Never the less.......it was repealed. The 1790 language also stated ‘being a free white person’ were only considered natural born Citizens. I guess that is still applies too, right?
“I guess that is still applies too, right?”
Should be “I guess that still applies too, right?
That is not accurate. The "being a free white person" applied to the discussion of aliens being naturalized. See the 1790 law underlined at the bottom of this post. Also, please note that the same "white" requirement was also in the 1795 law.
Next, please note in the 1795 law that it says "the RIGHT of citizenship DESCENDS..." to those born to citizen parents overseas: and the children of citizens of the United States, born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, shall be considered as citizens of the United States: Provided, That the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons, whose fathers have never been resident of the United States:
By saying that a RIGHT DESCENDS, it is saying that it is BIRTHRIGHT citizenship. It is the same as the use of "natural born citizen" in the 1790 law. It is a RIGHT and it DESCENDS from parent to child. By RIGHT.
United States Congress, “An act to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization” (March 26, 1790).Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That any Alien being a free white person, who shall have resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States for the term of two years, may be admitted to become a citizen thereof on application to any common law Court of record in any one of the States wherein he shall have resided for the term of one year at least, and making proof to the satisfaction of such Court that he is a person of good character, and taking the oath or affirmation prescribed by law to support the Constitution of the United States, which Oath or Affirmation such Court shall administer, and the Clerk of such Court shall record such Application, and the proceedings thereon; and thereupon such person shall be considered as a Citizen of the United States. And the children of such person so naturalized, dwelling within the United States, being under the age of twenty one years at the time of such naturalization, shall also be considered as citizens of the United States. And the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond Sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born Citizens: Provided, that the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers have never been resident in the United States: Provided also, that no person heretofore proscribed by any States, shall be admitted a citizen as aforesaid, except by an Act of the Legislature of the State in which such person was proscribed.