People have always had the right to expatriate regardless of whether they believe in natural law. Slaves and indentured servants did not own themselves for the first 89 years of the republic.
That is absolutely not true. The rule "Once an Englishman, Always an Englishman." Was in fact the case. It was ILLEGAL for a man to leave off his allegiance to the King.
It was in fact, Treason.
Slaves and indentured servants did not own themselves for the first 89 years of the republic.
Slaves did not own themselves for the first four score and nine years of the Republic, but indentured servants generally worked for 7 years and then were free.