To show that his case was the same as the cases of the others. and that they were also legal voters. I read some brief extracts from the opinion. In the course of his opinion the judge says : "It is not claimed that between the end of 1858 and the beginning of 1871 any other form of order admitting to citizenship was made by the superior courtin any case different from what now appears to have been made in the case of Colemah while it does appear that during all the time from 1858 to 1874 the form of the order of admission was the same as in the case of Coleman (except that nothing appears as to any initial of a judge). and that such form covers the cases of between fifty thousand and sixty thousand persons. who appear by the books of that court before mentioned to have been admitted by that court during that period to be citizens if Coleman was so admitted." And further on he says: The court. for a period of fifteen years. observed the same form of precedent and kept the same records. and made the same orders of admission in all cases of naturalization as in the case of Coleman. and none other. During that period nineteen judges occupied seats on the bench of that court. They were Joseph S.
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