Lesson #3 - What did JOHN JAY have to say?

John Jay (1745-1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, President of the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1779 and the first Chief Justice of the United States (1789-1795). As the Governor of New York from 1795 to 1801 he became one of the leading opponents of slavery, and attempted twice to pass emancipation legislation and failed, but on the third time, he succeeded.

John Jay to His Excellency General Washington, New York, 25 July 1787:
Permit me to hint whether it would not be wise and seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of foreigners into the administration of our national government, and to declare expressly that the command in chief of the American army shall not be given to, nor devolve on, any but a natural-born citizen.

History of the Formation of the Constitution of the United States of America (2d ed.), page 436, 1882.