The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-14 00:00:00

I believe the arrivals in 1837 to he about 66,000; and in the
entire Union at least 100,000.
The worldly condition of the emigrants is shown by returns
of 1836.
In 1836 there arrived in the United Statics 60,93.2,
51,942 males, and 29,010 females.
Of the above passengers there were born
In the United States 4,014
Great Britain and Iceland .•• 47,79'e
British American Colonies
Germany
France
Prussia
Switzerland
Dentuark
llolland 298
N,e.exieo
Mete' 693
Cuba •• 516
Other CoAntriC3
These landed at--
New York 56,573 (6°,341
Baltimore
New Orleans
Boston
Philadelphia
Portland 1,621
Pdssamaquoddv 1,471
All other ports
Add to these 10,000 via Canada,
Mr. Dolan asserted on Saturday lest in the Pennsylvania
Convention that the specie broeght by these emigrants would
average 60 dollars, or 12/. a-head. Thus the emigrants e
n-
riched the country, in 1837, to the extent of at; out 1,200,0001,
or 6,000,000 dollars.
Those who arrive with small properties and go to the far
west soon become rich farmers ; while many of tose who
remain in the Atlantic cities become vagabonds, as the follow-
ing returns will show :
Ia 1836 there were 1,270 paupers in Boston eleashouse-
-597 Americans, end 673 foreigners!
In the same year there were 2,781 paupers in
alaishouse.-1,515 American, and 1,266 foreigners !
A late repuet of the Aldermen of New ierk states that on
the 12th of June, 1837, there were in the different pauper in-
stitutions of that city 2,453 persons, a majority foreigners.
Th whole number under charge of the commissioners of the
almshouse were, at that time, 3.074, three-fourths foreigners
That out of 1,209 persons admitted at Belle Vue almshouse
982 were aliens !
So much for emigration! I now pass to the laws which
affect emigrants.
If an alien, arriving in this country, wishes to become a.
citizen, he must apply to an officer of the proper court and
declare his intention. He then takes an oath that such is Ilia
intention ; and he states that he will forswear all allegiance
to any other Government, Prince, or Potentate whatsoever,
and obey and support the Government of the United State:.
tic must then wait five years ; and if, at the expiration of that
probationary period, he• have in all cases submitted to the laws.
he is admitted, on application and proof of his good conduct,
to all the privileges of citizenship ; can vote at elections, &c.
Thus no person can become a citizen of the Republic, if an
alien, under five years ; bet, while living under the laws of
the United States, and especially after having ma'.:" his ti-
cleration, he is protected by, and subject to, those laws,. VP-i,,P7
with natural-born citizens.
By an Act of Congress it is declared that ehildrea of
parents duly naturalized under the laws of the United Statree
being under the age of twenty-one, shall, if (livening M tier
United States, be considered as citizens.
An alien cannot acquire a title to real property by de-
scent, or by any right created by other mere operation of
laws ; but he may purchase land to take it by devise, theugfe
he is exposed to the danger of being divested of the fee, and
of having his lands forfeited to the state. If he die the inhe.
rltance escheats of course. Ile may sell laud to a citizen, and
the conveyance is good against himself ; but the purehager
takes it subject to the right of Government to seize the
But
acquiring,alien sm may take aa lease fur fnusrm years,
moveable property, in , and they are capable
of
like manner as the citizens of the United States, and they can
bring suits for the recovery and protection of that property.
An alien may take a mortgage upon the real estate fur tho
security of a debt. If an alienedie before lie has taken any
steps under the act of naturalisation his pet sons) estate gees