Holly Springs gazette., 1844-12-06
TIE CURSE OF NATURALIzA-

TON
Ii long article on the importance O
modifying the Naturoliz zion Laws. tLa;
excellent Iaborer IN the good cause, the Bal
umoTe Clipper. remarks the conviction is
becoming deep and general, that there
must be an alteration In the naturalization
laws; or that We shalI subject our govern
ment to the control Of European powers
| Ii IS not alone from the evil OF the great in
| lux OF free Immigrants, however Ignorant
they may be OF the principles of our gov
eInmeut and incompetent TO fulfil the du-
tles OF eIuz5ns intelhglbly. that we have TO
| guard there IS another evil Of even orca-
ter agaAude-that Is, the shipment 10 our
county, By foreign governments of Grimm
ais aud PauPeEs. Odicial doc ments show
that TINS has been done, and that It IS con
temP4ated on large scale. La proof oftbis
assertion, we subnitthe following extracts
On letter received by f Lis, ESQ. Con
s3i at Itssls, 10 reply 10 a circular issued
oy tae Secretary OF the Treasury, on the
s4oJ1ci q t2faIg1 VagFaa.s AMI criminals.
aaFe made lnqulIes win respect 10 the
transportation Of pauPers from this country
10 the Oaled States but state afai.s being
IL lhIs country not as openly conducted as
might be desired, I have not been sue. ess-
la uaal of late, when, BY confidential CON
nuaieatioas. / have learned things which
vii require eaergati measures on the part
Of the 0aHed States to be couateracted.-
Not only PaupeFs, but criminals, are traus.
ported from the interior Of this country, 10
order 10 be elnbar ked there for the United
States"
4 sir. De Stem, formerly an officer in the
service OF the Duke of SAKE Gulha. has
lately made propositions to the smaller s.a.
tes OF oaXony for Transporting their Grimm.
ais to the port Of Bremen and embarkip7
them there for the United States at seveDtV
i've dollars per head, which offer has been
accepted by several of them. The first
transport OF criminals who for the greater
part have been condemned 10 hard labor for
lie, (among them two notorious robbers.
PieifeI Atbecht) will leave Csotha on the
10Th OF this mouth and it is intended bv
aud by. 20 empty all the work houses and
Ialis OF that country, in this manner IL
mere Is little doubs that several other states
VIII initiate the nefaFious practice In
ofdeF 10 stop II, L have sent an arti Gle into
TIE General Gazette Of Augsburg, wherein I
nave attempted to demonstrate that lhis be-
haVioF was contrary 10 ali laws of nations
thal It was shameful behavior towards /
country waieh cfsrs the best inducemeat 10 /
German manufactures.
4 hos Of late also become a general nrsc.
ice u ne towas aud borouabS OF German,
= ser fld et.tsa ir PaupaFs a9sI vici8ns mem
33s' of celiec-Ing the means for cfaetpa-
.log lheif passage to the United States .,
nong the inhabitants, and by sunolyino
hem from tn public funds 9
L Is aiso stated that in letter from the
layer ot Baltimore (General Samuel
9ni1a, Fe believe) 10 tae President he
sa5s ifat fanrteen coavicls from Bremen bsd
7sen laaded ia tbs city, who had been shin.
ped N iEons-8nd that their irons were M,
ksa eLl aa''i they. were aear Fort bfeFlen,
Anstaese fourteen convicts were not
'a#y taadsa pc our shores to renew their
oaTse oi villany, bu. u fve vears thew
.s'a GO doubt manufactured into Amer,,a9
..izaas s. Elth ell The rights of freemen =
an aatlva or natuFalizsd Citizens eonqent
eo1tlnaa law which thus DlsreS an On
3iih taamselves ard children. the
9 lasi eongleis q Earope2 IN this country
eacane he receptacle ofaIl The napners
10 criminals oftha old world 2 and shall
aeh persons ba permitted to interfere with
- perhaps control cur elections IN O. $
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