Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-21
Fi,5m ite BnIiimors ClipDfy


From TIE Baltimore Clipper.
STANDARDIZATION LANSING have
received from the Hon. ]. A Pierce a copy of
reports ofthe Committee on the Judiciary
of the Senate of the l. tied States. made by
the Hon. John NJ. Bcrrien, on January 21th
and March 81. lSi5-vith testimony relating
To the violation of the Naturalization Laws
This pamphlet contains most of the testimony
,akcn by the commissioners appointed BIZ or
der OF the Senate in New Orleans, New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore. i'm which. we
think, amass of facts has been obtained sufii-
Cient tn convince any unparalleled man
every man possessed of American feeling
that such AN alteration should be made in the
naturalization laws, and in relation TO immi-
grant ic!ons and paupcrs, as will more eilcCtu-
ally protect the country from the impositions
OF foreign governments. and our citizens from
the Corrupttng effects of foreign influence
We know that many have doubted the facts
that have repeatedly appeared in this and 9TH
or American papers, that foreign criminals
and paupers have tceu sent 10 our shores at
the expense OF their public authorities: but this
pamphlet furnishes the evidence upon oath:
that such things have been done-and further.
that some OF the very criminals thus Transport
ted to Baltimore, now reside in our city; and
who, in a few years, will, if they SO please,
become citizens possessing perfect equality
with honest Americans. Let us look at part
oil the testimony on this subject. And first
we viii extract from that of Mr.. Abraham
Cuyk, who says:
"ln November, 1918, the Bremen baraue
Republic, Captain Tcgeler; owners Me-srs.
Alvers " Co. here, arrived here with - CON
Vlcts from the kingdom of Wirtemberg: They
were brought with dragons TO Bremerhaven.
and put on board said vessel, and one of the
nTaunnnG raI,nrHnrl A, h,.rl ,,,t1 H.. ---.
10 sea, and he returned with the pilot, And,
besides, there were two murderers on said ves-
sci, as passengers"
Mr.. Cuyk has acted Tor a long time asagent
for the transportation Of imni5tln 10 the
west; and hence, he has had the most ample
opportunity 10 ascertain their character and
condition. Next we introduce the evidence
given by one male and two female passengers
ON board the vessel mentioned by MIR. Cuvk,
a. follows:
Moses Catzenstein appeared, and handed
I'M a statement in writing, (Which was in the
German language. J of which the following Is
a translation, to the truth of which he was
sworn ON the five books of Moses, (witness
being a Jew.)
by request of the commissioners appoint
ed by the Committee on the Judiciary of the
United States Senate, in regard to tie impor-
taii2n ot paupers and criminals from foreign
countries, | would respectfully state that
embarked in Bremen, on board the Bremen
ship Republic, Captain Tegeler, together with
about one hundred,other passengers. i'm the
course OF the summer of 1913, and arrived at
Baltimore about the middle Of December In
the same year; that among the above passen-
gers Were twenty-cigiit criminals, sent out of
the country by their respective Governments
and accompanied by a police officer until the
Snln WAS tflTIV at Con NEhar ooh Il H.
twenty elght persons was handed a certain
sum of money by the police officer, and he
then left the ship with the pilot, and the ship
proceeded on her voyage-her port of desti-
nation being Baltimore, in Maryland, United
States OF America. Nearly all the persons al o.
luded TO are now in Baltimore.
MosEs ~CATzENsTEIy.
The said Catzenstein also gave, under oath.
the following answers to :nteuagatories pro-
pounded to him:
lie knew a criminal, exclusive Of those
mentioned IN his statement, who was trans
ported TO this country, from the neighborhood
from which he (Catzenstein) came, Tor drunk
cnness and robbery, and that said criminal is
now M this city. The witness resided i'm the
county OF L~owenstcin, in the kingdom ofHa-
mover. The name of the criminal alluded tot
August Manzcll.''
Miss Amelia Blogg appeared, and was
sworn on the five books Of Moses. she BEING q
%JeNYess. She gave the following answers TO
l~nterrogator1es propounded to her:
arrived here from Bremen, as a passenger.
ON board the ship Republic, on the I'D of De-
cerAber, lS43. There were about twenty Eve
persons on board, under the care of a police
olilccr, but whether they were criminals ar
paupers | do not know. / have CrenuentI,
Beard that persons charged with crime have
oeeh sent to- this country. One of the passen-
gers Ga mani ON board the ship Republic sta
Vet that he had been put in prison for two
years charged with murder. when he was semi
to TINS country. Another of the PASSENGER
on board the said ship. stated that be had bScn
imprisoned for shootinga man whilst hunting.
ana lidt ne either broke out of prison and
came to this country or was sent here. witness
Is not certain which. The witness further
states that Il man, his wife. two sons and
three or four daughters. were semi iron, ,ho
CITY oi Hanover 20 New York. about our years
since, Tor having committed repea,ed rohbs
mes. The hall Of their expenses for coming
over were paid bv the Government of Hano7
yer, ant Tue Other half b. a congregation in
Miss Jane Fitzgerald Blogg appeared. and
was sworn ON the five books of Moses (.br
oelng q Jewess.) She gave the following a,
aWers to Intcuogatoric, ~pTopoundcd tn her
j ain a slS'ero the lost witness. and auiyeJ
ihIs country IN the same vessel with her
J Know the statement jus, made by NV sistr,
To- DE correct in all its particulars. / have rs.
Gently seen in this city some of the rs,.rn.
W!i9arnred here in the ship Republic. 6hargad
WIN crime. / know nothing further i'm Ill.
"on 10 li" matters to be investigated bv dis
commission '"''
This testimony is sufficiently copclp.i,c. /
Dui we Will add that of Mr. William w,
dcnberg. H. says. that he d. knows t,.,
in'l- and paupgrs have been sent to tl;s coz"
iry from Europe knows trsf palmer. fg,.
Doc aii1s houses oiGcrmaHy were sent h.r. b.
IoY,Inm. ut in the ships Ernest and Gu.tsyc
captain Faust. and toe Albert. Captain KIork
-tuI'r. Within ihe last two or tlreo yoa,s
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