Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-01-11

Aud laws should be UNIFORM III tHeH "
ca ton. capable OF affecting all casse
:, alike. and those which are made excln
- sively for some and cannot in any ever
: apply to others, are not the laws conlein
plated by the constitution. The essenc
and nature Of law IN free government
" il rule Of action for all the people.
= is such laws only that the Legislature car
: enact. If the Legislature has powe
u 10 provide. that all the electors IN The
States could furnish evidence Of theli
l right to vote, three months before cleo
) tion. the act in question is not OF that gen
eraI character aud must therefore be IA
! valid.
rhe constitution Of this Stale requires
: "a reside ace OF three months next preced-
ing any election, TO en,itle person to
l vote for State officers. Can the Lecis-
iature add another prerequisite TO the
constitution, and say that the electors
should do other acts at certain prescrIb-
ed times before election Ii it can. then
the constitution may be 50 far changed as
to add new qualifications by statute to the
elective franchise.
The Iaw requiring the names Of voters
to BE- entered upon the lists, authorizes It
fto be done down to the tine OF voting
If it preclulsd person iroin exhl5nl7g
evidence at tn Ial.,l3 OF his right to vote,
and from having his name titen put upon
the lists, 1t would appear to be feqn're'
: nent additional 10 the Constitution. aud
! moi w,thin The pover Of the Legislature
+ The ar, nnder consideration is amena-
ble IN hntb of the forepoing objections,
and il, my iadgneut is Unconstitutional
The ac; If lbs same LEGISLATURE, fol-
, b,arioc tke conrtS % The State from ex.
8, ereisin9 jurisdiction in relation to natu-
ralization, NAV not be liable To the charge
4 of heinz unconstitutional. bu, it is ex.
t tremelv ,ll,bcral. and bears with nnnec.
: esa,rv severity unon persons Of FOREIGN
> tbf,th The cvercisa nf th,s Jurisdiction
! Nv ,be STATE conrts has been coeyal with
/ ,fo ,,,on ot,bo government. I'm
| aar M l,, ,bosa who desire to become
,.i,,.,.,,,, ,,.,,,. Lo s,liacted ta increased
: e.neose and troullr and ,rayeI great
! distance wi,h ,beir Witnesses To reach the
c.,,r,s cf tho Ifn;,ed States.
!. Tho ,rra nolicy -, onr STATE IS 10 en-
: cau,.ra the in,raduct,op Of fioreirn labor.
\, ,ht Inst census Maine had a popuia-
s, NON nf five hundred and elnhty-ihree
+ thons,nd one hundred and s,x,y-ninc.
E. 0ft5ese narsoas only thi,fy-one thou
+ sand eioh, hundred and twenty-five were
E. bonn IN ;oreIon countries. Every fail
GROWN norson. who is able and wiling to
adds very much to the riches of a
{ S,ua Ard tbe censu. shows fha, no
. iaxt Ground Il apprehension caa he en-
t 'sr,,Inad fron# re amount nf t,re,sa
i =,o,rnj,.,on Oaraynor,4nce teaehr> t.t,t
E, :, s,on hmalg5Dlstes with our native p no.
: ,,l,,,on AND ,fter =, fav wear, cannon IT,
t J,.,,url,.hed from il. i, Is aot cre.iI,5-
: T]s rs ,,bo IN racine. cur ances,r, for
: ,n,o or ,t,,ea ,,o5ora,,ons fad ,heu 10 be
n ner.oos h,rn n fare,rn Lands to awak-
ra nro;uG,ces aa.,a., f,tciooe1s This
. o.,,,,... ,,.,', -. Tor ,le dov.n.,roddeo
o I'D ,,.,n,as-oI of ,lSn,,,oo. Nv liberal
: ,ws we ri,' 6aye iav,teI (ore,aaers to our