If the existence of a record be denied it shall be tried by nothing but itself. that is. upon bare inspection whether there be any such record or no. else there would be no end of disputes. And yet gentlemen assert that where no judgment was ever entered it is competent for them to come here and prove by parol that such judgment was rendered. I utterly deny the proposition. and to my mind if this House allows this gentleman to retain his seat in direct violation of the wellestablished rules of evidence. they will violate that clause of the Constitution which declares an alien ineligible until he is naturalized.
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