Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-25

the stump, by freely contributing Their money
and by resortng TO general system Of misrepre
sentalion; but the writer feels confident thai then
efforts will not enable them to effect their wishes
The Louisville riots, brought about by foreigner
and their evil advisers. have produced n genera
feeling Of Indignation throughout the State.
THE RICHMOND EXAMINER ingenioasy ar
cues that ifCongress rcpcal the existing Aatu-
radiation Laws as proposed by Mr., Bots, and
decline 10 enact others, the power vested III
that body by the constitution will lapse and re-
vert TO the STATES ANY State will then have the
right, the Examiner thinks, 10 nuke Whatever
laws on the subject it may piease,-and n, by
the constitution. the citizens of one state are en-
titled to all the rights and privileges of the eit.
zens Of other States the Examiner maintain.
TINT the proposed repeal would open the doors
citizenship To foreigners far moro widely aud cas
iis than the existing regulations.
We do not concur with our able contemporary
in this opinion. The power granted 10 Congres
Is discretionary and not mandatory. "Congres
shall hare power, is the language -eyidentl
implying that it shall use or not use the
The language of the elau 80 takes the power froi
che States and the people" and vests it in Con
gress 10 be used according II it, discretion; an
in this aspect il non use is discretionary dci
that makes the clause operative aud preserve
in the hands Of Congress the authority bcstowe'
upon it, The language is identical with tina
referring 70 bankruptcy yet. we suppose th
Examiner would hardly argue that any State ha
the power to pass u bankrupt law, 10 the preju
dice aud de,rment of the citizens of other STATE
for the reason that Congress had not chosc
in il, discretion. to exerei That power.
This i. our view ofthr ma,ter-wbic, unde
present impressions, W. are not incfcd to fayo
Mr.. Bolts proposition. We think proonga
ton of the term of preliminary residence 9th
utmost ntilty-bu would be content with an
period from fourteen 10 twenty one years. W
would haye citizenship originated aud mature
nltogethcr in Federal Court and under I'll
closest scratiny into the character of the appli
oant-and we would hive ali State legislutlo
mad G to conform 10 this federal regulation, b.
lieyng ha ~ State has right to admit 70
ter, ia a federal election. any one not Il citizen
the United States When these requirement
were all complied with we would admit the sui
jeet. Of them 10 Ae faH rights # citizenship
aud would exercise only personal discretion il
voting for, or against them, US candidates for OF
flee. These are our po>ilions--tho reasons fo
which we expect Ia give rs occasions may nrise
Some such Platform liberal and yet conservative
Ne would like tos'c adopted by the convention
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nv 'l'fh'Sn ministry mas N9'Y Po''S"eo "''
exposition addressed TO The Queen OF tho rela
tons subsisiug between Spain and The Romisl
Government. together with tbe #cnrresro,,aenc,
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'i''''"'s s'''' ','''''''e' '",'. ue exposition
which lndisputahly establishes claim to ten
poral authority by the Holy See, begins with III.
remark that the allncution If the Pom. i, n
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= - '''9' WIN j
Sp'e' - ''' ''e''s''N''e'' ""a''S u oP"'h' Oh
ltges The Government 10 manifest Ia the natioi
on whose side have been prudence and maderl.
tion. and on whose side aggression.
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fa,'h ~ ,,'' ;'',', , 9ly 81 o'''e an
desnatcbfs and n,tos IN which yoas u "i9
Government aud its Ministers plrnin,te,ti,,r,
ut Rome have repealed the charges aud rccamo.
tons brought against Its conduct.
ou. n'g's's NoFei"1'entueS'feS That even
ment. Viii, il i nnf rn.tar, - n3 My
should see the public lieht ON thi- solrmn oeca
sion.
lis imPartiolty will thus b. notorious, am,
'ne "u1n',on 81 ms li'l'n'ss' unjust III ITS sub
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