Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-09
From The Philadelphia Gazette.
EMIGRATION.

Toned in this paper ON Monday rs having arrived
on Sunday. there were 40 in the Chandler Price
from Liverpool.
AT all our principal ports they are coming in
bv hundreds and by thousands, and as it is pro-
babe that the number will be greater still next
vear-apd greater still the year after-and great
81 still the wear after tbat--no small alarm Is
felt BY our Malthusians. - What" exclain,
these Gentlemen, - will become of us. At the
natural rate ofincrease, our population doubles
itself in about twenty wears. Ii it is now
twelve millions, in 1850 It will be twenty-tour
millions; in 1870, forty-eisht millions; in 1890,
g ninety-siz millions; in 1910. one hundred and
ninety-twO millions; in 1850, (Only one centu-
ry hence, it viii be three h,oodred and eighty
:. f6ir millions, which is population more than
..twice IS erSt as Matte Bruhn is willing to al
- low to China. What will be the fate of our
:. dear dear, great-great- grandchildren, How
will three hundred and eighty-toUr millions of
- human beings ever be able to subsSt in cOun-
-. try in which population of only twelve mil
g lions now had il so difficult to get along hO-
:. nestly."
We might, perhaps, coase!e these gloomy rea-
sonerS. by telling them that war, peSticnce, and
famine, public injustice, and private vices, will
prevent their having So numerous pOsterity:
but We ,cM not. Let them suffer, in magma
ton. all the woes their - dear dear ereat-great-
grand children are TO suffer in reality. 1t will
make them humble, and they want 70 be taught
humility.
We will, on The contrary, (be,no i'll a nissan
thropic humor this mOrnin%,) do what we can 10
increase their well-tounded alarm. The Eng
lish Government, which formerly threw obsta-
Giles in the way of migration, is now encouraging
it. Many able writer's aud speakers are endea-
II, N,.i
der which that country suffers. The public press
is abetting their efforts, and many Of the emf
grants already settled in America are yielding
their assistance by the letters they write home to
their friends.
We take the following from the London Morn =
ing Herald:
- North .4n,srica-'The following letter has
been received by a person in the ncighborhood,
who Is making preparations to emisrate as spec
Oily a, possible Several individuals at Bright
on, TO whom The letter has been shown, also in
tend 70 70 out as soon as possible; so that Mr..
Horton need be under no apprehension as to
c'eA.iaE ,he country of It's surplus population.
We recommend. however, caution. There is 4
sangniac tone peryadus the letter, which ha.
produced high cooring, and some disappont-
meut may be the result;
PifJ6rd, County Monroe, y. l.
lst November, 1899
" We landed at New York the lst of June.
We had to 70 400 miles from New York to the
town of Pitsford; we find it very plentiful
country. and every thing very cheap. Mutton,
beef. and pork. I'D per ID. Luke and myself are
at work together; We get eight shilhngs day
each of US, aud our board We live on the best
roast and boiled beef three times day. Henry
went apprentice TO blacksmith for three years:
he gets his board, clothing, and six months
schooling. and Fifty dollars when his time is up
About forty English families live here.
I'VE are all in good way of doing WE'LL
Nv wife and family all like the country very
m9ch: indeed. it is very fruitful the ground Is
healed covered with apples and peaches; they
are sold II Cd per husheI. Tell the people they
need not be afraid to come to North America
We never see man nor woman begging their
bread; it is very plentiful country. | thank
Gop that nv family is all here. We should
like to see YOU all. but never want to come to
England more. They are all very good, hui
name people here; they speak the same "brOgue''
as the English. The climate is nearly the same
As in England. Tell the people they have no
need to be afraid of family here, for your hv-
ing stands YOU in very little; -four, Cd per gal
Ion: clothing Is about the same as in England
There is no work for sawyers. the wood Is cut
by saw-mills. You NAV buy boards at two shil
lings per hundred ready cut. You would be sur
prised 10 see how the timber here is growing:
they burn it down to clear it of the ground
For a iabOring man, this is one OF the finest coun
tries in the world to get living in: he can get
four shillings day and his board, In the shortest
days; in haying and harvest, and the summer
eight shillings day. We very much wish YOU
to come: if you DO, come at the latter end o
March or beginning of April, and get vesse
that sails to New York. Then, from New lorI
YOU will come to Albany, which is 100 miles
the charge will be one dollar: and from Alban,
to Pittsford is go miles; the charge will be on'
penny mile By the towboat. Don't bring an.
silver but dollars; for shiiings of English none.
dont pass here: adollarasses for eight shillings
aud you may get them Of the Jews at Rag-fal
for four shillinss. Our days work is from sun
rise to sunset. Cider is Cd gallon; spirits Cd
aquart. You may get plenty of yeast to maxi
bread. Sleeps heads and builocks are so plenti