The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-21

WHAT is THE EFFECT OF EMIGRATION ON THE
AMERICAN REPUBLICS ?-If some of cur country
men and legislators, blind to the interests and
prosperity of the country. and incapable OF see
ing and understanding the causes OF our Won
derful advance and progress in national wealth,
set their faces against the inpourng of emigrants
into our back woods and wildernesses-if, I'M
conscious of the real cause of our greatness, and
the mighty strides we have made above all other
people, they set themselves to decry, revile, and
depreciate the new corners, and afix distinc-
tive names of opprobrium and reproach upon
them, because they are born in another country
other nations and people of the new world,
witnessing our prosperity, and perceiving the
real cause of it, are waking up, are casting
of their prejudices, and are inviting the tide
of European emigration to roll upon their shores
They are inviting this by every species OF hbe'
raity aud encouragement extended to the new
emigrante. by liberal aid and advances made
them, and by comforting upon them liberal grants
of land, together with other civil privileges and
every possible inducement
This is as it should be. What can tend more
TO enrich a country than laborlng agricultural
population, drawing from the bosom of the un-
cultivated wilderness the rich, but burr I'd, pro-
ducts of the golden harvest, and filling the wild
and uninhabited desert with rich, numerous,
aud 1our.hng people! What are lands-what
! is a great country-without people to over
spread and cultivate it!
We have been led to these remarks by some
| documents and papers of an official character,
which have been transmitted to our Office from
Bogota the capital of the beautiful country of
| New Grenada. BY these documents and DEGREES
| of the government, we perceive that New Grena-
| da has commenced determined and active ca
reer in emulating the advance and progress OF
the United States, and is doing all In her power,
| by the most liberal enactments and provisions,
to draw the stream Of emigration upon her rich
and beautiful shores There is an elegant and
pretty song, by Thomas Moore, the celebrated
| Irish poet, and friend of Byron, which ends al
every verse with the words
"And said There's peace to be found In ths world,
| The heart that's contentsd may look for 1t here"
We do not believe there is such thing as
peace to be found in the world, if we may Judge
by our own experience, and the pertinacity with
which we see it fly from all who pursue it, but
really lift is to be found-if there is a rich, beau
tiful, and romantic country, where man might
enjoy himself, it is this Of New Grenada; and il
is to this fine country that the emigrant is now
| freely invited by the most liberal offers of the
government. The documents before US have
been published by the government OF New
| Grenada. They consist of the DEGREES and laws
passed by the Legislature, relating to emigration,
aud contain an invitation from the Executive to
all those who desire to emIgrate, to address
their propositions, by means of the agents and
consuls of the government of New Grenada TO
| ,,a Co &c AA,iro Of
Great inducements are held out in these
DEGREES, and by this invitation, to all who shall
undertake to bring a certain number OF set
tiers, either Europeans or Americans. They
must be mechanics, or farmers, or miners,
or workingmen in general To them the
country is open, and every privilege and
liberty, both civil religious, which a free man
can desire, is proffered them, and is secured by
law. The communications and proposals upon
this subject must be made and addressed to the
proper authority, on or before the thirty-hrst day
of October next, of the present year, 1S49.
On the arrival and settlement of party Of fifty
emigrants of the above named description, the
Executive will repay back the expenses of the
voyage and equipment, at 80 much per head -
The contract tor settlement will be made with
| the consul of New Grenada, in the country from
whence the emigration proceeds, and certain
quantity OF land will be Immediately awarded.
together with other considerable privileges, and
1 an allowance for the support of the emigrants
| for the first year after their arrival.
Here is liberal offer, and fair chance TO
the numerous enterprlsng people coming to our
shores The consuls Of the republic OF New
Grenada are authorised to enter into the neces-
sary arrangements, aud frsm whom every mi
mute and necessary information upon this Inte-
resting subject my be obtained Z.