Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-03
TIE NATuRALIzAT IoN LAWS.

A recent decision Of the Supreme Court Of Ken
To By Is Of interest here, deciding some points
that have been raised in our own elections Judge
oooDLoE, II the Fsyeus Circuit Court, Of Ken
tucky, decided in the case Of MoRGAS vs.. DUDLEY
that natural cation BY the Slate courts not valid
The case vas carried up snd the Court Of Appeals
has reversed the decision. The following PROPOSE
tons we're unanimously decided by the Court; lst
voter may sue the judges Of election for illegally
and eorruPty refusing 10 permit him to vote ID
Naturalization In 8 State in pursuance Of the
aet Of Congress- is vadaud coufsrs citizenship. Cd
Tbas the Lexington City Court is authorized BY the
set Of Congress 70 RaturalEs aliens. 4lh. Thai
according to the Constitution Of Kentucky, nstu-
rallied citizen, having the other qualifications Of
voter. is authorized TO vO'e soon as naturalEed
We believe the provision in the constitution Of
Kentucky, Is the same IS that in the constitu-
ton Of Tennessee; and We commend the Alb head Of
the decision to the attention Of certain Know Moth
ing lawyers Of Knoxville in this State. No where
but in Knoxville, so far as we hsvs heard in this
sisie. has such an opinion as the one reversed by
the Court Of Appeals of Kentucky, been expressed.
SENATOR MAsON's REPORT On THE sEIZ
URE OF WALKER.
The Washington UaiOn in referring to the report
made to the Senate on Monday, by Mr. Mason,
CBairmEn Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
upon the Presidents special message concerning the
seizure Of WALKER by Captain P,ULDING in Nicara
gls, says that like the message ITSELF it is paper
which admits Of answer, and fairly silences all
honest objection by the Weighty logic and moral
power Of It's augmentation. The Union adds:
lis CT ar, calm statement Of the facts Of the
whole subject, and its admirable eollocation OF
those clauses Of The law Of 1878, prohibiting hos
tile expeditions fitted out and Carried on from our
shores against Deighboring States absolutely cut
up by The roots every doubt which might have been
felt by candid men the subject The report J.
one which entities the able statesman who pTesIdes
over the resp, nsibls Committee Of Foreign Affairs
70 the thsuks Of the Administration and the coun
try. This dIgni6ed and admirable paper goes fur
Their into the facts Of the subject than did the spe
cial message The indignant exposure it makes Of
the claim mat this expedition lawful in It's In
cepuou, through the false manifest IL palmed upon
the NOBLE collector, AMI bali preteEt OF peaceful
emigration, throws 4 light upon the transaction
which will prove destructive TO its defence as the
tabled gaze Of the 0asllisk
g The report, while hOnOring The motives Of
CBpt. PauidIng very properly objects 10 that part
OF MS conduct Tor winch he had no warrant IN has
Instructions Senators and members who have eE-
tolled that officers action, have not duly weighed
The importance Of discriminating, in so dong
agaiusl srretcLes Of authority by naval officers, IN
those waters. Il is not only intrinsCllIy unsafe
for The executive and Legislative department OF car
government 10 countenauCe breach stretch of
instructions she part mill airy officers entrusted
with armed forces, at distance from the sea
Of au horny, but there is special reason why our
government should not, by overlooking u-urpatiOus
Of authority by Us own officers in Central Amer
usurpauon by the officers Of other powers. We
were, therefore, prepared 10 the wise disCrmi-
nation which was made by the President IN regard
to the act Of Capt PauldIug, seconded by the Sc
nae Committee Foreign Affairs, intimately
sOciaJeL WIih the Executive, as that committee De-
in the conduct OIL relations with foreign govern
menlsn