Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-31
From the National Rpgisfer.l

INFORMAL ION TO EMtGRANTS.
AUGSBURG Dec. l2.-Ihe benevolent Efforts
Inade ny Maurice de fHrstenwderter, To re
leve the diStresses of The German enicrant,
10 tue United States are well known The
following is the letter addressed 10 him on the
subject. by Mr. john Quincy Adams, in the
name OF the American government:
Washington, june II 1910.
SRI have had the honor OF receiyin,,
Yonr letter OF the 22d of 4 pril with the euclo
sure OF the Baron de CageTou, yonr relative
ahd copy OF your printed report. | hope
ana isdead entertain no doubt, that the latter
may he OF great utility to such Of your country.
nen as may have formed erroneous ideas with
regard TO emigration from Europe to this ccur.
try IL has been clearly shown TO you Tia,
you nave aGcui ateIy seized tine idea in your
report, that the government of the u Siates
nave never taken any steps to invite or encou.
rage emigrants TO come from any part of Eu-
rope TO America. Ii has never held out any
inducements to draw To this country the snb-
!ectS OF d f9reIgn state. Motives Of humanity
nave sometimes determined il TO offer certain
Facilities TO some emf grants ,yn may l,ave ar
TVeo mere with the intention OF establisbiuD
themselves here and who had need of rarticu
,ar aSsiSiancefor executing their iuteution.-
-,nSrtuer ihe government of the Union, nor ;le
uiheFebt otates mat compose IL, diSdain the
increase OF strength aud prosperity which the
nduoh IhlEht receive from a mass of nevy i'm
haDiiants keaithfii labori0us. and teuptrato.
HOT are theS more indifferent TO the great adj van
So, "hlNh ablS country mas derived, and il
sun SERVING, from the increase o fadopted chit
dren coming from Germany hut there is one
principle on which all the institutions of this 10.
public are fouHded, aud which is 4 permanent
oblect, 10 granting tavOrS 10 newcomers THIS
~ MOI cOuptty Of yrVilrres but of An email
Ity OF rights. The soyerci.ss Of Euroue Grant
70 certain classes Of individuals certain nrivi.
reyes, winch have some object of nautical
nuitS Dnt II is the general opinion here.
a."' p''N"egt 'Sldntrd TO one class uf people
necessarily q, it.f,,
EmiS rauis from GERMANY. or from apv o-
the' country. nave not OF arriving here auy Ia
soF 10 expect from The governments but II,
case they should desire to become citizens Of
w oId'e, 'hey may lditer themselves thew
WIZ ENJOY TIC saHiP rights IS the natives of
the county. u they possess prOprrty ,bev
may reckon upon finding the means Of iucrcas-
tnG ~ with moderation but with rcrfaiutv 4. il
they arc poor hnt laboriOus, honest and know
now 10 be satisfied with LITTLE thsv ,.iI
succeed ~ gaining enough lOshppporf them.
sViVes ana thrir families thev will PASS an
uusPendeHi but "A iaboriOns aud painful life
@"u ~ they cannot accommodate Themselves
80 tue WOVat' pOlIiirdl and physical state of
tlS country tie Atlantic Ocean will alwavs
We VPeu 10 them TO return to their native
Countries. They must bend their charscters
W necessary, or they will assuredIy fail az A
meTicnus ~ AL their schemes of rottnne :. ,bcy
Ltts' 'hlOW OH, as II were, their Europcai,
sNln, never more to resume ia tLoV me-, H.
Iect their thoughts rather foyVard ,n,ss.Js
tneiF posletIiy, than behind thena 10 Their AN.
NSstorS they must persuade theinselyes ,hst
y, .t may be their own sentiments, those
70 the habits Of The couu1v AMI ,,iII tn,rI,
Saome'hing Of the hdnghiiness perhaps IjttIp
sSGnltmpinousness, which they have them.
S55,stS remarked with surprise IN the general
oo, ,ac .. OF ihis people snt perhaps ,nil
orig;rP ituldtiyIn the individuals Of German
V'.asl,n VITO ere born in this countr,
thor ' n.s sentiment Of superiority over all q.
y b,c,', %Huons' "hich never leaves them and
N" Vas been so very displeasing 10 foreign.