The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-07-25
southern Laws for Aliens and Me-

ised foreigners were not .entitled to the pro-
tectiop OF this Government, the Southern
press backed the General up with much spir-
it. Their clinching argument in the case was
drawn from the assumption that the case OF
the foreigner and tho negro was 'sidentical,"
and that because Virginia planter had the
right to the services of his escaped slare,
therefore a European King had right to
the services of his returned subject.
But the "identity of the case'' Of the for
eigner and the negro under slave law and
slaveholdng analogies extends to property,
as we'll as to liberty. A few weeks since
gentleman in Mississippi died, and by his will
devised certain property to girl somewhat
tinged BY an infusion of African blood. The
Supreme Court Of Mississippi decided that
she was Of African descent, and, quoting the
famous dogma of Chief Justice fancy, chad
no rights which white men we're bound to re-
spect.v By the laws Of Mississippi free col
ored persons we're not permitted to live in
the State, nor would the policy Of the law
permit citizen OF the State to devise prop
erty to free colored person out of the
State.
The case in regard to a foreigner, showing
that free negroes and foreigners are treated
with equal injustice down South, occurredi in
Kentucky, and the facts were thus:
Roger G. White, q native OF Ireland, but O
citizen of the United States, died in Cincin
natl, where be resided in May, 1851, owning
real estate in Newport. He died without is
sue. leaving widow,-Ann White,-two
brothers, his mother and sister, all natives of
| Ireland, but residents OF Ohio. One of the
brothers,-Willam White, having before
his brothers. death taken the preparatory
oath to become citizen, took possession of
| the land, claiming by descent from him, and
also under deed from the mother, his other
brother and sister.
The case came before the Supreme Court
of Appeals in Kentucky. The Court held il
under adyisement until within q few days
past, and then decided that, by the law OF
Kentucky, aliens cannot take lands by de-
scent, unless they have resided two years in
the State next before the descent cast
Persons Of foreign birth are prima .tacie
aliens, and person Of foreign birth, who
has taken the preparatory oath, only remains
civil RIGHTS. among them that of inheriting
: lands, until naturalized, He does not &C.
4 quire the character of q denizen. There il
, no act of Congress by which an alien may
. become denzen.
The title Of an alien by descent is not gooe
Q by relation, he afterward becoming citizen
: the title would otherwise be in allegiance
which the law does not permit.
The wife Of q naturalixed citizen, she be
: ing of foreign birth, is not ipso facto citi
. zen. She must take the oath of allegiano
1t herself. Naturalization is personal priv
It ege.
Lands of person dying intestate, wthou
- other than alien heirs, vest in the Common
wealth.
y The laws Of the slaveholding States plac
IL the free negro aad the foreigner on an equal
D ity and rob them both of their property an
10 they need only 20 one step further an
10 soil foreigners into slavery for their taxes O
8, they do free negroes in order to make the
ID s'condition identical'' in every respect.
Dem ocratic nobbery on ktrRWo cd
20 The Locofoco Press have been decided al
vocates Of fine clothes and have manifesto
. a very high appreciation Of we'll dresse
gentlemen for some years past. We reco
- lect when Grimes was a candidate for Coz
10 ernor the Locofoco press of the Sta
= abounded in crtica ldisqulsitions upon dres
W. aud was very denunciatory in its tone t,
ward sold Grimes coat" as we'll as Crime
s0 cold hat" and "cowhide boots" And ev,
" after his election to the Senate, Morasky,
az ex-editor of Keokuk, pursued him to Was
NO ington City with like denunciations.
% 1t seems that this passion for "fne clothe
and this detestation of common apparel b
.o' become still more intense since the nomin
NV ton of the millionaire, who has been wea
" ing the rich and splendid "Court Dress
Ae Madrid, for several years past.
= Read with what neffable disgust the edi'
"a Of the State Democrat at Davenport regar
~ Mr.. Kirkwood, who dresses, like tho gre
80 body of the people Of the State, witho
~ special reference to tho "fashions" Of Pa
W. or Madrid:
"We don't care a copper whether S,
aen Kirkwood smells rank and strong Of sw,
and dirt, SO long as he remains at hol
the among the hogs, but in the name Of all Il
ont il decent, we protest against eleeting m
Governor Of the great State Of Iowa "
ana don't know enough to keep himself clean
alb If he has no respect for himself he ought
,kn have some for society; and he deceiyes hi
tho self greatly if he thinks that he will mt
any votes in the civilized part OF Iowa
anu dressing like scarecrow, or smelling like
Goldfish.
de- sit sometimes happens that slovenly DR.
rial and dirty hands have been atoned for by
tellectual abilities Of the highest order, Q
y because such homogeneous combinations hi
as now and then existed, many weak and em
that headed pretenders have supposed 4
Nth II they Should out emulate the dirl ana ra