Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-16
From the Galveston News.
Bureau of immigration.
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT, !
Uous,on. Texas, Nov. /, 1872.

Houston, Texas, Nov. /, 1872. !
Ep1rons NEws-Your edition Of 10 Gay
bas short article (superscribed "lmlni-
grafton to Texas,") which recommends
that the Board Of immigration OF Texas
try and secure part of the Alsatians and
Lolhringians now leaving their native land
for us. As there is no Board of lmmigra-
ton in our State, suppose the writer
meant the Bureau Of Immigration,
over which l have the horo TO pre-
eide, and, as its Superintendent, have
charge of oil matters pertaining 10 immi-
grafton to Texas.
This Bureau has always tried to fully
come IN TO the intent of the law organic
ing II, and the public press Of our State,
and many other States in the Union, En e.
land. Germany and France will bear wit
ness hereto, ms they all have, more or less,
correspondence from me or other officers OF
this bureau.
No distinction is made, nor preference
given. to any nationality, and TINS bu-
Teau works alike for American, German,
Swede, or-Frenchmen, and commissioners
of the Bureau of Immigration OF Texas are
stationed at convenient points in the uni
,ef States, England AMI the European
continents 10 draw the attention OF desir-
ing immigrants TO our state, tell every
one of them Of the advantages possessed
by Texas over her sister States IN the un-
ion, and assist aud aid them IN every pos
sible way. .
Numerous articles in the News speak of
these Commissions, and every report from
me has some items from nearly every one
Of them.
In special regard to the exodus from AL
Ga &c aud Lorraine, the greatest pains are
taken by our Commissioner to secure 10
Texas her part Of the Immigrants. Every
steamer arriving from the European Con
,inent brings from one hundred 10 six
hundred persons for Texas, aud among
them are q great many whoee arrival here
is ouIy due 10 the Conan ssioner and each
vessel CO ming from bremen, Hamburg or
Havre, has o portion Of Alsatians aud
Lotbripgiaus. The first official act Of the
Com M ssioner OF this Bureau, after his ar
rival in Bremen, was 10 convert over one
hundred Alsatiaus that had just arrived iu
Bremen, and intel ded to 20 West, FROM
their .wes,ern idea, aud send them 10
Texas. They are now in western Texas,
and declare themselves to be well pleased
with their new homes. Others from Al
SAGE and Lorraine have since come, and
are coming with every steamer, and the
efforts of this Bureau % draw more i'm mi
grants here are in no way relaxed.
1--WE need people in every station of life,
| farmers and mechanics, men Of capital,
men Of brains, and all are welcome, and 1t
| is only to be regretted that some people
/ have not enough csndor rs TO welcome all,
but must chow their preference for o Ger.
| tain class or nationality. read in an
Austin paper q short Communication SUI
prescribed "Foreign Immigration, in
which the writer, in speaking OF meet
ing in Loudop, where 5000 laborers were
present, declares his preference for Eng
| lishmen coming 10 us instead Of Germans,
Swedes or >Norwegians. He also adds,
that there are localities in the Unitsd
States where the English language is
neither spoken nor understood, and people
speaking Only German and Swedish, and
know nothing Of our laws nor government
do not believe that any settlement can
be found in the United States, either Of
mans or Scsndinavians, where the Eng
l1ish language was neither understood or
| SPOKEN, anu tne lhciil'y " acduiie 'he
knowledge of English by both Germans
and scandinaviaps is admitted by. IL is
true, only q few immigrants arrive from
these countries, that are conversaut with
our language, but see them again q year
after, and they can understand every word
you speak 10 them in English. and most Of
Them keep up q fluent conversation
The same writer must necessarily ohjee'
10 the immigration to Texas Of people from
Alsace and Lorraine, as they speak Meth
er English, and as your Correspondent o.
tNov. ist says, bat little French. Ii oul
immigrstien we're confined to people alon'
speskipe the English language at home
then Texas would to day not CONT nor
than o0,O0o Of people. No, cir, we wan
Germans, we want Alsatisns and Loihrin
eiabs, swedges, Korwegiane, English, e
well ss Danes, Bohemisns ald MoraviHn'
: Let them ali GONE, English spestipg .
not we can teach them that only make p
distinction in regard 70 pstionsliiy.
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