[rxsid]

Law of Nations, 1787 New York Edition Printed for Messrs. Berry and Rogers

Allegedly from the Australian National Library.

[patlin]

Looks eerily similar to the Dublin addition. Was it originally posted by devattel? I remain skeptical until I get confirmation form the Library of Congress.

[patlin]

The Governmental Instructor: or, A Brief and Comprehensive View of the Government of the United States By J. B. Shurtleff 1847

pg 74-75:

NATURALIZATION LAWS.

We have seen that the constitution of the United States was adopted by the people of the several states. All who voted, or who had a right to vote at that time were parties to the contract, and of course were entitled to the right of citizenship under the new government. This right of citizenship is, in a measure, a hereditary right which descends, so that all people born in the United States, of parents who were citizens, are entitled to the rights of citizenship also.

But persons coming from foreign countries are not entitled to the right of citizenship unless the United States choose to confer it upon them.

The process by which this right is conferred, is called naturalization. And the laws which prescribe this process are called naturalization laws.

What further rights has congress under this power?
What is said of the Indian tribes?
By whom was the constitution of the United States adopted ?
Who were entitled to citizenship ?
Are the children of citizens entitled to citizenship ?
Are foreigners entitled to the rights of citizenship in the United
States?

http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA74&dq=%22naturalization%22+%2B+%221790%22&ei=SMR_TcXBFcT2gAfAkc2WCA&ct=result&id=bIoXAAAAYAAJ#v=onepage&q=%22naturalization%22%20%2B%20%221790%22&f=false

[devattel]

Yes. I already posted this copy form Australia months ago. The cover is correct. The content is not. I have a copy of this and have verified the content to be an exact match to the Luke White edition.

I am not sure why the content was switched, but if you grab a copy of the Luke White edition you will see they are identical, which is not correct for the New York publication. My assumption is the library lost the scans of the book and inserted the information from the LW edition.