, 1877-07-02
EXPATRIATION,
Our Naturalization with the Ger.
man States.
Letter from the Hon. Lorcnz
Drentano.

when the treaties concluded IN fHY with tho
German States, relating to naturalization, may
~. " ..a.t ~ e',"I. p.,sJ k4s''e .ne osnef
NIX months notice, before tho end VI ten yeats,
ot its Intention TO terminate them, Tho frat OF
.s s.oss treaties, With tho Notth,ue,msn contel-
h,rth5nv, 1sos an,1 no,Ece -, ,hs tn..a.sau -
o1.iuay' iooo' anu nottcc Oh INC intention 10
terminate u may ee given ny either party on
aug, - ls7. Mr. Frederick Rapp' formerly
ncwct1 lus allepiance To tim flcrman rmntrc.
md n member ot tho 1esh.tar, has already
terminate thososrestto,, for Tho ren.on thu, % ali
benefits derived from them bclonpc,I IN m.
United stntes. and uone to Germon1. nd ,i,a.
~. ~asoas,,.;a, ~ $500 r.ss.s Anu tnas
in hi. country a. American eissen., eu sste a. eu
indnccmcnt to tho voting men Of Germany 10
e,nicratc to this country. 80 10 escapc milltarv
dusy,
l do not think that there fs my imminent
danger that tho Government Of Germany will
be rs llllbcral towards us-and repudIste tho
nrtnctp,e al the rfoht nf exno,rfat,en s.pctfonea
hr ~ .,,.nra,..s.,a, ,,sps,as s +,.a. "a.ssoeu
. oy INC na1uta1tatlon ut treaties, rleht teeos,
Mlzcu oF 4imllar tsea1acs AtefHnru concluded
between tho United States and Great Britain,
Auststa, Belgium, Mexico, and Sweden aud
Kapp; but, Il the san,u time, believe That our
(ioYc rptnept ought Ilow to revise thoso trunties.
and sce whether and how they run be nmen]e,l.
When the treattcs relating to naturalization
vcrc concluded will, Tho Hti1tea now roIntn,sinv
the German Empire, Gcrn,a1 uut1catidu fad
not rct been arconp1fsIlctl, Thcra erjetctj Al
that time tho North -Gcrman Confederation.
tic Kiugionls Of Bavaria and Wurtemberx, and
the QratiL- D,tehtcs OF uaa]cn and Ilcssc-I -Ijnrn-
etadt, us tptlcnenJcnt States, Will each of
these States separate conventions relative to
naturalization wetc yoncluleL,-the most l|b-
era! one With Baden.
vctsns M Is eotansd s IL te lst asie weh
sttpulaics:
'1CiLizens Of the North-1crnan Coufcdcyn-
tlou WHO become nuturaiized citizens Of tjlo
teas ass anatetsapseas wh'n te s' unesS aesS
States lyo years, sl,aji 1e held by Tho North.
ue5,nan Confederation To he American citizens,
and shall be trcated as such. ccIprocally, eti.
c7nie naturaIixctI citizens OF the NottI,-U German
Confederation, and shall have resided uninter-
tuptcdiy within North Uermany i've years, shall
he held by the United States to 10 Nortfl-ucr.
uaa citizens, aad shah 30 treated rs such,'
.as the " Hme1ssp vi dpoaes ~ aes
nnl arcilnquisi.1ncnt Of thc American doctrine.
as upheld b5 our courts, that, Independently Ok
right to cxpatr!ate hmself.
The difference OF our Diplomacy srd the loe-
trine OF our courts Is clearly shown BY The ill.,
structlon from Mr. Csss, Secretary oi State,
10 our Minister at Berlin. }u1v g. lH5h IN which
be saIl: "Thc right oi expatfiatlon cannot nt
this day be doubled or denied in tbs United
States. The idea las bcrn rcuudiateJ. cynr
since The origin Of our Government. tnst mai,
IL bound forever in lie country ui bis birth, and
that he has no right to exerIsc f,is frea viii and
consult lii own lappiusss by sciectins = - nav
home, Thc most cn,inent writer's On nubIle
law rccognizO thn rirht of ernntrfation. Thfs
can only be contested by those who. in the nIue-
tccuth century. aru still ,Icyotei Ia thu ancinnt
Fol,dal INV With ali ita oonression. Ti,e
doctrine Of ncrnctual a]lprianre Ia
relic Of barbartan,,n Neyertheicsn tho All.
pTemc Court of tho Tinted Htntns had nat
admittsd tho ti9ht Of e1natriation. chanceiinr
Kcnt saYs: hFrom an itstorica1 revIaw al thc
prjncjpu1 discussions In tlo Federal cot,rts. thu
better opinion would seam to i,o thst a Citizen
cannot renounco hig sllceiance 10 dc Unftci
Y{Ntsa elihsuf Us nerui.sIs, or Gosrrun.7,t b. IL
declared Iu atc: and that u thorG il no exlstlnp
legislative reVulation on Ma case. the r1lle II
the Enrltsh cummon law 1onre a subtsct aIwnys
a suticcil re,najns uhaliercd.n Gerta,nly Il,
neither thn Cnnstitution of the I1njtrxI 1tntr.'
aniscs tho riuht ~ Az 1nofxinttnt "