Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-02-15
POREIGN PAUPERS AND CRIMINALS

FOREIGN PAUPERS AND GRIM NAILS
We draw the following imp 1rtant anc
startling facts, relative to the immigra'
liOn Of foreign paupers and criminals tC
Ibis country, from "The Crisis" work
pubished in New York, We earnestly
entreat the attention Of every reader tc
Sshe extract.-Ndt. Courier.
@ 1t is as we'll known 10 our countrymen
IS perhaps as any other fact, in connec-
Hon with this subject, that n large por-
Non Of the emigranls--me women and
children from foreign countries, are pau
Mrs; that they come here rs such, and
MAJ we are compelled 10 support them;
Md o!tonimes during heir natural lives
This. as may well be imagined, is a griev.
bus burthen to our countrymcn, and yet
Ne tamely submit TO it without a decent
respect for ourselves, and without remon
IA ating against the practice Of sending
HEM here, by special provisions Of Eu-
fbpean governments. By the reports Of
Ibf the Commissioners ofthe Poor in Eng
hnd and Ireland, they have not only con
'finued to transport their paupers to our
Epunlry with all the means in their power.
bpt they have petitioned Parliament for
hat body 10 provide for Transporting
hem in still larger numbers to America,
An Englishman has informed US that he
has often witnessed large bodies of pau
Ners marched down from the poor houses
III various towns on the coast Of Eng land,
and their passage paid to America by
the Observation-Disclosures Register con
tained, some time since, the following, in
confrmation Of this " The Commission
ers Of the Poor in England recommend
thar Parliament pass act an authorizing
the different parishes in England to raise
money for the purpose Of sending the
most vicious and worthless Of their par
iehes-such as are irrecIaimable-ou OF
fhat country to this!" But this was ex-
sepsively practiced before as it has been
Nince.
I'll" O(the number Of alien passengers"
sAys late paper" who arrived at this
pprt New York; during a month, last
year, one hundred applied TO the Commits.
JOS Of the Aims House in this city,
Immediately after landing, most OF whom
hpd their passages paid by the parishes
Hom which they had been sent"-And
ope OF our Aims House Commissioners
steled to u.s." have seen one orthe pas
aenges ships. filed ViiA pauperS alone y
ana iur her. when entire cdrgoes now
conc ou', it has been ascertained that
me parishes have paid their expenses,
and we frequently hear the same thing
ifpm the pauper passengers. Indeed.
ahey have no other mode of getting here
~ is common for them to walk directly
ron tie sap to the Aims House, and ask
lpr admission" Thus the charities
Whch belong 10 the unfortunate among
apr own countrymen are almost enlirelyI
apsoTbed in supporting worthless and
MseraoIe mendIcants, criminals and reGu
Gees from Europe! The report of gen
tleman IN this city, made some time since
" ana by request Of Committee of
congress on this and collateral subjects.
4as he following among other important
rclS; 1t is stated on authority entitled
" credit, that The Storage passaues oil
more than thirty thousand persons have
~ paid from Ireland, England and
9co''aha alone, to enable them to
.gaVe there for America, most of whom
ave arrived at this port" The commits
1'o"c'S S.ale that "there are not ovcrI
pte:'0NrA Of the emigrants who came to
~ country That possess means TO obtain
eo'n'"f'ao'e support for themselves and
i.l 1I on arriving here" Ofthe 1909
2l,''''ea 10 the hospital that year, 206
10y were native Americans; that is, one
Ne ei 10 sir foreigners, or in the pro.
.Non o. one TO every "A Of the latter
our city, and of 1888 o. the former.
nose assisted from the Aims House,
r. man. t~o.Mirds were foreigners.
'nGo ,33z persons in the Brdewel,
,nIs House and Peniienliary, 2,O45 we're
!" 'd'e order from the English Board Of
UGr La" Commissioners. instrucis the
9!o''nts TO pay" particular attention to
H. m,s : Iloo," to raise money fer emigra
~, G'c' A report from a town acting
"' 'nese instructions, and accidentally