St. Mary's beacon., 1858-03-04
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Notwithstanding the aiyazsed pef,od II ~
lsessioss ard ahe psess 0fgpnbIc fxssi.SesA ia
Hsuse qf Delegates &c Maryland hes - .ham
deferred from engaging Jip, ,;Yssr- - s,s
UP 70 ss Grant sssllH aass "a 1sE:sYsss =.
tion - ehss havedo tine assf 81 srni,a -
flsgl = TIE hciAsi Tke Faasgits1siasof
the Unted States ias contc r.rI us,oh e .'.;.,s
Ithe power 70 establish q ufiiSrfn rdie N "a.
tsiralizasioa sands auderxk issprUsiaoI xl,svsshk
to grant certificates of naturalization has been
conferred as well upon tEs cocifss OF ffcofd and
of law established by ltiissSalles. as apossshe
Fedora! Curts--and far long ceurse,ofsyuars
this power has been exercised by them concur.
1t Is riow proposed TO pass . law 6eclkffns
mat the C1nrts in Marylsssl sha!ls no lunsef
ald any ioreisper in his efforts totscome eit-
lzcn oil the United Sta:es--which Is the same
thing as declaring to the whole alien wnY,d
ttat, u Maryland had exclusive cuntro sSer
the sueect, no foreigner should ever be allsysAd
- - acquire re rights of citizen Of, the State.
NO matter how worthy, how patriotic. how de-
V1tIa tefhe support Of our irstituti1nsaa man
may oe, by the law he is informed tha. II Ia
exercises the rights Of citizen within tho
bounds of this State, ne does so becanse ho
VIII OF Maryland is, in the matter. Uyerborho
by the will Of superior authority TO which aha
reluctantly yields, and which She win not cnun.
te1iance BY Lending toit t,e aid of her own fri-
bunals. r.-.y = - ~ = -
vi this question, as . question of power.
merely, we do not propose to speak. Ii nav
be that the General Government is not c,nI.SS.
tent to compel the state courts 10 assume and
exercise tAesc funceiousy Muchl les do we in-
tend 70 advert to tbs, measure as an ,exprdient
Which it may be supposed is designed to-pro-
mote some partisan object The interest which
our FeaoIers have in itdepends upon mnchfnafe
Hcompreheaslve considerations,y In thoremplAx
system under which we I've, tbs. preSeryation
OF relations not only respectful and barmoni-
olis, but friendly aad intimate. between f6o
State aud Federal Governments. ,is,of the, IL.
most Importance. We are, dependent upou
the pleasure Of tho Federal. Government for
many important privileges which, although
we may class them nfr.er the head OF fights.
may easily be denied as if swe place oafselves
y l = sonditlon Of hostility o. coilness towards
y. IN all the other States of the Union tho
domestic tribunals clcerfully lend tieir AID Ia
carving out the nafcrm ri. Of nattiraliz4tion
'vpssA tiis Federal Li0yeraT1isnt has cEosriS =
prescribe. ..,..-l .... ,,-.Ee~- "A
Shall Maryland be the only one te mari. her
diSapptoval OF laws 6rdained byfhe wiIi III tLe
conic1israey, il, i1ianrer 50 discotiftcous aFes
expect that the CSngress which hSlds itheso
laws 70 he wholesome aud necessary .will he no
impartial as no. to be governed by tine, motives
WHICH uniformly control the actions of mea.
and pracsEe no'sert OF retaii1tiou7 Under the
suverunlsnt Of kSngssaad. .EmperuEs, edatariA.
eious cities and parishes hare .bcsn nais tofsel
the royal displeastre, oElen, no dovbt, with ee.
pressivc injdstice-and we all know that, even
Under Republic, the same passions aid rs.
sentiments may, uader rsvariuls guises, -bc.saade
to iDfilcf similar pcnaltics. But, ifis shall 30
Thought nawGrthv the Legislature of n x6ver .
eign State u listenz to- such soFtiisi cousde5A-
tons We trust that ti,ey will at hast tai,se
when they rsiect how i'm posent, after al. thesr
utmost cfiorts must prove 10 counteryailing he
legislation Of Congress hy which fogesgndss a. o
admitted - citizenship To synothing u, ,ths
aclllties WHICH the federal eaurts sxilbc0utiHee
to aitsrJ Gan it be duu5lcdathst the ras aEe Of
law hanisiing pro taasto, tls' uniform, rsileaf
naturalization from our cQsntics will be fol.
l1wed.a: o!lce, by an enactment of Congress. 20
remedy the iuconysniensc g. How long. think
you, wlll itbe kefcre commissioners sli,si,kized
70 6r,tnt fert tcItes of naturalization, MID sho
appointed to as unic the ta,t-off and re,,,d;ats6
juTisdieti6a 0f CIR county f-ibunafs , TTatI :
iiig,In short, willie left % tire pTp5 p5sea ma
sure, except the asium ID with raixs akaiussass
atthors-iiie 1 Or resentment issgill breed iur -
minds oi foreigners against ;1e State and her
People--alld the tieterniifAti6af in scorgf.ss -
reader it The most ignobe ati senseless bsutsss,
trtsasn which q .reckless pastizarstie ever
.auiiched at it's adsessiry. - r.,3 ....i