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... NATIVE CITI- ZENS PREFERRED TO FOREIGNERS XV MADISON LETTER NUMBER SIX - WHAT THE FATHERS OF THE REPUBLIC THOUGHT OF PREFERRING NATIVE CITIZENS TO FOREIGNERS XVI · MADISON LETTER NUMBER SEVEN - IMMIGRATION : ITS GROWTH , EXTENT AND ...
... NATIVE CITI- ZENS PREFERRED TO FOREIGNERS XV MADISON LETTER NUMBER SIX - WHAT THE FATHERS OF THE REPUBLIC THOUGHT OF PREFERRING NATIVE CITIZENS TO FOREIGNERS XVI · MADISON LETTER NUMBER SEVEN - IMMIGRATION : ITS GROWTH , EXTENT AND ...
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... native state , and as one of its representatives in the Federal Congress , was followed by his incumbency of the office of Secretary of the Interior in the Cabinet of President Fillmore . In his legislative services he evinced great ...
... native state , and as one of its representatives in the Federal Congress , was followed by his incumbency of the office of Secretary of the Interior in the Cabinet of President Fillmore . In his legislative services he evinced great ...
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... native of Maryland , and had served in the Revolutionary War . For many years he had lived in Montgomery County , Mary- land , near Rockville ; but , having married Margaret Baker of Virginia , he subsequently removed to an estate he ...
... native of Maryland , and had served in the Revolutionary War . For many years he had lived in Montgomery County , Mary- land , near Rockville ; but , having married Margaret Baker of Virginia , he subsequently removed to an estate he ...
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... native - born citizens should be selected for all state , federal , and municipal offices or government employment in pref- erence to all others ; nevertheless , Fourth . Persons born of American parents residing temporarily abroad ...
... native - born citizens should be selected for all state , federal , and municipal offices or government employment in pref- erence to all others ; nevertheless , Fourth . Persons born of American parents residing temporarily abroad ...
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... native or foreign birth ) who recognizes any allegiance or obligation , of any description , to any foreign prince , potentate , or power , or who refuses to recognize the Federal and State Constitutions ( each within its sphere ) as ...
... native or foreign birth ) who recognizes any allegiance or obligation , of any description , to any foreign prince , potentate , or power , or who refuses to recognize the Federal and State Constitutions ( each within its sphere ) as ...
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Page 449 - I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
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