Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-31
WASHINGTON NEWS AsD eossI,

VI W PAPER
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
rauper and Criminal Emigration.
learn that the current visit Of sir. Holm A
Kennedy and Mr.. John e. Deyelin. Of Nsv
York city, to Washington, has refersnc 60 to
me proposed legislation of Congress on the
subject indicated above. Mr. K. is a membs,
otths Ne" York Commissioners of Emigration
hosrd, while Ar. Dsvelin is that Boards conn.
SCI As the Board disburse some $500. oe0 yer
aanum, and have const antly under their con
''oi and charge an average Of 5 900 emigrants
IT'S very clear that hey have such experience
With reference to the requirements of our
country IN this business as may be useful, in.
deed' to Congress, if duly needed We hear
that they are of opinion that the bill recsn1,y
reported by Mr.. Wentworth, of Massac hus.tts
on the subject ofpauper and GRIMM al emig,a.
ton, will by no means cure the evils that should
oeeradicated-thati it will be likely to operate
okeep out desirable emf grafton, while proving
NOT me least check on the ingress among us
Of the emigration to which our shores sbou,d
properly, be forbidden ground Mr.. Went.
worm Dill recognises the certificate of the
American Consul at the port of emigration. as
PROOF that tho emigrant is not pauper or
CRIMINAL. Now, as most Of the euirran,s
complained OF start for the United States fr,m
points from one to five hundred miles distant
from where they finally embark, it stands 10
reason that the Consul at tie port Of emigra.
ton can have no means Of verifying the les.
amony on which be is to be called on 70 at.
tach his seal to a certificate that the person in
whose favor 1t il granted, is neither a paupsr
nor criminal As the Government is TO nav
10 charge for making the due inves iss,ion
and as he is to get some Ave dollars for a, NV.
ing MS zeal to printed certificate, it is 70 be
expected that he will seal as many of them as
possible, With Is little labor as possible in con.
necoon with them. The honest poor who
"ouio' perhaps, do best among W, will not
take dishonest certificate, and will. there.
tore. be kept out by the proposed new law
Inc plan which the New York board of en-.
isrsuon propose, as We understand. is SON.
what similar 10 that indicated few DAYS zoo
In the Star, viz: to hold the American shin
owners responsible, pecuniarily, for bringing
improper emigr alton upon US for gain. Ties.
com mlssionsrs also define the paupsr emigra-
non Inherently fIom the definition in the bill
OF Mr.. Wentworth, Of Massachusetts,. Thus
hey Call that person q pauper, who has re-.
eeiVed aid IRON any public Government, An.
.nofites "hstevsr, within the year previous to
ais or her emigration, or whose PASSAGE 4,
paid wholly, or in part, directly or indirset,v.
~ me authorities indicated above They do
not hold person, who has not been charge
on ms or her fellow cirisens, AMI who has
money enough Of his own, or given by bis per.
sonai friends, to pay his way over to this
country, pauper, unless from some eyiden,
physical debility 1t 10 clear that on an arrival
here the party in..question will not BE- able to
earn q livelihood BY honest labor. These in
dicauons strike US as correct, and worthy q,
me attention Of Congres The New Ysrk
board OF emigration, by the by, estimate tb.,
Io,oVo,oo0 In money has been broupb. into
toe eountry in the last year by German emf.
grants Yet they regard the worthless Ger
man emigration as being far more grieyous
INJURY 70 our country than any other il re-.
ceiVeS. They say that 1t is the custom in
Germany for the able bodied inhabitants e
sliisgs to club together to come out 70 ~ !.
United States, leaving the innrm Of their ~,
nse population to be tax on their original
neighborhood, which Through it's govern, M
raises the funds to pack the disabled after N.
aoie bodied. They say further, that ate,
se'uhs nefe' ~ general thing, the Irish.
even though destitute Of penny on LANDING
In health, at once becomes profitable ~ III.
country. That 10 hard workers. Tbsv t..n
.such OF the destitute emigrau,s in their charge
as can work, employed on Wards Island, n. y.
Inc Irish labor as faithfully and cheerfuIIy
"ahs supported at the public cost az though re-.
csi'ins wages, while it is rare to find a Ger
man thus employed, Who, receiving no wages
does lot seek to give as little labor a possibl.
IN return for his meagre support Tb.v saw
sun further, that the German emigration into
New York hasbc-, is now larger than the
irish; and that 81, ESQ Irish como over apuu.
ally through means forwarded to than bv
relatives In this country, q very much larger
share Of which IL Gent over out of thu hard
earnings OF female domestics, than from those
OF the other sex. This trait of true ali.l
pisty-that Of iaboring in far distant land
70 improve the condition of loved relatives
i'a' Behind thsm-ia, to say the least of IL, a
eomnsndable ons-s noble trait, indeed
iho's Who exhibit it, however Door thew
may nave been on landing among us are far
more hksiJto prove useful citizens, than tbo,,
VINO hold public meeting. among US to ,s,oIvs
mar Oh America throw aside the t,us
principles Of civil liberty and equal r,ab,. s :;
refusing to exchange the Govsrnn.nt frsn.a
by our revolutionary fathers, for French r.
publicsnism. ...- ... -
The sov in the House Yesterday
rsa 'er' viii have doubtless all seen, in the
the morning papers, the particulars of The row