Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-04


1 Urss,bsSed shsef 70 aL-as.-Au al par.
led.the Preien; tetiicn If .71r-js 5parf5
Lrginamre, to zdnsit. aliens ~ citiz-ns
alter rsiding two years ia thar StSte :
the majority inliaing that each State
has the power of making n5Suraliz stiol.
laws. The al wa llnt to Gov
ffKe7r, who rsfufad - grlnt il an-
probation, for which he aligned tie
following reaIons -
7st5. SeAa't and Herr 81 E1srfatatisr..
fer fde cerizoszss4lfs sf Pens5l0aaia.
cESTLEMEs,
have read and conGiered tbe bill.
entitled, (" An az to alter aud amend
the act, entitled \ an aa 70 rcgal ~ . the
general elections within this counon.
wealth - and. after ferrous delibesa-
ton, do rot aPproveit The ferretaiy
will return it torhe Houfe .. Reprefen-
tatives, in which i originates, with mr.
objections, which are as follow:
l.. Beeaule the education, laws, CIV
ernments and manners of the iahabit-
ants Of moi Of the European and Other
fore 81 countries, from whence smigra-
tons are made TO the United States,
are 20 different from ours, that Il re-
quires comfortable time 70 wean thenl
from their preindices and habits, As well
as from the natural regard for their "a
tive foil and 10 attach them 10 The
contribution, laws add manners of their
adopted country: what time NAV Be-
deemed fuiIicisnt fer ihere rurpoies. de-
Pends upon opinion, founded on hiilnry.
obie-varion. and experience. The Bsi-
tih parliarents, anterior to the Ame-
rican revolution, were of opinion, th4r
ieven years reidence, even III The colo-
MES. was recei4ry tc qualify an alien
tor a futjed; and re was always Undsr
certain diiabiIiti-s, fuch as firing ia
Parliament or in The Frivy Council, and
holding Offices and grants OF land from
the crown, SC. within the kingdoms Of
Great Britain All Ireland. OF the
three laa Congreaes, who have acted
on this iutjea, two have been of opin-
ion, that five years rsfdence in The 1T.
States was neceGsry for the purpole or
uaturalzation, the other exaaed four
teen. As CongreG have bad this mat
ter under confederation during their Ia
FELTON,, and havenot thought X advice
able to fhorten the period Of probation,
! it appears TO me. that a relpeaful de-
ference Is due 70 the wifdom and policy
of luch enlightened afemblies, and thar
their AIS ought not to be departed from
withoatvsry lffiking and oogeut reaicn. :
Z. Al,ho, on conaitutional principles,
entertain no doubt, that the individual
(l4tcs mag admit aliens, with or without
reldence, to purchsie lands therein,
and, after frch refdsncr as they may
think proper, 10 elea or be clea-d into
townfhip or county Offices, and 70 &c
capable Of appointments to Office n The
executive or judicial departments az
government YET NUT helitate IA FAY.
ing, they can make them complete citi-
zens and enable them 70 elet mem
bers Of Congress, electors Of Preidenr
and Vice PreGdsrt ofthe United States,
or even members Ut the rate Il 1iilature,
as they appoint the fsna.ors i1Congrefs :
or that they can exempt them from
alien duties, or grant them any immr-
nity in trade to foreign countries, wlSh-
our conforming 70 the uniform rule pre-.
fcribed BY Consrefs In their ats Of o.
turaiz alton.
3. Beczsfe il is inexPediert 10 graz
tbs privilege 70 aliens AZ prefent, when
Il has not been afket, and when il nay
! tend 70 invite other itatrs 20 grant tll-u1
the likepriviIeges ~ even : G-ortsr Term
Of pr baton and thereby crea'e %.
sainefs, If net dagger. 70 the Jnnn.
THOMAS M'KEAE.
Lsrcaner, March, 10, 1895.