Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-09-07
THEIRIsH Exodus.

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By the papers received by the Atlantic we
learn that the probability OF another failure -
the staple food of Ireland, in conlanctloh WIN
other causes, has given a fresh impetus TO lls
emigration mania, and the exodus rom ~
West has commenced in earnest. Inc anu
aslOe Starsays-
Within the last fortnight the number OF enI'
grants from this province mas 0eem mo.e -
who had heretofore no thought OF qulttNng Tue
country are at present setting their houses III or
deF'-in other words, packing up thelr traps pre-
PaEatory TO taking their departure ior AmeIlca:
And again, loquote the same authoIl'y, stc1l
numbers from this part of the country are daly
passing away TO take shipping in liverpool for
America.
In the early part of this week a great many
people lett the garish of Moore, and several rom
this locality; in fact The railway trains ana cahai
boats are daily filled by crowds oil Inc PeaSantry'
who are hurryinn away as if they were escaping
from a PLAQUE. From Australia several remit
tances have been received by the poor people here'
sent by their relations who went out as pauPeEs;
and that distant country is now being added 10
in population by many of our strong ana VIKING
hands. The bad harvest prospect IN Inc loss OF
the potato crop will starIle many others and al
who can gather together merely as much as will
pay the passage money VIII follow theiF If'enuS
and relatives.
The present distracted state OF public feeling,
induced and renewed by the unhoIy agitation
which attendedthe late election wariaTe-the eN-
cessiye taXatiOn-the want oil manufacturing IN
dustry, are all sulicientto make any and all who
are enabled to go, to quit this country, and en-
ploy their energies and capital elsewhere. we
confess we are rejUiced to see those poor people
fleeing from the accumulated evils which are
crushing every interest in this unfortunate coun-
try. From the south, too, the emigration tide
| - MI a. a r1sSSEjlb .uuahpipd fOFCp- and a Wa.
terford paper calculates that, from present APP
| pearances, tue plumbers leaving that and other
ports will be qnintupIed in a few months hence.
The Mars steamer sailed from Waterford for
Liverpool on Saturday with $50 passengers,
many ofthem of the better class, nearly all bound
to the United States.
The Galway Packet states, that while the dis
ease has made great ravages in some parts OF
that county, in others its traces are barely visi-
bic and adds that, upon the whole, the evil Is
not so extensive as was supposed, at the outset.
Even in places where last week the loudest com
plants were heard, farmers begin 10 say that an
Improvement has exhibited itself, and that the
root is not at all affected. From the neighbour
hoods of Tuam, Ballinasloe, and other districts
of the country, the accounts are less cheering
but still it is admitted that there are as yet NJ
inst grounds for giving way to dependency, since
no real estimate can be formed as to whaleXtCn
the crop is likely 10 be effected.
The Dublin Telegraph remarks in relation Il
the potato disease
alt is a mistake to suppose, as many alarmistt
have already done, that the loss by the potato CrOI
will be anything like as bad as ii was in the yea
1916. Since 1916 a great improvement ha
taken place in the planting OF the potato. 1t wa;
tHis year planted u month earlier than it was ii
1916, and The disease did not appear unrilabou
Ten days later, so that there has been an advan
tage of about six weeks gained, and that, too
when a considerable quantity has been planted
quite sufficient, it is believed, Tor The population
now so thinned since 1916 by famine and emf
grafton. AS TO The other Crops-wheat, oats
Iurnips, SC, an abundant harvest is CALCULATED
upon.
From Newry, it is stated that " the blight i
exceptional rather than general" From Clon
mel, it is confessed that 'the potato is going, i
not faster, at least as quick as itdid when attack
ed by the disease in The ever memorable yea
1886 )" and Notwithstanding the great breadtl
sown, it is doubted that One-halfo OF them can b.
saved. 10 TIpperary and Waterford the samc
complaints are made and the disease appear
TO be especially virulent in The northern counties
In Glare the loss is aggravated by the fact iha
The people appear to have confined their owing
to The potato, nCglecting The cultivation of Iur
nips altogether. The result has been to give
great impetus to emigration. From Galway it i
said - The people only appear bent on leavin!
the country as fast as they can. 1t is lamentabI
to see men fleeing from lheland ofthcir nauivir,
as from Il Pest-house. The young, and the strong
and the vigorous, aye, and7nauy Of the compare
lively wealthy, too, are lhronging to the cmjgran
ship. On yesterday morning no fewer than 90
souls LEFT this neig'borhoUd by train !or Dublin
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