Show affairs in ill WASHING washington TONy july jilly IT 17 previous to the preparation odthe of the letter to our minister at berlin i instructing I 1 him im to demand of the hanoverian gohei the surrender ot of mr air ernst Atto attorney ruey general black at the request of the president I 1 en dered an opinion in in the case maintaining the ge general rights of expatriation da as incontestable and that in III regard to the protection of our citizens citi yens in in re regard IF ard to their rights at home arid and abroad I 1 we e hane hae no ito law which divides them into classes or makes any difed ence enc e whatsoever Nhat between them A native and a ria naturalized citizen may therefore go go forth with eual equal security over every sea arid and through every eiery land under heaven including the country in which A lich the latter was born either of them may be taken for a debt contracted or a crime crime committed by him but both are absolutely free from all PO political IIII 1111 obligations to every country but their oan rn they are both american citizen citizens citi s and their exclusive allegiance is is due to the government of the united states stales in judge blacks opinion the hanoverian government goern ment ent cannot justify the arrest of er ernst list y shriving sh that he emigrated contrary to the laws las ot of that country unless it can call also be proved that the original right of expatriation depends on the consent of natural sovereignty creig nty and this last proposition he is sure no man can ail establish |