The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-21

TO protect them and their property through our Consu
lar agents abroad. Every other country does the
same thing without the one thousandth part OF the
inducement which we have as a nation.
Suppose the law required that the emgrants should
present themselves at the Consuls Office for the VISA
Of their passports, that the captains oil me 'ess.'
carrying emigrants, should have permit from '''
Consul stating the number of emig ants inc" aso,
condition, Sc, and that this permit should oe
in all cases in which persons of suspicious cha'a'
or known to be malefactors on board inc sau Voc
sells, would not the United States be be''er Pro'oe
against a certain population OF Europe thah ., '''o
~ &c ,,o or ,brea dollars head which, II the emf
v;c;ons il no compensation for their impor-
,a,;on and r. honest but poor, too great an impost
on those who have already made so many sacrihces
in giving up their homes and exposing themselves "
the dangers of long and tedious voyage oueh
superyision on the part of the American co nmercal
agents abroad would also enable them to give due
preference to all vessels sailing under the American
aag-a preference which they much need, consider
ing that a vessel of 500 tons burden belonging here
NAV be sailed from $500 to $4,000 year cheaper
than one of the size, sailing under American
coors, and manned by American seamen.
"A
twenty five cents AT the utmost, per head, and which
would not influence he price Of he passage, might be
allowed the Consul Tor the trouble inscparahle from
the discharge Of his duty, and as compensation Tor
the loss Of time, &c but il would save the oni'ed
States Annually thousands OF dollars, and provea sig
nal advantage 10 the emigrans themselves They are
now entirely deprived OF the means OF obtaining the
necessary information for the proper investment oil
their capital persuaded by interested persons 10
load themselves with merchandise and farming uten-
ills most Of which cheaper aud better IN the nj
ted States while the casl expended for those useless
articles would often suffice to purchase them an es-
tate.
repeat it, the United States have solemn duty to
perform in regulating the emigration of Europeans to
their shorcs-a duty which alike npenous with re-
gard 10 these no are born in the country and To those
who wish to become citizens. They owe their own
citizens protection and TO the honest foreigner, who
wis hes to live among US protection ofhs person and
property from the moment he has rtnounced his own
country When the emigrant has arrived in the nj
ted ates il is too late to commence his Surveillance
he is then already there for better for orse; and
whatever be the state in which he arrives the laws OF
humanity forbid that he should be sent back to the
no further alternatve-and are Obliged 10 feed the
pauper rather than incur the expense OF sending him
home All that can be done with, and for him. must
be done abroad and it is thither, consequently, that
the Administrator must turn its eyes.
have thus but walked over the ground, without
entering into deta lis; and will write you fully
on the subject in my next The principal politica
news here comes from The United States; the news
paper polemics Of England and France being at Thu
moment entirely destitute of interest
Louis Philippe's policy in Spain has met with Sc
rous rebuff in the forms of etiquette adopted by the
Regent-his oriental policy is equally unfortunate
though the news from Algiers is somewhat con
soling.
In Germany tire tariff league has been increased by
the accession of the principaties of Brunswick ane
Lppe 1t is supposed that when the railroad from
Bremen to Hanover will be finished, the latter king
dom and the free Hansea,. .i.y --a also Join tn,
] Vareins nv which means the German league o.s
4 toms will become commerciai power, capable y
treating with maritime nations terms of recipro
city.
From Russia there is nothing new except that the
Emperor as much ncensed against the Court Of the
Tuilleres the latter is against him and that they
both make mouths at each other without having the
courage to come to blows.
/ France, Germany and Italy are building railroad:
and canals. The warlike spirit having subsidized, the
material interests have again full sway, and there i:
no doubt that in very short time Europe will be
nothing but huge workshop.
1 AS soon as Parliament meets, will write you about
Sir Robert am tired Of chronicng the speeches
of the French Deputies They lead you into laby-
rnth fir m which even Yankee politician would find
it difficult to extricae himself In Spain matters
repairing for another crisis.