The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-03
Irish Colonization.
Irish COllniznflOn.
The New York Sun has the following remarks upon
this subjec'

The New York Sun has the following remarks upon
this subject
The great and constantly increasing disparity between
capital and labor in Britain is now aSating Parliament
and the Earl of Lincoln has proposed, of relief
government shall enable the of unemployed Irish
coonze in British North America. In late speech be-
lore the House of Commons he contends that the capital
and demand for labor ia insufficient employ millions
census of ls4 there were in Ireland s4i 900 people The
surface of the country comprises 10 900 acres, which
900 arabic land and the remaining 1886 900
waste. The thirteen and half millions held in the
following order Persons having from to 80 acres 1874 5i4
from TO 10 acres, $4,000 from to acres 37 900
having acre, 1854 leaving about 100000 seek EN-
poyment they best The number Of persons out of
work and in distress during 30 weeks of the year less
than 100000, and the persons depending them over
800, 900 making in the WHOLE millions aud
half The number OF persons rated under the poor law
union is 900, Of whom 10000 rated under 81
1874 900 under e.; $4,000 under f3; 100000 under "a
As the land stands affected by present poor law land
lords consolidating aud enlargng the their farms
much possible still further reducing the chances OF
the laboring classes Under these circumstances and the
increasing disability of the Irish people-threatencd by
government prescription on the one side and famine the
oherhe attention of the deepse thinking England
has been aroused to some remedy Tor the accommodating
Evil. plan some few years ago proposed for sell
supporting coonization to be maintained by the sale of
lands, and the appropriation of the proceeds of the
to the emigration of labor Another proposed the emiga
outlay of government should be repaid by plas Of land
mixed with the locations of the colonsts which would give
pense This plan Intended that for the year. the emf
grant should work for wages with view to his settling
would Be the saS% corning Nucleus o
settlements Villages were to be planted mt the expense of
government, government . send emgran and
feed them by species of commissaria but great
lection has arisen to all these schemes Notwithstanding
there 200O000 OF acres, according to the Toronto Globe
awaiting emigration the superior Inducements afforded
enterprise both of capital and labor in the United States
served once draw the emgrans when out
by government from Canada to side of the line Long
experience has proved this very complimentary fact, and,
IN spite OF 1t, Lord Lincoln proposes colonization
Not that he would force single leave his old home,
but because he believes all their hopes lie In emigration
Earnestly do we trust that the British may de
n
sands to reach America What matters IL whether they stay
In Canada or flock TO our Sa,e long they relieved
from the horrors OF their present condition. every day be-
coming worse We have not only O0000 but hund reds
If millions OF acres awaiting the eugrant cooni.ts OF the
Old World Sngy, in groups, let them come-aid them
come, and the result Will Justify every governmental
other sacrifice that can be made.