Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-03-27
rrom the New York Evening Post
Downing Teaching Judge fancy Law.
Tn, O,.,cTman's First Lesson.


To ne Editor Of H. Erm,qg Post
Dear Sir put it to the honor Of Amer
leans. in view Of all that the colored Amer
lean ha. had to endure, IL history affords an
instance Of people who have stood up in
virtue and morality, in general character
as has the colored American.
Read fellow Americans-rcad the deci'-
ION Of our supreme Court. It, judges seem
to have los, sight Of all moral obligation
to have forgotten that there Is a God, aud
that that God has written on the conscicnccs
Of men that black men " have rights
(which white men are bound 70 respect. -
Cicero declares that -" whatever is Just i,
true law. nor can thi. true law be ahrosa-
tel by any written cnactmeu,'.
Id,sirc to refer to some Of the positions
Of the court, it say' that emo one can be
a citizen OF the United States unless under
the provisions of the constitution :" this
lead. US to look for the provision alluded to ;
but look in vain, and come 70 the con,lu.
SIGN that il there bc citizen Of the Uni.
tel States" | am one, though a colorcd
man that | am " natural born ci,iicn, -
being one Acknowledged and - regarded by
nt least ,hc little state Of Rhode Island
Consrcs. has the power to cstabli,ha"uni.
form rule of naturalization hut thi, has
reference to aliens, not 10 native subjects
donot regard itasaiT,ciing inc. The term
" ci,Ilsn or the United States occur, but
thrcc times in the consti,ution-fr,t, ia ar.
ticlc fret section second. where It is us-l in
reference 70 the eligibility 10 the oficv Of
representative, it says that Ia person must
have been "sc,cn years . citizen Of the
United State, - again, th' third section Of
the same article SAYS, relative 10 the clisi.
bility Of senator, tha, be must have hs,n
for "rjoc years a citizen Of the United
State. !" then again, article second section
frst. relative TO Ihc eligibility To the oliec
Of President it says, "uo person except "a
natural born 1,.,1. mp n Citizen u tho Uni.
,ci States AZ the adoption Of this con'ii,u.
ton, shall be eligible thereto" These are
the only instance, in which the term ci,i.
zen Of the United States" (, used.
In the ahssuc, Of any constitutional def.
ni,inast.who arr citizen, Of the United
State. OF definition as 90 any ia renee
between a citizen of a state ani citizen u
the United State. view Of article I,h.
.,c,ion .lofthc constitution. which declare,
tia, " ,h, citizens Of each state shall o.
cuullyl o. az the privilege. anil Immuui,lr,
OF citizen, In the several state, =" .uth the
fact u., other, ran tho,, who vrr, ,i,i.
r.n. of m, United State, "a, the timr of the
al,r,i,n of thi, constitution ha,, h-rn
elected d, the Presidency wi,htho ncttlat
all rer.on. that have lgrn received a, srua.
Tor, aud representatives,. hay, Lr,u in the
Ii.ht Of citizenship. hy virtue Of the same
hc, that makes the q citizen or tie state Ut
Eh1I, Island. with NJ other qualification.
c,,rp, "a, to the number of year. that they
have h,,n citizens. sal, thc argument, aad
W. arr forced 9, iud., Story declaration.
who sl,. that " every citisn VI state /,
ms f.is a citizen Of ,hc United Sn,r.."
IuI., fancy and Oh, court declare that
il E, "truc that every person aud every cla,,
and description OF rsr,,n, at t'c time Of the
adoption uC the constitution, regarded o..
citizen, or ,hr several states. beramc citizens
or ,hi, new political body" will give
cas-, "a, sufficient; NOR, might o. given 20
prove t.lt" black men" were .1 REGARDED
a, a., tim, Of a., adoption of doe clu,u,u.
ton. Paul Cur'. ,hr .1n Of q native hlri.
can, w'o W., BORN in this country, refused,
in lIs5, o. pay Massachusetts, collector q
personal tax, uulr,, hc were allowed 20 en-.
JOS tie ,hrvholr right, of citizenship The
matter reached the legislature, and d.ciAr.
alton went forth. previous o. the adoption
Of the constitution, securing to"hhek mcn"
al Zoe pri,il-sr, belonging % other citizens,
and ,lry have cniyyI them ever since
When Masachu. ,,s adopted he cpn,li,u-
tiin. one N the idea, which led her o. 10
- va. contained in the artist, Il thc 90
su,u,iun above quoted. which d.ylarc, that
o. ,h, c,,i,,n, of each state shall b. rn,.,l.l
to an Tie privilege. and immuni,ic, Of ci,i.
zen, in the several states"
", has, IN, testimony Of the constitution
that We can have native born citizen,
l,ty..,,vb,t testimony we can rroIucc as