The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-08
Mayors Office.
M9RE ABOUT FOREIGN PAUPERS.

OFFICE CRY IHTlRMARy, Cincinnati, Oct. 23, 1866.
Hon. FERNANDO WOOD Mayor of the City of New York.
heard and read frequen: reports ofthe
vgor you exercise in regard to the mporaons Of for
egn pauters into your city by the mid and sanction for
egn Cover npens would respectfully call your atten
ton to facts which have been made manifest to us for
time back in relation to the transhpment offoregn
paupers the West by aid of the emigration societies.
and is alleged by your city authorities Of this last
however, nothing certain having only the words
OF the paupers arriving here But this much is certain
that have almost weekly arrivals of patches Of from
three to twelve paupers, who sent here from your
city, and landed amongst without money
friends, many Of whom sick when landed whose
penses to tins place aid by the societies
OF city, by the city authorities themselves These,
if not sent back, would soon become public charge
upon Many are In scSy condition and cannot be
cent back; Others linger along for while until they bs-
come fastened upon us, aud finally become public
charge for life. We ask You Is this rightyweh knowing,
from se estimate have formed Of your character that
your response will be empha,icaly no. We therefore
call upon YOU to aid US in putting stop to this near
possible. We are informed that by your laws
you compel each and freigner arriving at your
port to pay two dollars towards fund, from which TO
Ray the expenses any Foreigners who may hereafter be-
come charge your poor fund. This fund, from the
great number OF eigants arriving at your port must
necessarily be very large and ought to be su ient to
keep Them without sending them away to be maintained
un WE @ To to ali
back fast they he eafter; and matter Of
justice to cali upon to use yonr authority to
least 70 expose the matter so that we may know where
the blame rests and apply the Proeer remedy Respect
fully yours, A. j. HORNUNG, Junr.,
Clerk Board City Iuacmary
By order Of ADAM HoRNUyG,
WILLIAM cnessnAS, Directors City Iuirmary
MAYORS OFFICE New York, Nov. 3, 1856
DEAR SrR-Your letter of the 23d inst respecting the
supposed Of foreign criminals and paupers
from this city to the West by the authorities and gant
societies Of New York would have been replied
but for pressing public duties. have the pleasure
81 thai. ~ e. A.
dent such violation Of the principles Of Justice
and courtesy has taken place in this city. You
quite rgb, In .uPposog that my own feelings and views
part Of authorities and others here The stand taken by
with reference 30 The shipment to port Of these
unorunates by the local authorities of European govern
ments would preclude from counenancipg the perpc
ra'ion o. same wrong the people Of your city
often in Others But IL is very cerain there
have been such trans shipments The emigrant pau
pers and criminals to whom you alude having been
forwarded to Cincinnati doubt sent thther direct
from the prisons of their country This has been the
practice for several years The strngency Of my
course in Directing to the reception and incorporation of
this ontcsst population into our community, has
doubt bad the effect TO increase this practice supposed
avoidance Of the grounds upon which refuse receive
no such te.9c:: :; "a! :.samSth. anon ne mol
only to protect New York, but the whole conn
~, from 80 great an evil. SO far as have
person known 10 whether intended 10 be domiceJ In
this city or sent to the West: My policy and practice
vessel that brought them.
The Hamburg ship Deutschland, from Hamburg which
arrived ut this port the 18th September brought four
criminals sent out by the orde. and at the expense of
the authorities II Gustrow Duchy Of Meckenburg direct
from the prison at that place. These persons we're pro-
yded with through tickets from New York to Mwanke
These tickets were purchased from the agents in Ham
burg All the principal forwarding lines here have
agencies in the lending European cities for the sale Of
through tickets into the interior Of this country thus
you viii see that, although the foreign emirrauts
alluded to by you may properly represent themselves
as from this city, they have merely passed
through 1t route from workhouse or poorhouse In
other lands and instead of being by our own autho
rites have been forwarded your very doors by tho
inbuman and inhospabIe governors and overseers OF
Their own country.
fully appreciate the sentiments expressed in your lot
ter this subject In my judgment the evil becoming
o sufficient magnitude 70 call for the action of the gen
erai goyerDment-our whole country is more or ess in
teretd lie effect upon society and taxation il no long
er ignihcant and must attract the thoughtful
concern Of the statesman and patriot.
Very respectfully and truly.
FERNANDO WOOD Mayor.
To Nessrs. Adam Hofpung, William Crossman George
A. Peter, directors City lsarmary, Cincinnati.