The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

their posterity, but in torsaking their homes f.
the hospitabe shores of America. They have
tried every means for redress. Pacific appeals
has only exhibited the weakness of a
people, reduced by poverty to such an excess,
as 10 render courage frailty, victimizing them
to the sevcrest penal barbarities Since lheif
unsuccessful struggle in 1918, they have made
this discovery; and experiencing no ray of, hope,
they now reluctantly forsaking the cherish
ed land Of their fathers, and seeking by
thousands and tens Of thousands, quiet home
in the new world. Alas, what all association
of ideas must cross the mind as they board the
ship and direct last lingering look at that land
which had given them birth, and with which
thousand youthful "reminiscences are happily
associated. Alas, that they should be compell'
ed to forsake forever that renowned Island, con-
secrated by an ancestry as noble, gifted and
chvalrous as any upon the page of history. In
all this, there is one consolation. Their country
may pass into the hands Of its enemies; it may
become extinct; and the graves of their ances.
tors forgotten but the fame OF their nations
Statesmen, Orators and Birds, will live to be
admired az long as there is ray of intelligence
to illuminate the benz GIFTED mind Of man, and
adorn and beau;ify the earth.
The Galway Packet Of a recent date has the
following upon this subject
"The rush Of emigration still continues una
bated Every American post brings its supply
OF renittances, upon the receipts of which
crowds Of enigrants hurry away. A commun.
| cation by post does not receive a reply more
generally than letter from an Irish emigrant in
America is followed by the immediate departure
Of one, two, three or more of the relations at
home. The popularity Of this years exodus
consists in the fact that those who compose il
are not broken down tenants, terrified by the
pressure of poor rates and the fears Of future
famine, or driven to despair by the menaces of
harsh landlord, and the frightful visions of
balliffs and crowbars, who fly to emigration as
their last desperate resource but they are all
persons we'll enough TO do in the world, whom
the success Of their friends in strange land sti
mulates 10 follow them. If one may Judge BY
the numerous instances which have come under
our notice, the spell that bound the Irish peasant
to his native soil, is now broken, and he is as
| ready TO break every tie which attached him to
his home, and TO g" forth in search of adventure,
as Scotchman Arab Of the desert. A
most remarkable instance Of this change Of feel
ing and Of altered circumstances of emigration,
has been afforded this very day in an extensive
migration which has taken place from the Islands
of Arran. Seven years ago, even while famine
scared them from wretched home, to part from
their native islands, would have been a second
death to these primitive and secluded people
Now, when they in comparative afliuence,
ali tn satisfy II their ,noderora hama
endeared by the regard of kindred and hallow,
ed by many sacred ira !iions, departure to a
distant land causes them little or no emotion.-
To leave their friends at hone and their kindred
here forever, apparently gives them as little con
Germ as it would have afforded them, few years
ago, to leave their isolated sh res for a fair in
Galway, where they possibly light be detained
two three days by s,ne change in the wealth
err. Some 80 or 40 of them who have left this
town to day for Liverpool, on their passage t"
America seemed quite unconcerned at their ex.
pairiation. They fine young men and
women-admirable specimens Of the Irish peas
ant before famine had bowed his fam. or crush
ed his spirit.
The Western Star, commenting upon the
parliamentary emigration returns recently issu-
ed, remarks:
III SHOULD De OOrne III NINA t1dt up TO ms
period (i849) large proportion of the emigrants
went out on their own resources, the savings Of
former years, while others were enabled to emf
crate by Loans procured from relatives and
friends, who trusted to the honor of the rccipi-
ents to repay back when their circumstances in
America would enable them to iqudate the
debt and, to the honor of our poor countrymen
be il said in no instance did the debtor forget
his creditor, although the Atlantic rolled be-
tween them. We have heard from reliable au-
| thorty, and from source competent to speak
from personal knowledge upon the subject, that
in addition to the almost incredible sums sent
to this country by lrshmen in America, TO re-
latives and friends in this country, who had no
pecuniary claim upon them-upwards of Els, :
900 were transmitted, during the last four years
! from the United States, to persons in ireland
| who had advanced money to enable those who
so n"bly repaid the loan to emgrate.
Although the great rush appears to be from
the west, the emigration is proceeding steadily
from the other provinces. The Tipperary Free
Press thus reports
ION Thursday morning, large number Of
the tenantry and laborers on the property of
Lord Donoughmore, passed through this town
en- route to Waterford, thence TO Liverpool, to
take shipping for America. This band of emf
grants consisted Of about forty persons, Of both
sexes-stalwart men and fair women-and it
was a saGdenng sight to see the young and Wig.
orous quitting the old homes Of their affections.
| His lordships stewart, Mr.. John, accompanied
| them. When parting from their friends at the
car. Office, one long wall Of sorrow burst forth,
and many a fervent prayer was breathed for the
happiness of the poor voyagers, whose journey
lay across 1.-THE glad waters Of the dark blue
sea-
And again, the Waterford CAronicle Of Satur-
day, says:
"The Mars steamer left our quay yesterday
for Liverpool, taking with her 800 Of our fellow
countrymen, all bound for the United States and
Australia. If we are to judge from appearance,
the majority Of them were comfortable at home,
but seeing no prospects Of advancing, they have
made the Far Yves, the land Of their adoption.
We have been told by some of our readers that
we exaggerate regarding the number of emf
have only to say Look on Fridays, and you
will see if it is true.' And let US ask how can
it be otherwise, when one of these poor fellows
said, yesterday, in our hearing, why he was
leaving: Sure ! must 60, when l would get
only twopenoe for my labor, and my fl! Of Indi'
an meal stirabont; and sure ought to thank
God that had friend in America to send for
me-"
| The Clonmci Chronicle, writing upon the
same engrossing topic, states that according as
the season progresses the flight Of the people
marches with it, adding:
"Whose parishes preparing TO leave the
upper part of this county, and the isolated
groups which pass through this town onward to
Waterford, en- route to Liverpool, there to take
shipping for the far west, present TO our eyes a
very painful spectacle indeed, inasmuch as they
demonstrate the miserable state Of our country
Within the last ten days upwards of $50 per.
sons, of both sexes, left Clonmel upon Bian.
conis long to Waterford and when we
add to them, ifin our power to do SO, the NUN
bers which have passed on either their own OF
hired cars or drays, the amount would be really
astonishing, if not incredible. Such il is, how
ever, and where it will end no one can tell
The number of letters from all parts of the
states passing through the post-office here, and
dispersed all over the county, is amazing, and il
is calculated that ninety-ive at least out of ev-
cry hundred contain remitiances TO pay the
passage of either one, two, or perhaps three
out of every family Spring work is very
brisk. and better wages are giving, and the re
suit is, that between the fight in the labor mark