 | United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan) - 1860 - 270 pages
...his native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to say or do, after assuming his new character than if he had been...entitle his original government to punish him for an offense this must have been committed while he was a subject and owed allegiance to that government.... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1860 - 888 pages
...his native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to say or do, after assuming his new character than if he had been...American citizen, and in no other character. In order to etititle his original government to punish him for an offense this must have been committed while he... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1860 - 888 pages
...his native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to say or do, after assuming his new character than if he had been born in tl:t- United States. Should he return to his native country, he returns a< an American citizen, and... | |
 | Henry Wager Halleck - 1861 - 956 pages
...his native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to say or do, after assuming his new character, than if he had been...entitle his original government to punish him for an offense, this must have been committed whilst he was a subject, and owed allegiance to that government.... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1869 - 878 pages
...native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to do, than if ho had been born in the United States. Should he . return to his native country, he returns an American citizen, and in no other character," &c. On this passage General Halleck, in his very well... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1868 - 608 pages
...native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to do, than if ho had been born in the United States. Should he return to his native country, he returns an American citizen, and in no other character," &c. On this passage General Halleck, in his very well... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1869 - 878 pages
...from hie native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may вау or do, or omit to do, than if he had been born in the United States. Should he return to his native country, he returns an American citizen, and in no other character," &c. On this passage General Halleck, in his very well... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1869 - 878 pages
...him from his native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to do, than if he had been born in the United States. Should he return to his native country, he returns an American citizen, and in no other character," &c. On this passage General Halleck, in his very well... | |
 | Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn - 1869 - 228 pages
...his native country. Me is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to say or do, after assuming his new character, than if he had been born in the United Slates. Should he return to his native I country, he returns as an American citizen, and in no other... | |
 | William Beach Lawrence - 1871 - 162 pages
...his native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to say or do, after assuming his new character, than if he had been...as an American citizen, and in no other character." This instruction— the principle of which was maintained by Mr. Seward during the eight years that... | |
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The moment a foreigner becomes naturalized his allegiance to his native country is severed forever. He experiences a new political birth. A broad and impassable line separates him from his native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may... 
