New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-20

" ar nrofes. or renounce this or that religious
oTi, ION "it tends TO corrupt the principles OF tnsi
religion it is meant to encourage, by nrong WIN
{. monopoly Of worldly honors and enO,g nene moss
mo viii externally profess and conform 70 u *
Iaoks confidence in truth, which Z" IL great and VIZ
" nrevs if left 10 herself; that she il the proper
and sufficient antagonist to error and has notsns "
Car frur the conflict unlese by human interpositloa
dsarued Of Ter Bstursl ~espons-free Argument ana
debate-it rukd, ars errors from free dTguneH d7a
S,6ofe and hides them in secret where they become
dangerous because Il not permitted freely 70 eon
tradict H.
Il, /, not be said thst this is a restraining statute
pnon Government and is sprohibition TO "leg.s'
land rulers civil az well as ecclesiastical II pHy
even are restrained by this law, t,cttori, every
prtrote organizsrsn, or Greer, or individual re
strained The Know NothiDgs will hardly pret-na
IN the power 10 do what the Goyernneu'
;,,elf and Legislators snd rulers civil az well AZ eccis
siastica dare lot do. II such be their pret-nslpu,
they claim TO be dbore the law, or n set up hiH
Las-theD SIC colo, to compel man 70 Irslus"' y,
support any religious worship and to enforce, re-
strain uol.st or burden him, or TO make nun 10
"tufer OF account of bis religious opinions or pc
lief; or to deprive men Of Their freedom TO proves,
and By argument 10 maintain Their Opinions ~
matters Of religion and to make th- same dmlnIsn
enlarge or affect their civil c,paciues. NO "heh
our Constitutions forbid the legislators 10 sksrc'9ea
power they intend that no such power shAn DC eAeF'
tifed by sny ore.
Not only ia the law Of Virginia thus hoerai as 10
religion but also a. 10 NATURALIZATION.
s., far a. "Kuos-NothIogi-m opposes our ns'u-
razation laws II Is hot only against Our sttl1te 1oF
icy hut against Americanism iiself. 10 thN II es
pfcislly ami American Ore 0f the pest iru - ." JUG
u.rcap Revolution was 20 establish Tor the hrst
time in the world the human right OF expatristion.
pho, TO our separate existence as ntfion oil tho
earth. the dear oiisus of the Old World hsf made
Law unto themselves whereby they cou'd hold for
ever in chains those Of mankind who were 20 uniorsu-
nate as TO be born their subjects la respect TO 6tra-
yiRht and right Of pstrision and ths duty OF @>,
e,0Bcf and I1ot,oon the las OF treIs0H crowned
beaos held to the ancient dog ma Once citizen dl~ i
"a citizen" II man Was 20 miserable a. 10 De o0'H
the slave of tyrant he must reman his slave forever
He could never renOuoce his Ill sted blrthright could
never expariate himself 10 seek fo better cOuntry
and coulo never forswear the allegiance which bouud
hin, 10 hs chains. He might emigrae, ne mlght take
the wings of the morning ana fly 10 the uttermost
marta Of the earth-mght cross and continents,
and nut ocesns ard rivers AID lakes and mountains,
between him and the throne in The shadow OF when
he was born-aoO be would still " but drtS leD2th
eulpg chain" S'illihe despOtit m lht pursue bl n
find and bind him O. subject slave. II Amer ca beck
oued TO him TO fly 10 her for freedom and t. give her
The cunning the strength OF his night arm 20 helo
ameorate her huge proportions and to work out her
grand destiny the tyrapt bad to be asked Tor pass
ports aid perm issi Ia exp-tl.te. But they came
tol thew came Our laws encouraged them 10 come.
Before l776 Virginia and all The coonies encouraged
inn igration. 1t was necessity As Wen A. policy
Of The whole country. Early IN the Revolution the
uies under the maxim, "Once a citizen always a ctl-
zep" They were traitors If found fighting for us, be-
caute they we're once subjects Washington was
Obliged 10 bUlO hostages to prevent The application OF
tbis harba Gus doctrine of granny At last our strug
gle ended, aud our i1dep. nee was recognized.
G orge Ill compelled 10 renoance our allegiance
10 him though We rde born bis subjects. But stlll,
when We came 10 our separate existence, ~e were
called Oh 10 recoe nze the odiOus maxim. still
adhered to by the despos Of Europe, Once citizen
always citizen subjects were still t"ld that they
should not expstriste themselves, aud America was
warned that sac should lot naturaize them without
the consent If their monarch asters Spurnlng this
oo ma and the tyrants who boa ted the po TO IN
fmc e il The fourth power which the Convention of
1857 that formed oar blessed Constitution, enume-
raied, is;
The Congress ihaH have power etab Uniform rule Of
naturalization"
The meaning of this was 20 say by public Law to all
Europe aud her combined courts, Your dogma -
"onoe citizen always citzen shall sease for.
ever as to the United States of North America We
need population t. smooth our rough places, and TO
make our crooked places sirai BIT but, above and
beyond that policy, are, with the help OF God, re-
sortd that thus and gIdnt LIHd SHAH be one ist
Asylum or the OpITtssed II erery other tdsd nop and
toitrv! That 10 my reading Of our law OF liberty
Tt ose born m bondage might raise their eye up 10
hope OF a better country They might and hpuld If
they would eApatrlate them.eives hy from slavery
ana chains aud come Hol every one OF them
CONF 10 country aud be free with US They might
for,weer their to despos and sholld he al
Low here To take oath To liberty and her nag and
Der freedom and they should not be pnr-us aud pun
isbed as traitors. When they came aud swore that
our country ,hould be their country, we would swear
To prote CT them # IA The country oorH-ds u ma
tres-t. g, natuTah=ed ehi-eas, and they should
be our citizens aud be entitled to our protection And
this Wa IN conformity 10 the only true idta Of nat
"uralizatoI, Which according 10 its legal well as
it, ely theological sense, means when one who If on
"slien il made natural subject by act of law aud
"cCusept OF the sovereign power of the State The
consent OF our sovereign power written IN the Con-
suoD If The UDit.d States, and Congress at an early
cay of lie adoption passed acts OF The
leading statute If that Of April IA, 1902 Ii pro 'ded
that any alien beng free rhtts peTs0H may be ad
migted 10 become citizen of the United States or
any of them, on the following condition, and not
otberwise:
Frst. Tha, he shall bsve declared on oath or affirm
alton, before the Supreme, Superior District or Cir
cult Court OF some of tn. States Of the terri
toris districts of the United States, or Circuit or
District Court Of tue United States three years tpo
years by act Of May 20 1924 al least before his sd
nssioD that it his bona fds intention TO become
iiizen of the United States ana renouDce forever
ali allegiance and fidelity any foreign pruce poten
tate State, or sovereignty whereof such alien may at
the time be citizen OF subject
Second: That he shall at the time of his application
TO be admitted, declare on osth affirmation before
some one Of the courts aforesaid thai he F support
the Constitution Of the United States and that he doth
ab,oDtely and entirely renouBce and ALLURE all ale
gsnce and fidelity 10 every foreign prince pOtentate
State, or sovereignty whatever and particularly by
name the prince, pOtentsfe State, or sovereignty
whereof be before citizen subject which pro-
eeednes sbs be recorded by the clerk Of the court
THIRD: That the court admitting such alien shall be
satisfied that be has resided phtn the Uaited States
fire years At least and within the state Territory
where such court u al the time held year al least
and il sha further appear to their satisfaction that
dung that tune he Aas beAared as a Of good
moral ekdraoer attached 10 the principles Of t> Con-
shtut0E Of the United StItes aud reA disposed 10 the
good order and hoppqness Of the Provided ih. Il
the oath Of the applicant shall in be allowed
70 prove bis residence.