Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-16
Foreign Panperism.

Foreign Panperism.
We haye compiled the following statistics
Of foreign pauperism and crime
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WARD.
During the year, the number Of arrests made in
the Third ward amount to 3,276
Americans 76l
Colored 81
Foreigners 2,44s
Of the latter z, 1855 came from Ireland!
STATISTICS OF FOURTEENTH WARD
During the year 1866, the total arrests of this
ward foot up total OF 623,
Americans Including colored) 94l
From ireland, 1881 In this ward, it viii be re-
nembcred, the foreign population is quite limited
POLICE STATISTICS OF THE NINTH WARD.
Lieutenant Whittmore, of the Ninth ward, has
collated the statistics of that ward for the year
1855, ending December 31st, 1855, from which we
learn that the total Of arrests amount to 1907.
Americans 442
Colored al
Foreigners 724
Of the latter, GA came from Irelandl
LoDGERs.
In the same ward for the same period, the total
number accommodated with lodgings for the same
period amounted to 1922.
Americans $40 .
Colored - 40
Foreigners 1858
Of the latter, 929 came frem Ireland
POLICE STATISTICS.
During the past year S57 arrests were made in
the Twelfth ward, 494 of which were for drunken
ness.
The nativity of the prisoners was as follows:
Ireland, 392; Germany 2l7 United States,
2l3; England, 30; France 3 Italy, 2.-Total,
S57.
FOREIGN PAUPERs IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA.
From the list of January to the Ist of October,
nine months, says the Chambersburg Transcript,
there were entertained in the poorhouse of Frank
lin county total of wayfaring paupers, amount
ing to 553.
Americans 80
Foreigners 522
JERSEY CITY PRISON.
There have been committed to the Jersey City
Prison, during the month of December total of
So.
Americans, including colored
Foreigners 48
From Ireland, 40.
NEWARK IN. ~ POLICE STATISTICS.
The Newark Mercury publishes synopsis of
the City Marshafs annual report, from which il
appears that during tho year. the total of arrests
amount to 794.
Americans 1919
Colored AZ
Foreigners 623
Of the latter, 5S3 came from Ireland,
For the month of December, the total of arrests
amount to 81.
Americans IL 1
Colored \
OF the latter, SO came from Irelandl
Whole number of paupers and criminals
5000, OF which 6,618 were foreigners and
o AKA A,,,ar;con. Noarlx, fbroe fora;rnaru r.
one American; but it must be borne in mind
that the foreign population is not equal to the
native; and yet, the number of foreign crimi-
nails and paupers exceed the number of native
paupers and criminals three times. If the
proportion of paupers and criminals, both ia
tive and foreign, to the native and foreign popu-
lation was accurately stated, it would show that
the proportion of either pauperism or crime
among the foreign population was from fifteen
to twenty per cent greater than either among
the native population.
In this connexion it is well to examine the
cause of this amount of pauperism and crime,
and the course pursued by foreign countries
to rid themselves Of these curses.
The petty kingdom of Wurtemburg has been
in the habit for some years past, of shipping
to this country it's pauper and infirm criminal
population to save the expense of maintaining
them at home.
In some instances, it appears that the Com
missioners Of Emigration m New York, thought
that the yoke imposed upon us pressed little
too heavily, and thereupon yentured to return
certain of the most indifferent specimens of
Wurtemberg humanity to their own country
Wurtemberg had paid the passage of these la
EARS to America for the purpose of getting rid of
them, and while it is congratulating itself on the
"artful dodge" 10 and behold they re-appear, as
tattered and torn as when they went away. The
commissioners of immigration having sent them
back. Paternal Wurtemberg lashes itself into
passion and straightway launches against the
American authorities the following manifesto:
Whereas, It has repeatedly occurred that Ger.
man emgrants to America, and among them ma
tives of Wurtemberg, who desired to return home
on account of sickness or incapacity to labor, have
been forwarded to this country by the German
Emigration Society and
Whereas, it is desirable that those who have
once emigrated to America, and especially those
who have been transported thither at the expense
of the states or the communes, and unable, whe
ther not it be from any fault Of their own to earn
their subsistence, should not return here to be a
burden to the state or the commune, (tciich in
that case nil have defrayed the expenses Of their
journey in pain } and .s.
Whereas, the American authorities are scarcely
authorized TO send back those who, having once
been admitted to the country, cannot earn their
subsistence in America and
Whereas, 1t is much less the business Of the
German Emigration Society of New York to pro-
mote the return of such individuals therefore,
RESOLVED, That necessary steps are to be taken