The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-29

civil capacities No when constitutions forbid the
legislators 10 exercise power they intend that such
power shall be exercised by any
Not only is the law of Virginia thus liberal as TO re
gion, but also as to naturalization
So far as "know-nothingism opposes naturalization
laws il is not only against policy but against
Amerieansm itself In this is especially anti American
One of the best fruits of the American revolution to
establish, for the first time in the world the human right
OF exparauon. Prior TO our separate existence a
ton of the earth the despotsms of the Old World had
made law unto themselves whereby they could hold for
ever in chains those of mankind who so unfortunate
AS to be born their subjects In respect brtrg and
the right of expatriaon and the duty of allegiance and
protection and the law of crowned heads held
the ancient dogma" Once citizen aieays eizeap If
man was miserable 10 be born the slave of tyrant
he must remain his slave forever He could
his iated brthrght could expairate himself to
seek for better country and could orswear the al
legiance which bound him 10 his chains lie might emf
CRATE, might take the wings of the morning and fly TO
the uternost parts OF the earti-mght and
continents and put and rivers and lakes and
mountains, between him and the throne in the shadow
OF which he was born-and he would still "but drag
frightening chain" Still the despotism might pur-
sue him, find and bind him subject slave. If America
beckoned TO him to fly to her for freedom and give her
the cunning and the strength of his right help
orae her huge proportions and work out her grand
destiny the yrsnt had to be asked for passports and per-
mission to expatrate. But they came-lol they came
Our laws them Before 776 and
all the colonies encouraged Immigration 1t neces
sy rs well as policy Of the whole country Early in the
revolution the Kings forces hung Of the best blood Of
ne ooioi'es uhuer ue ni'A'hi once ei1Aeh always
citizen They traitors if found fighting for u.s. be-
they subjects Washington obliged to
noiu nouse W Pie'en. 'he aPpeaoh vi tn,s paroo.
uo9're VI tyranny. ias' our suueg,e ehuco ana gu,
allegiance him. though born his
nu' Ell. mnen W. eant 70 our selia'u @
I'm sLaroa - M no 10 a 81 T
always citizen Subjects still told that they
H. ~ hId We ,I; ~. NV a., a . ~
their monarch masters Spurning this dogma and the ty
a "no .o We W -, 'ne 'no'
Wntn 'e cohNehloh o' ' ma Olh'ea our pesseo eoh
ou.unon' 'n'u, 40 INC Nohsiess S' "e
PoWs T .,,1,,.1 ,,.;e,u, ,,. - a,,,ua,;za,n
rt soa IS an h r",e " m h,;n all
= me ihennhg o tns was, 10 say ny pupllc Jaw 10 All
oPe, an" nc eoin',neu 20, ,o"i uoSn' ph.o
citiAeh Always cluzen cease forever as 10 .e ohe
o.a'es OF norm america we neea p1pu,aon 70 shoo'
ou! ouen p s anu 70 NAM Hu e.ooneu . . s
p.t, n'o'e anu y ohu u't Poiioy NC aus G''n @ eiP
o. es'e s ~s msg a ya 1 rI sgo o &c o
fass NJ rDa &c sey o"r s iu mo a
,o1eeu ihal Is NY ieauin9 " our 'M =. is iioso
m ~, ym t,Se ey. " y, o "
VI o.S - d. s Guy. n ', ~ h;na -
patrla'e themselves ny rom slavery anu chains ana h
GONE e'ery one u !neneoe % our anu w
i,eo WIN us ny H is ~ y. .I ,L ~. ~
lnu 20 M saa " ga h anS @
"u e, n ,I nn;shed as 1raor When bev came and
swore that our country should be their country we would
s~ef - - on 80. nd ,h:y should b n
aS 20 nS his was o ~
' :, :. ~ LII, ~. ," 'i H. 70 ti,ann h;h
according to IFS lepal well as its chronological
s as,on one ,yho 10 an allan 10 made uouyoI snb
ec h oct Of law and consent Of the sovereign power Of
th ;tn Tho cement Of our sovcre;an mower + written
in ba constitution Of the limited STATES and Congress at
on eaIv da after lis adontop passed acts of natraiiza
:on f,be lea 3ino satntc is that NJ Anil IA 1907 II
tbot any aen bs,a n fy,e cb;,e erson NAV be
admad m bacome tiyen of tho Tinted States or any
IF ,ha an The foIIowing condition ana not otberwse
lat Tbat he shall have declared on oath or afrmaon
before the SUPERIOR district or circuit court of
one of The States OF Of the territorial districts Of the
limited STATES or crcuit or district court of the United
states rs wears {o wears by act of Nav 26 1924 at
least before his admission that it was his bona tide nen-
ton 10 become citizen Of the United States and to re-
nounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign
prince potentae State or soveregnty whereof such alien
may AT The time be A citizen or subject
"a That he SHALL at the time of his application to be
admitted declare on oath or affirmation before some one
of the courts aforesaid that he win support the eons,itu
ton of the United States and that he doth absolutely and
entirely renounce and abiure all allegiance and fidelity
foreign prince potentae State or sovereignty what
ever and particularly by name the prince potenate State
or Sovereignty whereof he was before citizen or subject
which proceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of the
court
d That te cort admitting such alien shall be salts
fed that he has resided eai he United States fue vears
least and within the Stale or Territory where such
is at the time held one year al least and it shall fur
the appear 10 their satisfaction that during he has
bshqled man Of qooa moral character attached to tie
PRINCIPLES OF Tie constitution of Tie Uea STATES and rel
DISPOSED 10 The good order and ha,psss Of The same Proyi-
ded that the oath Of the applicant shall al
| lowed to provo his residence
Al, That IN ca.s ,b o,,sn ann,v;no 70 he admitted to
hn shall Nave horne anv heredarv iitIo ar been of
/ >'N"N