The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-09-09
THE Law RIGHTLY ExPOUNpED.

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JuDGR GooDLoEs DEcIsIoN.--Judge Goodloe, of
the Circuit Court, says the Observer and Reporter
has decided the subjoined points, which were I'M
yolved lp thecase OF Hogan against Dudley. EDud-
ley, while acting as Deputy Sheriff at the late
election refused the vote OF Hogan at the seventh
District polls IN the city, upon the grounds laid
speeding the Naturalization laws and the require
ments under them. Hogan, who Is naturalized
citizen, whose 'eere issued oy state Court
instituted suit for damages, and the case was
argued most fully and ably by Madison Y. johnson,
Esq, and the Hon. Geo. Robertson. Judged Rob
ertson commended that the State Courts OF Ken
lucky had no right whatever 70 naturalize foreign
ers, and Judge Goodloe now decides that al per-
sons who have been nAturalized BY those Courts
have.ino right vote In other words, he an m
cation as national act, which can onIybe effected
through the instrumentality Of the United States
Courts. In this decision It Is also held that the
power to establish uniform rules Of naturalization
is srclusirey vested In Congress and that no laws
established by the States upon the subject can
overrule this power, and that the act Or process
of naturalization. is d judicial and not simply
ministerial act. 3. gu 13f
Here are the points decided BY Judge Goodioe:
!. so.er may a,i. G Isn ag.ion s5s1sa
and Snoyinola, denyinp him The right fo vote.
y q The power to establish uniform rules Of natu-
csn M ha axSrc;ssS III Ana States
q TIA nrocsss nf naturalization under the ACT
w isoo q ~; ,1 Nj not ,u;0;sfsr;ul III
4 CONGRESS has no power under tie Constitu.
tien 10 confer Jurisdiction 81 insose iudicl du.
tiss mon IA Ststa Corrts ota fyo,,rts
nnst 1nolrs IN M ,Astit,,ton ana laws of the;f
avn Siates r ggHainta M and 10 the;r
4 ,,otb;no n Ira ronsf; t,,ton and Laws ~ K al,
tucLv ca,,fsrr;n q ;prad;etion mon art ofgher
Cnnrts ~ hear and s,etermine INSTRUMENTATION sases
tleir indcmants and eerti6cates arssVoid and con.
far ,Y.o,,. thass holders NJ ,;fht M vota 1'
Jndoa GnodloaI dacdadt Some fine 400 ~ that
the nanosfys of 4 person naturalized ii, another
fate Tednired tbe certifcates of Tia sCoert thara
~ mall 5them valid ny this STATE. q 9i AZ II
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\ The massiya granite pillars and quoinstones,
some weighing twenty-sevens and others nearly
forty tons, are now daily brought from their land.
ing place at the wharf near 18th and 6 streets to
the Treasury extension The care and skiH ex.
pended on the transportation and elevation Of
these monster weights are not BY any means tri.
fling. I'D III tbs 4 ssS N isiA M
81 Rut while we look mon tbe moving If thasa
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nuiiders OF tne temple q baipeck; ior instance,
could move stone ID by 10 feet square, 80 feet
long, and weighing more than 500 tons.
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y DEMOCRACY AND LAwLEssNEss. The Foreign
organs of the State are making great fuss indeed
orer an unfortunate fracas that occurred on the
occasion OF q visit Of body OF Baltimore Ameri-
cans to Cambridg But what was that fracas
compared to the terrifying and murderous ARRAY
they had at their eighth sof January ball. or that
wanton and unprecedented outrage that occurred
in one OF their City Conventions, on the Esd of
July last Let the Foreign organs remember and
relate all the facts before raising such cry about
the Cambridge difficulty.
The outrage perpetrated In their City .Conven-
spectacle President, that he refused to call them
together again, and, as was supposed, from his
fears that putting out the lights and firing. Of a