The New York herald., 1845-10-13
Emigration.
Ignorance, Error and Audacity Rsfufed

Oh ciIor ana ldisenoou,tnat IL appears TO me II wOul
be cowardly and unjust to that paper and Its British
readers as well as to the city of New York and the
United States, TO permit 1t to pass unexposed and
nnrefuted, when It can be done in the most satis-
factory manner.
The London Herald, after relating French an
ecdote, says:-"We scarcely take up a New York
or Philaoelphla newspaper without meeting some
shocking cases OF death from want"-and then
draws some lnferences from these premises II then
says-"According TO this law, more especially in
the States OF Massachusetts, New York, PennsyIva-
MA, and Maryland, every passenger on his arrival
In any port OF those Sates has to pay dollar for
which the state guarantees that he shall be provided
Tor IN case OF sickness want. This money must
be paid, and II Is paid because the ships owner is
responsible tor 1t. Further, the expenses of natural
izaton amount to five dollars per head and this mo-
ney, according to act of the several Federal Con-
crosses, is destined for the same purpose This law
has been In force since 1892, and according to Or
Seybers excellent statistical tables Of the United
ports Of New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore,
from the year 1900 to 1885, amounted to upwards of
900; consequently 100000 of dollars came
into the treasures OF these tour States The num-
Der OF emigrants has, since that period, much in
creased, and consequently the sums paid into the
treasures might most certainly have enabled the
governments of the different States to extend the
abshments TOR the reception of the distressed
This, however, they have not thought proper to do
the other hand, they have considered it more ex-
pedient to turn to their own use the moneys paid to
them tor that particular purpose. The num-
in 1913, amounted to between 300 900 and 400 900 "
The article In the London Herald goes on to calcu.
late, assume, &c from the foregoing statements but
as do not consider its calculations and assumptions
OF any importance, because drawn from erroneous
or false premises, | have not quoted them But
have quoted sufficient to show that the London
Herald is egregioGsly ignorant of our institutions
and laws and unparalleled in audaclty in publishing
error and falsehood BE my task then to prove nv
assertions to demonstration.
AS relates to the statement of "deaM from tcant''
found IN the New York and Philadelphia papers, |
think the London Herald must either Oct d;f1ersn,
papers than what circulate here an improved edl-
ton OF them, calculated for the meridian of the Lon
don Herald exclusively / read five daily New York
papers, INTO which are copied such occurrences in
Philadelphia and elsewhere, but cannot recoect OF
but very few deaths from want IN those five papers
1t is possible that the London Herald NAV have
been reading the London Times when in drowsy
state, in OF the very foggy days to which the
great metropolis is subject, instead OF New York and
Philadelphia papers, and hadread the statements in
that paper OF the state of the persons employed in the
Andover workhouse in England. Did the London
Herald ever see any statements OF want, destuon
NC, on the part of paupers, and negligence, embez-
Element, drunkenness, ousness even to force
land other atrocities equally shocking by ceri-
cal master OF an aims house in this country, or any
thing to equal those at Andover? (See the Express
of the 9th instant, "Foreign Items.")
As regards the statements of ''Dr Seybert," which
the London Herald has quoted as good authority as
to the number OF passengers landed at the ports OF
to 1915, 1t will not be expected that can arrive al
positive proof in order to dsprove his statement be.
cause it would be attended with too much labor and
research were ii possible to come at the docu-
in which the register of the passengers were
kept. A comparative view all that Can be given
and that view will be satisfactory, in my opinion
that few, II any, will doubt that DR.. Seyberts state
ment is far from the truth the statement of the
London Herald as TO the number oil passengers in
lS43 at the port OF New York
The number OF alien passengers that arrived al
the port OF New York lS43, according to the regis
ter kept by clerk in the Mayors office, which ex
amIned, was 45, 1853. The commutation money and
for bonding also, received for those passengers was
$6, ,596. Not having access TO documentary evidence
TO the number which arrived at Philadelphia and
Baltimore in 1913, will avail myself of the labor
| and statement OF Dudley Selden, ESQ.,, which ap-
peared in the Nec York Herald of March 49, 1885, as
TO the number of passengers which landed at New
York and other ports in 1912.
In making my statements and comparisons. to
save time, will omit the fractions and confine my
sell to the thousands, as that will be enough in
a calculation OF such magnitude.
According to MIR. Selden, the number in 1912 was
1900 at New Y0rk-other ports, 81, 900. This was
the greatest number in any one year. The average
OF eight years. 80 to AZ inclusive, was So 000-aggre
gate at New York, 422, 900 for the same time
Now, observe the very great disparity between the
statement of the London Herald and the actual facts
as copied by me from the register. The Herald says
3OO,OOO to 4OO,0OO, say ony 5000. which is only
bout one-eighth. Thus one big lie is nailed to the
counter The amount of money received, as a mat.
ter of course, follows as lie No. 2.
Invent to the custom-house to see if any register
had been kept OF passengers that arrived here from
1900 to 1916 but could not find any, The farthest
back that could be found was 1927 SO that If re-
glser had been kept prior to 1927 had been lost or
destroyed. In what way DR.. Seyber obtained his
But let us try their excellence by the following COM
paratve view between the years 1899 to 1885, nclu-
sive, and 1900 to 1915. The actual number which
arrived at the port OF New York in the ten years
from foba hx,,,,
in the Clerks office, was 29S,0OO.
The half Of that added for other Eve years 10000
45o 900
Add for Philadelphia and Baltimore :. 500 GOO
Which makes ;. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50 600
say from 1925 to 1899.
Now, il is notorious that the commerce of the
United States was not tithe IN 1900 to what it
In 1873; consequently the number of passengers
must have been comparatively few. From my cwn
knowledge, commencing in 1903, know that the
number OF passengers which came here then was
small have asked persons who were in the city
IN lSll, who told me that they thought there was not
one then tor fifty now and even up to 1916 the
number was small. There was a reason then for
the smalness OF the number of passengers from Br-
.ain am wnicn l does not now exist. Artisans were pro-
nbted from leaving that country by an act OF Par
lament, and that prohibition was not repealed lIIl
alter 1870. So that II | allow DR.. Seybert one.tentn
OF his 3,0OO,OOO, am confident 100000 would tar
Il a
large estimate. But am not under the necessity OF
depending on guess-work or comparative cacuIa
tions. come at II by surer process by which
Lnink all VIII be convinced of the falsiy of DIR.
Seyberts excellent Statistics and with which |
nail them to the counter like base com Lei
us. then, see what the censuses tor 1900 1870
and 1870 say In relation TO this matter -
The white population in 1900 was 4. III 600. In 1910
It was 6,050,OOO, which was an increase in ten years
Of $4,000. In 1920 1t was liz, 900, which was an
increase Of 2,l62,OOO BY taking halt of the 2 l62 600
,dded to the increase from 1900 to 1910, makes only
5i,0OO which is $4,000 less than "Dr Seyberr's
excellent Statistics" makes the number of the pas
sengers which arrived at New York, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore, during the same wears Was the
natural increase from births over deaths only 10000
less than nothing IN fifteen years Can Dr. Sey-
bert, or the editors OF the London Herald enighten
our minds as to what became OF all the children that
were born in the United States from 1900 to 1915