Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-09
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Rche's egiblitY 10 the gn5erna0:Ia


Nc4sgs Eatirs: soc some nj the papers making
question as TO six, Ritchies eligibility the gubernato:a
eha I'd suppose any one could entertain !o'. Is
r.ia, yxiir. ss ii:.,. AMI loses !iS citizenship b:
temporary residence .: few years in the District OF "a"
a5a. If Judge 1acksonc, Coke or i>en could hc'1 OF
s doctrine they would think their books, al caS! had
,cv. net the eyes OF the American people 1t IS Inc: TO
tc regretted that ol these times are 50 rapidly in'hns
wa from great Fundamental principles and catching at the
rt. Ga:ao!cl and ;ninor:ne minds as p::sinp-
us as ignorant. BIT the question OF citizenship has been
.l,!ai ~ CsarS. VIII you ALLOW rne - call me at
ea3n OF your readers 10 the case OF Murray vs. AcCarty,
II liumior page 395 The facts are briefly these: Me
Carly was Virginia. whilst yet an infant he married
in MARYLAND and time after he became Of aye he re-
H. ti,a State and declared his intention 10
un 10 Virginia. but reside in that Stale lie Icnialntd
in Mnr;ltl i1ur years, Nc Judges LABEL h'a.
YnJ Era,r being all the Judges on the bench decide; lie
hal no, ,>t his citizenship by his residence, Xc III Mary
uG pu, was still citizen Of Virginia And what says Tie
organic i.r For the definition OF citizen see S".e nt
y-.a ch4ottr section St "AH Tree persons pon IN
t.!s ;l'c Sc shall bc deemed citizens thereof Ana III;
question hcn arises how his citizenship be los! Viz
:ra suppose has the right 10 decide the question IL hcr
n,y r,rnr a., II nj y,s, no other iae See Code OF
Virginia chapter ILL., section 2nd and let The Ia" SPEAK"
Here il is:
hencvcr anv citizen this State by deed in writing
executed in the presence Of subscribed by two witness
c and BY them proved in the Court Of the county or cof1
ration where h. resides, by open vcroa aac
in such Court, ana entered uf record shall declare H', ne
pushed the character Of n citizen oI THIS STATE ana sli
depart out of the same such person shall RON ue ti VI
such departure considered ing exercised his right OF
uxparltion far regards this State and shall tchce-
forth be deemed citizen thereof"
jude RuGnc in Tie above cited, whilst commenting
on this act expressed iscl in such sound language rs this
Inat Virginia lone could prepare the whereby one vi
her cZcas could tsrinclsa himself; and that her CITIZEN
co cXpliriac himself By other than that ovI
!cd BY her law In the chapter, llth secon we ma
Ibis languages "Wh"n any citizen If this State, being Il
years J age shall reside elsewhere and in good lIlti BE-
comes citizen Of other State OF this Union, Nc, he
shall be deemed citizen OF tins State The District %!
Columbia where M Richie holds temporary residence, l.
ncthc: STATE foreign connIr, but portion OF territory
in which, a. stands. each STATE mas common interest,"
[. IS 10; included in the words or intent Of this act HENCE
one may reside there 20 years and still DC citizen OF the
State OF his natvity The question is plain and paiaol
that ibcar saying and must be- the forgiveness OF
the i.,tcUiocHt for having said so much
Thomas che will be the first popular Governor OF Viz
rini 5y majority Of y 900 The coming election Il
o! the OncntouS Importance, not only 10 Virginia,
but 10 Inc Democracy The whole Union Let every Demo.
Graf awake h responsibility Let all sectional feeling be
,N in nls And people .! tie East. we pray You,
unite with the Democracy Of The Nrs III achieving TIE
great victory the Jefferson party offers rvn Democrat.
c principles Il d. speak Of ;nc basis Of representation
have .runphc now Tor the first .imc in grc. Common
wealth. Let the party whose intelligent agency has !ncur-
pu.a:cJ ticI the organic law, triumph rlm item
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