Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1870-03-19

The meaning, the spirit of that was, that
no man should occupy this place who had
been naturaized as foreigner, until nine
years had elapsed after his naturalization
And has not our history been an illus
tration of it ? We admitted Texas as a
State, and although have not taken the
trouble to inquire into the nativity of the
two gentlemen who came here as Sena tors.
l believe they were both born in the United
States, yet they were not citizens OF the
United States at the time of the admission
Of Texas they had lost their citizenship as
citzens of the United States. But did any
body doubt that when they presented them
selves here they were eligible as Senators /
Of the United States, although they had |
not been citizens of the United States for |
one year When we required louisiana, /
did not every man who was resident of the /
| Territory mt once become a citizen of the |
| United States | know it was so held in.
my own State. There the question came
up in this way: A man born in SaXony /
| who emigrated to Louisiana. before the ac-
/ QUESTION Of that Territory by the United F.
! States, and had never bCen naturalizcd i'll
the United States at all, aflerward removed |
to Pennsylvania, and there offered to vote
And the question was there raised whether
/ he was citizen of the United States and
our courts held that by the acquisition of
| Territory all its inhabitants at once became
citizens of the United States. So we see
,liat lnere are circuinstihcSs, anu ft.Ne
peen circumstances In the history oil the
onlte9 states, where men WCulu oe aI-
mllleI as senators III this Chanper al,
thouSh tley were not cltlzehS ol tue CnlIed
'o'ates' lot one year: or more tiGah Two, three,
or 'o"r years. L MS cite III Illustration Oh
tLe meaning, the intent, the, spiriC Oh tiat
clause of the Constitution which is invoked
for The purpoSc of dcbarrino this man from
tne seat to which he has ncen chosen ny
.le m otltc ol MIssiSSlpph lie IS hot Wltll.h
: Gic meaning ana ana SplriI oI 'lit CLAUSE
VI 'hS NohSutI''nn' nc Is Il hatlSc poih
.';'p'','nt VI tiIc cnI'C" ,l'TcSi anu llltHC
: ciVizeh pY thc clfii rights nilI or ny the
y ~'!o'iai -, H'hcHu'ilcil' II Hv i'iu tot
uleE y''Fc Hese were, rs nave a'reauy
2 s'.u' op'h uGc!'IHl ry "cis, n"t el''tL!iiei'S
, SininE ~ LII ''vE' III the Iu'n't. pu' ucI
t ot"IH WHY was tho sGhsc vi 'pl? I'>9 ''n"
1 Vi "lc Pcop' III inc u''c c' tlici' eh'cV-
e MI, ~. D., -. A..
e ft' Day ''r"' l 1'ou'H HNc 10 asA 'nc
H,I .Nl.SoI no!h lti'IsA lN'ii't iucs'iUnh'
Z Mhttnlr ne Is aware Wh3t persons wCte W lliS
5 'ASt 'Ct''oI' ll"'il ttc ''"V' Vi l 0-tH"
u r. - -i ,'IT'.' "t'l an H""io 'n''
Il reuCl"' lit"st"i an" MI h~uaN ~ ncIc tiie
+ HiSt WV senators iro''' t.e '.atcI I~oN"H' ~
n WI. n"y"Iu - 'Iic '7Eti'tpi ti "tso 9,r rM"ac
e l,'U my NY ci'l"eliS VA .'io - tn
II iessee' "'lo i'''u pccH lor i'lole '"''t i.''e
II S'HIs ....
,, MI. rCV', .n S'lc senator "'is"tt my ny
e WiiSlhcr po,h o' mem, HlN!"S nCCrp'eI ; ~
e uIuCcS i ui,oel liic lnuClcnucnt , ltpuT'lc VI
,cN"S tcy couu sun iGlaisl t,ieti ~ t,t,
20 thSI were ci'IeHsp pl lir lj, liD,C u, a.
M bas'lN' l NIuin i,tDr' io,,'',tN ~ ,r,ho
to hohor!toc senator tIl't tlc y, ''t0
Of constitution u"eS hot Ie,uli' Il'n'' .. ,,,
m uGhce oi hliic coisGcuT'sI ~. citi1nr- ,
$. iiiiic years p"t s'ily l'.c l'CV VI tI,n,.
ld Sh'p I"i S''S ,oI ~" vi "'''O III,
n fore ASK whether or not that clIiZGnSMIP I,
at OF lhose gentlemen was ho' "'''lN '''e
Mt lettGp OF inc CONSTITUTION ,.,c,,,,
he M ocolI; NO, SIT llGtc - tT 'T,ns
of ior t'ic Sell'elliah 10 Sc. cIctt VI .liaS n,
ne toh win regard 10 inc TWO Tcli''tolo iai
ip tlie SLatc Vi leNaS' uiI'eS 4o SS,.,,,I ~
Of WIN ms party ana iicslea l'.iisSlt
he oid BRUSH uoctriheol pGIleLu''l
us that theSe men m never couu th.oM vi IN tL'
III atleSlahce Ihey were CluHeHS tr, ,,lssoo ~ oI'
he Ghltea states tney went from Ic'ihIio'1
ON 1ney pec',e cltlAeIs .oI 'G o,Is irp'i' IN th,
Try leNaS lhex DoIh pGcalhe oillcvio III uni a'
lie repuoiic Oh texas, thus rc'ouuclnS t,'ei -
IN. aiieSIlhce us l'r as ncts anu '
be 'he acceptance ol once couu itho'',C
en- ana alter ihat tlihe, Texas pei'lE ouiili''L o -
i'll, as S'tle vi 'hi" lnioil, ""'h"''
5 a treaty, they were received mere as Sn. mt
the senators, a!thogsn the day Oclole st o;ti
,ct- oi ieNtI ~, "'ts aI ,it,iitseu StS ticS "''e
will zenS .! I.it orllcq ntateS' 1tteS' ,.,;.t,1 !,
Oh hr. tomeroy. Texas was admitted
all Joint resolution, notify treaty.
are Mr., Bayard. would ask the mono
able senator, VINO has talked about ?e'
ned ators nesting PACK upon some otls''iI
its r n nv n,en,hnr Of tho D"r,nc,5, mart
9th Sv%ich hn sn saunders nv trrnnint If a nori
om in anv wov connected with thar doctrine
the Gr"ai Rriiain
the Mr. Scott will ,pswer tho oentI
ler- man I WAS a member of The nem9crnt
IS" nortv mill the time that Chat REBEL
ion, aa%ai1st arai he {; ;oyernment, From that d,
Y 10 Grth / knew no Marty in This conntrv h
. of mat Wllch loiioWeo tle nag ana, SIT