Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-03-25
The Exodus from Ireland to America.

The Western Star gives melancholy sketch OF
the suferngs of the poor for the last two months.
owing to the want of employment consequent upon
the mpossibility of proceeding with outdoor labor
during the late severe weather Great numbers
were compelled to resort to the work houses, and
more who have been fortunate enough to receive re-
mttances from their friends and relations in Ameri-
ca taking the necessary steps to join the donors
across the Atlantic
1--WE have reason to know CONTINUES the Starr
that several of poor people, who had intended to
remain in the country for time longer, In the
hope of realizing small sum by their own labor,
and thereby be enabled to make their voyage IN
more comfortable trim, on finding no chance OF en-
plovment thought better of at taking their de-
parture, fearing that, if they remained even for
short time longer, the money sent by their friends
in America would be expended in trying to keep bo
dy and soul together and thus perhaps their chance
of being able to emf CRATE would have been gone for
ever
Owing to this state of circumstances, we have
had no cessation to the "exodus,n notwithstanding
the incemency of the weather, which heretofore
gave some pause to the outward movement, but
which. in thu present instance, as we nave shown
has rather tended to increase it. That the emf gra
ton is becoming seriOus-alarmingly so-we believe
is now pretty generally admitted, and some are be-
ginning to ask ii can be taken to keep the
people at home For our own parts we des-
pair of seeing stop to the drain of population,
except that which may proceed from sheer exhaus-
On-in other woOrds the emf grafton will cease on
y when the population is drained out for it must
be borne in mind that there is scarcely instance
of family, members of family locating In the
republic which does not send the means for equal
number of those left behind to join them before the
lapse of many months; that when you now talk
to an Irish peasant of remaining at home he at
once tells you that his house is the Atlantic
that he long enough homeless in the land Of his
birth and that he intends to lose time in joining
6 bis people across the water - for it is another
sign of the tines in which live, that the Irish
peasant does not at present look upon a voyage
across the Atlantic with half the dread his father
felt at crossing St. Georges Channel, when he was
wont to proceed to England at harvest time to earn
as much money paid for their hoyel and cOn-acre
in those days when the Irish peasantry were in
the language of the Devon Commission, g. the worst
fed, worst housed, worst clothed population the
face of the civilized world"
Turning to the Southern counties, the Waterford
Chronicle thus reports pre- gress:
We have every prospect of the present emigra-
ton being very much augmented during the present
year. Nothing that can be said done will avert
this; so that the best thing we do is rather tc
endeavor to divert that emf grafton to what may be
the best in which to direct it, The accounts
we are daily receiving from Australia of course
have tendency to turn attention almost exclusive
y to that quarter the prosperity of the colony be-
ing placed permanent basis that it is ne
longer matter of speculation as to the chance of
man succeeding there.
Our quay was literally alive yesterday with pas
o SenEeTS TO LlVerpOOl en- TOWe 10 America NOt lew
err than $50 or 400 Of country people crowded
the deck Of the Mars steamer, quitting forever tina
soil which, under wholesome government, is fully
equal to the requirements of thrice its present pop
uIation. We cannot but depIore that many art
n going from our shores but the hope we have is
e that check will speedily take place. Men will b.
: sought after and not as they now seeking EN-
l. p!oyment or competing for land'
: PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Amongst tn
many good hits of President Pierce, one of the best
II his reply, reported by the Washington correspondent
y of the Charleston Standard, 10 the grabbers for TIT
s great Pacific Railroad. They trying to draw from
him expression favorable 10 the measure, but h
Il answered that he had been elected President of TIT
United Statesmen of Railroad Company"
l. Another happy and sententous hit is currently re
y ported at Washington and is doubtless substantially
= correct Prior 10 the Inauguration, Col. Benton wen
G TO Mir. Pierce ard protested against the Cabinet APP
n pontment of Mr.. Cushirg-as would bring the ad
!. mlnstraon into 6 contempt ontempt-contempt !
Gen Pierce very cooy and quietly replied, that h
had observed, reaching Washington that those per
e sons who gave him the most advice and complnne
f. the most had done the least efficient service in secur
2, ing his election AS is often said by humorou
official of this city, President Pierce had the Missouri
Colonel decidedly by the umbilcus"
&c Richmond Enquirer.
Gen. CaSs In England.