The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-09
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Naturalization Treaty Between the United
states and England - Letter of President

WASHINGTON, June :.
The Presidents Letter.

WASHINGTON, June'S.
The Presidents Letter.
To tie Senate Of tie United States
have the satisfaction of transmitting to
the Senate for consideration, with view to
its ratification, a convention between the
United States and her Britannia Majesty, rela-
tive to naturalization, signed in London on
the 18th instant.
The convention is substantially the same as
the protocol on the subject signed bv Mr.
Reverdy johnson and Lord Stanley, on the
9th of October, 1868, and approved by the
Senate on the 18th of April, 1869. If the
instrument should go into effect it will
relieve the parties from grievance which has
hitherto been cause of frequent annoyance,
and sometimes of dangerous irritation. A
copy of Mr.. Motleys despatch on the subject,
and of the act of the Parliament of May y,
1870, are also transmitted. U. s. GRANT.
The President of the United States of
America and her Majesty the Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland, being desirous to regu-
late the citizenship of citizens OF the United
States of America who have emigrated or
may emigrate from the United States of
America to the British dominions and of
British subjects who have emierated or who
may emigrate from the British dominions TO
the United States of America, have resolved
to conclude a convention for that pur-
pose, and have named as their pleuipoten-
tiaries, that is to say, the President Of the
United States of America, John Lothrop
Motley, Esq, Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to her Britannia Majesty, and Her
Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ire.
land, the Right Honorable George William
Frederick, Earl of Clarendon, Baron HYDE of
Hindom, peer of the United Kingdom,
member of Her Britannia Maiesty's most hon
orable Order of the Garter, knight of the
Grand Cross of the Bath, Her Britannia Ma
jesty's principal Secretary of State for For
eign Affairs, who, after having communicated
to each other their respective full powers,
found to be in good and due form, have
agreed upon and concluded the following
articles:--
Article l. Citizens of the United States of
America who have become, or shall become,
and are naturalized according to the law with
in the British dominions as subjects, shall,
subject to the provisions of article two, be
held by the United States to be in al respects
and for all purposes British subjects, and
shall be treated as such by the United States.
Reciprocally British subjects who have be-
come or shall become, and are naturalized
according to law within the United States of
America as citizens thereof, shall, subject to
the provisions of article first, he held by
Great Britain to be in all respects and for
all purposes citizens of the United States, and
shall be treated as such by Great Britain.
Article 2. Such citizens of the United
States, as aforesaid, who have become and
are naturalized citizens within the dominions
of her Britannia Majesty as British subjects,
| shall be at liberty to renounce their naturali-
zation and resume their nationality as citi-
zens of the United States, provided that such
remuneration be publicly declared within two
years after the exchange of the ratification of
| the present convention. Such British sub
! jects as aforesaid who have become and are
| naturalized citizens within the United States
! shall be at liberty to renounce their natural
ization, and to resume their British nation
ality, provided that such remuneration be
publicly declared within two years after the
18th day of May, 1870. The manner in
which the remuneration may be made and
publicly declared shall be agreed upon by the
governments of the respective countries.
Article 3. If any such citizen of the United
States as aforesaid, naturalized within the
dominions of her Britannia Majesty, should
renew his residence in the United States, the
United States Government may, on his owr
application and on such conditions as thai
Government may think fit to impose, readmit
him to the character and privileges of citi
zen of the United States, and Great Britain
shall not in that case claim him as a British
subject on account of his former naturaliza
tion.
In the same manner, if any British sub
ject, as aforesaid, naturalized in the United
States, should remove his residence vithir
the dominions of her Britannia Maj ajestyi
government, may, on his own application
and on such conditions as that Government
may think fit to impose, readmit him to tn,
character and privileges of a British subject
and the United States shall not claim him a
as citizen of the United States on account o
his former naturalization,
Article 4. The present convention shall b.
ratified by the President of the Unite
States, by and with the consent of the Senat
thereof, and by her Britannia Majesty, and til
ratification shall be exchanged at London a
soon as may be within twelve months fror
the date hereof.
In witness whereof the respective plenipo
tentiaries have signed the same and hav
affixed thereto their respective seals. Don
at London the 18th day of May, in the yea
of our Lord 1870.
JOHN LoTHRoP MOTLEY.
L. o. CLARENDON, W. p,
POLITICAL.