The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-09


This great Celtic race is Of the most remarkable
b.t has appeared ia history Whether belongs 10 that
extensive indo- European family Of nations which, ia
sgss before The dawn Of history took up line Of march
in two columns from Lower India. and moving west
ward both by northern and southern route, nnsiy
dihused itself Western ASIA Northern Africa. and
the greatest part oil Europe or whelhe a. others sup
pose, the Celtic belongs TO sill older Stock anu
itself driven down upon The South and into the West
of Europe by the heming force OF the ndo Euro
peans, are que sons which have time at present
10 discuss. However il may be decided II would seem
that for the first tme as lar as we are acquainted with
The fortunes Of thus interesting race, they have found
themselves in really prosperous condition IN this
country Driven from the soil IN The West OF Europe,
which their fathers have chung for two thousand years.
they have at length. and for the first time in their entire
history, found real home land OF strangers. Hav
ing been told, in the rghuul language of political econ
that at the daily table which nature spreads Tor the
hUnan family there laid for them IN Ireland,
they have crossed The find occupation shelter
and bread on foreign but friendly soil. Applause
This "Ceilic Exodus. has been APPLY Termed. Is
to all The parties Immediately connected with one OF 'be
most important events OF the day. 10 The emgranls
themselves may be regarded passing from death TO
life, 1t will benefit Ireland by reducing surplus popu-
alion, and restoring soandes and ls'er relation OF
capital and labor Ii will benefit the laboring classes IN
England where wages have been kept down 10 the star
walton point by the struggle between the native popula
ton and the inhabitants OF the sister island This benefit
will extend from England 10 ourselves, and will lessen
pressure OF that competition which our labor obliged
To sustain with the i'll paid labor OF Europe; while The
constant influx into America of stout and efficient hands
supplies the greatest want in new counlry-which is
that OF labor-gives value to land. and facilitates the
ecuon OF every species OF private enterprise and public
work [Applause
am moi insensble TO The temporary Inconvenience
which be Offset against these advantages both
sides of the wafer Much suffering attends the emigrant
there his passage and after his arrival! IL is possible
that the value of naive labor may have been de-
pressed by too sudden and extensive supply from
abroad; and it is certain that our asylums and aims
houses crowded with foreign inmates. and that the
resources of public and private benevoence have been
heavily drawn upon These are considerable evils but
they have perhaps been exaggerated.
IL must be remembered, In The first place, that the mm
grafton daily pouring in from Europe Ia by
pauper immigration. On the contrary. il is already
garded with apprehension abroad occasioning great
| abstraction OF capital. How the may be in Great
Britain and Ireland, have statement but il is
asserted, apparently good grounds, that the consump
,lon and abstraction OF capital caused by inning alton
from Germany amounts annually to twenty millions of
fix dollars, fifteen millions OF currency" No
doubt attended with influx OF foreign pauperisn
In reference TO this believe your system OF public relief
is better here in New York than in Massachusetts,
in which, however. we are making important changes.
It is said that, owing 10 some defect in system, lis
administration, we support more than share Of
needy foreigners. They are seat in upon from other
States New York. the greatest seaport, be ex-
posed also 10 more than her proportonate share of the
burden. However the evil arises, il may doubt be
mtigated by Judicous legislation and in the time
Massach usetts and New York might do worse thing
with portion of their surplus than feed the hun
gry clohe the naked give home the stranger, and
kinde the spark of in the minds OF the poor for
egn lunatic though that una,c may have been (as
ashamed, 1O Tue CreUu OF humanity, 10 has hap
pened) set on shore in the night from coastng vessel
and found in the morning the fields half dead with
cold, and hunger, and fright. lApplause.l
no duties 10 foreigners. What was the founder OF Viz
gina, when poor Indian girl threw herself between him
and The club OF her father, and saved his life he risk
OF her own? What were the pilgrim fathers when the
friendly savage- must call him so-inet them with
his little ouary OF Kindness, learned among The fish
ermen the Grand bank, of Welcome Engllshmen p
:" They TO teigners." And suppose they are Was
the country all hut ready year or two ago 10 plunge
into conflict with The military despotisms OF the east Of
Europe 10 order redress the wrongs of The oppressed
races who feed their ocks on The sopes of the Carpa
lhians and pasture their herds upon The tributaries Of
the Danube, and do we talk of the hardship of relieving
destitute foreigners whom the hand of God had guided
across the ocean and conducted TO our doors? tGeat
applause
Must we learn lesson of benevolence from The an.
cen heather Let then learn IT, The whole theatre
Rome stood up and shouted III cir sympathetic applause
when the actor OF Terence's plays exclaimed {" |
am man; nothing that is human is foreign 10 me- )"
i am not indifferent TO the increase of the public bur
dens; but the time has been when felt little proud
of the paid the United States for the relief Of
poor emgranls from Europe Ii is annual SUN. have
doubt equal to the interest tie foreign debt OF the
States which have repudia,ed their obligations When
in London a few years ago, received letter from
of the interior counties OF Eagiand, telling me that
they had in their house OF correction American sea-
man Tor person who pretended TO be) who, from their
DESTROYS of being rid OF hun, and kindly offered 10
place him at my Disposal [A2planse.l Although be
did bid fair TO be very valuable acquisition
wrote back that he might be London, where if be
Tailor he could be shipped by the American consul
to the United States ventured TO add the suggestion
that If her MsJesiys minister al Washington ap-
piled to similar way by the of The poor and
wadens OF the prisons the United States be would be
pretty busiy occupied. But really felt pleased, at a
time when my own lite State of Massachusetts
ssting from twelve thousand destitute British sub
ec,s annually 10 be able to relieve the British empire of
The only American pauper quar,eed upon it, lGreat laugh
ter and applause.
ladies and gentlemen, my humble tale is lod Its frs,
incident is Columbus begging bread for his child the
gate OF convent It's last tnds you The of this i'm
abundance. the amoners of this more than imperial
charity, providing employment and food for starving
tons. and home for fugitive
Sn instructive article relative the German emara-
ton In QUO Hubnsrs Jahrb,,ch far Hokscufhsctott ind
Nat,sfk the numbers who enigrated Germany from
1916 TO lo5i inclusive, estimated have amounted
average of 1866 amount OF ca pita alb
stracted by them from country average OF 10
7033s r1 dollars .(obout fifteen millions Spanish doIa
nnnum