The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-12-19

more. Undoubtedly the fash-c,uts are largely
recruited from thence Those fellows are the;
very men to make good Rough-skins and Blood.
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On the other side Of the continent, San Fran
cisco has been receiving picked emigration
FROM the Australian penal colonies alumni
whohave graduated in the greatest UNIVERSE
ties of rascality on earth. sisAs $3.50
Unquestionably the citizens Of America are
injured by these importatiqns ofIcriminals and
paupers; and the adopted citizens. even more
than the native; because their character suf-
fers.o II cannot surely be desirable for them
tia. The same door which i open to them and
their children, should admit on the same foot
ing and on the same terms, the off-scouings
Of French galleys, the refuse Of Irish poor
houses and the ofal Of English gaols They
do not need to import scoundI a,ism, laziness
and Ignorance, along with them, inasInuch as
they will find plenty of all that here. ..fa
4 ltf has become the direct and deep interest
of both native and adopted, Especially the lat
ter) to procure such change infthe naturali-
zation laws as will prevent the very loose and
irregular admission Of all applicants, and in all
kinds Of courts Of record And further, we
submit that II is not enough to prevent crifni-
nails aud paupers from being citizens they
ought not to be allowed 10 land. Such cargoes
could not be run in any seaport Of Europe;
and if there is not q strong enough police force
to keep them out that force ought to be IN
creased and portion Of it charged with that,
express duty-and the force ought to be espe- \
cially strong all along the St. Lawrence and
the Lake Shore. u VI isAf7 sysasa4 ati NJ so,4
Also, If III be fact, as we have charged, that
,paupers are lsent hither, through Canada or
otherwise, by Emigration Societies and that
criminals are sent 'hither from Bermuda by the
British Government itself, we presume 1t is q
mater calling for the remonstrance and inter-
position Of the American administration. Ship.
Captains Who bring such passengers, u, oue iii to
be brought to condign urishment !; and, the
Government which continues such 5 practice
ought to be regarded as our worst enemy. ,..gc
We have no intention in this article Of sug-i
costing special changes in the naturalization
laws. Five years give more than time enough
to grow familiar with an affair SO simple as the
American Laws and Constitution that is to
say as familiar as the average Of native and
as Is ntedfdl to make a good citizen. The man
who does not know. enough Of it in FIVE years
will never know. ltefl'ist Tx es' *
In short, the present naturalization laws, If
strictly administered, may be sufficient. But
they are VIGOROUSLY administered most LOOSELY
and ineficiently,, The courts which give an
intending citizen his papers, often give him in
formal and insufficient papers, 80 that he, can
not perfect his citizenship in another State
Thus some are kept from voting who have a
right to vote. Many others are admitted who
never ought to be4-and evidence is taken Of
an applicants fitness for the duties OF an Amer
lean citizen and Of his attachment to the Amer
lean Constitution, from the mouth Of aliens,
who. perhaps never saw Ameri,a before that
day. On the whole, there is = fatal facility
even for the honest and bona tide Immigrant
And when besides this, you consider the im-
mense infusion of pauperism and crime, Twill
become apparent that the, United States Is in
dangHkef being niaaeotlfe common alms-house,
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