American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-16

.sohn NJ. Berrien, on January eth and March
Sd, lsA5-with testimony relating to the viola
ZION of the Naturalization Laws" This pamph-
let contains most of the testimony taken by
1he commissioners appointed by order of the
Senate. in New Orleans New York, Philadel-
qhia and Baltimore, in which, we think, mass
of facts has been obtained sufficient to con-
since every unprejudicod man-every man pos
sesscd Of American feelmg-that such an al
seralIon should be made in the naturalization
Avs, and in relation to immigrant teons and
yanpers, as will more efiectually protect the
gountry from the impostions Of foreign gov
grnmcntS, and our citizens from the corruptlng
litccts of foreign influence. We know that
many have doubted the facts which nave been
a,paatedIy stated in this and other american pa
gers, that foreign criminals and paupers have
been sent to our shores at the expense of their
vualc authorities; but this pamphlet furnishes
he evidence upon oath, that such things have
aeen done-and further, that some of the very
criminals thus transported to Baltimore, now
reside in our city; and who in few years,
VII, If they 50 please, become citizens possess
ng perfect equality with honest Americans.
Let Us look at a part Of the testimony on this
Subject And first we will extract from that of
Mr.. Abraham Cuyk, who says:
sin November, lS43, the Bremen barque Re-
public, Captain Tegeler, owners, Messrs. Albers
4 Aoneken, consigned to Messrs. Albers s. Co.
10 hnr Ia cts from fhn
kngdom of Wirtemberg. They were brought
9th dragons to Bremerha ven and put on
Soard of said vessel, and one of the dragons re-
1nained on board until they went to sea, aud he
leturned with the pilot. And, besides, there
BeTe two murderers on said vessel, as passen-
gers"
Mr.. Cuyk has acted for long time as agent
i6r the transportation of immigrants to the
West; and hence has had ample opportunity to
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. Cuyk, as follows:
Moses Catzensten appeared, and handed in
A statement, in writing, Gin the German Ian
guage,) of which the following is translation,
Moses, (the witness being Jew
By request of the commissi oners, appointed
3y the Committee on the Judiciary of the Uni
led States Senate, in regard to the importation
pfpnupers and criminals from foreign countries,
! would respectfully state, that | embarked in
Bremen, on board the Bremen ship Republic,
Captain Tegeler, together with about one hun
4rad other passengers, in the course of the sum-
nef of 1913, and arrived in Baltimore about
lne middle Of December Of the same year, that
ssnong the above passengers were twenty-elght
criminals sent out Of the country by Their re-
Speclive Governments, and accompanied by
Iql,o officer until the ship was fairly at sea,
when each of these tWcnty-eight persons were
Handed a certain sum Of money by the police
5,fcer, and he then left the ship with the pilot,
and The ship proceeded or her voyage-her
port Of destination being BALTIMORE in Mary
land, United States OF America, Nearly all
lhe persons alluded to are now in Baltimore.
Moses CAr2ENsrEIN.
The said Moses Catzcnsten also gave, under
saith, the following answers TO heterogeneous
pTopounded to him:
He knew a criminal, exclusive of those mem
;oned in his statement, who was transported
10 this country, from the neighborhood from
which he (Catzenstein) came, for drunkenness
and robbery; and that SAID criminal is now IN
Ibis city. The witness resided in the county
pF Lowenstein, in the kingdom of Hanover
The name of the criminal alluded to is August
Iunzell."
rMiss Amelia Blogg appeared, and was sworn
pn the five books of Moses, (she being Jew
ess She gave the following answers to inter-
5ogatores propounded to her.
arrived here from Bremen, as passenger,
% board the ship Republic, on the Esd of De-
sember, 1913. There were about twenty-five
persons on board, under the care of police Of
seer, but whether they were criminals or pau
3ers do not know. have frequently heard
ina. persons charged with crime have been sent
20 this country. One of the passengers "a maa
Dn board the ship Republic stated that he had
been put in prison for two years, charged with
murder, when he was sent to this county,
Another Of the passengers on board the said
ship stated that he had been imprisoned for
shooting man whilst hunting; and that he
either broke out Of prison and came TO the
country or was sent here, witness is not certain
which The witness further states, that man,
ais wife, two sons, and three or four daughters,
gere sent from the city Of Hanover TO New
York, about four years since, for having conf
united repeated robbenes. The half of their
expenses LOT COlnliiS OFeI "cte pdlu DV t1e TO-
yernment of Hanover, and the other half by a
congregation in that city.
Miss Jane Fitzgerald Blogg appeared, and
gas sw orn on the five books of Moses, (she be.
ar a Jewess She gave the following an
swers to interrogatories propounded By her:
am sister to the last witness, and arrived
N this country in the same vessel with her
know the statement Just made by my sister t
be correct in all its particulars. have recent
y seen III this city some of the persons who al
,iycd here in the ship Republic, charged wit
srme. know nothing further in relation
lac matters to be investigated by this con
Inssion.'
This testimony is sufficiently conclusive; bu
we will add that Of Mr.. William Wardenberg
{{n Saws. that he "knOws that criminals an