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The Daily Dispatch: September 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], The distinction between aliens and citizens. (search)
te, and have repeatedly sworn allegiance to North Carolina. I settled here to remain permanently, and have never altered my intention of remaining. Am I required to do any act under that proclamation? An answer will oblige, Yours, truly, Jas. R. Dodge. Yadkin, N. C., Aug. 24, 1861. Richmond Hill, Aug. 26, 1861. James R. Dodge, Esq.--Dear Sir: Upon the facts stated in your note of the 24th inst., my opinion is, that the act of the Congress of the Confederate States promulgateJames R. Dodge, Esq.--Dear Sir: Upon the facts stated in your note of the 24th inst., my opinion is, that the act of the Congress of the Confederate States promulgated by the President does not apply to your case; for the reason, that by the act of removing to this State in 1820, with an intention of remaining here permanently and becoming a citizen of the State of North Carolina, you became one of our citizens "by election," as fully, to all intents and purposes, as if you had been born here. After that act, you no longer owed allegiance to the State of New York--the State of North Carolina was then entitled to your allegiance, as of right. The facts