The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-11-13

Inird Dstrict, was applied TO by stout Iii
oernian Tor CHS papers" Pin the manner fol-
lowing.
The Clerk informed the Judge that the
man wished to be naturalised. and he (the
Clerk) proposed 70 conduct the matter as
usual, ~ his own desk, without interrupting
the business Of the Court. The Judge re.
piled that be knew no business more import
ant than giving man the full rights Of m
American citizen, and that he would himself
conduct the proceedings in open Court.
The applicant thsreupon produced his cor
ti6cats OF intention and his witnesses a. to
residence, good character, 10. After which
the following colloquy ensued:
Jndge--You say you prefer living in this
country to returning 70 Ireland; will you tell
me whyf
Pat-This 10 land Of liberty, yer Honor.
Judge-You say that you are attached 80
our institutions what are they9
Pat-lNo answer.
Judge--Who governs the country
Pat-The President, sure.
Judge-Who makes the lawsp
Pat-Sich a. yer honor. -
Judge No; only administer tho laws
Who governs THE State?
Pat-(No answer.)
Judge-Mr. CLERK hand me the blank form
Of the Naturalization Oath. This being
handed to the Court, he addressed the ~ :.
plIcant again There 10 in this oath clause
by which you nrc to swcaf that you will sup
port the Constellation Of the United States.
Pat-Oh, yes, yer honor! Pm ready to
swear TO that.
J, Judge--Did you ever read the Constitu-
tion2
Pat--No, yer Honor.
Jndge--Or word Of it2
Pat-No, yer Homer.
Judge-Did you ever hear . word OF il
ready
Pat-No, yer Honor.
Judge-Can you reud and write
Pat-Yes, sir.
Judgs-Do you know word that 10 in
the Constitution
Pat--No, yer Honor.
Judge--You have lived in this country
nearly six years; you can read and write, and
you have been oil this time intending to be
come citizen here, yet you have never taken
the trouble to learn or know one word Of
the siustrument vou are now ready 70 take .
solemn oath to support, An American born
sess, and living hsesuetil be b twenty-ons
years OF age, learns moro or lees of the
Constitution under which be lives, as we'll
as Of the rights and duties " citixenship.--
AT any rate, whether hs does this or mot, he
10 presumed to have done it, and, therefore,
the laws Of the land giye him the right to
vote without the Formally Of oath il il his
birth-righ TO those not born on the soil,
the law applies different rule, and requires
from them the oath now under consideration
in your case. hold, that the due, even the
decent administration Of that cath, depends
in part on the condition that tho applicant
should at least understand it.; and l will
never allow such an abuse Of the law o.
would be committed by your taking tha
oath in your present circumstances. You
cannot be naturalized BY this court.
The sve, which is m exact relation OF an
actual occurrence, touches the very root OF
this matter Of Naturalization.
A hoy Recovered fron the anaians.
Mr.. William Dixon returned homo to Knox
county, Mo-, last week, from the Plains
where he had been on successful mission
to recover his son, captured more than year
ago, BY tho Indians. The Kirksvillc Enter.
prise says;
In the spring OF "a he, with his family,
went to California, where they remained M
til the spring Of $50 at which time they, ia
company with six other persons, started TO
return to the States, but on their journey
homewsrl, vas fell upon BY band Of saw
age Indiana, aud all Was brdtally murdered,
as he thought, except himself. After his
1eturn some time be heard Of boy about
six years old, answering the descriptio OF
his son; he, IN company with three other
men, started In pursuit Of him, and through
the aid Of the friendly Indians, DO heard Of
the whereabouts Of his son. He succeeded
in recovering him after considerable delay.
He paid IL horses for him. The boy had
been Is months with the indiana, and had
entirely forgotten his native l0ermsn) Ian
guage.
The CHARoE or HIcHLAKD RsoMEEr.--
Brigadicr Gen, Haveiock, In his dispatched
from India, thus describes the gallant ohark(
Of a Highland Regiment under : hssyy hEs
! ssThc opportunity had arrived for which
have long anxiously wasted, Of developing
the prowess Of the 18th highlander. Three
guns Of the enemy wsre strongly posted be.
hind a lofty hnmiet we'll sntrenohed. di.
rectcd this regiment 70 advance, and nevel
have witnessed conduct more admirablc.- -
They wercled By Col. Hamilton, and FOL,
lowed him with sarpassing steadinsss and
gnllantry under heavy IRE. Az they ap.
prouched the v,llAgs They chssrsd and charg
cd With the bayonet, the pipes bounding TIL
pibrosh. Need add that thu enemy Aed
the village was taksn, and the guns cap,
tured.
GTFsw have fully appreciated What : 20
] rious loss to the nation il involved ia TIL
4 a soAlxn - -, 1.Ar L. III
Of the Union. 1t 10 not over exaggerated 4
1 900 persons throughout tbs Uhioa, will b.
! high 70 estimate their labor u worth 70 u,
nation one dollar per day, that il o5OQ,O0c
pcr dag, OF $4,000, 900 per vsek--for Is,
aggregate Of loss 10 the nation. II AM
ssasasnan can devise means BY which oul
factories, workshops, TO-, cAn b. started
! again before the winter Is over, he will be 1
! national benefactor, 10 its noblsst sense.
/ ca most singular obstruction 70 tale
g apa;n. occurred The cshc. day near Elmi
r.. The limos were RENDERED useless, and
upon examinAtion Il vas discovered thas u,
sbidsrs had usson their webs from ono y irl
% the oshss, and tho constant dropping Of
tho water fron Tho dsws and the foxs, t6ro
tho diasrent threads 81 the usbs TO the lin,
below, formed complets circuit for ii,
eiectFiciay. rendering the efforts Of the ope.
rator 10 communicate, poweflsss.
ssIhays found" sAys Addison, ssthat III,
men wAu are really the most fond OK iadiss :
Who cherish for thsm the highest respect
sssl 1dom the mort popular with the ssx.