American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-09-05

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These welded Joys all come on foot
If w, ,' mroa we rs y" we boy" dom,
For some few years, in ba,f
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Testimony CT On. SAmuE; 3. MARvIE.--
We give the testimony of This gentleman in
cx,enso, because OF its Importance, and from
The fact that it shews that for 4 series Of wears
he. as health officer Of the port of Baltimore,
deemed it to be his duty to annrizo the city au-
laorGes Of the annual influx of foreign pau
pe;s TRANSPORTED to this mort. and 10 complain
~ ,bo inias,ica of flo nroooal;no Dr IT,r-
o,.,,
VII oA""o'' "o'' ol'~''' "o'u'''oI''5 WIG" may
be consulted at the City Hall. NO person had
q better opportunity oil asccrtaining the cond-
.ia.. or or,i,tr,,ts than y, Mari, md bo
ooiu'y states MS cohF'ctoh o1 inc 'noiSpehSl-
Die necessity OF having measures adopted to
arrest the practice of sending forern paupcrs
f. orr mort
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Du''''s '''0 F"'' "00N 0P"a'I' Vi i''0 i''''l-
dred emgrants arrived at tins poEt--at least
one hundred and fifty Of whom we are credi-
bl, informed are manners. At this rate il will
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sooA become necessary 'or tle people ol DalU-
more city and county to build an additional
alrns-bouse. and LARGELY to increase the lew
for fine sncnort of the forelOn noor Indeed,
% .l'on -.
rum P'oS'n' %PP'"'''''''' w '"''' ~, ~ sui
PTIsed 20 ma III lie" years hlofe' Ihe poor
rates nearly equalIing the taxes for all other
local nprooses. II is thus that the honest in
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WY puitheheu iot 'he SoPPoI' vi 'nc P1uPci
inhabitants Of Europe.
DR.. Samuel B. Martin appeared, and return
cd in writing, the following statement in re-
plv to interroratories propounded TO him. He
was sworn to the statement:
BLrrnoRc. Feb. 8. 1915.
Gentlemen: In obedience to YOUR summons
of the osth january. 1915. | attended at the
Masonic Hall. on the Goth. to hear YOUR inter
rogatories as to what knowledge NAV possess
in relation TO the abuses bv aliens, of certain
privjlcres alluded TO in said Intermediates. and
solicited the privilege of stating nv answer
thereto in writing. which YOU did me the favor
+ogrant.
commence by stating, that had the honor
Of serving this, my native city, in the capacity
ofhoalth officer, for s years; and feel proud ia
say, in all that time, not one charge has eccl
5ecn brought against me which could be substan-
.atcd, OF bore the semblanco OF truth on its
face. have, at all times, paid particular at.
.ention 10 the character Gas we'll as the condi-
!onl of emigrans arriving in vessels at this
port. as q sense Of duty to my country, and
here take the opportunity Of aycrrMg, that the
major part Of persons coming under my iuspoc-
.ioi wee far. far from hciar composed Of that
kind oE material calculated to add to the res
,ec,agilitv Of our national character. On tie
contrary Ii,,I bold ia. saw. that a larre prynor-
,,9a thereon were uuclGc...sl persons, OF very
coarse habits, many oryt.i2.sG character. agree
al'y lnc statements Of fine masters OF vessels
.r.,,s3ortiar llo.n to oar shores. L struc,
.lg cabin passengers / found ycry respectable.
lsor3p Of them holdiDr yery biGb stations in