The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-02-08

bet be nay escape this resslt. The aeapli- |
A,ions attending the coudilioa Of lehip
y nataeaiixatiOn are abundant MI anlks1
pray yoa mot 70 multiply them
be provisions q the 6fst sections -
TIE Easiish doctrine q allssiaes i -
stated b. Blackstone:
aNaturaI allsriasee Il such - 8 aas ~ Z.
msa born within the sevsrtign Aentniens En-
.seiy upon fhsir birth; for, Immediately
birth. they sre under the proesction u Seooh,
4 zine, too, vhsa tdsrisE intsaey) t1sy - H.
uuuha.ssf wUp6u1of1uRo -
risses 9. therefore. : dSbk u sraiitsds which
cannos - G<MAsd, esnaedy " altered BY any
change X d. pl1co, u circumstances. nes 81
aaslliss ~ ~ asitaa Aaaeakzsasa ef ~ laGilk
laxqre. An EnEfshUnn Femovss 70 France u -
China ores the sane allegiance to the King Of
England sherens At home, and twenty years
heaos - veil . now; for it aA principle Of uni-
versal Law tha1Ethe naturAlsbSFn subject Of one
Prinse cannot BY any act Of hi own--Do, not BY
swsring alIe4s ance to anotllef pst oRr discharge
his Natural allegiance to the ter1er; Qkfeis ns'u-
raj silegiAncs vas intrinsic and Piim1 y6, ~ ~.
vitheut IL. ooscurflut act II that Priecsto VII =
it wss frst duess'- fof. I, rage 3ps.
This doctfsae IS unjust. unreasonable, ano
n r.r v;,h ,ke sp;rix Of he psess4ta6s. Bat
nnte;ths,and ding Lis, il Its chsrA6ser, this
Co.rrrnent hss not tsinsisted on and main.
t.;ned,' a ovposits d0ctupe, TheeA i rot
I, be foand in all our staiutes siA0Ia afirm-
alive challenge to-ihis old fendal,esn.d Eng
land. The Implied hegAsies sos3ha to be
drawn from our natural ration Lass has no
substantial foundation upos whirh ~ fest; for
England hasa system Of natdrali1psqn, also.
Oar judicial departfnent Of Goserhasent hss
in 40 case asserted . different rn!ef end the
executive departmsnt ha9 not advanced De-
yond an attempt BY negotiatson 70 induce ior>
eign States 10 Consent 70 the aoofeon OF :
new rule Of public or internatioasl Law in
this regard. If NJ turn to Amesiean text
wr,ters-,o Story. Kent Rowle and athers--
we are rewarded BY = harvest = ~ same
barren results. Henee. sir, j Is NOT Z matter
o. surprise to meithst tie knxli = Severn.
ment should quote against us our own prac-
t,ce and precedents; and hence it Is that OBJ
iect TO the fifst section OF this bill. 1t It b
not amended It's enactment viii not change
shade Of the coIoIing which our action snd
non action have given to the great question
with which We are dealing The section a. Is
nov stands can h.ve no.hing but deceptive
fruit, which win turn to bitter sshes on the
fps Of orr nRfuralized citizens, snd 1 sm
sere that no member Of this House desireeto
reach 30 disastrous = result.
feel confident that the COMMITTEES on For
eign Affairs. through Whose chairman this bill
has been reported, have been actuAsed W =
totally different purpose. They undonhtedly
n IAN 10 assert in lis broadesl sense the figh,
Of expsfriasiop: and | am assured that they
will heeriuiiy assent TO IN amendment OF The
first secnon, which sili eliminate from i eve
~ yestige Of our past observance OF the inde-
yensibie feudal doctrine OF indefeAssble ale.
glance. Indeed, they have already proposed
such modification Of this bill. Those pr
sor,s u be come + cur Jurisdiction from Tor
eign States. and. comp ying with our laws,
acquire citizenship. Ahoatd dad the ahisld Of
this Repabiic as 6rmiy held for the:r defense
Is il Is tor those who ars born upon our SOIL
aud, sir, do not doubt that this great and
just doctrine 10 the exact objective point al
which the Committee on Foreign Affairs ere
aiming The Engishman, lriskmar, French
Inan, German, Swede, Daue. RatsiaH, or
member of any other nationality, fho, by
HaiIralizaiio in pursuance OF our lhus, be-
CON es An A,Beriexn citizen should feel and
kaes. By foree OF cur positlve law, that the
act Of naturalization il egui yAient to Nh
American birth: aud that wherever be may
thereafter 60 the flag of the Republic ensei-
epes him as completely ~ it does the pssso
OF him who iirst saw the light Of Heaven in
An AmericaD home This is The result which
] desire TO reach, and win not willingly as
Bent - anything which stops short Of y. 1t
oughtto BE- declared ~ the Ameri4En doe
trine. and good faith and honor command US
to ASSERT l..
The past shortcomings Of cur Government
should nerve ns TO the nigh demands OF The
present occasion Ii re have been iemiss in
the past we should cause The present 10 com
pensste the future or the remissnesd of gov
ernmeBtal action. With Whatever fAalts the
past conduct Of this Government may be
charged, let us by our present action make
full a,onement. Ills high time that feadal-
ism we're driven from our shores and e.imi.
mated from our lay, ana now is the time 10
declare it.
Mr.. Speaker, regret that the rules Of the
House under which we are now acting will
not ALLOW me to enier upon a more elaborate
discussion Of the questions with which this
bill treats. An enforcement OF my riews by
. review of the legislative, executive, ard j.
dicisl departments Of this Governmeht would
bare been agreeable 20 M, however tnpfohi-
able il may have been 10 the House ar
cept the situation and close my remafks with
an expression OF . hope taai oar aeti 0n ppn
The fanmeDtous questions involved in| this bill
may lie such IS will result in thorough re-
versal of the past action Of onr Government
and in legislative declaration which cannot
be misunderstood BY foreign Governh ents or
by that pc ton Of ont popuia-
ton who have become ci izsns by haturali
at on.