Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-15
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Two of the sRicBtnond rapers published |
tbe9,,iE wing on the 10Th in-t:- - :,
..Aa err .teEy ger orally prevails IN the
,o,rs,,.isi ys,oth,., feet shat the Get OF Ton
or. - spproyed 3 b 81 August. 1901, re
tprc,ing alien en-, mis- tntiiirr Ihf'se
kirg, the cath OF all glance. ttq'iFea nhe'f
iIs Iioyi isai-, 20 C. Institute Iti' GU"
x-us al he Can't, raey- Tits IS very
wide mistake. 7be single InieniVos OF 'he
act r. t,srrd to- Was -fO ent0re'. the n d Sval
"a Ill, ns L. v,a,d she limit Of fh- Csnieder-
ale S.,,es. by right OF common anth'hl.y
MOI. only IL. be int r.aI isn>l &C dss, pu' AZ
tie pr cIice OF u:Ii0n- 10 a siate "a val Oh.
IN Is eli ar that thu taking by siieustf th'
renu size oaIh tf. all glance merely .a'' ~
nm paiti OF -ih--3sS which r. q-iik'r
sn6 IN ftI- fbe sub eii5er - ne tthbe on
Ib5 n tbs cvuiinuatiun II ie1 ny itfi
in ffs. S,IIlh. d. does hot coSsAis u'e
,isR. The C,nied rat. Gost f'.;sI. -
sLoIber lud sut<s qaent law, -
cuR..Izes as the. only ~sui Gu, no
g. s,,cb e. ~ .Ii,ii- a. enlisted Ia We
sci tice Of It's al mics -.
This was co pied into two of the papers IN |
49,. c;,v IN Friday, and we are informed, 10
o;,i,a MUCH uneasiDess TO that portion oi
cur ne, pie who were born on the North -t side
If Mas and Dixon's line. We have 'sA'H-
mod all The laws of the Confederate States
-, "a the suiiect, and can fad nothing to
;nsify sueh publication as the above Inefe
are many persons who are citizens so! OF u 'ne
sou,b nv residencn, by marriage, 10y interest
end by feeling and devotion to the Southern |
cause. who would be complied, under this
eous,ruetidn,,Y TO Submit to zte9Fisation' OF
all civil rights, or-fetufa 10 the North, there
n remain. contrary to their Interests, and to
their views of patriotic duty. We. are en-
titely satisfied 1t was never the Intention nor
the poiicy-of the South to adopt any sucn
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The Questions respecting aiienage and citi-
,ansbip was one of Inherent difficulty IN the
late United States. The conclusion arrived
at nv the Courts was that ''the right of cltI-
zsnshin. as distinguished from aiienage, is a
nation Al right, character or condition, and
does not pertain to the Individual states
senarnteIy. considered The question Is OF
national. and not individual sovereignty, and
i,posrrned by The principles Of the common
l4~; which prevail in the United States, ana
came, nnder the Consi i:uion, TO limited
extent "a system of national Jurisprudence
Under This decision. prior to the existlnS re
yoIutiop. the citizen of Une' State was the
Gag moi all the rest. On the ioi IN zion o.
,he Southern government The rights OF all
citizens remained the same, until Inc new
g5v, irnment enacted some statute changing
t,. Law. The Southern Congress have passed
tree acts bearing upon the sutJ CT Ite
a 4 cant, n D atsd The REMOVAL OF etitn enc
-nj,. from thr mits of The Confederate States
lie secord ruvrdrd tor the nat ural:z ''ton Q
uersons barn ia The Moth. and now engage
in tie military service of the S"u l.tG In
trird was 4 Law fJr the sequtstration OF ID
n-nprriy {. f aIi-I enetpios found in the Jurls
Il et,rn # the Southern goVcrnmrnt MIN
or of Ines. aft ct. in any gree, The. staf"s
the people unless il was the hrst. But 10
6r.tgst.d The Pres d. ct with The pteTnga
,iee nf de.ermi ing: by proclamation 'ch
sb.u-d tie If cied ~ it. Tue Pr, sident az
c,,di, eiI, irsur hi~ proel"maiion dated Il
I4,h at August, il Sbi,h Ibr itlioHlng pi'
s.P,ur, i'd hcsrtver That this prociar a'in
shalt IgOf it. CuIisluttt 81 ~ APP ~ y
a. .ri.t,.o trs- 10 chg ne Of The CrItd S'ui
,-,I,so ,c,fLiltr fhe fasf 0rTUe >ta 90 arih ME
10 B.c6ya, e. ne 3 heTe.f and 'eho shut m ne
o.oI. .f,oa Of sl.cA in,end0r. "a dur form a
k,n,yi,,l,i,,g tue anIh,riry OF ibis Goser
m n,:-n nor shall this proclaim ,tioh be coT'sl'
rr,d a. II, nsIing to the. rt' nS OF The Stat
al u lsw.Irt. Marsl nd, x LitcEy. hlssoul
she DI-trict uf C.IHRIIa~- The Territories
A.jzlna and New ~ xco.- mud The Id'+
Tern .sv s nth ui Z N h. sti' IL noi
c,,sI g,.ahie aiIh actual hesII'y or ON
ccfn: ayainsl the public fly, aud wi
sb Ia akin; vi, dye ths auth RI = o. IIe uo
ar .meut of The CouiEdsIaIe D aies.' - Il
This We Iegar1 as decisive If The questio
We are satisfied that srch will lie the d
cjs.on of the C0drts.z At tie same lime '
q nix the Congress has miited to dehI
w,at sball constitute citiz nship, in sue
terms as should be c mprehensible by u
..iain,st understanding. This should
dome. and doubt, S viii be. In tie mea
time ge eueud advise all d ose OF cur ci
= ms who might be .ft cted ty the constru
tion given TO the Conf, d+rate laws ny Il
Richmond papers above quoted. to rest cas-
If The law is left TO Judicial construction
viii not take their rights from theu; it Co
o-rss undertakes to settle the matter, 1t W
rive ,ht m the rights thus disputed.
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