Well then I guess that if the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said it then the matter must be settled.
Sure. They were predecessors of the new arbiter of “truth”, the New York Times.
This is a compilation of news stories from the 19th century that give insight into the meaning of those terms (common citizen, natural born citizen, naturalized citizen) and how scholars of that time thought about these issues. They shed some light on original intent. And demonstrate that no LAW can give someone citizenship. If a person’s citizenship derives from ANY law, then that person is not a “natural born” citizen.
Did you even read the full article? If you did, then you will see that it’s unbiased. A variety of opinions were presented.