Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-19

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would nroyide that the naturalization laws snail
be 40 repealed and modified as 20 prevent all lor-
algners from, voting who shall not have become nat
nrsl;zed or who shall not have taken steps 20 be-
come naturalzed at the date OF the passage OF ths
not provided all boys who come 70 this country a.
immigrants with their parents, and may DE AZ inc
time under the age of ten, or say fifteen years,
shall at the age OF twenty-on DC considered as
citizens in every respect.
These four propositions embody what conceive
TO be the remedy for the great evils which prevail
upon this subject
now pass on to some OF the evils of these laws,
as they exist at this time. Our naturalization laws
are surrounded with such difficulties and such de-
fciencies that they have been maladministered--
administered in fraud, negligence and corruption,
from the foundation of the government This has
been 80 palpable that the Congress OF the United
States in 1924, had to pass law by which, at one
swoop, was cured the ilegaties of the naturaliza-
ton papers OF, perhaps, thousands of foreigners,
whose papers had been obtained in fraud and vio-
lation Of the laws The law Of 1924 says:
"No certificate Of naturalization or citizenship,
the United States, shall be deemed invalid in
quence OF omission 10 comply with the hrst Sec
ton of the act entitled act relative to the evidence
In cases Of naturalization, passed ed March 1915"
l,Staa. al La,ge, got. 4, p, 80.
Here you viii see that the Congress Of the Uni
leu plates huIllLLtu LndL ior tlSAt years \U lolo
TO 1924 the naturalization laws had been corrupt
ly and negligently administered; that for eight
years men had been sent to Congress, men had
been elected Governors and Presidents by illegal
votes and spurious voters; and the Congress, in
their blind berality, passed law curing the evil,
healing the sores, and covering the frauds, by look
Ing back and making those naturalization papers
perfect which had been improperly granted.
A distinguished judge In New York recently dis
Al. G. aud ard y,arha ~
from the very foundation of the government, thu
clerks Of the courts Of that State has been in the
habit Of taking upon themselves the duties OF the
Judges in granting naturalization papers. Judge
Deail Of the supreme co, II OF The state Of New
York, has published an elaborate opinion, and
will read small portion Of
In tho matter of the duplication Of John Clark to De-
come a citizen Of the United States
"The petitioner, . native Of Scotland, applied to
the clerk of this court for admission as citizen
number Of other aliens made like application. Inc
clerk was proceeding to administer the formal oath u
the witness Of the respective applicants, wheh tht
subject was brought " my notice, and on
learned at the y,actice had for many yod,s, been IN
tie ctek 70 receos and pass aon dA dpIieat1ons y,
naturalization and grant plthoat consulting
the court and that the p,vof On Which aliens mere az
requirements Of as statute On this state Of facts,
deemed it my duty to forbid the clerk from entertain
ing any applications Of this nature directing tnat al
should be made 70 the court. The application wis
then made to the court and, on examination, found
that neither Ck nor any one Of The other candidates
for citizenship could furnish , Of continuous RESI-
dsnce oithi he United States to exceed t,oo or three
gears and that each Of The applicants icds unrepars
soth any proof az TO hS conducl or chdrdcte' uar9
thar 6rief period"
refer to this simply to show the long existence
of this errorto chow that the clerks OF the cour.'
have taken upon themselves, contrary TO law, ths
duties Of the judges, and that this thing has beef
long tolerated.
have now shown that the Congress Of TIN
United States had to intervene, by an act, to per
feet spurious naturalization papers hexSff dia
-tb4sreiftirar fife clerks Of the court had been in
the habit, from time immemorial, perhaps, grant
ing naturalization papers contrary to law con-
cude, OF course and egitilnatey, that the persons
eccted to Office In that State have been elected
by spurious votes; for 1t is no consequence how
many votes Of this sort are given, SO far prnci-
pie is concerned, for few are often sufficient TO
turn and control an election.
So much, sir, for the lamentable deficiencies of
the naturalization laws
Let us now take another branch Of this subject
Mr. Wise, who has examined this subject with
much ingenuity, says:
" The statistics of immigration show that from
1920 to lat January, 1858, inclusive, for th.rtytwo
wears and more, 3204,s4s foreigners arrived in the
United States ut the average rate Of 100 per an
num-"
Is II not fair to say that, from tho foundation Of
the government up to this time, there has been
an average Of 100,l61 cmigrants coming to this
country every year. We are bound TO look on
the matter In another light We must look on it
in the increased ratio Of immigration. We know
that In the last year, very nearly half million of
foreigners arrived in this country.
Aud have to call the attention Of the committee
TO the important fact that, during the Inst year.
.,~I A.
landed in the single city Of New York. only about
five thousand, during the same period, made appl.
cation for naturalizations Vast portions of these
foreigners spread themselves throughout the coun-
try without making any application whatever to
become naturalized, and without swearing allegi-
ance to the country This ought to be corrected.
We may safely calculate, Mr.. Chairman, according
to tho increase OF immigration for the last two or
three years. that In Eve years more unless some
check be made to II, there will be an advent Of
million the year. This ought to present some seii-
Gus approximations to an American legislator This
tide of immigration has heretofore been confined
70 our eastern coast; but we have now to look to
our western coast. The golden sands Of Calfoi MIA
glitter In the face Of Japan and China See the
stream Of emigration from the Celestial Empire to
California; What are we to do with these diaciples
OF Confucius? Forget even, u you choose for
moment, the German and Irish, and look alone 10
the West and see IL there IL not an appalling pic
ture already displaying itself. What patriot can
fail TO be inspired withthe gloomiest approximations
IN bcholdng the almost untold millions Of Pagans,
whose army Of eyes, more terrible than AN army OF
bayonets, are sparkling with the reflection Of the
cleaning waters Of California; How long, cir.
win IL be before a million Of Pagans, with their
disgusting idolatries, will claim the privilege of vo-
ting for American Christians, or against American
Christiansi How long before Pagan shall present
his credentials in this Hall, with power TO mngle
In the councils of this government There is nop
no lao to prevent il. 7he american party demands
a lac 10 prevent IL.
In Eve years more, according to the ratio Of in.
crease Of emigration. there will be million COM
ing to the country annually and there Is no law
requiring them either to renounce their allegiance
to their own country to allegiance to this
one. But will they come in such numbers Who
can do bt itf The world Is looking anxiously TO
this country. Our fair fields; our golden sands
salubrious climes, form the snimating theme OF
all the nations OF the earth. They will come
come in Increasing swsrms-and, whatever may
The following letter from the Mayor II New York
TO the President will illustrate what l have said
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