The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-29

hGENTS-d1ram MITCHELL SpartanDurE; j. H.
Auen, Chester; s. p. Kinard, Newberry O. H. Jas
Grant, Union; Julius Poppe Anderson C. n.
The Naturalization Treaty Between Eas-
land md the United States.
The following is the naturalization pro-
tocol, showing the principles agreed upon
by the United States and the British Gov
ernments, on the question of naturalization ::
The undersigned, Reverdy johnson, ESQ
Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister Plcnipo-
tentiary from tho United States of America,
and Edward Henry, Lord Stanley OF Bick-
erstatf, her Britannia Majestys principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, being
respectively authorized and empowered to
place on record the desire of the President of
the United States of America, and her Ma
jesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and l-?!0nd. to regulate the
citizenship of citizens of the United States of
America, who have emigrated or may emi-
CRATE from the United States of America to
British dominions, and Of British subjects
who have emigrated or who NAV emirrate
from the British dominions to the United
States OF America, have agreed upon the
following protocol:
First. Such citizens as aforesaid of the
United States who have become or shall be-
come, and are naturalized according to law
within the British dominons as British sub
cles two and four, be held by the United
States to be- in all respects and for oil pur-
poses, British subjects, and shall be treated
as such by the United States Recipro-
cally, such British subjects as aforesaid who
have become or shall become, and are nntu-
ralized according to law within the United
States of America rs citizens thereof, shall
subject to the provisions of articles two and
four, be held by Great Britain to be, in all
TAI md for oil
Zens, and shall be treated as such by Great
Britain.
Second. Such United States citizens as
aforesaid, who have become and are natu-
ralized within the British dominions as Bri-
tlsh subjects, and such British subjects as
aforesaid, who have become and are natu-
ralized as citizens within the United States,
shall be at liberty to renounce their natu-
ralization and to resume their respective
nationalities, provided that such renuncia-
tlon be publicly declared within two years
after this protocol shall have been carried
into effect, as provided by article four. The
manner in which this renunciation may be
made and publicly declared, shall be hereaf-
ter agreed upon by the respective Govern
ments
Third. If such American citizen as afore-
said, 'naturalized within the British domi-
MONS, should renew his residence in the
United States, the United States Govern
ment may. on his own application and on
such conditions as that Government may
think fit to impose, re-admit him to the
character and privileges of nm American
citizen, and Great Britain shall not in that
case claim him as a British subject, on ac-
count of his former naturalization. In the
same manner, if such British subject as
aforesaid, naturalized in the United States,
should renew his residence within the Bri-
tlsh dominions, the British Government
may, on his own application and on such
conditions as that Government may think
Mt to Impose, re-admit him to the character
ana privileges of British subject, and the
United States shall not in that case claim
him as u citizen of the United States, on
account of his former naturalization
Fourth. AS it will not be practicable for
Ureat Britain to carry into operation the
principles iald down in this protocol, until
provision mas been made by the Imperial
iarliament ior snoh revision of the exist
ing laws as the adoption of those PRINCIPLES
involves. it is agreed that this protocol shall
not take effect until such legislation can he
accomplished. The British Government
Will Introduce measures into Parliament for
this purpose rs speedily as may be possible
having regard to tile variety of public and
private interests which may be affected NV n
change in the laws of naturalization and nj.
leglance now under consideration of tbe
royal commission. whose report is expected
shortly to be made. The Same provision
not being necessary by the Constitution and
laws OF the United States, this article is not
made reciprocal.
Done at London, the 9th of October,
1868. REVERDY JOHNSON.
STANLEY.