The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1858-05-20

tation ough, to 90 together"
l barely refer to this 10 show that this
subject is no, new one. This subject OF
the qualification Of electors, an who should
determine 1t. was mooied at the settlement
of the Government and it was LIT TO the
State Legislatures, under State consti,u'
tions.
Now, sir, a few moments on the decision
of the Supreme Court Of the United States.
Jadgc Taney, IN as? judgment, coasgm-
everything | have said. He says;
The words people of the United sts,es,
and citizens, are synonymous terms and
mean the same thing. They both describe the
political body who, according TO our repuhli'
can institutions, form the sovereignty, and who
hold the power and conduct the Government
through their Representatives. They are what
are Familiarity called the sovereign people and
every citizen Is one OF this people, and con
stituent member Of this sovereignty. The
question before US is. whether the class Of per
sons described IN the plea IN abatement bred
Scott was negrol compose portion ol thus
people, aud are constituent members Of this
sovereignty. We think they are not and were
not intended 10 be included under that word
citizen in the constitution. and can therefore
claim none OF the rights aud privileges which
That instrument Irotides lot, ana secures 10
citizens Of the United states.
Ii was the first words of this clause Of
the decision the gentleman from Maryland
relied on, but he did not pursue the argu-
ment lar enough.
The object of the Chief Justice was 10
show that persons of the African race de
scended from those who were bought and
,,ll ol At IN tho nri,rtpul hnIy
polite, and could not, by State laws, be en-
tered into that body polite. But now mark
what Immediately follows that part Of his
decision:
:" In discussing this question, We must no.
confound the rights Of citizenship which State
may confer within Its own limits, and the rights
OF citizenship rs "a member Of the Union.
Here is the distinction. by naturallza-
ton, Congress can confer citizenship through
out tbs onion. What are the rights crca.
ted 10y that! The right to hold is one the
right to sue in the Federal Courts s anoth-
er Then there is the right to claim the
protection OF the Government, or the right
Of passport abroad. No State can confer
these rights throughout the Union; but
each State may confer one OF them within
her own limits-each State may confer upon
an alien the right 10 hold lands. No man
can qu, stion that but il Indiana or Geor-
gIa confer this right upon an alien, he can
not 90 into South Carolina and hold land
there by virtue OF that. II he were Datur-
allied he could. so each State may give
the right to an alien 10 sue in its own courts;
Int Therefore he does not acuuire the right
:, ,,,o ;n tho E.lr.I oou,,s E.cb Sat.
!" sue III wv
may guaranty her pro'ectloh throughout tne
ohioh' 80 Tar as shc can exercise Jutsd'c,ioh'
put siie cannot P"oSe 'he Pio'cc''oh VI 'he
common "o'criilheh''
but liie court goes righ' On WIN TINS 'ai'
guaee
~ does he' Wy any means io,iow beau ne
state. tha, he mus, be a citizen OF the United
states. He may have all the rights and prv.
eges OF citizen OF state, and yet may not be
e"t'.'na ~ ,"e ,'sh'" ""r p,'tns u, 49,,
ton Of the Constitution of the United states.
every State had the undoubtsd right TO confer
on ~homsoe'er u pleased lhe characts, OF e,'
,h,. ,iaracI,r of cour."' WA confined 10 The
boundaries OF the State. aLd gave him no rights
or privileges in other states beyond those Sc
-, - S,, ~. - a., ,,,.,1.,,I S,a,a.
soy .u,1a.,Or.d a. ,ha 80, ot "onfe,,ina ,hsse
right. and privilege. by adopting the Cons,ltu.
ton Of the United States Each State may
confer them upon an alIen, or any one II thinks
pope' u upon "n o'".a VI y. pe
which that word !, used in the Constitution Of
the United States, nor entitled to sue a. such in
one Of ~ courts. nor to the privileges aud IN
mun.'es ol ohnen i ~ 'ne o'nef aIt o,a Inc
slrie,ed % to The state which gave them.
I.sk then il the constitution Of Mime.
so,a according 10 tins bred scot, decision
bss an ;n,a az a jingle clauSe in il so FAR az
alien suffrage !. concerned which Chief Jus.
,;ce Tauoy ba. said she has the r;obt unJ.r
the Constitution Of The tinted states TO
mt il ;nY TINS i, a tiph, none Of the
Sta,c. have ever surrendered Wha, par,
ol her constitution. then. il in violation of
the Con.ti,utioo Of the Cni,ed States
Wbv ,ben sb,uld sbe M, ~. admitted,
Ic, me sav in conclusion that the con.
s,;,u,;on -, I,,inois h.s such a cl.n-e I.