The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11

culfy In dl-ciartinr them in connection
With is obligation to other royrrnmen ts,
the espe!i-ucy of further rnrb.arince on
our par, i believed to 30 WORTHY of your
consideration.
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~ tie Turkish tlominion-, ~ organizing
other trihuaal.. A. Congress, however,
( has by law or.viIei for tie Discharge Of
! in,.i.l! fuqcti ju- BIZ Cpn.uls Of o.. United
/ Stsfe- in ti.at quqrter, under the treaty OF
1851 have not ieit ~ liberty u accept
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transmit here for the confederation AMI
determination of ngsess nn Application
Uf the ropith.ic Of SuutO Domingo 90 this
Government to exercise q prJtectoral 20 wer
over that rppublic.
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f1>i oifICE COMMISSIONS.
| renew a recommendation made IN nv
message If D,r.am 1er, l-ID. tina, CUugres,
authorize lh" Postmaster Genera! 20 I>~u.
iH commissions 70 officials appointed
through his Department.
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'"N"' tle earnest attention 81 congress
10 me y '''I'@ laws Of Inc mtei States
l'sFtclhG tAiradliion and eligibility Ct IN
d''!iuAis. Many CIT Zcns OF the United
states fesid7 permanently abroad with
liieIf '''h Ae'' hhIsr Tue PROVISIONS OF Al
ACT apDfpNeI feprut9y l'th, iH1J the chil-
1rfii ri such Persons ar" u b. deemed iuI
taken 10 be etiz"ns ct ia" nIt"a States,
DIT tAe rights ot citizenship are hot 10 de
,tthl u p"f>9hs ~ osa fathers never resi-
dea within lhe United states AMI have hrcu
unable 70 pnt Ior"afd preteusipn t" the
PROJECTION 81 the I"ifel states against th'
c'd,'h " ,hi''laiy service 81 IA" government
uh'!er "h"S9 protection th"y have been
porn anu ftaFed.
IN some cases ufhatHraiIzed citizens OF
the lnt'4 states nave returned TO the
lahd u sheir bir,h 70 remain there, AM
thtir children, tie issue Of marriage con
tractcd after Their return, ami VITO have
never been III the United States, have laid
claim 10 our protection when lapse of
many Year, have imposed upon them the
duty OF military service II the only govern
ment which had eV1r known them er
sonaiiy. nth the year lo6S it Wa, left
embarrassed by the conflicting opinion of
courts and Jurlsts TO Xamlne hOy far the
dpCtrine OF perPetutl ailesinrce derived
from our former colonial relations with
Great Britain was applicable to American
CITIZENS. Congress then wisely swept the
DOUBTS away By electiug thlt a~y lccllra-
, ton, instruction, opinion, order Or decision
oi any officer of this Government which
denIts, restricts. ImpairS or questions The
right o. eA ratriation is inconSisrant with
tie fundaineHtai principles Of this Govern
ment. But Congress did not Indicate in
that statute, nor has it since done so. what
acts ar, to be deemed to work expatriatron.
For my own Guidance n deterniuin, such
quest ms required under the provisions Of
the Constitutions, | hay required the o0il-
ION n writing OF the prime pal officers in
each OF the executive DEPARTMENTS upon
certain quest ons relating t. tins subject
| he result satisfies me that further leIl-la-
ton has become necessary. ! therefore
COMMENT ene SUBJECT 70 TIE careful con"'d-
efa1i"L OF congress- ana l transmit tere-
win copies OF 'he several opinlons OF the
principal "ihcers OF the executive depart
''ieh's' ''s5e'her WIN "'hrr correspondence
ana proh,aehI information on the same
way in the overthrow IF the fsnJ.I Joc.rina
OF perpetual allegiance, are among the last
10 indicate no" their own citizens may
e'ect another nationality. The payers
. submitted herewith indlc2tc what Is neces-
3 sary to place US Oh par with other lead
'ih.'ohS IN H1eraii'y "t legislation on
'"i' .te' ia NJ P'''s''''. We nave al
~ '''' 'ie'SleS' ",'e",ed 10 she Pr'n-
T'f'eN winch No"'i heea 10 De HihOouiei III
law, law. "''e''e" % acSoinp!iSh such results.
W nave 'sf"ed tAat c'tizens OF the rlted
: satsS may ee3se 20 re ci'izenS, and may
r y, un'tFi'E rehuer allegiance tC other powers
''e nave agreed That residence IN foreign
iahus without intent TO return shai' OF itself
WORK ext atFiatlon. We have agreed IN
some instances upon the length Of tim Q
'''e>s''' 'oE Su1'i intent l invite Con
Hfe'' no" q marx ana dehnnj when and
aoM expatrhtion can be accomplishing; to
reSu ate by law the condition of American
women marrying foreigners; to tx the
status Of children born IN foreign cuUn nv
u American parents residing more or less
permanently abroad, and TO make rules for
determining such other kindred points az
may seem best 70 Congress.
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In compliance with the request Of Con
gross | transmitted tc the American Minis
ter at Madrid, with Instructions to present
1t to the Spanish government, the Joint
resolution approved on the 81 of March
last, rendering to the people Of Spain, IN
the rame and on the behalf Of the Ameri-
can people, the congratulations of Congress
upon the efforts to consolidate in Spain the
principles of universal liberty in a republ-