Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-23

i, ,not fail TO occur 10 every thinking nlnu oonAe
- rrneat what wos once declared Of a single sovere'sms
- me erls of the eristing rule Of naturalization are
pa, arr Increasing, and ough:to DC diminished.
, o." 49, s,u. experience, aui who has nsditutcl . II u
go. I,,y rresuines to Suggest as follows: -
= It 20 reveal The existing rule and leave none, as ,ne
non user, on The part OF Gnns ,,n III, i :. w u, y ,ton,inns Of
s y = ne, ;, 9 ,h,n on existence ola uniform system oil BANK
ns led To State inso!vcnt laws anu = ~ a. .t".
tul"ey :" -, State ruIcs. without perhaps, uniformity between
t"eu.y :" .n,I, increase the evils 10 be Diminished, indepen-
dent Of extreme embarrassment, IN courts gnu q uI ! po -
under thr provision, 'the citizens Oh eaIh ..u,s ~ + CO.
titled TO ali privileges AMI imnunitlcS U ~ -
oral States e Mon.tiIution, art. ~, sec. = ciausc |
/. No. 10 extend tn. period ol residence "ui". -" ~
n citizenship, ns this would be lnipoli'ic a .i In
INST 10 aliens, in respect 10 the acquisition aha
- rr,j estate in many uarts OF the Union, as also IN resrec:'
10 other ciru rights. Besides. extension OF previous ,es
denrc would not diminish the alleged pcJuiles ahu NeD"'" .
:" 3 Leave he basis Of the naturalization system as il is
AMI slpc,induce the following notifications:
An Act supplementary 10 the Acts nor in force. on ne sa0'
go i.rt of a Uniform rule Of naturalization.
GSac. l. Be i enacted, &c, That any allen, beng n isce
yhi,e nerson, and who shall come into ihe United states SIX
months or later. after The passh4e Of '!s "c'' may DC "nthit-
To-; 10 become a citizen thereof after a Residence therein OF Ut
has, rhr.e III years, and one year ~ at least after Gcc!arin.
bis bona tl: intention of becoming q citizen, IN IN" Gianrcr
and i,,,n, and upon The other conditions, not herein altered,
as prescribed by tie nc, entitled IAN act 10 establish Il uni
form rule OF nlIutrlizaiiDn, and 10 repeal the acts heFetninrr
passed on that subject which was approved Arril II, lcJ2:
P,oy!!cd, That 10 alien arriving IN the UniIci States atte'
.ix months from the passage ~ THIS act. snail ever dcGa!'e
the ii ,ht 10 vote, except in The manner hereinafter prescribed,
Er any elrctor oi President or Vice President # the United
Sni,s: for any member 0: the House OF Representatives, of
the ,r,nc; fnr any Governor, Lieutenant, Governor, Mtn5rr
If the Legislature, Judge OF any Court %; Record. or Sheriff.
in uuv STATE or Territory Of The United States, or ior a1y
.Nlyuf, %In:"Idint, President, Alderman, ASSISTANT A'd.Tr!ln.
ur ComauH Councilman Of any city, borough or l~ncot2nFa-
TED tpw. o. VILLAGE. IN any 0i the sand STATES o. iheif Ic'n-
tories, az wiAtn th@ Dlsirc; OF COLUMBIA bel all ,iicNS al
United 10 naturalization under the foregoing PROVISIONS ana
ilnita,irES, I'll Il! enjoy every other right and privilege "' m
,ig. born ci,,zans which is not expressly limited or witfhslj
Dv ttr Constitution OF the ual,cd Sta.os.
see. >. And oe ii fu!tt"r enacted, l'hatevrry na;uralized
citizen, a. a.Jscslit, shall be whOilr exempted or excused
lrom nro!untary service in the militia, army ana navy oi
The United States.
"Src. g.. And be it further enacted, That every free white
alien. being an able bodied male %! ~ least seventeen
year, .. ~, wi!o shall in time Of war, engage !" serve me
United States against their enemies, Tor Al least t"o years,
u. durin! the war, or whn, in time cfactu1I w1r, shal! serve
the III! St.rcs .nithialy ;wo years, or 10 TIE cni o! HE
var. i'm any company. or vessel ot war, !c the army % navy
0f The s..i States, stall, IN obtaining III" certificate 81
certificates Of faithiu! service, signed By the COMMANDING
officer or Officers ii Sucti company ur companies, FeSstipf
vessels of war, and cpunterSi"nci by the next higher c!i!ctI
/, tie army % navy, under whom, Il any, sucN ai!ca ns
/. rycI, shall De admitted, on presenting Sncl ey!dcncc 20
anY court designated IN ;he act herein before TeciIcd 10 al NV
rl,ht. and p:iyI..sC. 0i cilZ 2uship At any tine conferred by
the act, on simply taking IN" oath OF allegiance 70 he Unl'ct
States. ant making the renuncIaHons C;Joinea N me sl'u
">rc. / AID be il further enacted, That this act shall
take effect on anA alter six months FROM lis pas5agr' "hfh
al provisions ot tormet acts inconsistent win mis- ACT,
snail be- taken and held ~ be repealed, 70 respect on'y " III
aliens arriyin. in lie Unitc! States after that tate
Should some bill Tx" ths become a law, IT would nor IN
the slightest degree affect any alien already IN Inc oniicd
States. or who might arrive within Fix months after lls dare
OF course, the rights of nIturalIzed citizens would OF as NJ
he touched BE- The act as those Of nat!re-oom cl!izens. hhat
Foreigners abroad would be Affected by the law Probably
but few possibly not Oue who, at the Tine o! is passage
you'd nave a min / made up 10 migrate to he United otatts.
as 10 all female foreigners arriving after the passage OF me
nc, nni iIlc additional six months, they would be sooner, oy
two wears, admitted 10 all the Girl! rights OF citizenship, ana
no others have been conferred on females. sooner, hiso, "y
!wo years. woIli their male relatives andlrlenus o. au'l'ttel
10 that large class ut rights, besides eh@lb!"t? 10 0h u io"'
Offices. State and federal.
As 10 orlrr foreigners abroad and in existence, or who
NAV hereafter be born abroad, what rlghi Would liic! nave
now or IN future to complain of such Il !fw? eaiteahyl IN
the United States. whether natives, naiuTailzcd cltiZens, or
aliens, have = grca. question o! naIiona! PoEcy 10 sc'.,G .,
our ourselves ad our 0rn posterty. ana we may e'.r y
foT the benefit oi both, without looking 10 spcculat!se r'iis'
anthony or liberty beyond such p0stehy. Wc MiHE Nc are
liberal enough, rHen, IN ~proyiLing for -l"'trtta, II; tsa'e nc
door Of admission open 10 the ct'td-en q foreis"eFS. nov
.Gjy0aL. rko mayh thereafter be born here. l1itton: d3ofinS Mear
Gnsrs 10 come and hslp 10 gorern rs. We, ttho atone mare any
risht 10 think on the subject, claim that le can best gorsrn
ourst!res, and the better such government, in the "'eanhmt 50
n, trb me better for the foreigners rho may hereafter come
among MS, and for their american born chHartn.
II vii be observed that The bill proposes 10 leave ih'u;c
na,u:al!zed citizens as eligible to all ell ,es ahu ,'"s's "s
those VINO nave heretofore been nalnraiI"a, MANY ."
them, no doubt, sill be appointed ard elected 10 iish places
~ heretofore, ani be found as worthy o: confidence as "
Non,romery, or a Morris, a Gailatin, a FIndiay, or smiley.
we, now in America, mean only that, alter a gwen 'lihe,
electors born on til soil. shall alone select natives or aa'pS
Il citizens 20 make laws for America, or 10 administer
those laws.
Ear without i SYLLABLE on the subject Of electors, voters
for yiec.,r; vi Presdcn, and Wee President, because, per-
hap., il was intended they should be chosen by me ota'e
Legislature, n At present IN S"Gli CGio"hi' "c '!''
"rhc HSusc u Representatives shall be composed Of
members chosen every second year by me pcopse 81 III
several Stats; and The electors, III each Si''c, snail nave
the qualifications requisite for elector OF me mos Numerous.
branch OF the Stale Legislature. -(A- !, sc : ftahsel
%Jl another WORD j. said III any other PAT 81 NC hS'l"-
mcnt on the Qualifications Of voters.
II v!cw OF that clause, it may be asked and 20 INC con
fssou 81 some: Has Congress the power 10 INN nc pom
icai f0nc;dsn nj tuiurc atuftGd citlzGns, hs III iic .tS' see
non vi ~. Bill piouo:edl The answer L. certainly Hot: u
that wcre ~ orIy claasc bearing on tic question. bn''fr@
are iTo uiiic:s:
D." naturalization, and u"inim laws On II" subject 81 banh
r,prcrs throughout tic tn.;ed S'ates."-(Ar'. ! section :
Clause ~
"l.e ci,izers Of each STATE shall b emitted I, all pTisi-
J. yes md .r,luji;. iir- a. citizens In TIC seFeihi oia'cs'
li:r.t 4, see. :. cir"-c /
III ,tTgc rh,us +. mas, h. construet to"e'hCr, ard il tho.
can IT. hI'monz.t, cf rendered no; incoinia.''ie WIN ca'"
".n.r. Zach mas, nave IT, tIi weight and effect. Nnihin&
rr"7c Easy tiau {" SCUM! The supposed a.iiicui'F, or H. ina
III" dr.isc4 harmony.
Il i.cvi,:rn! l.a, ii each of The original thirIren--now
~tw9ntysis Sta.gs- couti tG.ar is o"n different r0tr, Della
ware, an.ga,t ts wHi u Virginia, rn"2at maze adopt d GU
2 IL Tor both: and Michigan :"r New YORK, grctii" 10 IN"
aannvarcc uI ,hr ltit.r; but Virginia ts not representa- III
III. y lI"arc l. Gisi4lGfc, nor NV York in that 0! Alchi.
,.. 1 citizen Of onc ) ate Lcirr i citizen Of every other
us...out aavc huIhy TN. time confusion worse c"a!ta4d.
ci' ever: "!,rc. tTt il was precisely '"av"!j ms opposition
HN.i Interference il lN.'l. lttt'I'-5 80 - h"' ~''''
tl.n i, "Arr.4s terms, ~ lr:-t IN respect ~ te adoption o'
i,t,iparrs. DECLARES mat Congress lin which all The STATES
#" ,1airaa}y ropes, a;rd) shGV hare the pgiccr 10 establish a
]lniiD,gt rHis At HatnrGii: tH0n HrO@gh0HtH Us. me o.
lrstis - plan as TIE luAg"ie.:t 81 power va. Indispensable"
.Nn act q. n slr.!r State can b. put i. concurrence viii. srtA
pDwr-. l.! tGl htl d.:gtIct auH seized upon ny "iicfs lfoi!i si!",i
Necessity. it nusi Gr trciHSicciy IN lie nai!l: "tieic iiiiah'hy
ird-oG. There - Il VIDE iiuid i.t Tor tie exercise, on Tie pat
~ iur -"Scf. j states. at HE power 10 determine "'lat siiai
be i#s .'Gpri.icl lions" (aiIrna"c and naturalization Hsiacl
.reGai-t, ut IN" rl,ctDs az Tie most Numerous branches 81
the %lisr legislature" Thee i the land and other PT"EcTij
opal iica,snus III some States; aye, militia services, ~, ~
- l,fs-ai., however, il! To" rarMc 81 citizenship; "ht'"er ~
nrl IN nalufsiIE ti;on, which Congress May c.ierm;ti" ."f
ali. II can say what qualification, for the good oil all US Il
Union. si!aii t.. iup"s,i upon adopted cliiz.nS IN respect 10
III. ppHtc. franchises OF ruli;'g, throughout me L. .Ssatss
Us lie constitution it-,li imposed TIE qualifications "r
II. $. s.nH aENr, On utItr Poiitca! franchisc--"ilgIhllu to
IL: ..ai offices and trusts. Both Federal and S!lts c!iel1ii
Is 20 uiI"r ic proposed bill leaves where they were ionnc.
The Constitution was i compromise and a compromise
an! a coiupact between all the people, NEARLY "hcth@f CT
i7cns, aliens. Tor !urcI.ne,s) oi one State and siiiiilr people
u tie other states or, between The people generally in'D-
the wh0lc Union waCtr, II is Urlm!ortant IN inc PIE
question To determine. l!sefr had hcrn, previously, no
minute Gnipa between the iHricr-no UNIFORM rue 81 MT
ur4sIXi zion. Eaca safe mad iuostly adopted, III us own
way, nearly al aliens, not alien enemies, who ;iad cone
within their limits.
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