Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-11-26
From the Richmond Dispatch.
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missoners of Emigration Itappears that in coming to
this country she brought with her two trunks and
chest in the latter two hundred and forty soveregns
the whole of her property. On landing, her baggage
was taken from her. and checks gver for in exchange
After some difficulty she succeeded in obtaining her
trunks but the chest containing the money was not to
be found Even her check for it was taken from her,
and according to the evidence she was seized by the
shoulders and thrust out of the Office when she was en-
deavoring to reclaim her effects. She appealed to an
American Jury who did her justice, and she will receive
the money of which she was deprived. We hope this
will be lesson to those who have the charge OF these
unfortunate emgrants.
1t is really time that these people should have protec
ton 1t is said that when they arrive they are crowd
ed into Castle Garden examined and handed over to
certain parties who seem to have the privilege of hum
buggng them 1t turned out, at recent examination
by the legislative authority that there is an ASSOCIATION
who take these emgrants at much per head or are
allowed commission of so much per head and send
them railways with which they have contract for
their transportation.
This is but small portion of the grievances which
the emgrants from Europe to this country have to en-
dure Possibly the heavy falling Oft in emigration this
year. may have some connection with the treatment
which emgants receive not only at the points OF their
departure and arrivals but above ALL on the passage
lively picture of hell upon EARTH could scarcely be
conceived than of these floating habtatons OF the
foul fend of Lust, Cruelty and Oppression. We have
read accounts of the ourages Of brutal officers OF vessels
upon these simple and unprotected beings which made
the blood cold The horrors of the slave trade are
heaven itself to the violations of female innocence, which
occur on these voyages and the boiling bosom OF the
great Deep which the dead OF the negroes are
thrown, would be happy and purifying baptism to the
poor girls who have been subjected to the savage dee
ment of hideous brutes who "spare not man IN their
anger, nor in their lust"
These things have effect doubt IN dsmlnlsll-
ing the flood of emf grafton to this country Accounts
of these unspeakabe horrors in of the grant
Ships are not confined to American papers, but find
+ to and nav is n
hesitate before they trust themselves and those most dear
to them to an enemy dreadful than the waves
They, who feared the perils of shpwreck, may
we'll draw back in alright and horror from those abysses
of crime and nfamy, which no Geboat from earth or
heaven can REACH and from which there is resur
rection either in this world in that which is to come
We know that the necessities of the European peas
antry great that they look to this country as land
where they will find ample reward for honest indus
try and labor that here to be found abundant OOd
and clothing for the teeming millions of the old world.
We know that they poor and that the poor of this
world everywhere made to bear the brunt of all its
ills to submit to wrongs indignes, prvatons and tolls
which inflicted upon other class But this does
not deaden their sense of injustice and oppression this
does not deprive them of the feeling of pain when they
are hacked and manged battle fields and beaten and
trampled by brutal monsters. This does not blind
their eyes the charms of wife and children nor make
them nsensibe to the virtues of those who have 9TH
friends the world beside themselves The poor mans
children dear to him the children of the rich
and if he submits more patiently to wrong and outrage
it Is because the experience of all ages has proved how
idle and than idle it would be for him to resist
Yet Europe, he at least enjoys il this century,
rty of life and property and protection from such rufan
ism as is said to be rampant in the emigrant ships
His vine and fig tree may be humble, but still they
his own, and his dwelling may be hut, but the man
who enters 1t to matreat his person, or nure his prop
ery, violate female innocence, is to swing
galows high that of Hannah Better, he wisely
thinks, abide in such place better live forever under
Nicholas Francis Joseph Frederick Napoleon, than
the hazard of such terrific pers and ntoerabe mis-
cries as are involved in a trip across the Atlantic.
Whilst the falling off in emigration may be due in
considerable measure to the relief afforded to an over
flowing population by the removal of vast numbers to
our Shores such causes those to which we have
erred cannot be without their influence is time that
/ these emgrants should have protection. The age in
which we live claims to be prominently humane and
l. philanthropc Here is a vast field for practical phan
thropy which never seems have been worked at all
scarcely discovered This country and especially
the North prides itself upon its hatred of injustice and
/ its love of equality and freedom. Let it prove its sin
certy by reform of the tyranny, cruelty and
n crime, which prevail both in emgran ships and in the
Il whole merchant marine where ignorant and depraved
l. brute, by virtue of being master of vessel is at full
l. liberty to matreat, MAIN and murder with perfect i'm
punity the sailors under his command and who many
it cases. have been brought board his ship drunk and
made drunk for the express purpose that they might
while perfectly ignorant of what they doing, agree
It to ship in his vessel Masters of vessels may treat
IS men as they please and escape all punishment in the
courts of this country. Commerce is cruel, unjust
re and inhuman as war. The Northern phianthropists
r instead of wasting their sympahies and time upon i'm
e aginary objects of suffering would do well to devote
their energies to the real nnumerable and
cruees crimes and suerngs of the emgrant and other
o merchant ships. Here is field wider than Howard
t trod Wiberforce imagined and goomier and
re more Internal than those gates of hell in the Crmea
s. which Florence Nightingale sought to alleviate and
o brighten.
DICTIONARY OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS- con
tanning Biographical Sketches of its Members, from the
= foundation of the Government with Appendix com
piled manual of Reference for the Legislator
Statesman. By Charles Lanman. Washington Wen
dell.
u This is the title of a work in the press Of Wen
% dell at Washington which cannot fail to be exceedng,
s valuable and interesting. We annex the preface as in
indicating the character of the work:
ia Political laws, wisely framed, have made the United
III States powerful and wealthy to degree unexamped il
It modern times and have thought that book Of facts
recording the public service of National awmaker
" would be deserved tribute to them and at the
IL time, be generally useful. have made my record il
u each correct and concise possible. OF many
% men mig ht have written at length but that
not deemed expedent in work of this kind and wher
10 have not said enough, the fault must be attributed
the indifference OF the persons mostly interested to th
LII neglect of their friends. AS no politician it ha
y given but little trouble to be impartial My leading
III object has been to prepare kind Of labor saving
chine for the benefit of all those who feel an interest
the political history and future prosperity of the Repub
lie and in the Appendix l have endeavored to brin!
together from the Government Archives mass of egs
as ative and executive information calculated to be of
Us vice to members of Congress while engaged in their pub
o. lie duties.
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