Show OF expatriation this government has claimed for all persons not convicted 01 licensed accused or suspected inspected of crime an in absolute political right of belf expatriation and a choice of if new N national allegiance ic legi allice illice Il ance lice most of the european states have dissented finin this principle and have claimed ft a right light to hold such fuch of their subjects as bo e emigrated to and hane hav 0 been coil naturalized in the united st clites ites and afterwards returned on oil transit transi tnt nt vessels to their native natine countries to the of military service demco in like manner maimer as resident subjects complaints ansing filin the claira claim in this respect made by stater stales have heretofore been matters te rs of cantron orgy ersy between tho the united state and some omo of the european powers and action consequent upon the fa natiline tiline to this question inci eased lining during the war in ia i which pruda Pr jAsia italy and austria were en ell while cleat britain has never ac kanom ledged the right of expatriation expatriate ion sho she ha not practically insisted upon it il france ha I 1 been equally forbearing bearing tor and ad prussia has pro I 1 posed a compromise aich all although hougle ovine callic i ing ine basei liberality had n not of 1 been cc I 1 liv by tho the united states peace is no now w prevail ing III everywhere in euloge and the ples seems to bo be a favorable time for tin an by congress of the pim inin ciple maintained b the Exec executive uthe department that naturalize aliza by one stata fully exempts the nath born bom subject of any other state hom ilia ho por per fornin lice c cf f military sol vice under any foi government ON so long as ho be does not volun voluntarily tan ly rel renounce lounce its rights right and benefits in the performance of a duta dut imposed upon mo me by tho the constitution I 1 ha have a thus submitted to tho the representatives of the states and of the people such information of oui domestic lom estic aud foreign affairs as the public interest seems to require our go cm mentis now under undergoing gow its most trying ordeal and my illy car earnest riest is that hat t the lie or ordeal deal may bo be successfully and nd finally passed without impairing its original strength and s symmetry tho inter interests ert abo mat of the notion nation ire aro 1 0 be promoted by a achal of fraternal relations complete obliteration of our past st and a re gu ration of nil K 1111 of I peace bace directing our efforts to the early accomplishment of these cicat ends let us endeavor to preserve pie serve harmony betm between con the ordinate coordinate co departments of the government that each in its proper may cordially co onerato with tile the othor other ill in in securing tho the maintain arice of tho the 0 constitution ution the preservation of tho the union and the perpetuity of our free institutions jon so |