The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-15
Imm,gration-Repiy TO Col. schaiier.
LETTER FROM GEN. RICHARDSON.
RICHMOND, March Is, 1871.

RICHMOND, March 10, 1871.
TO the Editor of he State Journal.
In your issue of the 14th appears let
ter OF Colonel Frank Schaller, which was |
received by me within week past, and |
which learn was furnished by him for |
publication. Though addressed to myself,
the letter seems to me to be intended for |
the public, and so regarding it, will not
otherwise be replied to than by what fol-
lows as mere statement of facts, On the
31st of March, 1870, by order of the Board
of immigration, addressed an official let
ter to Col. Schaler to the following effect
nYour letter of the Sth, conveying copy of
letter of same date, addressed by you to
| General Tochman, has been received and laid
| before the Board The Board is also apprised
| of letter having been addressed by you to
| the Governor of the State, asking pecuniary
aid, and subscribed BY you as General En-
| ropean Agent of Virginia, and this without It's
| knowledge or authority.
0The Board directs me to inform you that it
recognizes you only as the assistant of General
Tochman, its general European agent, and
your immediate principal, to whom and
through whom all reports of the assistant
agents should be made. l am further in
structed to remind you that you were made
fully aware at the time of your appointment
that the Board had no funds whatever, and
expected none, and that under no circum-
stances was any agent or sub-agent authorized
10 make any contract, or to do any act, by
which any pecuniary liability might be created
on the part of the State or of the Board.
eOf the copartnership referred to in your
letter to myself, the Board is not cognizant.
II was duly informed by General Tochman,
that through the assistance of friends in New
York, he was enabled to establish the much
desired agencies in Europe, and the assistan is
he asked for yourself being the first, were
J duly appointed; the State, however, not being
liable for one dollar of the expense growing
out oft.
principle, contemplating the introduction only
of emigrants who had means to purchase and
/ cultivate land, and in number supposed to give
y social character to their settlements; and i
I the emigrants who were sent by you, had COM
to Gen. Tochman, his agent here or to myself
the plan would have proved more than sell
sustaining, 1 think and i know that thu
e emigrants would haye been settled advsnta
geously to themselves. Instead OF this, how
ever, as you were informed in my letter OF l4ti
d November, they either turned aside OF them
If selves or were drawn off by others, withou
"a ever communicating with Gen. Tochman, hi
I agent, or myself
4 Mr.. Wallach, Secretary of the Board o
q Commissioners of Emigration for New
|
Il last as follows:
o. "I can say with certainty, that of all tn
emigrants arriving at New York, who hav
enough money to 60 into the country and Blu
70 land, there are not five per cent who have nc
r made up their minds where to settle befor
they arrive in this country. They are attracte
N by the reports of their relatives, friends Q
neighbors who have preceded them, and pa
hardly any attention to the recommendation
IF land aOants sOcieties. or ANYBODY else.
ne owe have now a large number of abl'
bodied, hardy men to support in our institl
y, lions who cannot find work at present.
y some of your large landowners would be alb
to settle number of these people upon the
lands, and assist and protect them, they woul
make good investment even If they had
n give the land to the FIRST settlers for nothing
h. As the questions propounded to me /
:. Colonel S. can be as well answered /
- himself, l do not reply to them.
-, The war upon the continent of Eurol
" will probably throw upon this country
larger mass of emigrants, now thatit seen
Is to be over, than ever before; but there
ne reason to apprehend that those, particula
en- ly from the German States, who before Il
ny war had money to purchase and sett
!, land, have been impoverished, and ma
NY come now only to seek bare subsistenc
ad To conclude: General Tochman is st
the general European agent of the Boar
10 possessing its entire confidence, and it
Dr. expected will ascertain from the first come
KY what will be the condition of emigrar
from the continent. Great Britain is op
we to us, and affords, it is believed, prom
ing field.
nd VIM. H. RICHARDSON.
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