The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-08-28
From Niles Weekiy Register.
Emigratio4-Geneyal Distress.

From The Dublin Evening Post Of June g.
Great alarm seems to be felt in England, on
account Of the disposition to emigraie mani
tested by all ranks Of the community. The
midding orders, endesverinB TO save some
tnsg from the wreck Of their fortunes, arc
collecting in various pats of the country with
. view to szhorfation; nay, We have heard,
that three villages, or what VIC in Ireland, per.
hsps, might call handsome country-,owns
have had meetings sufficiently open when the
and tho prscticabili'y Of its accom- plishment
unanimously admitted. As they were P'in-
eipally small farmers, agricultural pursuits
wero those which occurred 10 them but rs
they wore aware Of the extraordinary value
of labor IN America, they feh this cIreum.
stance as serious impediment to their pro.
ject. 1t was then proposed TO article GER
tain number Of laborers out Of employment
FOR two years. with their passage free, at =
reasonable salary. When il was known 10
.Ac common people, the difficulty was not in
the engagement, bu, in the selection Of objects.
However, determined TO do nothing unsd-
visedly, they chose two delegates, one ofthem
being their cura,e, to 60 TO the seat OF the "A
mnrican government 10 make tho proper in.
quiric,, and to pave tho way for the young
colony. The deputies are now actually on
their voyage.
Ii is no wonder that such an event a. this
should excite alarm. In itself. perhaps, It is
/, OF no great consequence whether 600 or 1000
individuals remain or depart from the coun.
tryj but il is its eramhie. If il, should be-
como systematic, and while distress aud tax
% continue, there is every danger that il may
become so---,hers is no eonjecturing where il
will terminate. The trading towns, or we
should have said, the towns which were once
the ssenes OF trade and business, will assem-
bic hext--and we feel persuaded that the only
+" impeachment presented 10 the tide Of popula-
,ion in it's westerly course, will be the diff.
Guilty Of transportation, and want os adequate
means to support the intermediate period OF
the voyage.
We shall here insert letter from our cor.
respondent, which we received yesterday. II
Is on this very extraordinary impulse which
the times have communicated to the people
Of England;
Loado1--.H.nSay night.
owe are sorry to learn, that the emigration from
this country America rather increases than dmin-
ishes The most Of our ships in the West-lndies, it
10 stated, have been deserted by the seamen, who
have been tempted 10 try their fortunes in America,
insonuch that all the ships that have recently sail.
ed for the Wes-indies, have been almost douby
manned. m order to m up the vacancies abroad, and
TO get to England the honeward. bound feet"
We say nothing Of the sailors, for they are
blameable in deserving their allegiance but
can the people,ss some shallow men pretend,
be blamed for flying from misery and destruc-
,ion 1t Is not denied that the most horrible
Atsfrs IL 10 E~- hall xsv
q few paragraphs from the London papers OF
Monday, which, il proof were wanted, affords
most melancholy evidence of the fact
"Several hundred persons have recently been dis.
charged from the iron works and mines, in the neigh
borhood Of Wellington, Kelly Coalpit, Bank, Iron.
bridge, &c. in consequence of the depressed state
OF trade At Wellington, in particular. the distress
OF the lower order is very great. On Sunday SEN
night the town was literally crowded with persons
out OF employ, many Of whom in vain applied to the
recruiting parties"
Who can blame these men if they wish to
go to America, whore they are sure Of get
ting employ being we'll paid tor their
iabor--of sleeping well, snd OF eating we'll
No one, e,surely except the ineonsiders,e. But,
unfortunately, people in the condition OF these
laborers, often leave their families behind
them, burden to the parish. The follow
ing IS an extract from . London journal on
the subjec,
"Numhers Of The lsSorng poor who have applied
at the different sessions for certificates to enable
them 70 70 to America, have been wicked enough
70 leave behind them their wives and children TO be
supported by the parishes from which they haze
fed"
" slow hard this is upon the remaining occupants
Il IS not necessary to say They can scarcely sup.
port themselves. II is Incredible" says the Globe
"in the ANAL provincial towns throughout England
what number Of decent and respectable families
have sunk through the di:tresses OF the times, and
the enormous weight Of taxation, into bahkrvpse,
and ohscuriy."
Such is the state Of the country, and sueh
sre ne people whom ,se weli-fed hrs'ipg'