But it may be said that Missouri is one of those border States which are still to be made the victims of war legislation. Let us go to Pennsylvania. examine the testimony taken before the committee of which Senator WALLACE is the chairman. and see what supervisors and deputy marshals do there. The first and most startling disclosore made before this committee was in the shape of a petition submitted by a number of naturalized citizens of the State of New York. which. if the statements therein contained be true. affords the most damning proof of the iniquitous results of this system. I submit a portion of this petition without comment because it is a matter which must eventually come before this House. I regard it as of special moment. because it is the first time in our history that a subordinate officer of the Federal Government has ever dared by judicial action to determine the qualification& of voters in a State who had been naturalized and hold their certificates in due form of law. A question had arisen ats to the regularity of certain certificates of naturalization taken out in 1868. Of persons holding these certificates about five thousand had registered in Judge Freedman. of the superior court of the State of New York. had " rendered an exhaustive opinion. deciding that the method of naturalization complained of was lawful and regular." and this opinion has since been sustained by that of Judge Blatchford. John I. APRL 24.
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