The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-06-02
Demasosueism, Double Distilled.

Demasosueism, Double Distilled.
Most of the Eastern States of the Union
among them MISUNDERSTANDING laws upol
their statute books to protect their tax-payini
citizens from the aggressive expenses inciden
to supporting paupers who may be thrust upol
the authorities from neighboring home States
or from foreign States. If a pauper is landed
in Boston from New Hampshire, he is speedily
posted back to whence he came or if he il
taken care of at the expense OF the Massachu
sets taxpayers, the sum expended is charged
BILE to and collectable from the town in New
Hampshire to which the pauper belongs. Pau
pers also arriving from any of the States o
Europe-the class of indigents comprising the
cast-of beggars and lepers of the lazar house.
of the Old World, who are annually thrown in
hordes upon our shores, sent hither by govern
ment officials of their own countries to sap the
revenues created by the industry of our own
frugal and enterprising native and natura.ized
citizens-are very properly treated in the
same manner; that is, sent back to be taken
care OF by the authorities whose natural duty
it is to protect them.
1t is no disparagement to the honest and in
dustrious portion of our foreign population to
say, that the class to which we here allude is
mostly composed of beings who are too lazy to
work. and too dissolute for any useful or practi-
cal purpose of life; but are generally thoroughly
educated in the I" steal or starve" mode of pro-
curing living. In fact we may say with truth,
that no class of people in the United States is
more opposed to seeing these idle and worth
less vagabonds tcome among us, than are the
honest, Industrious foreigners, who have emil
grated for good and useful purposes. He of
this latter character comes prepared to make
himself citizen, in fact as we'll as in name
within the shortest possible time, and by the
labor Of his own hands to rear himself com.
Portable and happy home in this land of Free
dom. In ninety nine cases out of hundred be
never fails of accomplishing this end. If he
fall sick by the way, or misfortune of any kind
happens to overtake him, he always finds plen-
ty Of real sympathisng friends-not friends o.
words alone, but of deeds also-to take care of
him and see that be does not want.
But we have demagogues-native born DEM
agogues of the deepest dye here in America
men who figure in the editorial sanctum and
the forum as loud brawlers in favor of protect
ing foreigners from insult and starvation--but
who would in many Instances as private citi-
zens, spurn beggar from their doors, be he
native or foreign born, and suffer him to starve
in the streets, ere they would offer him crust
of bread or cup of cold water. These Chris
tian hearted gentlemen, are, however, eternal
ly-but only pparently--filled with holy hor-
ror at the idea that certain American States
will not allow their revenues to be devoured
by idle and worthless creatures, cast upon our
shores from the Kingdoms of Europe.
The last case that has excited the sympathies
of these pseudo philanthropists is the recent
sending home of a ship load of Irish paupers
citizen of St. Paul yesterday called our atten
ton to the fact, that the Democrat of this city
had joined in the hypocrital howl of sympathy
over this Boston case. He wishes US to enquire
of the editor, if he expects that the printing of
such miserable stuff as appeared in his leading
Sbiloii VI AuCSuoy -ooS. 40 w Ah"hS Mill
friends among the fright kind" of Irish peo-
Pile? Our friend thinks with us, that the par
ticular case of pauperism cited by the Demo
crat was perhaps hard one to be borne by the
sufferer; but the principle of compelling every
civilized and Christian community to take care
Of its own poor, is right and just. the world
over. This is the correct view of the matter,
and is sustained alike by correctly thinking
foreign and native born citizens of this country
everywhere. How the editor of the Democrat,
as citizen of St. Paul. would growl and curse
if he were compelled to pay taxes to help sup
port the paupers of st. Croix County, Wiscon-
sin! Yet he would have the people of Boston
open their purses to tighten the taxes of the
lordly aristocracy of Great Britain Oh! that
we had been born out of the United States, so
that if distress ever overtakes us, we might
have reasonable hope of receiving the aid
and sympathy of these purehearted Demo
cratic" philanthrOpists!