The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-25
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


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II New YoHK November "a, 1870 .
Here as in the large cities OF Europe. pau
perism-evs which grow togeihefare, pefhaps the mos
frequent subjects OF newspaper speculation as doubtless
they are the eyerpresen topics for anxious thought on the
part of our holders OF large properties have often before
necessarily alluded them, writing many details enable
your readers to know New York as il s in these partcu
lars yet might write reams OF papers, conveying useu
and interesting facts In this connexonthas TO men who
think and iee As the winter rapidly approaches, the In
sing demands paupersm again bring that subjee
prominently before the city public and the wing admins
aton oil our city government having proceeded 10 unfold
its budget OF demands for money smcs the election, tbs
heavy increase OF appropriations asks naturally enough
has set us all to cogitatng upon the taxation question
Blinking, Tor me the appropriations for i'm
provements contemplated TO increase the value of property
belonging TO particular parsans Of various federal alder
men, and by way OF throwing lucrative contracts into
the hands oil political "skers," let look upon some
points OF the necessary increase of taxaon and the
outrageous exemption of certain classes Of New York
property from the assessors levies ns the year 1850
we shall receive full five hundred thousand emigrants
in this port from beyond the OF these quite fifth
will land pennylessuttery unabe from Of means,
bulge from our streets into the interior Nne-ienths Of
this last classyes of them-are be
physically capable of doing time their share for the
raj prosperity Of the Union In the mean tme however.
they must be fed clothed, and employed II work be
had-whch In most cases, is doubtful at besthe labor
market Of New York being always heavily oversocked.
Now, the country al argeprnciPally the States OF
the Wesget really almost all the benefit of the immense
emigration into this port Yet New York city has,
its pocket abstain full three fhs of ALL the pau
perism incident to the emigration into ports
This unfair 1t grossly unusa crying evil but very
little mitigated by the profits made of the emigrants
landing here with means, who to tell the truth, but
slightly protected against shapers in the
Stale and corporation ordinances designed for their potec.
ton
is low estimate down the of every emgran,
directly upon county almshouse funds and police
per head The appropriations be required in the year 1850
"a
poses alone, fancy Then the hospita money,
which the emigration rcpays and the donated in pri.
vae or associated charity which repaid quarter
of million will not than half this item Indeed,
with New York believes that less than
million of dollars will the accredited honored de-
mands of pauper emigration the population of the
city As crcumscribed as are my own MEANS it rarely
happens that day passes In which my hand fails 20 into
pocket relieve individual of this class and
Judging others by myself feel assured that the aggregate
tax of this description upon is heavy indeed Property,
nomimaAy bears much Of 1t but property only collects
taxes from labor the world it bears little indeed of
the burden here, perhaps less than elsewhere money
capital capital directly invested in merchandise is
taxed under laws Thus the 900 owned by the
Rothschids the 900 owned by the Earrings, and the
other large amounts, the property of nonresden foreign
and domestic invested In New York stocks, notes, &C.,
drawing interest profits from the industry of this city,
the first red cent by of sustaining these paupers
Nor do Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio. or interior
New York. and oher regions reaping the benefit OF this
port the landing place OF the emigration doing much
for the development of their respective resources contrib
single copper towards bearing their own legitimate
burden in this This should be NATIONAL for the
burden is strictly national.
Is unconstitutional for Congress or the national treas
ury bear least portion ofa am not 50 learned In
the law know whether the saddle can be constitution
ally placed the right horse by what means that may
be accomplished, IL constitutional But you
patience well nigh exhausedso far gone, that
long councils will enact ordinances to drive the
emgranships elsewhere, unless elieved-their trade thus
10 Xnf knnW huu
been advocate for the stimulation of European
Shores and for the extension of the rights
of citizenshp all who come after the least necessary
New and nd the
of her demand. that she shall be made bear all
Its burden, while reaping really so little benefit from this
source.
Is wonderful the price labor keeps up amid this
redundancy of hands. That happens 10 be- in great
measure regulated in larger market than ours-accord.
the value of labor In agriculture the country over
The large manufacturing houses In the city, however, do
their fun In keeping up the prices oil labor and more
especially Of female labor You ofen accounts In the
newspapers OF the grinding dealings Of master wokmen
(empoyers) with workwomen In New York their protectors
and best friends heaviest employers in almost all
cases.
Take the tailoring business for example in either Of Its
branches Mrs Beman, who probably manufactures more
shirts than any other houses In America, pays accord
ing to recently published statistics, far better prices than
any other shr.making house In New York. And Lewis
Hanford, dealers in, and manufacturers Of eady-made
clothing all descriptions who furnish work from which
full 900 persons directly fed do wonders In the way OF
preventing the needle and women Of New York from
falling prey those who look for their profits almost
wholly from cheating labor directly indirectly. The
abshment OF Lewis Hanford, by-theby, is among
the sights OF Gotham. being well worthy OF visit from
strangers who remember They occupy four large
stores warehouses; In Pearl street, Nos 25246 and 3
that Is all except the ground floors OF three Of the buildings
As their cloths received they passed slowly
rollers between the light and the Of careful inspectors
who flaws the goods, to be avoided by their
te thirty In number, who prepare the work for the
Their cutters average, in the aggregate, 200
garments per diam, comprising everything appertaning
TO the rig of man, except his shoes, handke
hat One poren oil their premises is devoted the
preparation Of oiled clohing caps, coats and ovcrals,
such as are by sailors. Seventy always
employed In these warehouses, In which not stitch
Is sewed. That part Of the work Is done OUT Perhaps
half employees reside In neghborng villages Of this
and adjacent States where the house has agencies They
furnish house in st. Louis with some 100000 worth
with $4,000 WORTH and d orders from all parts of hi,
continent and the West Indies Buying all materials d.
rscty from the foreign and domestic they
pay importers and iobbers' profits and, furnishing
steady work to their hands, they the Of eating
and making up every article, while paying them better In
the aggregate OF the years work than of the clothing
houses of the city that is they do pay hands for
lost Such houses land there the city doing
the business scale nearly grea forced
screw, pinch, and cheat the operative after the fashion
Of less OF those undertaking compete with them
who know other way Of getting the disadvantages
OF buying stock TO be made second and third hands
and the interest the cost OF unsod stock lying their
shelves am have to write that with almost