29 FEBRUARY 1868, Page 2

The North Germans have settled their quarrel with the United

States very quickly and very sensibly. A treaty has been ac- cepted providing that henceforward a North German who has been naturalized in America and has resided there five years shall not be liable to the conscription on his return for a visit. If, however, he remains in Germany more than two years, or settles, he loses his rights as an American citizen. This will do as a basis for our own treaty, but we should prefer to see two years made the term in both cases. It would diminish the burden of protecting people who have ceased to be Englishmen in sentiment.