Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-21

nublc expense, Is about equal !; but II must be
horne IN mind that the native population OF the
United States far exceeds the foreign and, 10
correctly ascertain the comparative contribution 70
paupersm, wemust compare the native and foreign
paupers with the native and foreign population
Thus
Population. Paupers Proportion
Native population, 81 ,osl 500 Ge,494 oSl7
Form population, 2,l6o,207 6S,5Ss TO W
One in every 82 foreigners is a pauper; where
as, but In SIT Americans 10 a pauper then lt
follows that the proportion of native and foreign
pauperism is as one 70 ten These calculations are
based upon the census Of 1850, and show conclu-
siyely that the Of pauperism in this country
is immigration. This conclusion Is confirmed oy
an examination of the pauper statistics OF those
countries from whence come the immigrants. The
proportion Of pauperism to the population OF the
European countries varies from rs TO 10 per cent
In the Netherlands in l847 one-fifth OF the popu-
lation were paupers in Great Britain and Wales,
in ls4s, one In every eight persons was pauper
Emigration is indiscrminate consequently, It Is
not surprising that the ratio OF pauperism TO the
foreign population is so great. The cause OF I'M
migration TO this country, to very great extent
ia pauperism abroad and pauperism here Is the
consequence of indiscriminate immigration.
In the foregoing we have confined ourselves to
the census OF 1850, which merely shows the num-
Der of paupers, both native and foreign, maintain
ed at the expense of the States II is a wellkaown
fact that large proportion is dependent upon pri-
vate charities There is hardly family or house
keeper throughout the land, upon whose charities
there is not at least one pauper dependent pc
Sides there are many benevolent institutions which
maintain by far the largest proportion OF paupers.
Yet the census returns are sufficiently full and ac-
curate to enable us to estimate the relative proper
ton of native and foreign pauperisin. We have
ascertained that proportion to be as 70 lO--one
native to ten foreigners.
Since 1860, immigration has vastly increased,
and with it its attendant evils though we have no
accurate estimate Of pauperism since that time,
there exists sufficient data upon which we can
venture fair calculation.
In the State Of New York, during the year 1853,
there were maintained 2S0,866 paupers, at total
cost of 81, OO9 TAT go, an average Of S37.S6 per
individual. Adopting the ratio of native and for
eign pauperism 40 foreigners to ] native,) we
have maintained, by this State, during the year
1858, $4,000 foreign paupers, at the total
cost to the State of $S45,00o. During the year
ending June 80, 1850, this State maintained 40,
$50 foreign paupers; in 1858, the number was
252, 0o0-a six-fold increase in the brief period
Of three years.
In Massachusetts,, during lS53 there were main
tanned by the State ii, 1874 foreign paupers. For
the year ending June 80, 1850, the number was
| 9,247--increase, 1927. During 1858, there
arrived in this State, from foreign countries 1876
foreign paupers--that is, persons who were actu-
ally paupers at the time Of their arrival and are
likely to continue so long the State of Massa-
chusetts provides for their maintenance.
| In the city Of New Orleans, for the year 1858,
there were admitted into Charity Hospital 1889
paupers, Of which 1888 were OF foreign BIRTH
and 1884 natives. For the year ending June 80,
1850, there were but 423 for the entire State OF
| Louisiana. The increase is startling and almost
| Incredible
| We had determined the ratio of native and for
| eign pauperism, in 1850, to be as to 10. The
additional statistics Of 1853 augment this proper
ton, and show much larger proportion Of foreign
pauperism.
So far, then, as the comparison instituted be-
tween the two classes Of population, foreign and
native, in regard to pauperism is concerned we
are inevitably led to the conclusion that there 10 a
necessity for reformation in the naturalization
laws. Pauperism is an evil, curse, a blight, and
| immigration is its principal source.