True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-12-19
From the Cincinnati TIMES.
wURTEMBURG VS., PAUPERIyM.

iains the following as having been adopted
recently for the Government Of Wurlem.
berg.
Whereas, It has repeally occurred that
German Emigranls 10 America, and among
them natives Of Wurtemberg, who desir.
ed 10 return home on account of sickness
or incapaciIy TO labor, having been Gorwar-
ded 10 this country by the German Emf.
grafton Society Of New York. and
Whereas, It's desirable that those who
have once emigrated 10 America, and es.
pecially those who have been transported
lhither at the expense of The Stale Of The
Communcs, and are unable whether or
not It be any fault Of their own, 10 earn
their subsistence, should not return here
to be burden to the State or the COM
mune (Which in that case will have de-
irayed The expense Of their journey in
vain and
Whereas, the American authorities are
scarcely authorized are scarcely author
zed TO send back those who, having once
been admitted to the country, cannot earn
their subsistence in America, and
Whereas, II is much less the business
Of the German Emigration Society ofI
New York 10 promote The return of such
individuals, therefore
Resolved, That necessary steps are to
be taken to prevent their transportation
hack to this country.
We lonot know that we have ever been
favored with so cool specimen Of bare
faced impudence as that manifested by
the late action Of the Wurlemlurg Gov
eminent in rela ion to foleign paupers. III
it was not that The very net Of shipping
paupers TO this country, at the expense Of
the Wur,embulg Government, is of itself
proceeding of such unparalleled audaci-
~, we should be inclined TO doubt The
sincerity Of such resolution as would
deny our right 10 send such paupers
whence they came. Yet, such has been
the actual bulletin issued by that Govern.
ment, and necessary steps are to be taken
10 carry it into execution.
The assumption that once being admit.
ted tO our shores enlows the emigrant
with The right to remain here, it matters
not under what circumstances he comes,
whether as a pauper hitherto supported
by foreign power, or n convict hereto
fore confined in foreign prison, but in
either case transported by the authorities,
that such government must be relieved of
the altendent exI ense Of the support of
such subjects-we say this assumption is
one that we doubt much If The American
, people will tamely submit to, under any
circumstances.
3 For our part we think that charity be-
gins at home and believe in an enlnrce-
ment Of The doctrine. America has never
. o. shown herself niggardly in the cause of
= = suffering humanity when appealed to in
y the proper manner. She has, unsolit tied,
:, sent her ships loaded with grain To the
o starving millions of Europe, and in so do.
d ing has betrayed every expense a,.en-
. danl upon such an exhibition of her boun
e ty.
How different from the action of that
e Government that would send the offspring
> Of her own soil, as worse than beggars.
destitute and homeless, into a land of
strangers.
=. And yet, in The face of all this, we find
=. those in our midst, who are ready, and
e willing to cry ont against such measures
s as will protect us from imposition in this
If respect
We would in view Of these crcumstan-
n ces, call the attention of The public to these
n facts. Of American party, and by
i that, we mean every person who has the
y interests of our country at heart, because
e we wish to know il this forms feature
= in the regulations that we feel confident,
should govern our country, if we desire
70 her welfare, we would ask. Is not The
action of The Wurlenburg government al.
re ding insult to injury! As to our Demo
RS cratic friends we should suggest to them,
1t that they call meeting Of the party, end
such action be taken as would show in
" the plainest terms their sympathy will
~ the Wurtenburg government 1t would
certainly be more creditable than the
g. wishy-washy course adopted by them.
ASTRONOMICAL ScIENcE.-The Presi
Vi dent of the British Association for the ad
vancement of science, in his opening ad
g dress at the yearly scientific gathering
he lately held at Glasgow, stated as one o
er the results Of Lord Rnsse'S telescope, tha
be for the first time since the days Of New
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