Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-08-22
From the National Advocate, July 18.

! PaS8enSerS.-It appears by the off,
cial returns from the May or's office, that
from December, 1918, to 1919, $500
passengers arrived at this port. This
will give an idea of the great intercourse
which Is had with this city; yet it also
appears that out of this number 1868
were Americans, leaving 1892 foreign
ers, which, of itself, is an important
amount. There is something also to
considerin the national character of these
emigrants {: 1929 were English, and
COSY were Irish. The proportion of
Irish to English emigrants has been
heretofore in favor of the Irish, but this
year the English takes the lead. 1t is
certain that the Irish have a more sim
cere attachment to this country than the
English-their associations, feelings, and
the success ofmany Of their countrymen,
have given a great spur to emigration
added to this, their wants and their en-
terprize are greater than those of the
English; yet we have in this excess of
English emigration very strong proof
of the misery of the times and the ex-
tremes to which they are reduced, ex-
tremcs which the Irish have scarcely az
rived at. If it is said that many of these
were bound to Canada, to settle on the
crown lands, the reply will be that the
expense Of transportation from New
York to Canada would exceed the value
of their possessions, and emigrants bound
to Canada generally take passage for
Quebec. If, on the other hand, it is con-
tended that many have returned to Eu-
rope, we are satisfied that the number is
very trifiing, and were not willing to
work. OF Scotch there were l942.-
This is class of emigrants which are
not idle in any part Of the word.-There
is in Delaware county in this state, We
ry extensive and respectable Scotch set
tlement, particularly distinguished for
making great quantities of good butter
and raising cattle. OF Swiss there were
372. Considering that there is no mari
time intercourse between this country
and Switzerland, and that we cannot be
familiarly known to these mountaineers,
the number of emigrants is quite re-
spectacle. The Swiss, generally, are
good farmers, and are a hardy, industri
Gus, temperate race of people; and if
our songs of liberty could reach their
valleys, lakes and glaciers--if they knew
that they could raise the mountain grape,
and feed their cattle in peace and tran
guilty, we should find greater number
amongst us. Of Welshmen we have
59o-another class oftemperate and ex-
cellent emigrants peculiarly adapted to
this country: and to shew how apt peo-
pie arc to choose for residence coun-
try where habits and manners are similar
to their own, in this annual batch of emf
grants, we have only 2l7 Spanish, and
81 Portuguese, most of whom are doubt
less gone to the neighboring islands.
Our agricultural and manufacturing
| interest make it desirable to urge every
species of emigration calculated to give
these great national objects judicious
| impulse, and the time is not distant when
we shall have to look more closely into
| these matters.
Louisville, aug. 9.--MR. PoLETIcA
the Russian Minister to the United
States, arrived in this place on Monday
last from Washington City.
A LAWYER in Philadelphia, by the name
of Bigelow, has been sentenced to three
years Imprisonment at hard labour, and
to pay fine of $500, for conspiracy
to delraud person of SIX gold watches.
This severe transition from professional
pursuits to the labor of convict in
prison will, we trust, operate as eau
ton to those who may be exposed to the
like temptation. A lawyer should be
more vigorously punished for crimes
| than any other citizen, for he has con-
stantly before him examples of depravi-
| ty, and moreover, he can sin with so
much impunity, knowing SO well all the
avenues in the evasion of justice. Be-
sides, it is the duty of lawyer to guard
and protect the public character, the
sanctity of his Office and the honor of
his profession, and a few such examples
may promote good results.
VOoet 'CttoFHS5oH.-"4A parry Vi SCh-
tlemen occupied themselves on the 4th
instant in overturning a huge rock
weighing about SO tons from the brow
of a precipice on Catskill Mountain, in
the state of New York it fell 10 feet,
and dashed to pieces below, producing
sound exceeding the loudest thun-
der" and a very sensible shock of the
earth under the feet Of the operators.