Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-18

THE Judiciary Committee Of the
House Of Representative has reported
a bill the object of which is TO throw
as manyirestrictions as possible on the
removal Of alienage disabilities from
immigrants. First DISTINGUISHING as
many Democrats as possible, on the
absolutely false and shameful preteXt
of disloyalty, and next enfranchising
as many negroes as possible, they have
done much 10 strengthen their party
by shutting out many Of those who
vote against Radicalism, and taking
in the negroes and all they can who
for it. Democrats vote against them.
And foreigners who have fed to u
shores from European despotiSms al
most invariably vote with the Demo
Gratis. The motive to prevent theaug-
mentatiOn Of their numbers as quail
fe voters is plainly partisan and very
evident. Almost every foreigner nat
uralized Is an additional vote against
their tyrannOUs usurpations and pol
icy; for those who have fled from ty-
rants, by a natural instinct affiliate
with the lovers Of democracy and lib
erty. If this passes, it viii stop all
natUralizatiOns for four years to come,
and make the removal of alienage diff
hcult forever after. The New York
Times gives the following summary OF
its provisions:
Proceedings for naturalization must
be taken before the United States cir
cult or district courts, or where there
are not more than two terms annually
Of these, before the United States
court of highest jurisdiction of the
State. Asa firss step, the applicant
must file with the clerk Of the court a
notice OF intention to become a citizen
which notice shall state full partic-
ulars Of birth, parentage, residence,
arrival in the country, etc, and he
must give the names of two citizens
who know him personally. The no.
tice is tObe filed, but open for inspec-
ton or copying. After four years
subsequent continuous residence in
the United States, he may apply to
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to citizenship, at least twenty days be-
fore the term or session thereof. He
must have lived in the State for the
previous six months, and in the dis
IricL, county. or parish in which the
application is made for thirty days.
And he must produce one or more
credible citizens who can testify 10 all
the foregoing particulars, as also TO his
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for admission. Any citizen may pro-
duce opposing evidence. 1.-THE court
is satisfied in the applicants favor, it
viii give him a certificate OF natural-
ZatiOn, TO take effect six months there
after, and so stating.
Al naturalization on theOld plan be-
ingabOlished, it follows that no persons
can be n-aturalized for four and a half
years after making his application as
provided for, and not then until, after
having gone through the dilatOry pro-
cess Of one Of the highest courts, so
crowded with applications that his
case may not be reached for another
year, or even more, he finally pro-
cures the order Of the Court, and his
certificate Of citizenship. This viii
also be attended with no little expense
and trouble, and prevent many from
making application. Besides the pas
sage Of the bill as it is offered viii an
null all previous declarations Of inten-
ton, and even those who have taken
steps viii have to begin again, before
a different Court, and in a different
manner altogether. And, taking into
view all the obstacles, we may regard
it as certain that it viii take an aver
age Of five years to procure natUraliza-
ton papers, and that few will do so
after the passage of this bill. This is
doubtless the object intended by it,