The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-06

the United States two years. and in any
one State one year, may become citizen
by taking an oath to support the Consti-
tuition In Court Of Record, and such
step shall naturalize all the children Of
such persons under twenty-one years Of
age. In 1896 another act was passed
(ch. 20,) requiring FIVE years residence
and on the 26th Of April, 1902, (ch. 28,)
the naturalized laws were further amend
ed. This act is now in force with slight
alterations. Under these laws have been
admitted such numbers, that they and
their descendants constitute great part
Of our population. Every department of
science, of labor, occupation and pursuit,
Is filled up more or less by naturalized
citizens, and their numerous offspring
From the first day Of our seperatc exist
ence to the present time, has the policy off
drawing hithers aliens, to the end Of be-
coming citizens, been fayorite policy Of
the United States it has been cherished
by Congress with rare steadiness and vig-
or. BY this policy our extensive and fer
tile country has been to a considerable
extent flted up Ly a respectable popuIo-
tim, both physically and mentally, one
that is easily governed, and usually of
approved patriotism. We have invited
to come to our country from other lands.
al free lchite Tersons of every grade, and
Of every religious belief, and when here
to enjoy our protection, and at the end
of FIVE years to enjoy all our rights, ex-
cept that Of becoming President of the
United States. Pursuant to this long es-
taJlished policy, the two hundred and nine
y-jiUe passengers an the Henry Bliss, ar
ritUed at the port Of Ne1o York"
"Keeping in view the spirit of the
Declaration Of Independence with respect
to the importance of the United States,
and the early laws of naturalization, Con-
gress at various subsequent periods passed
laws to facilitate and encourage more and
more the immigration Of Europeans into
the United States for the purpose Of set
Element and residence"
Says Justice Catron 6Acting IN the
spirit of all historys, and all our policy it
(Congress) has opened the door widely,
and invited the subjects of other countries
to leave the crowded population OF En-
rope, and come to the United States, and
seek here new homes Tor themselves, and
their families; Pressing further the same
view Justice Greer says; at is the
cherished policy of the general Govern
ment to encourage and invite Christian
foreigners Of our oaon race to seek an
asylum within our borders, and to con-
vert their waste lands into productive
farms, and thus add to the wealth, popu-
lation and power Of the nation.
In this respect therefore it is placed
beyond question that the Declaration Of
Independence; the naturalization laws, and
the cherished policy of the government
in the settlement and residence of aliens,
had reference only to free ichite Euro
peans and that the whole Supreme
Court of the United States in passing up
on these passengers cases so understood
and expressed it. Nor did they give it
to be understood or in any manner leave
it to be inferred that either Africans or
Cinnamon were embraced in that class of
aliens or foreigners invited to our shores
for settlement, residence or population.
The police power of the general Gov
ernment, could only in reference to this
subject, extend to exclusion f.om natur-
alization, which as to the African and
Cinnamon having exercised, claim that
Congress could not SO regulate commerce
as to thrust such excluded persons upon a
state against its expressed will.
That Independent of, or in conjunction
with other consideration the very act of
exclusion submits them to the state po-
lice power, as much as though they were
paupers, convicts, or suspected persons.
And that it therefore becomes question
with the state to them, as well as to the
other Objectionable persons, whether they
be admitted, restrained, or turned from
her border; that such a regulation Of
commerce were it made, would be an in-
fringement upon the sovereign police
power of the state, not ceded to the gen.
eral government, ard therefore unconsti-
tutional and void; and would be so de-
clared by the Supreme Court, as We are
informed by Justice Wayne in passing
upon the New York case before referred
to. He says 'sAnd when Congress shall
legislate, If it be not disrespectful
for one who is a member of the Judicial
ry to suppose so absurd thing of anoth-
or department of the government,-
make paupers, vagabonds, suspected per-
sons and fugitives from justice, subjects
of admission into the United States, / do
not doubt it will be found and declared
should it ever become matter of judi
cial decision, that such persons are not
within the regulating power which the
United States have over commerce.
The foregoing declaration of warning,
concurred in by the whole Court only
cites few of the many instances, herein
elsewhere referred to as the subject to
this suit, the oomprehensiveness OF
which will appear to the reader erelong.
The veto, quoting from the opinion of
the Court in the passenger cases referred
to, says:
"This power (to regulate commerce
with foreign nations) like all others vest
ed in Congress, is complete in itself,
and may be exercised to its utmost ex-
tent. and acknowledges no limitations,
other than is prescribed in the Constitu-
tion"
These expressions used by the Court,
may safely accept as the law, yet appli-
cable only to free achite European pas
seagers by the spirit of the Declaration
of Independence, and the naturalization
laws invited to our shores, with reference
to whom onlv the docieion was made