, 1859-02-11
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION TO ILLINOIS lND
THE WEST.


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Aath. .nh;-c, NJ Fore;on 1nn,o-..3o,, =, n,
West IN nov yeeetv3oo Iaro. .b.-. ~ ,oc.] and
general atten1tion. sud "a = bill for III, e.,.b.
liahmept of a State AGENCY Of Imm,or.t;on in
this city has parsed its second reading before
1he Lower House Ct cur State LeRisla,ure, it
may not be anniss for one somewhat copverssnt
with the detsiis of tho subject spd the reouire-
na,., of ,,,h ., ;,,,;,r,;,, - 4. h.;.t
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8sanee a. 1ae pos''on WHICH cnaeago noids IN
respect to tho large annual influx Of immigrants
aud 70 point ont \ few of tha NOR, salient hear.
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-'e' 4'~A ~'1S'oeA "''0u " 'n' 14e''~A
sagResn'
l.r,v .;nco the comn1,t1cn Of b.r v..t ,,;,,o.a
80" sr:, se .r
o9sseo'' NaicaBo nas enlo1oo la1ger s0a1e oi
Immigrant travel aud trad1c than any other city
iu the Union. New York perhaps, alone excepted
Ifve .v1.rt last war dn-ing vb;cb n. .votr.
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no" Europe 70 'ue on!tea ssates was NOT mofe
than one-third H large Is during previous JearB,
csus;n0 n corre.nondino falling cfF;n III, nun,-
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DER OF arrivals as tnis point, not less 1nan nom
one hundred to one hundred and fftY thou<nd
FOREIGN lmmipTant4 hAY6 annually n&88ed
th,.s.h All, ~ xo,t. - ~ a;a,,..t ....
'nf'osu sat0 s11 81 ,oas' ~ WV atne.sI' ~ .,,
flons OF the "est ibis eatlmate, WHICH Will
BE- found, On careful investigation, to be less
.atber than in erc+ss of thu tyue fsuures- ahovs
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an aggregate fo1a4 oi af1l*als ior tae pel"o
Aboye mentioned, in round numbers, OF from
one TO ons and q half millions.
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"nss p''P"A" VI ~" Aso e. ~
might have been secured 10 11nnols hAo xao
proper system pre'a1leo mere, l az nos aye he
10 pfec1sely sIate %, CERTAIN II y .os; ~; .ne
strenuous efforts made oy oar compeun9 INES
OF railroad, through the medium Of agencies
abroad and their hordes OF runners u nome, 70
induce these immigrants over &neir respective
lines, and the unfair treatment when tneae peo.
pie hslf 100 often experienced a. me nanos o.
tue isnu Snafks, Hno nave maae Il tnels oas!-
nesas ;" ptey 1pou pI sleI1 a. ss 49, c,s,. r.
many thousands Of actsVe soofela 1ae eao1n
OF the iormet nave orA"n On 10 1he g: mA.
lorlty OF those VINO ~ooad naVe aettea ID our
own STATE had the proper loIosmanop anu iu.. u
o4csments oeen onefsa 'Gsm, .no ~ - .9s;s.' ;s'
"alle following their lnlqnltous syetem Oh I'M
posls1on ano trauo nave 1enaelea 1nlJ as maa1
more me oo]ee1s o1 our 4aol'iuoa' es"pA'ns
and charity. e -, a..
1t may % ae1eo "na1 becomes o1 ~ soe
money Mh1en unaef various plesaees-p.sen;
ces as illegal ana onlus1 % .aey ne sa1aeocts
hlched from tne 1mmiRlaatss Uoes u nos uaa
lts way, directly or lnotfee'g, ln1o 1ne ui1s Oh
fourth rate tavern'keepefa, emigrans iodg1og
and boarding house Keepers gtog eaops aoa
proluetAeepefs' auu. - ~ ~:
into the pockets Of host OF parasites VINO Keep
nowhere save ~ the dask, aod Hnom nooooJ,
not even the tax coilectof, 1aons anytalng
about save that their name ls legion aao tneir
| profession is plumber Inc compsfatl'e'y II
| fling sum that aeerues 70 the revenue OF Zoo
city from the s2!e OF lpdulKences or llcenae6 70
this class OF people to enable them 10 pursue
their several cslilngs Is but poor olset 10 tne
heavy tax which falls Directly upon tae puolc
treasury, upon our Va1loua cnatltaole lnsu'u-
tions aud societies, and upon the tax payers
generally for the support outside as well - IN.
side the walls OF our Jail, bridewell, schools OF
refo{m and asyums all through the State, Of the
unfortunate victims OF those selt-etyled "tflsnds
| Of the emigrant
Sinco pennlng the above lines have read
with much pleasure and profit the very able
letter Of our fellow townsman lii. Ogden on the
"Sourcea Of Wealth and Income in the North
| West" more particularly his remarks rel2tlTe
| to Immigration
| 1t nav not be a little startling to many Of even
our hest informed citizens to learn that IN amount
equil to five hundred millions Of dollars <more
than the total aggregate annual value Of the fre
staple products OF tie entire Vest and South) is
annu u1lly added TO the productive capital and in
JustrY Of the Northwest from this source tlmml-
r,aiion> alone. and ret figures based upon lnds-
nntabIe facts prove such 10 be the case. OF this
t1nmense sum not less than fifty millions reach the
| West in cash in tie possession Of these immi.
arants every wear.
What then should be done to render the means
of protecticu proposcd. most efectiyc7 The bill!
now nsnilinv lis actiuu Of tue Legislature and
Execut re provides among other things for the es.
tabi sbmeut Of q state Agency Of Immigration in
tlis city. under The more immediate control Of q
State Agent or Superintendent Of Immigration