New-York daily tribune., 1844-04-13
A SPECTATOR.
From The Albany Aicns.
Expenses OF the Poor In this State-Clussifi
cation OF their NATIVITY.

cation Os their
The Secretary OF State has transmitted 10 the Le
yisIa,ure the annual returns OF the Supcrineudents
of the Poor, and they embrace ii mass oi very valu
able information Returns were received from every
county in the State.
La 'I3, the number Of county paupers relieved or
supported, 73, ,233 do OF town do, i52l. Whole
number of regular paupers, S2,754 or about 10 81
every nhabrant in the State. But IN addition 10
these there G2Oi7 paupcrs temporarily re-
lieved by the public officers, making aggregate o.
paupers in the State OF New iork OF l443Jl, or
about | to every l3 Of the inhab,ants
The whole expenditure Cor poor during S5S s 20 q
But value OF the labor of the psaPcfs amount
ing 80 s!
Mus; be deducted and ;i,e.. nett expense i' ~: a.
yvhicl, is rai.cd by annual iexaiion. -,--oe ~
During 1872 the cxpel+ - -
Deduct paupci !ebcr o'.l,-, -
Sio,oi a
Thus showing an increase Of pAupcr expenses OF
the wear 1913 over those oil l3l2 OF $12,939 ~ or an
increase in Il single wear OF over ID per cent, IN the
expenditures. The average weekly expense oi each
pauper during the year
l8i3 was - ~58 cents and mills.
lG12 was.Gi " e"
This shows that the expense OF supporting cac,!
paupcr has decreased per cent, and yet tie ~ioe
aggregate OF expense las increased 10 pei cent
This solely arises from an increase III the """oer {"
paupers. This increuse was u, ,3l4 over The prcce
ing year. Yet il i proper 10 bear in rnind thai
about one-third OF lnis rr"ase occurred IN the city
of New-York.
On the llth Of Apri. i,f2, law passed directing
the County Superin,tsfkfss ii Poor to make de-
Jailed returns, moi o!i9 q D., tnme, age, sex and
native country Of evcry Rs3n IL county pauPer bat
,lso statement OF the calses, either direct or IN
direct which have operated 70 render such person
pauper" Al the fr-t glance, il will be perceived
that information of This character must be inyaua-
bio, as il could be the pioneer oi sound aud sal"
legislation upon this complex questions.
Under this new law, returns have been received
Stufc IDany
Green, Suffolk and Warren. OF the 23,0bl raupcrs
returned in these special reports,
Ofuo,ives of,he United States. there were:
siales .S.lO4 Females. ..G.3l2 Ioiai.ll,iio
Ofpaupers. natives of Ireland. there were ,r., -y,
Males " 81 Fenlucs. 5tS Total. l,4oi
Ofpnupen. natives Of Scotland. there Were
Mnles " i7s Female. iol Total Zoe. %
ofpSSPes, nnys' of Ser Ge5%any 'hss S; we!r a, e
Ofpaupers, coming from Canada there sa were t s-o
Ofpaupert. natives of France. there were o
Mules -. 1J3 Females. t3 Ionl.... Il"
985 Paupers were reported without giving their
native country.
Tomorrow, we shall ullude TO the steady and
alarming increase in Puupersn and taxation Tor thr
last fourteen years aud shall show 10y proof how
much of this paupcrism is caused by in'emperancc,
debauchery and idlcncsss, and how light would te
the tax could the People be more persuaded TO rule
those appetites which not only debase and punish
themselves, but in lis heightened cham, tainpo upon
tho rights of property, kindred and country.