The native American., 1838-06-02

have made inquiries III respect 10 the transport Of
paupers from this country TO the United Staies'
but state affairs being in this country not SO open
ly conducted as might be desired, have mol pecn
successful, until Of late, when, by conildehiiai
communications, have learned things when WIN
require energetic measures upon the part o. inc
United States TO be counieracted.
Not only paupers but even crll'i'lais, ne
transported from the interior OF this country 10 i,ic
seanorts. in order 10 be embarked there Tor the
United States.
/ MI. DE Stein, formerly an officer In the SER
vice of The Duke of SAKE Gotha, has lately made
nronositions to the smaller States OF SaXony Tor
i TRANSPORTING their criminals TO the port ol Bre-
men. and embarking them there Tor the United
states. at S75 head which offer has been ac-
ccnted by several of them. The first transport
of criminals, who, for the greater part, have been
condemned to hard labor for life, (among them
two notorious robbers, plefer and Albrecht, will
leave Gotha on the 9Th of this month; and it is
intended tocmpty, by and by, all the workhouscs
and iails of that country in this manper. There
lis little doubt that several other States will initiate
that nelarious practice. In ordcrto stop 1t, have
sent an article into the General Gazette OF Augs-
burg, wherein | have attempted to demonstrate
that this behavior was contrary to all laws OF ma
tions, and lhat it was a shameful behavior to-
German manufactures.
| 1t has of late also become a general practice in
the towns and boroughs of Germany, 10 get rid
OF their paupers and vicious members, by collect
ing the means for effecuating their passage to the
United States among the inhabitants, and by sup
porting them from the public funds
This practice is not only highly injurious to
the United States, as it burdens them with host
of pallpers and criminals, but it deters also the
better and weather. class OF the inhabitants OF this
country from emigratng to the United States.
The property the latter class has of late export
ed annually to the United States, has been cacu-
lated at value of from two to four millions o
dollars, and it is to be expected that this very
profitable emigration would increase from year tc
year, in case the honest people of this country
would not have to fear to be associated in thu
new country with the worst class of their coun
trymen. This, indeed, seems to be the secre
motive of the aforementioned measure. 1t il
intended to stigmatiZe thereby that country which
the weather. class of the farmers and mechanic.
commence to consider as the land of promise.
TO remedy that evil, would propose the fol
II lowing measures:
Z l. That all persons intending to emigrate te
!, the United States would have to produce to the
consul of the United States in the seaport testi
! porting that they have not been punished for
crime political punishments excepted) for the las
!, three years; that they have not been in jail 0
j workhouse during that period; and that they ar
f able to maintain themselves by their labor or capi
/, tai.
) 2. That the consul of the United States in tn
seaport should have to certify these testimonials
and that the masters of ships who would take
passenger without such a testimonial, should have
TO pay a considerable fine OH landing him in thu
i United States.
4 3. That the consul of the United States in thu
seaport should have power to refuse his certificate
to all those emigrants who, in his opinion, woul,
become burden to the community on their arri
val in the United States.
! ! am sir, with high consideration, your mos
obedient and humble servant,
r. LIST.
Hon. LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of the Treasury.