New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-03
One Why to do Good.

One Why to do Good.
Almost every day sees landed on our shores a
large number Of Emigrsnts from Europe-gene-
rally hundreds. often more than thousand. hs-
tber more than half Of them speak our language
intelIiglby; nine-tenths Of those above ten years
Of age expect to work for living, and are most
willing b do So Most Of them are acquainted
only with the rudes modes Of Agricultural and
kindred labor but ia these, and ia everything
connected with diegog, leveling ditching &c.
they are good wOrkmeD. = Iite number are
skillful mechanics, artisans and manufacturers
whose coming here is a greater acquisition t. the
country than any amount Of capital sent across
the Atlantic for investment. The Capital will be
drawing interest ont Of tbs country the Artisans
will not only create additional wealth but retain II
among u.s. AS general role, we may assume
that every man or woman whO comes here to live
by downright useful labor and succeeds ia tnnInS
opportunity to DO So is IA accession - the Nation
al wealth and contributor heucelouh to the Ma
tional well being Aud, though most Of the i'm
migrants are poor the aggregate Of money and
valuables brought IN by them yearly is au item
we could not ell dispense with, in view Of our
pFOucuoes W ~ 10 ~ N'"' va - fN'''
thi,her will pay for
There are two draw backs on all this-First, the
bad character OF inability OF a small portion OF the
immigrants wh) were thieves or swindlers or
Migrants or beggars n, home and cannot be ex-
pected 20 do better here, though a few OF them
will do so. Some who could not earn & decent
livelihood in Europe, owing 10 the pressure Of
Land Monopoly and Taxation of all sorts, depress
ing Wages aud limiting Employment will yet
pay their own way under our ireer ard iuster in
situations. some who had been lured or driven
BY want into dishonest courses ia Europe come
here resolved 10 turn over new leaf and live rep.
utably and useiully among us yet the general
fact remains thst paupers and rogues at home Will
continue such when trans planted the force OF habit
being strong and The opportunities for changing
from bad way Of lie to good one being more
restricted than they should be. Probably nine
tenths Of all who come over expect and intend to
live honestly by useful labor aud viii unless hard
necessity shall conspire with temptation TO drive
them TO ruin.
But they land among utter sran gers, many ct
them having no influential friend or benevolent al
wiser within many days journey. Some, indeed,
have already secured homes in the West, whore
friends eagerly expect and independence awaits
them. A great proportion, however, land entirely
ignorant of the country and It's wWs, with scsnty
means, no friends, and very vague ideas OF what
they are TO do and how they shall earn a subsls,-
encs. Toe only homes they can find are low gTog-
ssries termed Emigfsnt Boarding Houses which
il IL empha,ically desirable to emigra,e from at
n. Ia. Ha~a fhaN nffap "a In.
ly seeking work as well as they Know how TO- an-
Ill their little money is exhausted, when they are
ready for the Poor House or any desperate expe
dent which may be presented
Oar City does something toward lettering this
state OF things; the Commissioners o, Emgra
ton we believe, do all in their power. But the
most efficient work is not to be done here but
elsewhere. We easHo. employ these Immigrant,
advantag eously. and empoym ent Is their vital ne
cessiiy. We pay more Tor subsistng small por'
zion OF them wreschedy by public and private
aims than it need cost to place them al IN posi-
tions Of permanent usefulness and humble but
soatented independence. They nsed no aims 4
they could only have work and Its fair recon-
pense, aud these the country might furnish them
II 1t would, with very little present sacrifice and
much permanent advantage
Take almost ANY Agricultural County OF tbs
State, and careful survey Of /, would show
where great deal Of work is needed - render II
eminently productive There are swamps and
boSs to be drained, bitches TO be dug, hedges to
be set or stone walls TO be bult. swamp muck 20
be hauled our and spread over upland, Sc Se.-
Most of this is Just the work that newly landed
immigrants are most ethcieOt IN, and which can
not So proftsbly be accomplished with the desrel
labor OF Americaus. born. These immigrants may
be hired here 10 any desirable exisat AZ as Low
rates as men of conscience would name, whit
their labor cannot compete IN the more sAiiid
and peculiar operations OF planting, eo'nvHtins
harv esting with that Of our own people. Their
10 scarcely County Ia the State which would no
advance rapidly in proauctiveRess and wealth Q
its capitalists and forehsndsd farmers would re
solve TO employ systematically some hundreds o
thousands II these immigrants henceforth. l
need cost very little TO select and obtain them, a
one Git man ght be sen, here on behalf Of h
fteinds and neighbors tor miles around, to engage
either before or Just after landing, saeh Immigrant
as oould be useiaily employed among them
assned essential. those only who could prodec'
unexceptiouabs testimonials for character an'
industry need be taken. leaving Others to EN-
Movers les. fastidious. BY organisation and Goa
cert. many thousands Of immigrants might thu
HI nrovided with work sDd bread directly nPoS
lsnains, to the profit Of all concerned. While e.