New-York tribune., 1868-11-02
NATURALIZATION FRAUDS.

| IDwIrTED TO BAII-COMsIssIONER OsBoRN'S
| OPUuON-ROsENBERG ARRESTED on OTHER
| CHARGEs-FRAUDs IN NEW-JERsEY.
The Grand Jury found bill OF Indictment
~ ont BENJAMIN b. Rosenberg Saturday morning, In
Tho case of the United States agt Bcnjemin 3D. Rosen-
| berg Commissioners Osborn delivered the following
lengthy opinion touching the naturalization frauds;
The d, fcudrnt s charged with having on the 2Oth day
~ October 1865 falsely made forged or c0untertced or
cause. ,i & ar vl5ences ~ zeuship con.
trary 20 and In violation of section S " the ACT OF Con
gress passed March l3 1sj entitled act for the res
aton Of seamen on board public and private vessels OF
Tro srst question that arises In tho consideration Of
this stnue h. Does the tricerth section OF inc tct nave
general application 10 ell classes of nnturaZcd ci2cns
and therefore applicable 10 tns case, when t ~ evident
nt eleven ont OF tho fourteen sections ~ that lae relate
only 10 soa'neu aud enacted by Congress Tor tie
special purpose Of protecting American seane OF pohII
American vcsses j. Is coar that that law grew out OK
impress seamen found on board OF American ships Ihe
most enlarged and conclusive ycws cn te coirle.2n
OF that statute of 1873 especially tho section which tbs
defendant alleged 10 have violated IS onnd IN the &C.
cision OF Justice Irwin, ~ tho United states lsflct
Court for the western District of fnnsyYania sitting as
Circuit Judge pittsburgh Log j. tth June, l.o5 ,"hgh
have been abo 70 1nt relative 70 mo conjunction oi
! taat section AID the statute m general Ihe learned
"It has rarely happened in acts Of Congress that sub
/ iecs have been introduced of nature widely different
n Inc e-vcral sections 0f ar act be rccOnclod with
Gft, A., - ttio N ,vo,iI la yyrcng to INFER That
Clnrcs intended 20 embrace more than that purpose,
although ~ may contain words suscepume OF .NeIent
ie jude then gocs on and satea Jhe reason or this
! Jaw relating % seamou, and lays down INC loIONl4E
rue: ~ pplti 10 bltt cHs'i tn W m hlt s'o ,9
words off one section OF statute u they can be recohce
w1 or have obvious reference 10 the words on enact
mons oi nnotuer section, hht " ever ha c"'i C.,l, 81
emily be douc not 90 liberty Co presume tha CON
which tine words employed naturally ANA Tammltically
import" Following tha rule, and connecting The twcuh
that thc words n tle thirteenth section " any person
shall mase FORGE &C.. offended 20 be general n tneir
! puolc and private v.sseisof tho United States"
INC tVcIuA faee9h p-osNe'. lAt 10 t-rs.Iiu t tnO
,gnp iI. at SHALL take effect. shall be admitted 10 be-
com. citizen OF to United states who ala not Fog the
-lu s Aforesaid Eayo iosIel within the United statc
bci. No any tnc during tle said ave years out
/ OF thc territory of tho United states"
The hctof 1918 is t.c only ono purpotnG to be General
ia IT, iea'es, i.a Ic9l@i1o @ 70 ~ ~
DO maJ Dos assumed introduced as The best evidence OF
bona fde eypafustion, aud probably not GdmiiIngb by
q otert0ly oi ue United states. which CONSTRUCTION
would include o pcr8oas bcsicss scameu who leit tlo
territory upon t..Hoss for temporary period Hu', 10
shov s' any temporary ah zee or amy pup1se aui.hg
the I've years would a'lia ~ rom u'tWlal5t,on, @ INC lne
resided i thc United states rttod being Gt Oy Tine
during Pc SAD t.f Vdra 0W ~ Ut o7 .WNW We i,..ea
Ses' sln.equeniy ho acc oi tho goth ot june isis'
ro Char after tla limo thlre could Toe no foundation Tor
pu opinion tlnt tho tvalih section embraced only par
/ t.rtoct soctin We ciunot avoid tho conclusion that
tlc ucaitel presented IN thc iacr Apply - the iAd!ci
/ States D.. Jnr ict.on ~ the olelse charged
Ih. .e ~ 70. act or Congress Wh.l 40 llhce WIN
i. o' o'sSI a, ' ~ ib m - ~ c,ft ~
n I c, tfe bo,iy OK HE act shows tnat s title rs
furrl.y uutfOw, lrd tlst besides being intended for
W. ys' NJ me- Uuitcd s tes that it Introduced m.
auzatlon laws, and fllt those additions are rs man
i,A'ut 49, - , ID, o." i,. G r.,i man
/ making provisions iaI beyond mere icgu9tons'
Ihe oAeep'ei s a. 'Ii ,5 S's, , 10 rr ''- ~
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sct of iss from which Emmy oo inferred That tAe words
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of ID, tll States before tAo prescribed Cor aa,G-
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