The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
mluGRAT1oN.


| Organfxait0n Of the C0nvemtiOn ~
Indlianopolix.
INDIANoPoLIs, Nov. 23.-The lmmigra-
ton Convention was called to order by Gov
ernor Merrilfof Iowa. COL Albert T. Shaw,
of Memphis, Tenn, was elected temporary
chairman, and Col. John S. LOOMS, of New
York, temporary secretary. Col Shaw, on
taking the chair, returned thanks and said:
The importance of the Convention could
hardly be exaggerated. Our country, now
SO great and so glorious, is but the child OF
immigration; all We 40, 000, 900 of souls are
only immigrants or the children Of immi-
grants. Not vainly do We claim the first
place among the nations, but, the youngest OF
! all, We are the first, greatest, and best.
Yet it is little more than 80
years since the first immigrant
set foot upon our shores. No wonder we re-
gard immigration As a great and important
interest; no wonder the Governors OF great
States should agree 10 call 4 national con-
ventiOn to consult concerning this interest.
Very properly it assumes the dimensions OF
4 national Government in our deliberations.
trust we shall all the time remember the
characteristic Of nationality. We certainly
should know no North, no South, no East,
no West-only great and entire nation
atty Immaculate from any stain of sectional
ism. Let the dead past bury its dead.
Neither can We contemplate the introduction
of any political firebrand here. While
our deliberation and action may become, in
the best and highest sense, political, l trust
We shall studiOusly ignore and repeal any
attempts to employ the Taneuve,s or tricks
fpartisanship.
On call of the States, delegates from the
following States and Territories responded:
Kansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Minnesota, New
York, North Carolina, Missouri, Nebraska,
Tennessee, Pennsylvania Massachusetts,,
Wisconsin, West Virginia and Ohio.
\ resolution, requesting all Governors,
Ex-Governors, Senators and Representatives
in Congress present, to take part in the de-
On the re-assembling of the Convention
this morning, the Committee on Permanent
Organization, reported Gov. Baker of lndi-
ana for President and Col. LOOMS of New
York and Mr.. Greenbaum of Illinois Secre-
taries, with one Vice President from each
State and Territory represented, which re-
port was concurred in. Father Nugtnt of
Liverpool, England, Ii. W. Gwinne, Agent
Of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, Mr..
Disternal, from the Association of Arts and
Sciences, New York, and Gen. McNeal of
st. Louis we're admitted TO seats in the Con-
vention as delegates.
The following additional delegates were re-
ported this evening: from Daco;ah Territory:
Boards of Trade of Chicago, Evansville, In
dianapolis, Boston, Omaha, GAINESVILLE,
Nashville and Memphis, Tenn, and Mil
waukee, and from a number of German Aid
and immigration Societies from the East and
West. 4 large number of resolutions were
introduced advocating the federal control of
Immigration, and the coordinate !iuris-
dictiOn of State and Federal authorities,
the enforcement of the present laws, etc. all
Of which were referred TO the Committee on
Resolutions, after reading, without debate.
Mr.. Young. Chief of the United States
Bureau of Statistics, in response TO unani-
nous vote, addressed the Convention, exhib-
iting diagram and printed tables, showing
the extent of immigration by natiOnalities
during the 80 years, from 1920 to 1870. He
gave the classiiica;ions by sex, occupation
and age, giving the per centage OF each vot
ing number of able bodied males. Mr.. Young
then discussed the value Of immigrants to a
country. He said the aggregate value of i'm
migration for the last half century was about
Sc, COG, 100000. The questions under
discussion at the night session were
the abuses that Immigrants are sub
es.ed to at Castle Garden, New York, and |
in travel by railway and steamboats, to their
destination i'm the West and South and Il reso-
linton fayOrinp the establishment OF q Bureau !
of Immigration by the Federal Government,
and the adjustment of per oopitd tax by the
States on Immigrants. a large majority Ofthe
resolutions presented to the convention
and the speeches of delegates we're in favor
OF the last proposition. Convention ad-
ioUrned till 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.