Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-23

The Gasssts ssys that Ill clsssss Of
psssens in New Mexico, bssoos eit'ssss
u shs Usiss1 Ssstss. b fssss Of ~
Issssy 81 ssssxas,os. 70 sbew tie &C.
sette he error into Which IL ~ bsso
lead, " qssss from The History q New
Mssioe, written By the lsss Usiss6 Ssssss
Atsosssy for that Territory sod Con-
mend it to our osishbors careful assss-
sioo.
The aissh article provides - follows.
Wis:
1.-THE Asxicsns Who, 10 the Territory
eeosessid, sAall cot psessSvs the chssss-
ter Of cisissos Of shs Msxiesn Rspublie,
coofe rmsbly With what 10 ssipslstsd il
the pssessdiaG sssisls, shall - iecespe.
rated into the Uoioa Of the Uoi,sd Ssstes
and BE- sdoistsd q the proper time 20
b judged OF BY the Coogrsss Of the
United States, 70 tAs sejoyosoe OF oil
the righes OF citiSsos OF The United
States scee'diog 70 The principles OF the
Conseisutiou aed 10 Tie oseosius
shsll be nsiutsinsd sad psots eesd 10 the
free enjoyment Of their liberty and
properly secured 10 the tree exercise Of
their religion without restriction"
Nov, no man Who has eyes to read
and sense to uodesstsad Geo place .
wrong construction upoe THE elauss Of
the treaty, without . wilfal inteatioa TO
DO 90. The only class Of persOns 10 the
acquired Territory Who ssn Icy soy
claim to be admitted to the right Of cis-
issns Of tho 10 ted States ere thoss that
beioeg 80 the race knowa - ''Msxiesne"
who sfy specified % class, without any
reference Whatever to their ciii1enship,
sod, according to the tenos Of the oioth
srticis. their being citisens VI Mexico 81
tho making Of treaty, does not eeso to
bsse. been . requisite, to sositle them 20
the bene6ss OF it, 10 this particular, II
they we're "Mexicsns." II the words
Mexican Citis ne had been ussj, shsn .
legal question night hsve arisen % to
who Wsr. citizeDs OF shst Republic u
the time the treaty was made; bus un-
der the present circum tances, no such
question can arise, because the treaty
designates "Slexicsns," instead Of Mex
loan Citizens. This wording excludes
every description OF persons except those
specially named. unless BY come modern
political. or Judicial juEglery, Mexican
can be changed into 40 Indian, or an In
dian moulded into y Mexican. Such
transformation would cast into the shade
all the tricks Of Her Alexander or the
Fakir Of Ava. Even the Mexicsns
themselves did not become citizsns Of
the United States BY virtss Of The treaty
with Mexico. who we're sos admitted -
such until Congress judged the proper
time to have srrived, beise projected 10
the mssnsios 10 tho enjoy0ent Of their
liberty and property, sad the free eser
else Of their seligioo
There Is condition ANNEXED In this in
venture ~ Citizenship, which can only b.
confirmed according 20 the principles Of
the Constitution; and our courts have held
long ago that Indians are No, C,tileLs in the
nsaning Of that instrument. This article
| OF he treaty was inserted BY the Senate o.
the United States and il is not likely that
that BODY meant to Golfer rights upon the
lur' ans acquired from MEXICO which are
denied W our native Indians.
The Ac! VI Congress, approved Se,'tem
/ Der he 9Th. 1855. establishing . Territorial
/ Government in New Mex CO, shows the
Construction Congress placed upon the tres
" as regards Citizenship.
Under this act Indians are excepted IN
providing for III apporiionment Of the In
habiian's for representatives and none are
allowed to vnte and hold office excep,
'whi;e male iniiabita nfs." Citilens ut the
U"it-i States including thos" recognized As
/ Citizens bv tie tt"a'y with Nfxico These
authorIti-s seen cleaii, n sr,iie tue qIei-
ton, and deny the rights IT Ci'lzer, TO all
ir:,ans. the Puebios ~ well - the Wild
tribe; but il Indians a'- Guix-hs ~ the
/ Uul.,d States by s,ru- of u plan OF Igua'
Ia. tn treaty ~ Corc"va. subs, qnsu' de-
! cr--- and the treaty Of G1AiIi,.,e so are
! Africans, since Whatever p"hica, rights
these Two races h,- ~ ;h- T,ri,torv &C.
cured from Mexico, ate drpun from the
sam" >crtce and must h- equa,.
+ TIE CASE PLAINLY STATED.
+ The more radical black republican
presses continue (says the Pennsyl,an.
ian, to rave iuriously at the recent
decision OF the Supreme Court. This
was to he expected. All rational men
| perfectly understand that what little
degree Ut attachment for The Union
and the constitution they continue to
profess is merely assumed for the occa-