The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-26

lat opinion the following reasons -
Al, mn y sSS employ and prossssy y.rs large por
s s sss the spSs1s sss .s
grants here laeOrers aud csrtmen are employed
o & hs o sas San
ing them With such various necessaries as after long sea
they departure from the city our and
and canals are employed IN their trs.s
have Tor the past three estimated BY the best
sss a.
rom 20 number s also estimated %S 60 haze
thu. supplies and for labor and into
The bin in question, however, II passed into Law,
would at least seriously impede emigration and M ght
Emisrants in the majority of cases. are residents Of
parts far distant from the port whence they take their
could not IL the main satfy the consul that passport
should be gwen proof be required, il should be by
evidence satisfactory of the facts 70 b. estabshed and
whatever forms might be adopted end how widely
disseminated, II is greatly 20 be feared that
many eigrants either ignorant OF the requirements
unable understand them would arrive at The port of
departure without the required proof the Of
producing II.
this respect the proposed would be more onerous
than the pa sport system The latter offers evil
dance its that the passport belongs to the party
possessing it. The height, the color Of .he hair and
be compared with the original but the proposed
ease the acs required are those concerning the social
condition, which only be ascertained at the point
where the party mas resided and BY or from those also
geSf ent there
A personal examinAuon Dy the conEui, II possible
which your committee very much doubt would scarcely
ecit any reliable information. How In consul nj any
Of the large emigratng ports in Europe, from which
often thousand passengers SAIL In day, examine
all such, personally? especially when as Is the habit
most Of them have arrived at the port but day two
before the departure OF the vesseR
Admitting, however, that evidence could be far
nihed the court what faith should be given tY Any
large land owner, principaIity, or government,
which assumes the Of transporting to the United
States hundreds of convicts paupers would readily
add few shillings and thus procure evidence satsac
nv LIANT hnnl mr. mara mil
from the place where the proof has manufactured
This commission has, several occasions already, been
met with consular certificates that certain
had been conyicts paupers abroad. Yet careful
Investigation these certificates ascertaned TO have
been false and the master Of the vessel has been fined
for the introduction of such passengers.
1t viii thus be seen that consnls would be, as they
have been, subject to imposition and gross frauds Be-
Hdos, the commissioners In Of certificate would
- estopped by 1t from proceedings against the ship
which nevertheless may have arrived filed with convct
Your committee Is Of opinion that responsibility for
fhe Introduction Of convcts paupers imposed the
vessels bringing them and the owners thereof whs free
Ssn the objections to the proposed BILL is calculated to
produce much sanitary effect.
Mako 1t the interest of the shippers and shpowners to
ascertain the facts of conviction and pauperis asd
your committee have doubt IL will be done The ship
owner will require indemnity from the passenger broker
and the latter from his agents In the interior Of the
NOUS countries from which the emgrants proceed Thus
Information in regard TO their previous condition will be
obtained by those interested in being imposed upon
u the very sources from which the tides Of emigration
Cow.
features in the bill herewith submitted and respectfully
refer 10 the same satisfied that be:o law the
OF convcts and paupers to the United States
&C vERPLANcK,
X. WTrHAUS.
Is#s !; k a4RaIaxs {c'"~''''.
JAMES KELLY,
New York, Jan. "a, 1855.