The native American., 1838-11-03
Increase in one year 1905
OF this number there are foreigners


In giving these items, the Commissioners subjoin the
| followlng
"This exhibit, it is believed justifes the demand for
increased Communication fees, and points the necessity
OF enforcing all laws touching the introduction of foreign
emigrants.
ut to be noticed also that considerable proportion
OF the children classed natives born of foreign pa
rents, shortly after arrival here !.
On the sth of May instant, the number of persons in
the Aims House alone was 342; of these 7l9 for
elgners In the Hospital also l35 persons of whom l05
were foreigners. In the Lunac Hall l79; of whom nc
were foreigners Ofthe 7l3 children the Long Island
Farms 27S are of foreign birth. The number in Bride
well l34 and 73 of them foreigners. In the Penitentiay
62l persons of which number 326 foreigners making
total OF 1867; foreigners 1606. And it must not be
forgotten, that large amount of fuel, provisions and
money are distributed annually by the Commissioners to
the poor and the needy who remain at their homes and
were it not for the poverty of the times, should feel
much surprised that the Aims House should contain
many inmates, when recollect that humane and
benevolent inhabitants also collect and distribute very
large amounts within the abodes of poverty and suffer-
ing that there are moreover extensive City Hospit
al, Lunatc Asylum, Seamans Retreat, Sailors Snug
Harbor and nearly twenty other institutions for the
of the sck and for the relief of the poor the aged the
blind, the deaf the orphan the juvenile delinquent, and
for the ameoraton of suffering and misfortune OF every
denomination.
1t is certain that the Poor Laacs regarding this city,
qulre revision AS they New York is likely to
become the general rendezvous of beggars paupes,
grants and mschevous persons 1t very natural that
they should prefer place where as they learn, charita
BILE support is most easily obaned and that they should
practice decepons upon community where they sup
pose they would be most likely to be successful.
1t particularly proper and expedieat that the ect
be sted, scrunized and every possible corrective ap
Piled It is prevailing opinion that the amount Of
charges on this head may be, and at all euens
BE DIMINISHED. ..'.:
Resistance to the combination of passenger agents and
to the decepons of those who assisted them has relieved
city from much expenditure in the support of pau
ing. Our proceedings opened the eyes and awakened
the sympahies of the people Of Europe to the subject
and meetings for relief and protection of emigrants
held in several of her cities Before the Common Coun-
Gil of Liverpool it distinctly stated by Counsellor
Shiel that the system pursued By parties chartermg
sels IN the tocn Of liverpool alone for the conveyance Of
POOR people 10 america, augM wM euils
lyto be credited not capable ofthe cleares proo
Our privileges also abused by the arrival of passen-
gers at Easpor and other places, h the sole intent of
reaching New York candestiney, and without comply
ing with the laws passed for protection We rejoice
that country should be the 4syun ofe oppressed
but we cannot be willing that single city should, with
out manly resistance, become conquered town.
These remarks submitted with the view of showing
the proprety of nqurng whether it be not expedent to
make application to the Legislature for revision of the
Laws, relative to relief and settlement of the poor
few months since, two armed vessels of nation in
alliance with the United States, visited our country;
of them brought hher and put Shore without giving
bond paying commutaton, man who had been pro.
nounced worthy OF death but whs was relieved from that
punishment by the substitution of exile. If this prece-
dent pass without animadversion it NAV be repeated II
would therefore desirable that our representatives
in Congress should be requested to solicit the action of
the Government of the Union, in sch form as to protect
city from like outrage upon our rights our honor
and our permanent tranquility.