Butte record., 1854-05-27
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For the Butte Record
By reference TO section 1st of an act emit
tied AN Act to provide for the protection Of
foreigners, and to define their liabilities auI
privileges" passed March so, 1858 it will b,
seen that mo person, not being citizen of
the United States. California Indians excep-
ted) shall be permitted to take gold from the
mines OF this State unless he shall have a h
cense therefor" This is the positive provis.
ion of the Statutory law of the land. ~,
person not being a citizen Of the U. States
Who are citizens of the United States Thu
is plain question, and admits Of no garbcI
answer. A citizen Of the Unitel States is
person born in the Z. s, and who thereby in
horit all the rights and privileges Of either.
or, ono who though born Without the pale of
our government, has, by proper legal sjtp..
thrown eff all allegiance and fidelity to evs-
ry foreign prince, power, state and sovereign
ty whatsoever What are the proper lee,l
steps The Congress of these UniteI State
has by positive enactment made them so plain
that ''tho wayfarng man, though a fool neel
not err therein In the first place the for
eigner vino wishes to become a citizen Of the
Us, must go before some Court Of Record. or
the Clerk thereof, and declare under oath ns
intention to become a citizen Of the L. 5. aul
to reuounce forever, NIL other allegiauces
Is he then citizen Of the l. s.: Not by any
means. He is then under the protection ofour
government, but cannot take any part in th'
control Of the government. lie is simply on
probation as it were, and if orderly and obs
dent TO the laws and requirements Of the claw
Of the lanl," he may at the end Of Eve years
after his advent into our country be majee
eiizen thereof by taking the oath Of allcgi
ance to cur constitution and laws lie then
becomes endowed with all the rights and i'm
munities of a citizen Of the URite1 States.
with tho exception only OF some provisions
relative to holding certain Offices. 50 We sco
plainly that the act Of declaring ones inter
ton to become citizen, does not complete the
process Of becoming citizen il IS onig n.
primary or incjPient step--the citizen in EN-
bryo. These facts being SUCH and the statu
tory law as it is, those who have not taken
their second on final papers. are rs liable to
pay the four dollars per month for the priv
lego Of working in mines, and for tha
right Of protection, as those who have not my
papcr-uot even the declaration Of intention
to become citizen And no, only so, but if
the matter should be properly tested, none
IAN bold claim, or claims, without the pay
ment first of their license tax-that is no for
eiguer who IS unnaturalized Then all ara
alike liable to pay the tax-Germaus, Swele..
French, Irish, English, Scotch Kanahls, CHI
uese-all in word, without any distinction
And If any o. them have claims, ana have No
paid their license, these ciainis are fa5'cto
be jnmqedGhd .fo,fcied 10 them. american
citizens should bear this in mind, and give
the collectors Of license tax every a-sistauer
III Their power to secure the prompt payment
Of such tax. 1t IS justly AMI honestly due Z,
the State and county treasury, aul when
American citizens sand III the way Of IT,
collection, they connive at robbing the State
and County Of tcir just demands, 90 say
nothing Of the unjust AMI unieser7ed adyan-
tage they give they give the foreigner ever
the citizen We hope to see the law r;giUy
enforced, and the tax collected from az liable
to the operation of the lag. American cid-
zens see to your own interests. and 70 the IN
tere-ts of the State and your couuty-aui of
poserity The more revenue is derived from
this source, the sooner our rates Of taxation
vii be reduced. IAN rA4ER
Butte county, May %, 1854
RAILROAD CoVvENrIoN AT GEp Brryrs-