Western statesman., 1845-01-25

nUr Hfnif 1nI NthfW lFulfss ffpB iL,
.fHm ~ ihe dffNs lhio NE United elsis,
Iha sueffss ~ iliis fepsnmeni onoo oiif os
tIHu stsffm eti tp deti lend IN mao,
t.m.hftKffHmfrff. md W. maY confident
. ~ expect ln he course NJ n few wears n,ai
.0II 'he slip iimi tome ffnm aver ihe oresn
VIII hing irus ilr mosl tifnnnlev assofled
tuf1ofs ~ live siock rrefrvamihed hv etes
il1i I0te ~ study roolory ntlff IN lsfgc
naafs linn In dtioIl II Is we'll known
lhnI flc United Simrs hfc gtfniIt indebted
~ lhe tntffffsc NJ England and Ireland for
many ship lp1ds, mrk loads. hriu loads.
srhoontf ltads, md loop londs nf these rare
atcttmtus uf lrmnpitv Wv which the p0or
houee NJ iIesc ltbiVn countiits abound.
Now II oHr nstlnms wfrc Museum,
ilcsc stt9imtns of humanity would he in.
valuable, and wc should soon hntc the rich.
EST collections ever seen. We do mol know
how II happens, hut lhe specimens of for.
ciun raurers, that wp have seen arc the
odfcst md ualicst things tnt ever cast
sha adows W the sun They are upler than
hycnos. iackals, grizzly bears. BRAZILIAN
orcs, OF any Other yarmints. To preserve
the symmetry Of The American stock. il ia
necessary 10 keep these foreign paupers
and vagabondy at home. Americans arc
now fine looking moros. As they walk
along IN the sunshine they take pleasure
IN contemplating thc handsome shadows
that accompany them. Iinl this foreign
tide is rot stoprcd, tLc inicrmixiure will
hy the force of scme inscruahle law Of
Population that we are not Malthusian O.
noueh 10 understand take place. and hand
scme shadows will not he seen. We pray
heaven that our roSteritv may not he aG-
flcied with snch squirting and uncertain
eyes; such broad, fat, and un Ciceronian
noses, such III derouring mouths; such i'll
hung and irregular shoulders; such untaper-
ing hulging out waists; such handy, crook.
cd, knock kneed, parenthciicaI legs; such
hands and such feet, as foreign paupers en-.
JOY the undisputed proprietorship OF.
The British are most heavenly mind
ed, PhiIanlhroric people indeed. They
pour out temrests of Sighs and oceans Of
tears over the hard lot Of humanity. Their I
Toor law system does not work WELL and .
they are greatly distressed ihereai. They
wish welIto the victims Of poverty, and
therefore take great pleasure in shipping
loads of them TO take up their abode in our
ar famed asylum for the oppressed. They I
ook uron our ASYLUM system as the great
psf and most hcnefcent discovery of mod
Prn times, and take great interest in pro-
noting knowledge of il and in testing its p
virtues. Unless our Government rudely /.
with the oppression of their phil Il
nnihronv. we shall soon have the pleasure
,f feeding and clothing all their raupers.
We hope our Government will take upon {
tscIf Tie duty of giving notice 10 these |
that our asylum is full that
Is doors are shut, holted, and locked up. {
hat The key is thrown away, and no ad- {
mission is inscribed over its portals.
There are already laws against tile emp
wing Of foreign poorhouSes into our blessed !
SyIum but thev are easily evaded. The
enaIty for landing pauperS is got clear Of !
" registering them under false names, and I
when the shippers are called on 10 account
Or the vagrancy of particular passengers,
hey produce their lists Of false names, and =
hus give evidence of their innocence Of o
he charge. In This way the guilty escape.
'ecenlIy Il load Of paupers from some Eng I
Sh or Irish poor house was sent back 10 u
heir anxious friends at home. much il is 10 $
e hoped, 10 the Joy Of their old acqnaintan |
eS. Our asylum, thank Heaven, has one I
hip load fewer of"the oppressed oIforeign !.
alions," and our next Presidential contest Il
lust lie settled without their wholesome St
llercst and votes in il. a