Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-10
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sons who were kunws TO have been re-
commended 10 the Executive for the of
tiee of Commissioners under the Spanish
Treaty, the appointments which have
been announced will excite some SUR
prize not that the gentlemen appointed
are not III every respect qualified for the
Office, but that their appointment has
probably not been a. much pressed as
that of some others has been, The Pre-
sideut has. il will be seen, selected no
member of the Legislative body he has
selected ne one of his personal friends
ne has selected no one who, By beit.. OF
a .cOmunercisl city. could be suspected Of
having any bias or prejudice on his mind
IN respect to these claims. Under all the
circumstances, OF The strong ella ms Of
some of the candidates on his personal
. esteem, of others on his political esteem,
&c. aud the earnesiness o! the friends OF
them respectively, the selection may be
justly regarded ss truly independent
and disinteres,cd exercise of the Execu
live authority. The genllemen no are
TO compose tue commission are all men
OF high character. and we doubt not Tue
selection will give general satisfaction.
We have mol yet heard who is TO be
Secretary tn the commission, for which
office there are said fo be almost as many
OF CommissiOncr--uotwi the
required qualification, in his case, of
Knowledge Of the French and Spanish
u languages, which was not thoaghi ma
terial for the Commissioners.
R0tara'ization.-We acknowledge the re-
feipt OF communication from An Alien
Subscriber, in reference to HE short article
wnichspPeared III this paper on the 29th uIi.
with respect IN the naturalization Of aIieus;
inf i'm IN
that subject.
WiHiou, preface. we proceed 10 ipsorm him
that there are three thlngS indispensable To
the naturalization Of an alien in the Ua;,ed
Siaies ; namely:
T. repsrt of himself on his arrival.
=. declaration, two years afterwards, of
iona tide intention 10 become Citizen
). And three yeats after that, "a declarations
uson cath or affirmation, 10 Aupport the
constitution OF The Uoiied States and a
rennhcintioD Of all foreign allegiance.
II IL believed that the first OF these rpoui-
sites has, IN MANY former instances been neg.
Sected ; and that, from a loose pIaciice 10
snrre or our courts, aliens have pasAe,i Gthe
hoai ACT of naturalization. and entered upou
the rightSoi citizenship, witiieut compliance
esith " AZ all Ii is TO this particular viz the
Report on Arr!ra!, that g have wished 10 draw
tne attention OF persons int crested and to
advise Them that IL is cot sutiicient III begin
with the Declaration Of Intention. without he
Preiiminsryrcpori, In tact, all the proceca-
5Sss will he viiiated, nail and void and haw.
ever ioas any alien may have been resident
In the United States il he ha. omitted 10 re.
mort himafH be- mast, with a view to citizen.
sup. begin by doing so, un,eas he resaed
within tue limits OF the United States between
the iSt Of Jane, 1893, aud The lAih OF April
'oO2; ia WHICH casr, tor reasons connected
win the p olitIcaI history of the ccauIIv lie
s. favored by The provisions OF The Act of
Congress OF lhe 26tli OF March, 1901,
C0agfess Rave been aware of the omissions
S'i,h regard 70 The Report <irrjcui and,
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clerks and pTcthoeotaties Of courts, aud The
collectors OF the customs op this head by
resolution of tbe iGlh OF april 1878, tIiey di-
Tccted The SeGtetsTy OF Slate to carsn fur
thousand copies CT the lava IN torcc ,espec,.
tns naturalization to be printed aud dsliibut-
ed. This we understand, wa, douc. Aud, at
tina same session, To prevent GENERALIZATION
with Ike omissions in tuinre, the Coagyess
enacted Tho law Of Tie 22J Of March isi6.
which rcqh es that tie certificate of report
aud the certificate Qt declaration az intention
sha!i both be eIiit!fed hy every alien, arriving
IN tn u uited states alter The 18th of June.
1917, aud supplying TO he admitted 20 citizsn-
siiip aGd hQlh these certificates are 10 he
Tec.ted, at tui length, IN The record of the
conrt admitting ench alien.
Ia cosciusion, the act of The ftjh of April
1920 (Which will he found at page A74. vol. 3
1T tLe new edition OF the Laws o. ;ho u s..
contaiDs all hc rules necessary TO he observed
ny an a'ten Who - desirous OF becoming a
CITIZEN ; wbat has been enacted since being
foe tie special purpose of enforcing those
Snles. 10.
In reference - our notice of the simplifica.
lion OF The law IN the code OF ihs territory of
Michigan, IT is stated, by the editor Of the
SharleHlon LILY Gazette, that the state of s.
Carolina has likewise greatly improved the
action Of ejectmepi, not oyiy Ivy The rejection
of the hctiiiohs ceremony of lease ..eDtry aud
custer, but by the substitution of the action
OF respass, aud 10 try title. They have both
the advantages OF determining the right TO re-. .
a ESTATE aud Of recovering The mssus pro-
Dts, which requires two actions in Englsnd
lU.
PORT GIBSON, Miss. March 10. Tue
large barge Missouri left This port on
Sunday last. with tuIl freight Of COTTON
for New Orleans.
The steam boat Volcano, Capt. b. WI.
liams, left MYERS Landing GU Tbursdoy
last, with freight and Passengers for New
Orleans.
The steam boat Thomas jefferson, Capt.
OHnh, arrived 10 cur port oo Monday Iasi,
alter short and easy passage from the
river Mississippi. We hail this event.
with pride and pleasure, as il furnishes
Ns with new era in the commerce Of our
hOurshing town. What hitherto has been
deemed impracticable, is found, at this
stage OF wafer, perfectly easy and Capt.
Offutt is entitled TO the warmest thanks
OF the people o. Claiborne, for bis eDier.
prize and determination i'm bringing The
boat up 10 town. No obstruction 10 Bis
passage vas experienced, except The over
hanging branches Of The trees; and he Is
OF opinion, that irifling expense would
make the most difficult parts Of the stream
navigsble, in even loIerable high WaieT.
We hope the arrival of this large vessel,
(sbe carries $50 tons will serve az pew
and DOWpTfui slinaulua In it,diuiduat o.,
terprige, and public spirit among cur
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