Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16

The very terms had become bye-word--a
wuckery; and. with the fedsralists, reproach.
Nothing. the reader will admit, can be more
ample or conclusive than this testimony. La
letter 70 Gen. Hayne, the President declared
his sppfubaton.pf the sentim ents Of that gentle.
mans celebrated speech on Foot's Resolutions,
and repestad il verbally, ia presence Of Mr..
Carson, denolins the high degree Of his admira.
ton bv protesting his purpose OF ing the speech
bound and o laced side by side. With the works Of
Thomas Jeiferson.-Rich. Whig.
Important Legal Decision The Court Of
Apneals Yesterday unanimously reversed the
decision of Judge Bay. requiring an oath Of al
iegianee to the STATE, in addition to the oath Of
fidelity to the Federal Constitution, as copdl-
ton OF admission to citizenship 1t will be re-.
collected what handle was made OF Judge Bays
decision. BY the, Mercury, and the nal,fiers &c.
nersIly, during the last State elections. TO per.
suade adopted citizens that their primary allegi.
ance was due To the State. 1t was in vain that
we commended, that the oath OF allegiance to the
State was required without warrant Of law--tbat
IT was an int pOlaiion into the law OF naturaliza
| tion.-tbe Mercury could not be convinced, be-
cause il ,oouid not Tue highest judicial tribu.
nal in our State has now, however, settled beyond
further cavil, that foreigners may now become
citizens Of our great and glorious republic with
out other pledge OF their allegiance than to the
| Constitution of the United S(ates-in which, we
readily admit, is implied and included fidelity
to each and every State il the Union, in which
they NAV happen to reside in all matters not con
ficling with the ''supreme law OF the land,'' to
which they have pledged their faith by a solemn
appeal to Heaven.
| It NAV alsu be remarked, that az the appeal
| court have now unanimously decided that TO
reigner. by simply taking an oath to support the
| Federal Constitution. may become "a citizen OF
the United States" it is time that the nullifers
should begin to suspect that there IS such
thing. strictly speaking. as citizen Of The q.
| States :"
The Court of Appeals consists Of Judges Da-
vid Johnson, O'Neae and Harper. Charleston
| Courier.
The intelligence of the death Of VIM. Shaler,
our highly respected Consul at Havana. falls
heavy on the hearts of all who knew hun; espe'
ciaIy Of all who have known him, and, OF course,
highly esteemed him. as We nave done, for his
many valuable qualities. for more than twenty
years. We entirely concur in the follow ing tri
| butte to his memory, which we find in the N York
| Mercantile Advertiser of Friday last:
rNat. Mt
"Deaih of William Shaier, Esq.-The an
nou ement Of the death OF this gentleman, which
reached here yesterday, is a source Of deep aud
unfeighpd regret to his numerous friends IN this
city. We knew him we'll, and oniy knew him
to admire and esteem him for his manIness, hls
intelligence. his integrity. and his worth. Tine
life Of William Shaer has been an eyenIful one.
tie had eujo,ed the blessings of prosperity. and
he had tasted Of the cup of adversely. In eve
nv slruation--under every reverse OF fortune, he
was still the upright and honest man. with resoIu
many years past. Mr.. Shaler has been in the EN-
plo, ment of the General Government, in offices
Of responsibility. and which required the exer'
else of great hrDness and decision of character.
quaitle, he possessed to an extent rarely met
with. lie was. at the time of his death, the
American Consul at Havana. His friends. and
they are many and sincere ones, will mourn him
as one of those men who reflect credit upon ha
manity."
Senator Riues.-The Alexandra Gazette says
the speech of Mr. Rives, in the Senate OF the
United States, has raised his reputation to high
pitch throughout the Union, as statesman and
an orator, and adds, Z" We think Mr. lSives has
been treated most unfairly by some OF the VIrgi'
MIA papers" This Is unquestonably true; tor,
although they have published the speech itself.