Adnitting. as it is but just to admit. that every man has a natural right to expatriate himself.it must be borne ii mind that. in the terse language of Judge J. S. Black. "expatriation " includes not only eiigratioa out of Ones country. but Vmturalization in the country adopted as a future residence." Hence I incline to a principle totally at variance with this bill. and I consider it n. principle distinctively and truly American that no mere residence abroad. however protracted and wherever it may be. can divest one of the rights and correlative duties of American citizenship or relieve our Government of its obligation to protect the citizen except by his own free will expressed by becoming fully naturalized. I do not believe my honorable friend from Massachusetts is illiberal. Nor do I believe he desires to be illiberal. but this bill does march in the contrary dixection from that whichalways made American citizenship honorably and beautifully attractive.
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