...was opposed to any change in the naturalization laws, "or any State legislation by which the rights hitherto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands shall be abridged or impaired." He proposed to strike out the words "or any State legislation," thinking these words might be construed...

...any change in our Naturalization Laws, or any State legislation by which the rights of citizenship hitherto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands...abridged or impaired ; and in favor of giving a full tad efficient protection to the rights of all classes of citizens, whether native or naturalized, both...

...to any change in our naturalization laws, or any state legislation by which the rights of citizens hitherto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands...citizens, whether native or naturalized, both at home or abroad." Nativist Republicans predicted that the "Dutch Plank" would cause former Know Nothings...

...hy which the rights of citizens hitherto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands shall he ahridged or impaired; and in favor of giving a full and efficient...classes of citizens, whether native or naturalized, hoth at home or ahroad. In a dehate on the convention floor, Schurz insisted upon the disavowal of...

...plan of extending the period before naturalized citizens could vote; it ended with a balanced call for "giving a full and efficient protection to the rights...whether native or naturalized, both at home and abroad." The focus of Lincoln's representatives in Chicago was not on the platform but on the presidency. They...

...any change in our naturalization laws, or any State legislation by which the rights of citizenship hitherto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands...character, required for the accommodation and security of our existing commerce, are authorized by the Constitution, and justified by the obligations of government...

...oppose [a]ny change in naturalization laws or any state legislation by which the rights of citizens hitherto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands...citizens, whether native or naturalized, both at home and abroad.62 By this time, however, the problems between many immigrants, especially Irish Catholics,...

...naturalization law, or any state legislation by which the rights of citizens hitherto accorded to immigrants to foreign lands shall be abridged or impaired, and in...citizens, whether native or naturalized, both at home and abroad.228 It was little wonder, therefore, that dedicated former Know Nothings were in general far...

...hitherto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands shall Ije abridged or impaired; and in favor of giving full and efficient protection to the rights of all...whether native or naturalized, both at home and abroad." Chiefly due to Gustave Koerner and Carl Shurz, this article was incorporated. It was intended as a...