The New York herald., 1864-09-25
THE EMIGRATION QUESTION.
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| EAYoa's OrIcE. NEw Ysax, Sept u, 1854
Jonx wzASs Esq. General Agent u The Aussican Ezn
Ss-Your letter Of the 9th instant requesting my sym
patny and support for your association, together with
circular, articles Of agreement and copy tho recent
act o. Congress TO encourage immigration" was duly
received
Immigratcn under ordinary circumstances Is sourcs
Of wealth and prosperity 10 people, and i encourage
ment duty 1he act Of Congress-, under which your
socation has been organized however, is In my judg
should have beon called bait under ryauauleut pre-
tence5 70 enlist foreigners. F
may be doubted whether Congress- uncer TIE power
"to regulate commerce, ,, establish relationship be
tween debtors and creditors growing out Of contract
for passage money ,aai Is sy denty at variance win sae
lhe covert object Of this Is primarily gain
material for the army lne language Of the third SECTION
easily, under tie pressure OF want or the iulnence y
I fraud, emiersnts can be forced into the racks.
maintain the lnhumsuity aud immortality OF bringing
emigrspts 10 land engaged In war; and especially civil
war; TO be Involved in It's horrors, hen they
The condition Of the lab0rer hero ono promising
fair remuneration under inflated paper currency
oae halt his wages absorbed BY taxation and the ta
lance, at tie present IL about iorty cents
| value 70 each dollar OF nomir al payment.
At a<ttne when nearly nfty thousand operatives In
capital and tie wages paid are for their sup
port just TO them or TO the European lab0rtrs TO
bring tho latter into cnct for existence with the for
societies called into boing by this act oS Congress-
lbe articles Of apprenticeship OF these ssrcdempon
Mexican "reonage" OF which white men, the equals
any on earth. are to be tho subject. lien Is given
The 'redempturers' wages. aDd and property until the
debt is liQu'dated meanwhile his condition s meniai.
dependent and degraded
tic 10 10 be paid In slawfut money OF the United
State ." What Ia this lawful money!
Ii there nothing else In these articles, the last
clause IN which "Iquhated damages over and above
the amount due Tor advances occurred, shows tho
partial nature OF the This is xever not
thorzed BY the ac OF Congress- yet courts would per
hape acknow ledge Legally binding though harsh
extortionate. "LiQuicated dams9es regarded
mark OF oppression while no reef be given TO those
Who submit themselves TO such "eonine" compacs.
The true prncple for the encouragement OF lmmigra-
tion to leave the operation Of natural Laws, and
me ocipd regulations snoud place the new comers on
OF perfect equality merchandise oemes the
best market men fcck 70 The land where food cheap
and abundant rShs are respected and liberty AND peace
flourish. Ireenen and Inteliigent desripg freedom
able TO judge FOR themselves where they will be
off, and the designs OF societies ITO import should
These @iu portaiions' be either powder
70 parayls tho aboring population present
"6trses caused by inflated currency, neither OF
which can give my support am very respectuiy,
c. GODFREY GCNThLR
A Reply from tho General Accnt or tho
Amer'can EnitTr.nt Company.
AMERICAN EAGTAHa 90 '. NO; o, BoTISe ~ S;s GsnS
Hon. C GODFREY GUvrBER, Mayor OF the CITY Of New
York
suR- have the honor to acknowledge tho receip, Of
your letter OF the lsth inst.
This letter u reply to an ordinary business
and designed 70 bring 10 your
knowledge end ootain your approval OF private enter
prise TO the of aborers from
Europe to provide Tor the profitable employ Of
cmgrans arriving here That such letter should nl,
pear the public journals simultaneously with recep.
tion 81 this Office has, confess, caused surprise.
appears have tnreeiold object.-First-
To discourage immigration SecoDd-1o excite hostility
tho recent law 10 encourage Immigration. Third-Tc
raise injurious prejudice against the American Emgra
tiou Company.
With regard nret OF those objects ia not my
desea to enter uto discussion with you either
the advantages which this country European
em,srsnts, or the benefit which 1t derives from mmi
grafton.
70 doubt this ron, cannot hope that any words Of
mine may you. however, take the liberty OF
enclosing copy Of letter from Mr. Henry g. Carey, of
Philadelphia man who may have thought on this sub.
argument ! respectfully invite your attention.
Nor With reference 10 the second apparent object Of
your letter Is y my Guy 70 doena tne motives or the
courage immigration" only know that that law
enacted at the suggestion great number OF men Of all
shades OF political opinion connected with the Industrial
Interests Of the country who the necessity OF 10.
creasng the amount OF foreign immigration in oroer TO
dustrial pursuits which the war hod caused.
Ina, no possible misconcepton msa. prevail either 10
Europe this country, the object OF this law,
tains the following specific provision:
q: sss ss s for s n
the existing insurrct such emgrnnt shall yoirn
ss s.r,A AND aec.Te become sisizsn =
inenaens q immiSra,os 'or carryiss i INTO effect sad
which he sarc:ioo o. The :w and re-
10 il d,s,incty direct as Follows
.hsy tsn esancs ss .s:s :s.s'ss
sa S%sgs Ss aaS
srss OF e!rh and declar. their Intention o become
rested all person, who BY fraud shall attempt 70 compel the
service OF emgrnns the army o. navy Of the
You ssy --@rno covert oplec, OF this measure Is prt
mar,iy te gain material for fhe sryDy.
its title NIL nomer and II should have been called
under fraud about pretences TO eulst foreigners
You do not favor with anything 10 the s'ntnde of
fact or argument truth this very post
venrmaon and teeGeors yoa have LETT me uo'hlnR 20
sy ss e se q r. United Ss
ton has been adopted The sub eet OF imnera
en and which msy wen De .ss. 10 .se Jaas
third o6ect OF your letter, Incumbent uf on mo, as
tue ageut Of tho American Eugratoa Company, pro
against the gross you make OF ne
OBJ ect " that corporation, and the injury your e;te.
seeks to DO TO It as private enterprise
That company, sir, s Incorporated Tor the sole and
simple purpose expressed charter, 'cf procuring
ossistng emgrAns from foreign countries 70 sctc
cation cen the emp oyers America aud the work
kuropc finding for The one among the operatives
OF the Old World The deecriptons oi wofkn.n toey rc
msrkes Tor their labor 10 sh country To
accomplish this IL seeks 10 set before the people a Eu
rone BY elective aud wide spresd stem
agencies thtoceb Great rain Germany, Frsuce, nel.
GUM swtzerisud and Northern EUROPE the power and
of this country, the geretai advantage oilers
o the laborer the Inducements Afforded In ts
different sec,ious for zeal Kinds OF industry. II also
give prnct Chl eHSlchty 10 mo law py
trpctnC with Eurorean wurkmen behalf Of American
emf ioycs SOD advancing to tbote needing the uecesss
ry means teirayiDg their travelling expenses and
further proposes TO tnc em rioy In tho desra
Bile localities and at tho best waees for every emgrant
that Genes under lie auspices The moment he arrives
aud engages do this without any shape, direct
or indirect, 70 the immigrant.
This is the OBJ ect, sod nothing elee Of this corpora
tion and cannot permit the .nsInuatou the state
ment thai n has hidden uterior desgu 10 DO made
by eminent personsee as the Mayor o. sbc city
OF New York. withogt giSg perefnpory denial and
regret that the staemfA should 80 TO Europe your
Official authority that he copd tion Of lbe labQer here
10 not PROMISING fair remuneration ouder inflated
paper currepcy One har bis Is absorbed oy TAX
alton u is Ito demand for labor Ia this
country vastly exceeds the supply ana laborere SO 10
the localities whore hey most request thcy can
command almost AM vnees that they AJAX aud the ALE
gnttou that haR hs Is absorbed by TAXATION
SO incorrect, whero the Iaborsr spc
ctay exempted aSatiop. that only regard II
ss an iuconsiderae mss,atemept which you will take
the earliest opportunity o. correcting Az respects tha
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