The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-16

this emigration II IL doubtless evil 70 have siths
conyicts pspper emgrants introduced into the
try. but YOUR committee submits that the advantages
which The city derives from emigration TO this por
greatly oyerbslance that evil. and more than
pensaie for the nct eravey charged that eight or Ter
stray emigrns have. according TO the report 10 tho
Goytrpors found refuge in the Amshonss, instead OF
being sent TO the institution of the Commissioners.
portion Of our meseant1e marine The receipts from
passage money exceed me amount received fot frsgats
on all the exports Of the United states On tho ar-
rival Of the emiRrauis here, our aborers and cart
employed in the removal OF Their
baggage boafdng houre kespers in anording them
shelter. others In supplying them with such various
necessares as after long ea voyage persons In their
circumstances require and when they take their dspsr
ture from the city o.r sssa%eo.ts ana railroads and
In addition TO this German cmgran alone have, for ths
last three years. a. ~ ss nted By the best German aa
thorites brought e country annually average
OF about eleven milions Of dollars. larger Of
property in proportion to numbers Is also o5uated 20
have come from Holland and other countries. The
labor, and ntr oduced into the country Is nealcaabe
and when the profits 10 citizens from these sources
are duly considered the expense Of such eight or ten
stray einierants becomes IN Insignificant item. -
The Commissioner authorized to take care OF emf
grants alone During the seveo years o. their
many cmgrant female have been delivered OF children
in tho hospitals II the Commissioners These cmidren
are not emigrants, but natives born, and their care
and maintenance belong 10 the Governors OF the Aims
house and the expense Of taking care Of them Jour
committee Is advised Ia equitable set Oh, to some On
tent at least TO the cama Of TIE Governors Toy tunatcs
and smallpox patients This denied by the lattsr, and
the Commissioners tod 10 send such children 70 tr
Almshouse. This they are wiling and have offered to
do provided the Governors will also take charge OF tue
mothers, for whose exper they will be indemni60d
This Is refused, on the gnnd that the mothers, being
ana Nil no; be- received into the city poor
house. And thus the Commissioners nre obliged to be
either guilty II the nlnmanity OF separating tsnier
babes from their mothers, must bear the expeuses
Thousands Of infants BILE If right another fund
and another body. The Commissioners have accepted
the latter ALTERNATIVE ard WILL for human'ys sake.
continue so 10 do although the Governors thereby may
BIO relieved from buren which they OF right ought 70
bear. lour committee deems il proper, before concud-
ing to state that the under which the Commission
ers act have been a great benefit, In pscuni-
airy point of view, to the taxpayers OF the stats,
aud especially 70 those Of tits city, and leaving out Of
view for the present tho large amount annually expend-
ed in returning paupc and others to Europe, IN trars
portation OF emiars 70 Their friends away from me
city and for ndemny wing The other counties IN tho
State your committee proposes to chow the amount an
nually expended in this city ty this commission for tho
support Of those who otherwise would have been inmates
of the Almshouse here, and burden on our paying
citizens. et
The commission was organized 10 May. 1s4r; during
the last eight months Of that year there expended
as above stated ?!a,os.
In
ls3? W, oos
looo.... -, 80
1901 1870 as
1907 w, oso
1854 (estimated) 365, 0V0
-
In 81. 600, s5s
From May 1s41 a. ist October of this year the Com
missoners have UNIDENTIFIED the other counties Of the
state to the amount Of Sa20, &c.
Your committee woulu cali special attention to THE
fact that tho fund their charge 10 derived ex
cusively from emgrnns arriving Mt this port direct from
foreign country and that Of the 10 counties Of this
state the poor officers OF county Of New York alone
to desire TO burd, this fund with the support
OF those who contributed cent towards it. In
CONCLUSION, your committee invites the srfctes exami-
nation into their operations, and the mode in which,
under the law, the Commissioners have disbnrsed the
moneys subject TO their control Your COMMITTEES is
satisfied Of just intention in all such transactions
All of the Commissioners Of Enigration excepting the
Mayor Of Brooklyn, all their predecessorH have
been, residents and tax pay In this city, and have
been and are, therefore, interested in the dminution of
the Of the city In all their dealings, however,
with this sacred unda fund raised from the poor the
homeless and the stra ngeryouT committee Is satisfied
that investigation will prove the Commits soncrs TO have
been little influenced ny their private interests
by any feelings Of rivalry motives of jealousy or
injustice towards those who Iaboring in the ssms
bread field of btDevoencc In this work there 10 abun
dance Of for knc ness Of feeling and harmony Of
action These the Comm ssioners desire; but II untor
tunaely denied they then ask nothing more than that
their motives should not be mp'ached or their actions
nsrepresented q. 2. ERoLANCK.
AND. CARDIGAN.