New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-13
Whole Number
~ noi 6gn
Foreign Population
Whole Number.
2,i6J,2O7

One in every 80 foreigners pauper whereas hut one
IN 81 Americans Is pauper then it follows that the
portion OF native and foreign pauperism Is
These calculations based upon the 90 aud
show conoiusivey that the great of paupers
this country ia immigration. This conclusion is
nrmed by examination of the pauper statistics
countries from whence the immigration The pro-
portion OF paupersm to the population of the European
countries varies from 70 to 10 cent In the Neither
lands in lS47 oneth the population were paupers in
Great Britain and Wales in ls45 in every eight
sons was paupar immigration is indiscrimnate
seqaenty 1t s not surprising that the ratio Of
to the foreign population great Ihe mmi
grafton to this country very great extent il
ism abroad and paupersm here the Of in
discriminate immigration.
In the foregoing have confined ourselves to the
sus OF is5O which merely shows tho number of paupes
both native and foreign maintained the expense OF tho
States IL is welknown feet that large proportion is
dependent upon private charities. There ia hsrdy
family or housekeeper throughout the land upon Whose
charities there is not at least pauper dependent be-
sides there many benevolent institutions which main
tain ~ far the largest proportion of paupers Yet the
census RETURNS sufficiently full and to enable
us to estimate the relative proportion of native foreign
as one to tan. One native to ten foreigners.
Since 1850 immigration has vastly increased and with
It It's attendant evils and, though have
estimate OF paupersm since that time there exists su
cient data upon which venture fair calculation
In the State of New York. during the year 1888 there
were maintained 2S0,666 paupers, at total cost of
Sl009747 65 average of s37 Sc per Individual OF
this number the nativity of &c. II is rsported which
5Ss2 of foreign birth Adopting the ratio of
and foreign pauperism in the number (997l1) which
the nativity is reported and have 1853 foreign
maintained this State during the year 1858 the
cost of $620649 During the year ending 80 1850
this State maintained $50 foreign paupers in 1853 the
number was 1885, four-fod increase in the brief
period of three years.
In Massachusetts during 1853 there were maintained
by the State S4 foreign paupers For year ending
June 30, 1850, the number 9245 - Increase, 262T
During 1858 there arrived in this state foreign
countries, LBS foreign paupera that is, persons who
were actually paupers at the tins of their arrival
are likely to continue long the state of Massachu
sets provides for their maintenance
In the city of New Orleans for the year 1853 there
we're admitted into the Charity Hospital 1859 pauper
OF which - 1888 of foreign BIRTH and 1884 natives
We had determined the ratio of native and foreign
paupersm In 1850 to be to TO- The additional statis
tics of 1858 augment this proportion and show much
larger proportion of foreign pauperism
So far them the comparison instituted between the
two classes of populatontoreign and nave-n regard
to pauperism is concerned inevitably TO the
conclusion there s necessity for reformation in the
naturalization laws. Paupersm is evil, a curse
blight and immigration Is its great source.
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