New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-14

then reoeired three sets Of naturalization papers, and or
co,se then transferred them TO Others 10 roie upon.
I, all the Courts a single witness often swears 10
tbo fveyears' residence, good moral character, &c.
If dozen men in succession of all natonalities and
Of all residences The Published lists of naturaliz-
atoms in the Common Pleas showed that in 10 days
one witness swore for IS different persons.
In the Common Pleas Court, applicants are allowed
to see the papers and copy the and residences
of persons natnralized but even then it Is imros1
sibe to get the residences of the witnesses. Neither
in the Superior or Supreme Courts. however, can the
names of the persons naturalzed or their witnesses
or the residences of either, be obtained. The Clerk
of one of these Courts in being applied 10 by al
agent of one Of the city journals very cautiously
stated that no one but Clerk could DO allowed to
examine these papers, they were records, and there
fore very precious they were the evidence OF the
deliberate action of the Court and none of his clerks
had time to examine them. Moreover. they were
not signed by him yet, were not yet entered up IN
the books. and would not be for some weeks. This
is the language of an officer of the Courts with
reference to judicial records under their care, and
which by law must be open to public inspection.
The above narrative, every word of which can be
established by unimpeachable testimony suggests
many reflections 1t is clear that frand is intended
ana lS Del1R We outb'pN W
Inspectors of Registry that as they must be salts
fled of the right Of applicants to be registered, that
they are fully justified in holding that persons COM
ing with papers from the Superior Court are not en-
titled to registration because their papers puport to
be copies of records which do not exist III aeomPlete
FORM and because the papers were issued withoutthe
persons purporting to have been naturalized ever
having appeared before the Court. Indeed, as the
power of inspectors is supreme IN thus matter
of registry, and as they must be satisfied
we do not see why an Inspector may
not fairly say that he will, before admitting
snch claim 10 be registered, hold it over til he can
have an opportunity to see the record of which II
purports to he q certified copy. The remedy Tor such
a state of things rests chiefly with Congress. But
our State Legislature can do something. For IN
stance the Superior Court is entirely creature OF
the statute and may be- abolished. II the present
course of procedure continues that remedy must be
applied Cont whose Judges pretend that they
can iudcially examine case in ~ seconds, and IN
that time satisfy themselves by evidence that per
son has been moro than five years in the country,
and is of good moral character, and possesses the
other requisites of citizenship, manicsly IN unsafe
tribunal. The comforting of citizenship should be a
solemn act aud should be- inquired into with at least
as much care as the question of the presentation of
promissory note would be- As to tho other Judges
impeachment furnishes the only remedy as Oakley
Hall will of course not allow them to be indicted