That opens the whole question (avery important one in corniectiou with this neasnre) how far the Government is bond to interest itself in behalf of all American citiren afterlie has left this country and taken perhaps the oath of allegiance to anotherexpatriated himsolf volnntirily froli all duty to this coutry. making himself no longer amenable to our laws of conseriltion in eare of wrt. I a case of this killd ix llereon of our citizens not only removes front the country permanently. but goes farther and takes in oath of allegiance to a foreign powerie Queen of Great Britain. if you pleasca very interestiug question is presented and one exceedingly important for this Government to determine. Sir. our international dilhcnltice bae largely arisen in onsequence of our naturalized citizens returning to the eontry of their nativily. never expecting to return. committing somec oftes aginst ihe municipal or local law. andthen when getting into troubleels iming Aiutorictu citizenship and demanding the protectionof the United States Government. Tis has been a source of very serious troublo between this nation and other nations. It is well. therefore. flint we should determine the question so that the public authorities may kuow precisely where the line is drawn.
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