The Trinity times., 1855-08-18


aud that YOU hay, not before voted TO day
SIC. 81. If jte pc->on lhu, ci,..ltn.,d 4
Shai take p 0aIh -, i,nde,ed .l h ~ ty ,h,
Loa.o.u, J, .y- he +iaH b, j !mj:}ef 70 v3te
aud il ,hdi hot he law fu after he has laoe.
such oath or affirmation, for said board 10
eXainiu. ans Witnesses touching his want Of
qaahi,aiiun~ but ]. he shall refuse 10 take
The cath or affirmation 80 ud,r,d to him,
hs vote shalt bc lcctrd
Ard then says: " From this il will be se,l,
thai the ch.llcngtd parry las ,he right 10
vote upon taking the 1ah djore. and II s tll,
duty Of the Judges 10 acc, pt every vote ten
dercd aud supported by The oath afor said. y
Now, by what process ut reasoning au oath
o a person ot foreign birth makes hn
citizen a. the United states ! ann unable To
tell. The only thing jhat can entitle him 10
vote is G zcnshup. Every white male citi
zen OF the age of twenty one years, &c.-
Not cyrrl person that sill swear that he is Il
citz.n OF the nltrd States For in no ease
can the oath Of a luI e gn,r br tGkcn To form
any Of the component paris necessary tc en-
ttle hin 10 a certificate OF citizenship. much
less hls own oath 10 culiile him 10 vote. The
Statute ftiird on u uStain the doctrine does
aut compel She judges to tender the ath-il
does not even q rect them to do >O--but
leaves II discretionary with them whether to
do so, or not. " hm Is the discretion, then
OF the Board Ii is to use the oath or not
as the justice Of the case may require, TO
keep des Guing chaengcrS from deprving
| legal voters from casting their yOtCs-n0t 10
! vuilie The solemn acts OF Congress aud the
Institution ot this State. Thls oath canno..
II the discretion of the l}oard be admlu~
tered To a person after the flct /, rstabll>I,d d
that he is Of foreign birth to prove hun clL
/ zen. TINS must BE- proved BY better evidence
! than The parry 's own oath, ar il would bc
! tab,ishng most dangerous prcccdcut-onc
not warranted by tlsr organic law of the NJ
| ted States, ror oi this State, aud cer,ainly
mol by tn, acts Ol Congress-
Our State iaws, ia al matters where Tie
| Congress has the power t" direct, must com
! pl> herewith, or they are OF nu elect.
Again the rlole says: " by other proy.
sions of the Statute, any onr taking such
oath, and i; beng false. Is subjected t. heavy
pcuaties which shoui be enforced " How
enforced How punished, f falls. Why
by Ind ctnent, he HllI tell You But marx
/ IL The doctrine be iruc, AS laid down, that the
oath entities The person to vote, the injured
atiye. which cannot be done. low could all
The offices ct courts of record. having com
mon law jurisdiction ia the Uni;ed States, be
searched to find out whether the party had
| been legally natural I'D or not This cuulI
| not be doue--but Il the person had really
! been naturalizcd how easy could he prodnc,
h's papers l}ut the writer Of the article
will tell YOU. (tur he is an Attorney Of no
m,an reputation ~ his pro, ssion } that on
the tral oi the cause ail that ls necessary lot
You 10 establish is hat he WAS from abroa l..
and vucd at au "lrctinu by iak'UI the oath
prescribed bN the : ta ute. aud then The bar
then Ui proof rIsis WIth the defendant 10
y owe Ids ctzrnshp- for every prrsol Of
.urc@n birth is 1rcsuticd to be an alien until
the contrary Is csluhl shed Can hr prove
this b, his own oath The acts oi Congress :
positively Say not. The wrtcr would bush
To say 80 " hat is the ditfer,Lco At tie polls
when none but cllZcns can yote2 hat.
ih..H - tU he done ~ the polls when u person
Of foreign birth, 'niith d to cit A.h,iIp b,
complying with th. law, seeks to vote with
out his certificate Of en- zen>hpl why. tI,e
article referred tu SAYS take the applicants
Glth-cvid nee tha, he would spurn 10 a .Iu,
icr Of the Prac,'s Court. when ruthiUg bui
/ icw pary dollars are al issut. Yet, Whyn
| Sanctlly 0i the ballot box is ut Issue, the
! rghts Ot lrecd,n are stakcd against the ca
Prite If designing men. when the price ot
liberty bought by the purest blood of a.
/ American Hrv0lulon Is put ia tie Scale
/ aganSt tho ite of our country. You would
( allow The oath of HE party 10 trample undrI
! foot The supremacy of the law. and THIS
! hasten The Shbycr>lun Of our free inslltutiuue.
Take AS many passengers aboard of the paI.
cal car Us you see proper, but let the con.
ducior be- identified " til us by birth aud
common country. Recriy, the c',t Il ah If
riH.tH<hip rs The cridcnze and the IN y eri
tsHce. To entdlca person uf sorcigu b.rth to
,u.c ana al Is ~a!r
Hoping thai this subject may receive thar
at. n uu ~hi,h hc magnitude ct its ilnpor.
tahey deserves. subscribe myself am
AMERICAN.
Since the above article was set up, We
layc received The decision Of the Supreme
Court upon Ibis point lis given IN the case q
The People &c, vs. Gordon u Warren"
in which it Is d. cidri that voter cannot b,
required 10 exhibit his c,rahcate Of natural.
iza;ion.
It must certainly tc apparcn, 70 every
right thinking individual that The law should
be amruded in this respect The present
mode OF allowing persons to vote upon taking
"u oall yes - wIdc door f,r fraudulent vo-
tcrs, ANA every one knows that there are
thousands Of persons IA the State who hay,
80 little regard for the sanctIty Of the oath
that they do not hesitate to violate it on each
r,curance Of an elyctioh--and these very per.
sous are generally the loudest moulhrd aud
most yirulent partiz1ns that cluster around
the polls.
II lhe American Party can relieve US from
this evil we would say, God speed the
eause." lD TINES.
EAvERyiLLE Aug HISS
Mn JonN G. CRowNENsHILLn:-