The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
Remember at the Polls.

Remember at the Polls.
There are certain things each local citizen
should keep in mind as he goes to cast his
vote on next Wednesday, and We will enume-
rate few of them:
Remember at the Polls-That Washington,
the Father of his country. warned his fellow
citizens repeatedly against the evils of secret
political societies.
Remember at the PoUs-That there is no
use in free Government for secret political
societies, and the only effect of them must he
to destroy utterly the force of free discussion
and public opinion.
Remember at the PoNs-That the Constitu-
ton of the United States. declares explicitly
that mo religious test shall ever be required
as a qualification to any Office of public trust
under the United States.
Remember at the PoWs-That the X. n. 5
of this State whilst protesting adhesion to
the principle that .office should seek the man
and not man the Office" had upwards of sirty
candidates before the State Convention.
Remember at the PoNs-That the X. NJ
of this State whilst protesting purity of pur-
pose and desire for reform. entered into
bargain and sale for the Office of State Printer.
and now unblushingly avow the fact.
Remember at the PoUs-That John p. Hale.
the great expounder of Know Nothingism in
the North declares the design OF the order to
be TO AbOlitOnize the South!
Remember at the Polls That the K Ms
prescribe members of the Roman Catholic
faith both of native and ign birth.
Remember at the PoVs-That the test oath
of the Know-Nothing party. is simply another
evidence of its want of confidence in the in
telligence of the people; and. that this oath is
simply to carry out. by vigorous machinery.
that favorite idea of the old Federal party.
that the people cannot be trusted
Renafm fm6er at the PolIs-That the democrtic
party is the same now as in the days of Jefer-
son. contending now, as then. for the same
immortal princi ples-the Constitution. civil
and religious liberty equal rights and open
politics.
Remember at the PoHs-Tbat J. Neely
johnson. the Know-Nothing candidate for
Governor. signed the secret circular of 1853.
Remembet Mt the PoUs-That Abram Bronx
is an old and tried citizen of the county. and
his opponent of year or less than years
residence in the State.
Remember at the Po1s-That Placer county
has a reputation above sectional division, mar
rowminded. proscriptive and bigoted persccu-
tion, and that her character must be sustained.
Lastly, remember that YOU are a man and
that you owe no political bligaton. higher
than your honest duty to your country and
that no oath can bind or absOlve you from the
discharge of that duty.
IMPORTANT NATURALIZATION DECIsIoNs.-We
call particular attention to the decisions OF
the Supreme Court, rendered in the cases Of
The People VS.. Gorden and Warren and er
parte Frank Knowles.
The first of these decisions is important, as
defining the extent of the powers Of judges
and inspectors of elections and the rights of
naturalized electors.
The court was unanimous that judges and
inspectors of elections hare no right ,chatever
to demand the production of voters natura-
lizaton papers. All that they can require is
his oath that he is citizen, naturaliZed either
in the District Court of this State, or in some
court in another State-the law presuming
that every court in sister State, granting
letters of naturalization is competent one,
having common law jurisdiction.
In regard to Frank Knowles application to
be naturalized it was decided that as the Sll-
preme Court is only an appellate Court it
cannot hear original applications of any kind
It's entire business being with appears. but
the Judges were unanimous that any of the
District Courts of this State have the right
to admit foreigners to citizenship and to grant
them letters of naturalization. They have
also decided that the District Courts are the
only courts in this State, which, under our
constitution, have common law jurisdiction" !"
and consequently that they are the only ones
here that can issue letters of naturalization
llnder the Uniform r,lle established by Con-
gress in 1902.