Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-25

tOHh ~ eSAhc Ia beisuoVuilus ShS, OF
state.
Germany is one OF those few European
states which has no colonies to absorb Its Srr~
piuS popuiduon. ! do not mean TO ensrOss
Sour tinic bS explaining the advantages or
disadvantages of COLONIAL system. although II
might rot be Improper IN this place. II PIOvi-
deuce has placed III oce spot vi ouI globe more
people than acres, mud OF another many acres
OF fertile lands without al hand 10 cultivate
them, II IS our fault II We do not avail ou,-
selves 81 the means in our power 10 tquaIIze
this seeming disparity. The philanihtopist
might lastly say that one nth of what our
tears have cost would have been sufficient TO
mehoiaie Tie condition OF thousands OF idini-
lies, by settling and cuiiiyaIing those spots
which are now wilderness. We have TO judge
OF The greatness of ancient states, aud the
wisdom OF their rulers, from tie importance
aud extent OF those COLONIES which derived
their origin "a ON them. When The battle OF
Itaia!.at ana Waterloo VIII be recorded III
history as events of the day, aud ,heir elects
elaborated by succeeding events I: when even
the British empire, whose greatness
t0tishss The world, shall Ia It's tnrn, have de-
clined. p0steriiy will still Judge what Il has
been from the nations, which, as II were, II
has founded. Already has Great BIIisiu been
the founder OF tie states ut North America,
now become independent, aud she still cOnti-
mes her system oi colonization. She provides
for her Surplus population By forming settle
meats in the still uuiuadOiies re.iOnR Oi Ca
NADIA, AT the Cape OF Good Hope, on The hanks
being an inland country, with lew outlets 10
the sea, had not the same opportunity OF
forming distinct settlements, DCi were it's dill
tereDt governments calculated to act l0intly
10 tbiS circumstance we may IN Il great msd.
sure ascrise the numerous wars winch have,
from time 10 time. devastated The finest pai Is
OF our cOuntry, and the spIrit of emf ration.
Every large city OF Europe counts among its
;nhabitaHis, numbers OF German ar,iStS ana
mechanics
The q $. OF America have received no in-
considerable number OF those emi.rauts
The inst OF those who embarked 10 America
were itom the pAlatinate, and indeed from
the very district in winch my possessions lay.
Their example was followed by WGrtvmOur-
geIs and BdvaiIdns, aud when, during the
revolutionary war. Great BiitdiD 10 IL d. pay
Hessian noops, many OF ihem WAC were Ia
Ken priSOotrs or deserted, dOmIciiiated them,
selves here. From many cant0ns of the
Paatinaie, We see annuai misiations 10 the
| western world. Ii has teen ObserV ed by ma.
| ny travellers aud even acknowledged by the
| government, that particularly the state OF
| Pennsylvania owes much OF It's flouiish.n.
| a.tieuilnie L. the persevering industry uf The
| numerOuS German settlers. II is not dislike
| or hatred towards iheir native cOuStry o.
| government waICh induces so many of our
people 10 seek a home elsewhere, but be-
| cause, in many districts, German square
league coutaius already a population OF 5000
souls, and increasing annually la SuabIa
the same cause exists When IN the year lS!7
A
! was threatened with scarcity and famine emio
gIatiOns increased. and as has bees proved
since, too many emigrated from certain di>.
iflcts, SO as Afterwards 30 produce a scarciIy
OF haudS Tor the accustomed cultivation o.
the lands. Distress and want forced ava,
Whole families, but instead OF meudiDg thcir
condition, their distress increased whichever
lhey went, as they lett their homes without a
tNed plan or object in view The hi.n roads
TO Amsterdam we'e filled with those people
who became bArihcu 10 the states, thtom. h
whIc their way led ihelJ, and to that civ
itself which By The charity aud hospitality II
haS she"n TO cur unfortunate cnuutTSneii IN
their distress, Ia equine d strong claiin.to our
gratitude.
The greater proportion of these emicrauts
were not originally destitute OF means hat
nnacquainied with Tie ways of The lsorid,
thGS Dt came an Easy preS 10 designing swin.
dleis and avaTiciOus adVeniuT.ts Atter hp-
ing swindied out Of their property by fair
promises, they were embarked in too areat
nnmbrIs IN badly equipped vessels bur scan
tiy supplied with provisions and those of
the most rnieTioi klmd Poisoned air yanI
OF wholesome or even sRfiiciemt nonrishmvnt
bad treatment, and gr,f. diminished ihsir
nnmb - dHiy, and but a small proportion OF
ahont $4,000 'uce u and healthy peO-
PIE, VINO / y distress =Cre driven from tbciT
native sOii reached then destination & even
tn Sc WAC survived ~! those penis were IN Il
cODdlilOn most miserable. [ was cOmms
onrd TO usgeN IN aus wbi'h might amell-
generally. One OF my relatives underIonk
voyage 10 the u. ). tor thai uurpoS.. On
former occasion | have communicated 10
you The fesuts.-I now hand yon IN addi-
tIon 10 former Information, "A copy aud trIms
la'ion Of letter, which he received from the
executive at Nashin ton, in answer 10 his
application respecting German Emigrants-
IL the object of his Journey has not been fully
attained, still Halter myself that il has done
some good, as he has been parily instruments.
al in procuring some favorable local poIiee,
and u. States laws passed, regulating the
number OF passengers which each shin ac-
c0rdIng 10 Its size, may carry 10 the II. s.
and the better treatment of The passengers
the good result of which has been evident i'm
the diminished morality and better health
generally of the passengers.
During the unfortunate year 1917, all the
small children which were c'nba ked, prrisl-
ed during the passage, under CT; cumStAuces
painful 30 humanity. Although sirce lie
new regulations have been enforced. more
than COCO people have embarked for the u.
uitcd States, from the same districts as before
l ain informed their mortality has not been
greater than would have hreu on land. OF
such number of the children; comparative
~ hat few have died, aud many arrived in
excellent beallh II is. however, with REJECT
etate 10 you that the class of people. gener>
ally, which DO emlgrate, IS not OF that kind,
nor the condition ia which they present them
selves whe landed, not such as 90 inspire
the Inhabitants o. the western republic with
a very pTePoSSessibg opia'OD OF our nation
The general stasnitiOu OF trade aud com
merce in Europe. cannot fail to have n reac,
ton on all classes of society in tie United
States, and even there must be felt Ii ge
consider Labor The origin OF every thing IS "A
IpPichlr die, we may be allowed 10 use
mercantile phase. that the American mar
kets are at this moment OyerStoCked with
hands Tins those who wish 10 better their
condition there by their labor or industry.
couid probably rot NIX upon worse period
for emigtdtiou However, such stagDafion
can in NY opinion be hos temporary IN
country wbich contains millions OF acres OF
feitie land in healthy climate. yet 20 be-
cleared by the hand OF The iabOficus hn,
bsndman May those who still persist to eins
irratc be aware that they can only huDe IN