New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-22
TIE ABUSES OF TIE I,1,ueRAST SYSTEM.

TIE ABUSES OF TIE IMMIGRANT SfSTisM
very important duty Of newspaper to look after
tie poor and the ignorant the rich as general rule,
being better able to look after themselves than their
unfortunate negbbors. The duty of THE NsWYoRR
TRIBUNE on this head is paramount We feel it
obligatory to erate and reiterste counsel and to pre-
sent technical details which shall result in the re-
formation Of the City, and carry the good effects of
such ameloratioDs from New York, as a distributing
metropolis throughout the wide empire of thrtyone
States We have recently bestowed much attention.
and degree of labor that the reader in ordinary can
not at Ill appreciate TO find out the exact condition OF
the Poor of this Cityof their miseres. wants tempta
tions, and means Of reform We have reason to be-
ieye that our recent expose Of the statistics of crime
and drunkenness OF this City, accompanied with ac
counts made from personal observation will assist to
render the Maine Law when il passes in this State
more operative. That our calls to the public in favor
Of the Five Points Mission have reused sympathy AMI
generosity in d large degree toward whole classes Of
urforturatcs is 20 evident that feel mpeed to re-
double our exertons in that cause and in matters ger
main to IT,
Greot as is the responsibility, however, which at
taches to the rich or comfortably situated in this City
to give of the abundance of their knowledge and sub
sands Of poor wretches among U.S. especially recently
arrived immigrants, our national duty to those imm
grants before they arrive should be fully discharged
In this country social and material changes so
rapid that we are almost mperyous TO surprises and
constantly find ourselves placed in positions relatively
TO Europe when do not seem conscious of the novel
magnitude Of tie work Of action and reform, thrown
upon us 1t would appear that on the immigrant cues
ton, such view is eminently true. On this subject
there is deep and pressing need for public reforma-
ton
The Satisfies Of Inmg grafton reveal stupenlous facts
b. TtgaTds s operations on the growth nnt destlnes
Of tile county and supendOus abuses the latter being
c0riieable II we DO our duty as ctzens The number
q immigrants WHO arrived at this port in 1852, was
800 992 Of there IlSGlI from Germany; 1881
from Ireland; - C5I from England GDi from Scot
land; ( sCs from France, and the remainder from
other European ststes Now that this huge army
coming here--and certain 10 be increased each
Year. should arrive in The best cOnlltiOn-that
lie most valuable Of all articles 10 ny, Man, should
be landed IN DE heathest and strongest state, 40
that Le shan be the least burden the commu.
nity and DO The most work required ia tbs vast
reclaimed New World s surely an object com Derclh
H. socially hygenicaily u the first Importance II lie
surely more important Hsn the cottoD trade though
cute caleYla,hD sDd s4ah pfesenec may put siaplo
abose b White immigrant n he sanf ny they DO abOye
q bltek resident i,gl What DO tle Commissioners ~
Immigfsnon fepoh Why, that " ihe wfeiehed and
"elfeebied state II nsny u lie pss'eagefs results
IL tAe deaBs-Js - pef cent u he uioie 10 s9ihe
"eases" Just iesA tisfe mOnsigObs figures Fassea
geif m ofsns 1gl 4e5, ~ desu.s M. rs dealhsj
eIs, ~ @75. n dasiLs tog.ud his. as the eys
n.eeif t.e aeit1 feywts@ immigration e'ev dsy u
l. A.eDsboss - is ns D0d Deiiey ~dy matched
~ ~ gtlei ii,osal)iy, tisi such sisie NJ bilgs
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