The Russellville Democrat., 1877-01-11

nationality, former place Of resi- dcnec, and immediate destination. Are carefully registered. The let ters, teiegrams or remittances, awaiting him on his arrival, are promptly delivered to him with out his seeking. A clerk stands ready to conduct for him any cor respondence, translating into En- glish if required. His coin is exchanged for United States cur rency, under regulations that pre- clude the possibility of extortion. Cheap an9 comfortable board is secured for him in respectable honses that are under the super vision of the Commission. If the place of residence of his friends in this coun.ry be unknown, 9 bureau of information undertakes the task of ascertaining them; and he is delivered to Sheir hands. 1 If circumstances rekdcr it mat fer of humanity to return him to Europe, the board returns him. Employment is secnred through labor bureau. The railroad or steamboat tickets to his aestina tion are furninshea at the Com mission accompanies him to the cars or to the boat, and sends him on his way, warned and protected against imposition. Even when he has left the depot, so long as within the limits of the State Of New York, he continues to receive the protection, and if need arise, the pecuniary assistance, of the Commission and this without there being attached to him the stigma of pauperism. And for all this, neither the state nor the community is called upon to con tribute q dollar. A communication for bond, which is practically tax, of Sl.50 for thereabout) for each immigrant is collected from the owners of the vessel, which conveycs not only supports itself, but affords such surplus that in the four years beginning in 1871, the outlay for buildings and perm anent improvements for tl.c com fort and protection of the immi grants. paid for from this fund, amounted tono less than $6ol, ,960. These are some of the workings of the plan popularly known as the Castle Garden system. What wonder that the European emi- gaant looks to the port of New York as the necessary goal ot his ocean, journey, or that under the assertion of ttis system .he state of New York, enlcLed by the la bor of the immigrant, which has constituted no small element Of the prosperity, has attained her proud and we'll deserved pre- cm thence of population and oi wealth
 l ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPOT OF M
 MIGRATION AT NEW ORLEANS.
 Ii we are to avail ourselves Of the superior advantages that We possess, for the direct convey ance of the immigrant to out doors, by water communication we must place ourselves upon q similar footing to that of New York, by the establishment of a similar depot at New Orleans, and the inauguration of system which shall extend it's paternal care over the newcomer till he shall have become settled Tn his nome among ourselves. It is evi- dent, however, that such q plan cannot at present be carried into execution by the unaided re sources of the port of entry, or Of tue entire stase of Louisiana We're it possible to organize such system by their unaidcd resour- ces, it is evident that such oraui- zation would not, in the nature of things,' he conducted in the i'm partiatial interest of the states ol the Mississippi Valley.
 THE PRACTICAL PLAT CF OPERaTIu%
 PROPOSED,
 What practical plan, then, de we propose, and what practIcal Legislation do we suggest ; The plan, doubtless, will already have been matured, and placed in ini- tial operation, before the earliest session Of any one of youg honor. able bodies. It's outlines were indicated by the acton of the Convention which appointed your subscriber to the task of address ing you and it's execution has been entrusted to standing cLm- mittec of that body, composed of enc member from each state there represented, together with such associate members as each may have chosen to join with himself. Should the proposed organization have been completed when this paper shall reach you, copies of it's charter will accompany our address. Meantime, some of the features of that future 0rganiza tion are so obviously essential, or SO we'll understood and agreed upon, that we may venture to as sume them as certaiu.
 The incorporation will nccces. sarly have been made under the l laws of the state Of Louisiana. Each state interested will have been accorded dne representation