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indispensable No act of single State oau be put

indispensable. No act Of single State oau be put
IN concurrence with such pover. not Left dereliot
and seized upon by others from sheer necessity, il
must be e1cius,rely in the hands where primarily
lodged There is wide field left for the exercise on
the part of the several States Of the power TO de-
termne what shall be tho "qualifcs cations" (alsnage
and naturalization ssde) requise for the electors
OF the most numerous branch Of the State Legisla-
ture" There is the land and other property quail
fications In some States age, militia service, &c.,
in others-au, however, within the range of eitsex-
ship, whether by birth or naturalization which Con-
gress may determine for all 1t can say what qua
lifcations, for the good Of all as Union, shall be
imposed upon adopted citizens in respect to the DO
Etical franchises of voting throughout the United
States-as the constitution itself imposed the qua
lifcations we have seen above, on other politica
Enthusiastically to federal Offices and trusts
Both federal and State eligibility to Office the pro-
posed bill leaves where they were found
The constitution was compromise and com
pact between all the people, (nearly) whether citi-
zens aliens, (or foreigners of one State and SINH
lar people of the other States; or between the peo-
pie generally throughout the whole Union; which,
1t is unimportant to the present question to deter
mine. There had been, previously, no intimate
union between the parties-no uniform rule Of natu-
ralization. Each State had loosely adopted in its
own way, nearly all aliens, not alien enemies, who
had como within their limits.
Natives who were tories were as generally ex-
PEELED Political and military services were the
great inducements to adoption-in most cases with
out certificate as without record. All, very nearly
all had earned general citizenship An army Of
patriot heroes had been recently disbanded far from
their native homes, and many were still unsettled
in any new residence. Hence the language of
the constitution" The citizens Of each State
shall be (&c) citizens Of the several States" That
clause was sweeping adoption, or recognition. Il
called nation of AMERICANS into existence, and
fixed their untted being Their descendants, and
those since adopted, with their children, are the
present AMERIcAEs-the PEOPLE Of the United
States.
II may, perhaps, be objected to any bill like that
proposed-WLat would be its binding force, should
it become law Particular States might still, at
their pleasure, ot may be said) permit aliens to
vote Tor al missionaries State and federal i'm
threshold Of the State. The only answer is-oaths
registered in heaven, as on earth. If these cannot
bind, then there is an end to all human society
The constitution ,n Of the United States
7" This constitution, and the laws of the United
States, which shall be made in pursuance thereof
Csc shall be the supreme lac Of the land, and
INC lndge: y; enery State shall be bound thereby;
anything in the constitution or iaus of any State to
the contrary Notwithstanding: Also, The mem
brs of the seperol State Legislatures, and all erec,t-
tire and judicial officers, shall be bound by OATH or
iTi n seeias = this constitution
But have not time for defamation or polish
and have had but little to cite principles or press
arguments. 4 haze only ,c,ttten notes. Much sup
port might be derived from the equally judicious
distribution of power the militia between fede-
raj and State authorities The analysis and appli-
cation are left to ADLER hands They will find that
what required uniformity was given to one side; all
that allowed to disconformity left to the other
q war has in bo &c III
Ship
1t is not probable that the proposed bill will have
the good fortune to conciliase the general favor Of
either Nat're AMERICANS or Wings The leading
Democrats will no doubt reject it as an attempt
upon their 'spoils." Yet it is not seen why the
liberal Of the three parties may not support the
measure. More cannot be attained, if more were
desirable, without an alteration of the constitution
and even something less would not be accepted by
those who are already more than satisfied with
undue advantages But the Wings are yet
surely under uDmerited defeat, and the Mattress
flushed with the first fruits OF their young endeavors
The green tree waves its branches and the foliage
to the breeze, and looks with the confidence of in
experience to the returning season. No nipping
frost has ever scared its hopes. Yet this party
stands on the "unsteadfast footing of spear' or,
at least, narrow isthmus, which the first wave Of
Success coming from either side, may for ever wash
from under its feet. Triumph would, indeed, be
more fatal to its existence than defeat yeti has
concerted system Of principles or measures-or has
proclaimed none-for carrying forward the business
and the developement of this concrete and mighty
Republic. My humble advice to all around us is, to
revive your spirits, to moderate the ntoxcation of
victory, to look to the Constitution to serve your
country in soberness and faith and to scorn to be
the slave Of party, or the tool of dcmagogues.
AMERICus.
EXTRACT OF THE LETTER ACCEPTING THE BALTIMORE
NOMINATION OF JUNE, 1852.
WASHINGTON: June p, 1852.
The political principles and measures laid down in
those resolutions broad that but little is left
for me to add |, therefore, barely suggest in this
place, that should J. by the partially Of my coun-
trymen, be elevated to the chief magistracy of the
Union, l shall be ready, in my connection with
Congress, to recommend, or to approve of measures
in regard to the management of the public domain,
SO as to secure an early settlement of the same,
favorable to actual settlers, but consistent neverthe-
less, with due regard to the equal rights Of the
whole American people in that vast national nheri
lance and also to recommend approve of single
alteration in naturalization laws suggested by
my military experience, viz Giving to an foreign
ers the right of citizenship, who shall faithfully
serve IN time OF war, one year board of our pub
lie ships, or in our land orces-reguar or volunteer
ON their receiving an honorable discharge from the
service.
have the honor to remain, sir, with great esteem
your most obedient servant,
WINFIFD ScoTT.
To the Hon. J. G.. Chapman, President of the
Wing National Convention.
Literary Reviews.
MECHANICS MAGAZINE AND ENGINErR's jour-
NAL-July, 1852. New York Appleton & Co.