Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-05-12

Really, the President Of The Emigration So
cle'y "a too cruel. He proves thai a lax la;J
nponthe migrants more than pays all their *.
PenseA HAT there is row OH hand a snrrlps If
$4,000 dollafs, and that there las been iaid 10
the charitable institutions OF the Stn,s OF New
YORK. Tor their disinisresled care and supmtt of
me "Paupei lrlshnen," The ssin Of %, 800 dol
| lara.
/ This then is a truthful picture Of rrish nan
perism, and New York philanthropy, How
stands the matter in :he slaye States A,ewe
taxed Tor the support Of The German and I,ish
panper immigrants Baltimore is The ron, Al
which We suppose nine-ie Of the Eurn. e.n
paupers are Ian led The iolo.ia lag iss ,,i,sr
from the President VI The Mar, land Emvtaliou
Society.
BALTIMORE Jan. 3, 1866
DEAR SIR received yesterday your favor Of
The 29ih ull., asking information about tbs
amount OF head-money paid by emiarant pas.
sengers and its application. lnrepIy, / can ON.
ly give you the amounts collected, which have
been as ullows:
In 1891, Sl0,ol5 II
1901, 2,5O5 30
1853, ~ Is577
being at the rate Of 81 80 for each passenser.-
portion OF these sums-say two fiflhs, or six.
| ~ cents per bead-has been annually pad oy.r
TO the several beneficial societies, and iha Oar.
man Society has been the recpen, Of semc
live or six thousand dollars per annnm.
lam not aware that our city authorities
nave been put 10 any expense GA account of
! emigrauts. There is no special provision made
for them, and it ia lsfi to the German. Hiborpi,p
81. Andrews, ands other charitabIs1s ocis,ies. 10
assist the sick and INDECENT.
The balance OF The head money, with the ar.
cepiion OF trliiing donations in come instances
| Fn n la n ri rNoo l..
the support OIL the Baltimore city and CO univ
al.sshuusc.
l have not yet ascertained the exact number
ct passengers which arrived al this port dining
last year II has been somewhat greater than
during the preceding year, and tbs colIee,ious
will probably reach $50 600.
Ii will afford me pleasure 10 give you .pv
further information On the subject OF snaraiiDs
at my command; and rer9sirl, with ssuss,e re-.
CARDS, Your obeden, ssoysn,
A. SCHUMACHER.
slsvehoding State Of Maryland. W fihJ, In, !.
large part Of this "head moass,'a or tax upon The,
fmm'grants, is actually applied to,sards lie SUPP.
PORT q IN. Ba'n'ors city and county aaasAouss.s
Inc 'toreagn paupers' furnishing their mite t.
wards the support Of the ind;gcn. nai;ue .anssri.
cans ''s'
No,h;, .n''a ). n .e and humbag sf.hslKasw
precldtss the price Of labsro This Is the -
EST and most transparent nonsense which ".
nave yet heard, even from the Order v hics h.s
lnaoyurated misrepresentation as one Of ths;'
csrdinal virtues. The price of labor i. <
everything else that can be- Dough, or hire . AZ. III.
nlated BY the demand for it, Il imior ). ., ssE
not open new resources by oringine. :.,ea dle'
tracts OF land under CULTIVATION "anenss
roads for the exchange Of CONN, od,; Os opening
inc ssssps sd p1'ou Of the Country and :,
sar'iy come pass, Ina. constant oau ,, ,ecs.
,bs M .a' 'hanlcs aud laborsrs would room via,
h,r. ''f''~'s'e 'ns price OF la
But the fact is, siA, tia. wagu. If lat or ba,.
: Increased more rapidly, during tho lac, seven
years, than they have ever si.t,s, and vet du.
ring The last seven years. immigration has ais.
more rapidly increased than al any subsro uevt
period OF our history as nation. We shall no,
insult tho Intelligence Of our readers by e.bo,,.
Ting the argumeat which this facl viii provs,.
every sensible nan.--RieA Examiner.