The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-08

being the Of 81 80 for each passenger portion
been annually paid the several beneficial societies.
and the German Society has been the recipient of
five or six thousand dollars per annum
am not aware that city authorities have been put
to any expense account OF emigrants There spe
cal provision made for Them and is left to the German
Hbernan St Andrews and other charitable societies. to
The balance Of the head-money with the exception of
trng donations in instances made Dutch passen-
gers is applied towards the support Of the Baltimore city
and county almshouse.
have yet the number of passen-
that arrived at this port during last year il has been
somewhat greater than during the preceding year. and the
collections will probably reach $4,000.
IT will afford me pleasure to give you any further nfor
nation the subject Of emigration at my commando and
| remain, with sincere regards,
Your obedient servant
A. SCHUMACHER,
President German Society Of Maryland.
Thus appears that New York city and State are not
subject any expenses of immigrants whilst
Baltimore derives from them yearly income of about
900 for its almshouse How much the aggregate wealth
of New York and Baltimore cities has been increased by
immigration hardly be estimated but item alone
we will mention; Real property within those cities would
present quite another and comparatively insignificant
ing up If they had been benefited directly and indi-
rectly by immigration
DIR said a immigration Be checked BY rspca, Of
aH naturalization iaws you'd be suapsd By Chi
aese our Pacific coast
Now it is true that by the acquisition of California
into correspondence with Asatic nations and
that few thousand Chinese have already settled in the
land of gold. 1t is equally certain that may expect
large accesions their numbers These Chnamcn were
however attracted by the benefits OF our naturalization
laws which, being only made for free white persons
not all applicable those saffron coored gentlemen Of
the land Of Confucus.
But let suppose that this be carried and
all congressional legislation the subject Of the natural
zaon OF foreigners be repealed would thereby mmgra-
ton the Atlantic side be discouraged or checked
Would the evils complained Of be remeded2 Would it
prevent foreigners from becoming citizens Of the United
Satesg
The so-caId land States desire immigration for the de-
Of their political influence and power will the old States
furnish immigrants in satisfactory numbers and within
satiAtctory time Mr. Orr Of South Carolina would en-
phatie...y answer aNoi do citizens to
leave our State The is quite plain. What the
would gain by immigration from the old States
in wealth and power said old States would lose by tho
emigration of their citizens Suppose the Congress OF the
United States would repeal all naturalization laws for the
avowed purpose OF immigration from abroad
what would the land States do Would they
AGE immigration from abroad 2 viii IL be answered they
cannot naiuraze foreigners Well that would have to
be proven And let tell to the secret order they would
have bard task perform subsantiae that the
have not The power to naturaze foreigners especially
when a existing naturalization laws were repealed Let
them remember that before the adoption OF the constitution
Of the United States each individual State had and exer
ced the sovereign power to admit foreigners to citizenship
by naturalization Let them remember that though by
the const,uonhcy delegated that power Congress TO
make naturalization uniform throughout the United States
the circuit court Of the United States in Philadelphia held