The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-25

Although the Judge OF the Court OF Common Pleas
and the officials OF his court have quite az much
work as they can do within the time the Judge sits
TO hear applications for certificates Of citizenship II
is evident that the army Of Aliens commanded by
general committees Of both political parties, have
not yet commenced its march on the City IIau.
When the advanced guard appears in view great
will be the trepidation OF clerks and doorkeepers.
Even now that the officials OF the Naturalization
Bureau have only to contend daily with mere
guerilla band OF wild Irish and 0bdurate Dutchmen
their patience is sorely tried. 1t would seem that
some very ignorant people who go before the Judge
to be questioned to their age and residence in the
country think that United States citizenship Is more
right than a privilege, and are disposed
to resent any inquiry into their antece-
dents. In the Court OF Common Pleas yester-
day Judge Barrett compelled to order
a fellow from his presence for disrespectful
ana impairment language while being interrogated
Quite number OF Germans principally natives Of
tue smaller German States, naturalized yesterday,
seemed utterly incapable OF comprehending the
nature OF the privilege they sought. With faces as
eyes, they looked at the judge and from one to
another In most amusing Perplexty One be-
Mwhiskered little fellow from hesse Darmstadt, who
had only been eighteen years In the country, at
tempted to set matters right by firing volley OF in
harmonious guturals into the ear OF the puzzled
Witness gestculating violently all the time; but an
official frown sent MIN capering into corner,
Where becoming conscious or the improperly OF
ms conduct, he bowed with the grace and regularity
OF a walking beam on ferrybOat His energetic in
reference alarmed the sedate section of the foreign
element quite as much as did the mysterious move
ments OF the irate officials OF the court and they
failed utterly to remember when they came to the
country or what they had been doing IN the mean
Time. Judge Barrett sent them away without their
papers to reflect on The matter.
Very many OF the applicants yesterday answered
the questions put them by the Judge in whisper and
with an air Of the most profound secrecy. An inland
sea captain presented youth OF thirtyseven to the
Judge IN manner worthy OF the wise Captain Dick
Bunsby. Leaning pack against the railing In re-
hands. he ruminated long on the questions asked
hun before committing himself to the great hazard
sure, and his helpless youth and himself slowly left
the court with the documents carefully hid beneath
many folds or blue pilot: The candidates from
lance OF getting through with the business Of
natural zation as speedily as possible. One shock
headed specimen on being asked in the usual form to
"kenOunce all 'legiance to boo WOO buzz wuz OO-OO ;,
particularly to the Queen Of Great Britain and Ire
land, TO whom you were formerly subect,n volun.
teer,d remark that he would 'like to murther the
whole Of 'em," which doubtless was the truth.
good deal OF amusement was caused in the court
citizenship Of the United States The gentleman
who accompanied HIM as witness appeared equally
How is this asked the udse are you not
States alreadyT
"A New Jersey citizen, your Honor"
"Well," asked the Judge, "is not that enoughT'
"Ah, you know, your Honor" replied the man,
fondly lingering the naturalization papers, 'Im
from jersey, and I'd like to be a--a-your Honor
knows"
He was officially informed that New Jersey was
now in the United States and left the court with
ong-drawn face on which was depicted distrust and
lingering doubt
In the Supreme Court nine persons received ccrtin-
Gates OF citizenship and in the Common Pleas eighty
nine. Judge Barrett rejected during the day nine
applications Tor various causes.
Naturaized September Observation-Disclosures. os
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