The native American., 1838-09-08

and where else than to America can
they send them? That it is the settled policy of
such authorities thus to throw off their expensive
poor and to cast them upon our shores, is not
ohiy not denied, but publicly confessed. Their
own language is, "to get rid of the most vicious
anu iilec.aimabe paupers, by sending them to
h.hefica' Large sums have been raised for
liiis purpose. Private contributions, public dis
bursements and taxes, have alike contributed TO
this end; and foreign presses have announced this
with unblushing eflrontery. Parliament has been
petloned for this purpose, to sanction the raising
OF money to carry on the business more success
fully, well satisfied, as the petitioners were, that
the American people will very generously nay,
must support all such as it may suit their con-
venience to cast upon our shores. There was
raised at one time by few towns ,473 to de-
fray the expenses of $50 paupers to this country.
The superintendent of our alms-house states to
me that he has seen one of these passenger-ships
fVed Vith paupers alone. Again, he says,
''When entire cargocs have come out, it has been
asceralned that the parishes have paid their ex-
penses; and we frequently hear the same thing
from struggling pauper passengers. Indeed, they
have no other mode of getting here. 1t is COM
mon for them to walk directly from the ship to
the alms-house, and ask for admission!" 1t ap-
pears from printed facts that, of the alien passen-
gers who arrived here during one month of last
year, more than one hundred applied TO the
commissioners of the ahns-housc immediately
after their arrival; most Of vhom hat their
passages paid BY the parishes from achich they
,Uere sent.
The report of the British commissioners for
examining the poor-law system, proves that the
wreched and depraved are sent here per advice,
and as the most certain means of successfully
ridding the British people Of expense trouble and
crime. Thus the charities which belong to the
unfortunate OF our own country are absorbed I'M
supporting worthless and miserable mendicants,
criminals, and ugitives from abroad.
The commissioners of our alms-house also state
that sin seven.tenths Of the applicants for out-
door relief during the past winter, the husbands
of the lrishwomen making the applications were
out Of the city. They were, however" he con-
tlnues to remark, every particular to be here 10
vote at the spring election"
1t is stated on authority said to be entitled 10
credit, that the 'steerage passages of more than
10000 persons have been paid in Ireland, Eng
land, and Scotland, to enable them to leave there
for America; most of whom have arrived at this
por!''
An English gentleman recently stated that he
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the poor-houses to the ships which were to take
them to this country, accompanied by the super.
intendents, who settled for their passages! The
still further state that there are not
over one. fourth of the emigrants who come to
this country that possess means to afford COM
Portable support for themselves and families on
arriving. here The great body of such come
with the expectation that they shall find immedi-
ate employment; and if not, that we shall provide
for them by charitable means.
From the report of the resident physician Of
the hospital last year, as imboded in the annual
message of the Mayor of this city, it appears ttsz
of the whole number admitted to that Institution
for the year, viz: 1909 only 2O6 were native
Americans This, it will be perceived, is in the
proportion of one American to str FOREIGNERS.
or in the proportion of one to every forty-four of
the latter in our city, and Of twelve hundred and
thirty-three Of the former. During the wear end
ing in February last, there had been assisted from
the alms-house $500 poor more than two-thirds
of whom were foreigners! The proportion. as
compared with the relative population of the city.
OF foregn poor TO that Of natiue poor, beside the
5000 who have received outdoor assistance.
three-fourths of whom were foreigners, and the
vast number supported by private chsriy, will
have been seen by a comparison in the returns
ol january OF last year,. e. 9S2 foreigners rs
227 Americans-to be as one to euery f3uu-s;r
foreign, and as one to erery elercn Kindred and
facenty-three .americuns; or more than tyeot,,-
toco to one!
The progressive increase in the numbers of
foreign paupers cannot be otherwise than alarm.
ing. The expenses for their support will be seer
by the reports of the municipal authorities, On
the 9Th September last there were 1889 peysons
IN the bridewell, alms-house, and penite,t;sr,,
',045 of whom were foreigners. This, il is said.
exhibits an increase Of so per cent of foreigners
nce September, 1896. In view of these f,cts
he commissioners remark: '.I'his exhibit Incl,
les the demand for increased commissioned
which have averaged from two to three do,lan,
or each person. and points to the necessit,. as
ntorclng all laws touching the Introduction of
oreign emigrants. ~
On the slh of May last, the number of nerso,.
II the ams-house alone was ,s42; Of these 11o
we're foreigners. OF the 1876 in the ci,v bosn;,al
t the above date, lo5 were foreigners: l ~ ons
every 424 of the comparative population, while
+ the Americans there was one to everv 5on.
here being but 80 persons of the 255, 900 Of our
population! At the same date there were in ~
lnatlc asylum l79 persons, 10 of whom were
oreigners; being 50 Americans to 10 foreioners