Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-03-25
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1hs Nlltro RTphitis the State Courts,
froa exh hgcidink az jSIlsdtdon under The
NaI6rnl htion H. df dc Uni,ed States.
. aTb u foH discassio1 10 Is eDmmiuse Of
.hs While, Cueseay aIlsrneOnl Mr.. Hume
o. Maiion, member OF The select comm,
.tee thut-rrccmmended- -fhT passagesuf ,,he
,Slll. opened with speech IN j,s isyorSw hich
secured ltilsf lAIlitidsd ( lSlleMiDh f hs1
House, and which weehaye heard uniSeT
'sslly- -eonmended-for isslegui abilisyy y-rlear
ess OF argument, and moderation.
Mr. II. commenced BY sdyifIe ,haFtheSe
were ,wo questions now occupying The pub
lie mind which Prslb mel, and se,led.
WE: the pARA5iduNf issas oi the .ekiensioh
Iof SluyerY, aud the frauds and uSuses piac.
Iical ip ihe saminisYaion of our nitltsf
izaiion laws. He hud no lhosiilhy 10 for.
eigners, cf objection 10 ,htif btc0tiing ciii.
zsnsa provided h = as done legally and 7h0n!
estty; and he bad no particular fear Of eyen
The Pope, Who,ias faf as he was concerned,
migM move To- this country and become q
ciilzenlh Bot he1wisbedto argue the bill be-
fofg The House on iIs legal points. fres from
any appeal 10 the passions OF prejudices or
any Sc, Or msH,ItAatpah Of ihe ul. umen,
he would lleavedol .iha, cihss of puliAcians
whose whole stock in trade consisted Ii
Schsfnesio 'faislead and pse ,ke foreign
ydIe, To-, their own selfish purposes, by np.
| Pealipg Them hs q distiact clsss; when. ID
tIulh, ,lhose OF ihem Thai had become nat
utaIized Mefe ,ss5dmuch interested aa any
| other portion Of ouf cilizcns. in preserving
the phaiy Of Our eleciiohsl by KP1ksen.inR
ltauds and peliupies in Plocuriog paturaizs'
tim pnpetsa ipch ailHol .4s1ig iIc50 b
The legpl points which Mr. Hume made,
a1t5 aAgfsfsbtls6Ed dbd CsaaipiHsd BY alP
llholilies Ahich he res1, weler4aFIG a T
% t1sosTbal the,ncu Of naturalization was .
\ judicial act. % ,yOI2M99 irrt p 'ss
,Te2.E That bding q judicial act. !, acnuld Ebe
constiid.iuRSlly exercised only In Shs Fed
4 eral Cpuris. rs Congress has no power 10
delegate judicial power 70 The Stale Courts
. and lihs State Coufsj cSnJ exercise no con,
cdrreht jurisdiction with The Federal Codris
that they did NOT possess preuiors iolihe
adoption of+tNl C6hs,j,u,iono 81 ihe United
States; and this jwas Imhnifesdy, notihe ca b
ljn'refpy. nee N maki 10 chizens or ,he Un;t4t
ls,afes bsfSrs ,here WIS 1 Federal Union,
4 g.. That If |, Is no, judicial ,c,L ac,. ar,c
our Siate J6d .,es ac, only ds comfnissi lneis
or nninisteiial officers III Iexecuing Ihs ae
Of Congress, ,henGths' 'Sxerc;se e3;f such powe
byho4r cbnGrn,sI is IL lcleay yiolaYion of sec
u ia .aii,a of die Constitution ,or Ohio. wh.ci
provides TIM, ne -ju Iae Of ,he Slate Cour,,
\ shall hold Sanpy oolhsr Office { oof profit am
floyy4RJsTe nnde,J he dnth0Lty nf his S,2,,
~ ibRIjd;,sa S,s,ss and ,hs,i u ns,,,yr,ISzI
M sas, nv clearly rar,, ofE;es II TRusT: For. I
,ha 1I;,dos nor. IN, ~hs ,,as -. n,
i a.en, ~ off;c.y under ,ba aullo,i,v of ah,
tJni,ed S,a,es, 4 ia;o 70 ,rar3Daq ,tl's1ia l.
\ ~ Tha,saT on yrs,e ri svgSs slscrc,ionar :,
viii the ,, o1ss ,o se, ,nsInI o. noh 10 .c in mai
uralixa,ien erd ,he ,s,a,e I,eeisls,u,er l mn had
ii , cleor rioh, 10 nrohibi, ,brm ac,,np unje
| lbe decision 5of ,he 5sunte,os CourI in IN
priuu cusr. l6 Peters. in reference 10, IN
} r,ob, 10 proh,bu Sine officers from ac,in
,rsdsr In. Fugitive Sluye, Law: and, sccorc
, inoly several Of ,be New EncIsnd STAT,
3had nassed hills, ,sirnie,1,o ,h;s In ,he;r pr,
{ ylsionsI ~ -sl1Ioa 81. ~oIsJ GC9h
} 5 Tbs, as the INV nav .tnndsLoni
npnisbmen, 70, false swearing under .,h
= S,a,e Iaws---{iiere was no pJweY In Our STA,
, Courts ,o}oonish oe,iarv IL proeurinp ma
= oruliza,ion,, papers in The State Cour.s.v r
v ~, wss gln1f an offence apaina The criminal laws
]. the United yS,aes, snd no rinciple w,
+ clearer, Ihon that crime apaIrs. our so,
n ereien.y can csnno. Ss punished in the Cour
}, Of oBsrhsrI " : t5'HaoT
lr 8, sThut ror the SlS,e 10 attempt 10 pa,c
( the legislation Of Congress by passing
n law 30 as 10 make such false swearing il
4 die,ablelids Iperimysdn ouDgs State, q CoMt,
y would violate our bill, Of rights, which pr,
Is yidss ",ha, no man should be put twice
Ii.so1pon (or? ,he same an offe ce.". For, If
\ n mnar, Under sucf, q law ,hJuid be iadcle
e aha co,fhtyyitted IN lie State Courts he ceu
It h6ooi plsad socR Conviction Il il bar 10 an 4,
yI aiclhsRt il ihe, d, S. Courts ls'ttor 'tor The sab
y 9oeeiiiiiry, because ,he CONSTITUTION of The
. savs al4o nm 4 Eab n,ni az e. nIi, ,Iii,i e
i il66atay iSiGs, 6r t iis or limb, for tbs San
: dtRSc9;, aud Ibis dies moi ID cover pene.enhai
y offences Huabder he decisions Of The Cpurl