prussia. Mr..
Webster held the same view. Mr.. Cass,
Secretary Of State in 1859, confined the
| foreign jurisdiction over the naturalized
citizen TO the case of actual desertion OF
escape from tue country after having
been regularly drafted into the army by
the Government. There is no principle
involved In this conduct Of our Govern,
ment except that u foreign Government,
may have valid claims upon natural
lied citizen.
I provides that il any naturalized either
shall he arrested in q foreign state with
out charge Of crime, and his release uli
reasonably delayed. the President may
arrest aud detain any subject Of tina,
State who may he found among us. The
absurdity of this provision will doubt
less occasion its modification But why
report absurd provisions ut all?
The London Times, in discussing th.
subject, is very far from agreeing with
MIR. Wilson, of Iowa. "'rhe only doubt ;
1t says, is not whether the natural-bori
subject, although naturaiizcd elsewhere
may be treated asa subject upon hi
return to the native soil, but whether
having changed his country and re
nounccd his allegiance, he ought no
ito be placed OH the same footing with
foreigners as regards his proceeding
upon foreign SOIL" This IN evidcntl,
illogical, for Ii there can be no alicna
ton Of allegiance by repatriation, th,
subject conspiring in America Is exactl,
as guilty as If in England, and shoul,
be seized whenever he comes With,
reach Of the grasp of the English an
thority. II he be still a subject, no /
wholly subject. II he be wholly
subject, he is every where in the worl,
entitled to tho protection and supervis
ion Of his Government, and every wher
his ofIenscs against it are Of the sam
relative character. The Times SECS tl,i.
and owns that If all persons born in Il,
United Kingdom owe lifelong allie
glance to Her Majesty, they have u
equal title to her protection, and tina
consequently, she is bound to waite
over the interests of Irishmcn domicile
in the United States. 1t confesses thu
this is not supposable. But how does
avoid the other conclusion, that If He
, Majesty is not bound to protect hin
they are no longer her subjects? Tn
is the inevitable result OF its doctrin
and it hobbies out of the dilemma
!. declaring that England has no desire {
occasion to punish American Fenian
f and no power of furnishing them unt
they arrive within the kingdom.
, The New York World has higt
$ coekaIotnm dispatch from Washingto
2 that Great Britain must accept NJ
j. Johnson's "ultimatuin," or war will
: declared by the United Sta cs. Thcl
: will be no war between the Unite
States and England until the best an
t wisest men in both countries have e,