The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-04
Goreigm correspondence.
BREMEN, January &c, 1912.

did not mean to cast any reflection on this place
believe that the business has been carried on IN iis
port as honestly as in any Others nay even more 80
But do not think that subject in which the on''eu
States are so deeply and astngly Interested ous' 70
be left in the hands Of men ever So honest ana iaih
full, Who from the vey nature OF the thing nave oui
n transient interest in it. From the moment man
leaves his house and home to ado America for his
nermanept residence his hopes and wishes and ex-
necatons are identified with the country of his adop
tion. This is known and understood throughout
His countrymen look upon him a stranger-as one
who is on the point Of severing all connection with
them the Government which he quits, in order to
be free from the trammcls which keep him in bond
age at home, naturally views him as sort of rebel
against its laws and institutions and there conse-
quently no one to advise counsel him, if be not
the diplomatic or commercial agent of the country
which is now the sole object Of his vows.
This is all perfectly natural, that it would be alb
surd to find fault with the authorities here, with
the persons engaged in toroarding" emigrants They
have done all, aid perhaps great deal more, than
could have been expected of them. There is no
doubt that with the rules and regulations adopted for
instance ia this place. there is no danger Of the poor
emgrants starving their way to the United States;
but herein, imagine, does not yet consist any guar
antee Of the emyrants being used he might be, if
the authorities and agents Of the United States
to watch over his welfare. Every government has
double obligation to fulfil with regard to strangers
wishing to travel or reside within its territory to-
wards its own citizens or Subjects which consists in
protecting them against the aggressons Of suspicious
or not riously untru,tworthy characters, and the
he in
enjoyment Of all the rights and privileges to which
they entitled by the laws Of nations and of human
ity. Is it for this reason that persons wishing to
visit foreign country are, in Europe, bound first to
obtain the visa of the diplomatic agent or consul OF
that country, which pisa afterwards entities the holder
to all the protection extended by the authority of that
country towards its own subjects In the United
States passports required to travel from place
to another and that, certainly, is proof Of their
greater freedom, and, may add-ciyilization. Such
passports (used to travel in the interior Of the coun
try cannot have any possible object-since the gov
ernmen is already bound to protect its citizens, and
since the stranger arrived in America, is with
the exception of the right Of suffrage and few other
laws in reference to real estate placed upon the
footing the citizen himself At home therefore, it
eSefSSS "
the system Of passports introduced in Europe
1t would prove serious annoyance to all travellers
and excite by its mnutia the dislike and indgna-
ton Of the people But the matter is very different
when foreigner wishes to go to the United States,
and this not only to travel through the country, but
in order to make it his permanent residence. In this
case the pisa Of diplomatic agent or consul Of the
United States would be sort of acceptance Of his
first preliminary declaration to become citizen. If
man of property applies to the consul or agent for
such an acceptance, and there is nothing against his
character, the pisa will be granted, and the trouble
caused to the stranger by this single step not worth
mentioning If the stranger wishes for any particular
information the consul agent the very best per-
son to give it to hi and the consul agent may in
this not only protect the person of the wealthy
foreigner, but at least indirectly, become the
means Of the investment of hi, property. l have
smigrants are feeced in every step they take
until they reach the port of their destination
This, l am sorry to say, is human nature
Whoever dtals with them knows that the chance
of making money out Of them will not return, and
thus every one makes at the most Of them. 1t
is natural also, that every advises them to invest
their money in goods and other things with the value
of which they unacquainted, while the interest
of the United States and in most cases also that Of
the emigrants consists in bringing to America as much
cash possible, in order to make their investments
in real estate. This at least is the interest of nine
tenths of the German emgrants most of whom have
very considerable property, notwithstanding their I'M
pretending and sometimes shabby external appear
ance. Had the consul the means of seeing and con-
versing with the emigrans, thousands and hundreds
of thousands of dollars nigh be saved to the emf
grants and through them to the United States, which
are thrown away in Europe or invested so as to
yield no return 1t is of course the interest Of the
governments Of Eu ope to keep the emigration as
much as possible wit in their own hands; but they
could not refuse what is established as an inerna-
tional measure in every civilized country.
If person Of suspicious character, criminal flying
from Justice mere political offenders must Of
course not lie comprised in this ca'egory-or man
condemned by The tribunals Of hi country is present
oil by his Government rs I" a candidate for American
citizenship" The dpluratc agent or Consul OF the
United s. ates will bow, and observe that his country
must necessarily dec inc the honor.
BY the adoption of this wise measure the Uni ed
States would soon 10 be looked upon as the
refuge of every vagabond and scoundre in Chrsten-
dom" and the vicious or crmins population Of Europe
would he obliged to select another place of
That the poor but honest and Industrious population
of Europe ought not to be refused is self evident
il they have but the means Of paying their passage
There is fear Of any mans starving in the United
States who has the If his limbs, and is willing to
use then. His labor enriches the soil; labor Is mo.
ney az we'll as time. The latter, IN fact is worth
nothing Nith.u. The former.
The readiness with which the United States are
supposed TO receive the very oucast Of the population
Of Europe, dues not raise the American character in
public estimation nor does it increase the consdera