[MamaTexan]

Secretary of State Bayard ruled under Section 1992 of U.S. Revised Statutes in 1885 that although Richard Greisser was born in the United States, his father at the time of his birth was a subject of Germany, and thus, Richard Greisser could not be a citizen of the United States. Furthermore, it was held his father was not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States under the Fourteenth Amendment.
A Digest of the International Law of the United States ;

Here's a detailed paper on the subject Defining Natural-Born Citizen

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And No, neither amending the Constitution nor any of the legal Codes gives Congress the authority to determine who will be a natural-born citizen. The federal government can only make naturalized citizens.

To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4

Naturalized citizens' children are natural born citizens.

Both natural born and naturalized citizens are 'citizens of the United States', but both kinds of citizen are NOT eligible for the Presidency.

[cynwoody]

Secretary of State Bayard ruled under Section 1992 of U.S. Revised Statutes in 1885 that although Richard Greisser was born in the United States, his father at the time of his birth was a subject of Germany, and thus, Richard Greisser could not be a citizen of the United States. Furthermore, it was held his father was not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States under the Fourteenth Amendment.

That was overruled by Wong Kim Ark. It also would have been interesting to see what Ohio law enforcement's view of their authority over Herr Greisser might have been. I'm assuming Greisser did not have diplomatic immunity.

[GVnana]

The Federalist Blog is very interesting, thank you for the link. Still the "natural born citizen" is one born in the United States without an allegiance to a foreign sovereignty -- an important distinction.