Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-27

seaso6s. but this must not do. In giving those witch propose to offer. many of them will be in the wossef older abiee. and better Statesmen than some whcssess this moment giving gdrections to our State end Nsdonal affairs ~ ..@'lL-..
 Inay gay in general terms however. that do it. e Ibslieye thousands of others do, with view of bringing our countrymen back to 6 consideration of tho rst principles which actuated Fathers in the essakdishment of the Government. We are yielding up or birth right to aliens in So many ways that the fact when deliberately considered by any one will be found perfectly startling. We havs had, might have oosssi fo hsss. and may yet be able to rese~e and p~paua one of the noblest structures of Government svsf adopted by man. for the protection Of great nationa rs e.=s-y=z ... z "a ..s .. ..
 But we have enjoyed 30 much under it heretofore. that we have neglected to guard it's provisions with that vigilanee which Jefferson assured us. ia the prsa of liberty. :.
 The provisions made for the admission into our Country of respectable Foreigners have been 30 far neglected or prevented, that such mutitudes of the abandoned of Europe, coming from their prisons and poor-houses, have been admitted to the rights of citizenship that the better class of foreigners them selves cry out against it. And why should not we. whosare to the manor born and who are bound to pefpetuate the sacred rights bequeathed to us Con gress, State Legislatures, Municipal Officers. Com. missoners of Emigration, Prison Discipline Societies. &c, &c., have multiplied the proofs of our culpabe carelessness in admitting to our shores, paupers, thieves robbers and mnrderers, as we'll as the lame blind and idiotic who have not only burthencd our poor.houses and prisons, but who have so exercised the political franchise which we have granted to them as to put to hazard dearest rights as American citizens
 An able writer on this subject, in Philadelphia, thus alfudes to it"The exportation of convcts and paupcs into the United States by some of the Euro pean Governments, has of late years increased to an alarming extent and the evils which have grown out of the admission of this class of foreigners are very seriously felt in all great cities and call loudly for some legislative remedy" In 1886, the L,gis- latnre of Massachusetts directed her members of Congress to urge upon it's consideration this subject Hon. John Davis, Senator from that State, after having presented the subject, and some startling facts In relation to it, closes his powerful speech thus Now Sir, is 1t just Is it morally right for Great Britain to attempt to throw upon us this q7re&sue burthen of sustaining her poor? Shall she be per lnittcd to impose tax for their support, with out an effort OH our part to counterva such policy! Would 1t not be wronging our own virtuous poor to e divide their bread with those who have no just or natural claims upon us' And above all Sir shall we fold our arms and this moral pestilencc sent among us to poison the public morals and do irene dable rnischef' Sir, hope this Country will always Ys,rd ypnf f, Inc 4 all, ,l conditions but humanity makes no appeal to us to receive and cherish those who have no respect for virtue morality themselves those who arc forced among us because they are too corrupt, debauched and ndolent to be tolerated in a country not over scrupulous in morals. In 1887, ship load of con- viets, 2G0 in number, brought into the port of Baltimore. with nanacles and fctters remaining on their hands and feet until within the day of their ar rival. General Smith, then Mayor, on discovering the character of the passengers detained the vessel Tort Mclicnry, until he could communicate with the United States authorities at Washington bat he was Informed on inquiry that there no remedy and so he had to permit the convicts to be landed About this ti,ae also, gross violation of the Quarantine laws was perpetratet by the master of the British ship Lockwood who landed a load of psuper passcn, scrs at Anboy and went to and still more of the same class were then arriving or being landed, as will appear from the following:
 sha Qe,raSrisE, June 2, 1887. Adron Clark, Mtyor ef Nt~ Fork:
 DEAR SiR--l have just learned that the following British ships are now on their way here with orders t3 lont their passengers at Anboy viz Phcbe with %36 Sherbrook with 202 lIarriett with 256 6-113 pdupers to be sent into our city.
 Yours Respectfully,
 WILLIAM RocKwoop, Health Officer
 Mayor Clark, ia a subsequent message to the Common Council In reference to these panpers says among many other things, They cannot fail to be- come an ntolerable burthen to us. Nearly 2OOO ar- rive each week. and it k likely that many months will clarse before tue number per week will be 5000 Our streets filled with these wandering passengers clustering in our city without money without employmcnt-without friends without any depend encc fur food or rainent or fresidc certain of no thing but hardship and grave. They drive our native workmen into exile, where they must war again with the savage of the wilderness, encounter again the tomahawk and scs,lpng knit, and meet death beyond the reach of civilization and home"
 In 1888, President Van Buren, in answer to Q call of the House of Representatives. submitted to the House correspondence which revealed the fact that In lsll, any vessel trading at Kingston, Jamaica hound, receiving slo, to take one pauper of the
 In 1886. Albert Dany. U. & Consul at Hull, Eng land, writes to Secretary Woodbury that the officers custcps ther. admit