The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-28


~, Fading lhis ftsl tnd bF0sdtst ttslsIa'
ion II lie Consultation quslihei and Ttts
.Taihtd b subsequent PToVisions, our snF-
prise uill bs ne less II ne disc0Ftr lhai
Ihsl relied on l0F he saPP0rt u he pow
e n qaesii0n i sukieel 10 Ike qoslIh
eall0n. Lei o, IN passing. inquire. Who
are s.lhs people Of ihe several siaies" By
whom Representative. &c., are 10 Be ch0-
seat Who are he people 81 henincky.
among uhom yea. sir. Teside. Who are
he peopls Of Nes YoIkl Does sny ene
understand Ihsn 10 include unnsturslized
alisns, owing snssisnee 20 foreign govern
menls. and Road 70 clsase 10 them n
ihe event Of . e0niroseFsy with our owns
BUs suppose that BY Ibs generality Of
lhese words ihsy were embraced. The
Constitution rlse shere, ID express terms.
gives 70 Congress The power 80 esisb-
llsh . unilotm Fuls Of naturalization,
and Congress hAs exercised that poser
By prescribing The rule. From is very
nature. IL cannon Be consequently exsreis.
ed BY The General Government and he
states. There cannot. in The nature oil
things. be . uniform rule throughout The
Uniled States. and yet different rules in
different states. Bui il 10 asked by The
senator from New York. (Mr. Wright
shall Congress prtsciibe.lhs qualifications
Of voters in lhs states! By no means
Congress cannot prescribe any qushhcs-
lions for electors In The states Who are
native born or natufalized citizens; and
even in The case Of foreigner they cam
not prescribe 10 him qualifications as ca
slsefor. properly 90 called, but they pre-.
scribe The means hy which disQusliiea.
ZION under which he lsSrrs may be re.
moved; and such disqualification ssa be
removed BY no other authority. This con.
suuciion o. The Constitution conflicts
With 40 just rights Of The states; on The
contrary, the rights Of all The others are
grossly violated by any one Of them IN
defisking 10 naIursiize aliens 10 any 9th.
er mode than that agreed upon in lie
Constitution Of The United States. The
states. BY The Constitution. have entered
into certain slipulaliOns with each other,
which none Of Them can in good faith Vi
olsie. Some OF ihess are OF . positive
character. such as that they viii deliver
OF lugiiives from justice. and frgiiiSe
slaves and servants. Oilers are negative.
such as IlIai they will abstain from the
exercise or powers themselves which
they have Delegated exclusively 70 the
General Government. To refuse TO ex
ecule The former is crime Of omission;
10 attempt the exercise Of The latter is
crime Of commission; both alike injurious
10 the other states. When, therefore. .
state admits foreigners TO political rights,
affecting The action Of this government.
giikaus naturalization. she violates HE
covenants Of The Constitution and does
injury 10 her sisier states.
Such (said Mr.. g. is my reading Of
The Constitution. How stands The ques
lion upon authority! ] believe that ali
interpreters Of The Constitution agree thai
The states have slienaied exeluslSe-poa-
ers Of legislation 10 this government in
three cases only: Isl. Where the Con.
stiiuiion, in express terms. granted an ex.
elusive authority 10 the Union. End
Where II granted. in one Instance. an al.
lhori,y 10 the Union. and in snn,hsr pro.
hibs,ed ihe states IRON exetcising The like
authority. And 3rd--Where Il granted
an snihoriiy 10 The Union, 10 uhich -.
milsr authority in the states would be sb.
solu.eiy repusnsnt and CONTRADICTORY
Aud il is a lille remarkable that al The
commentators OH The Constitution. from
Mr.. Madison do~E--at least az FAR as |
am informed,-haye selected this very
power OF naturalization IS an illustration
Of the third class Of these cases. In The
| Constitution Of the state which have the
honor in part TO rspresen,--snd but for
this fact Mr.. G.. would not nov have OBJ.
irudsd himself on the notice OF the Senate
--as adopted in 1916, there is This clause
--"Ssc. 40. That every foreigner. WIN
comes 10 settle in this state, having frs
taken an cath Of allegiance 10 the same,
may purchase, or by other just means
hold, acquire. and transfer land or Other
real estate: and, after one years resi-
denee. shall be deemed a free citizen. -
Under this section. foreigners. by taking
an oath Of allegiance 10 The state. nav yel
acquire, hold. ard transfer lands; bot, IN
tile falfiment Of her duties TO The Unloa
and ME-. g. trusted she had fulfilled
them all North Carolina. By her consti.
tuted authorities, both legislative and ju
dicial. had uniformly admitted that, by
her adoption of the Federal Constitution.
aud the passage Of naturalization laws by
Congress. the later clause OF The section
just quoted vas sbrogs,sd; snJ that for.
! eigners could become citizens only socor
ding to the uniform rule established by
/ Congress. Aud Mr.. &. s2pealed 10 the
honorable senators ifii was just toward.
her, and the other states oil the Union
who put like construction on the Con.
stilutiOn. that other members Of the con.
federacy should adopt different rule oI
naturalization. When the constitution al
| adopted, il was declared 10 be intended "a