The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-01

, 21, at Tie time Of bis NATURALIZATION, ~. 81
FIR his case is within he Ian. The INV
doubt is. aS Mr. Russo SAYS ast-th eek
pr ssion II dweHing IL, the o. Stafes -
: Nhsn must he have dwell in the United
Estates 10 whft period IF time, does the
section point s-aIf to the tine of passing
the law" the expression would not have
been SO vague--Congress would ha-e put
in some more definite phrase, as ar This
time" or I" now as they do Immediately
after, IN the same section. IF TO the 'sfiafe
or claiming To be considered a citizen"
then IS the party both citizen and not a
citizen a citizen in the u. States, but not
one out-in which case, TIE citizen fyther
has greater rights than his Citizen son. De
cause the father has all the rights of one.
both within the u. S, and else~hgre. By
the same rule it is, that it man were to
be naturaliscd for 90 years, and then to
marry and have child, that Child could
not dwell in fcreign country without an
absolute forfeiture Of his rights. il doubt.
tut whether the Legislature of the United
States have ever contemplated such A state
OF thingS---for, by this ruie, thousands
who are no7O considered as cit zens world
really cease to be such.
10 my eve, the spirit Of the act appears
to be this--that the child should be 7,ith the
parent. dwelling in the u. $ with MIN a.
the TINS o. his naturaliz atipn--.7ius distin
gushing between those children who are
with him asthat time, and those whom he
has left behind him in his native county
The law naturalzcs the former with him,
by saving grace once oUef. fheai, as DR.
Franklin said PRESENTING th1t as hev are
here at that time, they will remain here for
ute; but the same grace does not extend 10
those who have remained behind.
Mr. Rndman hints, that it would have
been sufficient for james Mcclure to have
been barn in the United S. ,tes-he is mis- !
taken. The law If the u S. recognizes n !
such claim. The law of Virginia, of 1899, /
does-for, call free persons BORN within !
the territory of this cOmmonw attn" is !
deemed citizen. The law Ut Virginia con
siders him as son of the soil. An alien,
as we'll as citizen, may beget citizen
but the u States act does not 20 So FAR
A man must be naturalised to MAKE his |
children such
Ii 1t be said, thai the law is defective, |
we shall notdispnte he point. We shall not |
say, but that 1t ougat TO deprive every ma !
'uralIzcd foreigner Of the prIviieg with |
which 1t had ciothed him, provided he re
turns tor Certain series OF Sear ~ 10 tnat ma |
tive dordcil he had Northumberland again. |
miSh; there not be an u. S.4 IS Expatri
alton law Tor, as We permit a man to en-
JOY the rights or freeman move trom mis- |
country at he call OF his own Interests we
ohgh also to permit him snap he ties
which bind him o that Country Thus. il
fonnH IN arms against us, would he nor be
treated as re6eE instead of a prisoner OF
war?
These ideas ere suggested - tn consider. |
aoie difhdence.---th he case y uJames !
Mcclure is Clearly nice ont---and en- |
II l tad oo the best reasons to ascrlbe he |
pufest motives to General Armstl ong n
this er1psactlon, srll there is that's dub u |
IN The case, which might lead !
me 20 think. that very honest ana rniglt |
ened man migat honestly differ wi me on |
the occasion.