The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-24
WASHINGTON
Text or the San Juan BOun-
diary Treaty.
Our British American Boundary
to be Settled by Arbitration
Negotiations for the Purchase Of the
Islands of st. Thomas and st. John.
Kr. Stewards Correspondence with
the Danish Government.
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Passage Of . Resolution Regulating
the Provisional Governments
in Virginia and Texas.
Speech Of Mr.. Boutwell, on the Bill Securing
the Right Of Suffrage.
speech Of Mr.. Boutwell, on the Bill Securing
the Right Of Suffrage.
TIE NATURALIZATION TREATY.


Protocol for Convention Between the United
States and Great Britain, Regulating the
citizenship Of Persons who Eniigrate To
and From the Two Countries.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1869.
The following is the naturalization protocol show
ing the principles agreed upon by the United States
and British governments the question Of naturali-
zation:-
The undersigned, Reverdy Johnson, Esq, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from
Lord Stanley Of Bickerstan, her Britannia Maesty's
principal Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs,
ace on ne desre Of the pras9em o tho
United States Of America and her Majesty the Queen
Of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland
states Of America who have emigrated or may emf
CRATE from the United States OF America to BIRTHS
grated or who NAV emigrate from the British domi
MONS to the United States Of America. have agreed
upon the following PROTOCOL
FivSt.-Such citizens as aforesaid OF the United
States who have become or shall become, and
are naturalized according to law with
shall subject to the PROVISIONS or articles two and
four be held BY the United States to be, in all re-
spects and for all purposes, British subjects
United States Recprocally such British subjects as
aforesaid who have become or shall become and are
States Of America as citizens thereof Shall subject
to the provisions OF articles two and four be held by
Great Britain to be, IN all respects and for all pur
such by Great Britain.
.Secosd.-Such United States citizens as aforesaid
who have become and naturaliZed within the
British dominions as British subjects, and such
British subjects as aforesaid who have be-
come and are naturalized as citizens within
their naturalization and to resume their respective
nationalitIes, provided that such remuneration be
shall have been carried into erect as provided by
article four. The manner in which this renuncia-
ton may be made and publicly declared shall be
hereafter agreed upon by the respective govern
ments.
Tnird.--If such American citizen as aforesaid
naturalized within the British dominions, should
renew his residence the United States the United
States government may, on his own appli-
cation ana on such conditions ot , as that goy-
init him to the character and privileges Of
An American citizen and Great Britain shall not In
his former naturalization. In the same manner II
such British subject aforesaid naturalized IN the
British dominions the British government may, on
hts own application and on such conditions as that
government may think ut to impose. readmit him to
the character and privileges Of British subject and
the United States shall not in that claim him
citizen OF the United States on account OF his for
Fourth-Asit win not be practicable for Great
Britain to carry into operation the principles laid
ns n ns @ eeen e
existing laws as the adoption OF those principles In
volves IL Is agreed that this protocol shall not take
erect until such legislation can be accomplished.
The British government viii introduce measures
into Parliament for this purpose as speedily as may
be possible having regard TO the variety OF public
and private interests which may be affected by a
change in the laws OF naturalization and allegiance
now under consideration OF the royal commission,
whose report is expected shortly TO be made. The
same provision not eing necessary by the consitu-
ton and laws OF the United States, this article Is not
made reciprocal.
Done at London, the ninth OF october, eighteen
hundred and slxty-eight
REvERDY JOHNSON.
STANLEY.
Treaties with Other Nations.
A similar treaty has been agreed to between Bel
gfum and the United States, and has been sent to
Che Senate for ratification Also treaty with Peru,
almost identical with that with England, providing
for the settlement OF all claims