Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-24
ncpopuI ALTON or THE BRITISH ISLES.

; ;,rrruse of populations, anu VI cohs'cuu4oh ~ NC
ous pcssure fnrbcrs on subsistence 'he scene " Gu.
;rv changed and the terror OF Tue complaint
;rh s;cs Of Scotland the weichedness Of Ireland the
), England occa stoned by the agonfzng and fatal
|ii,;un Of snpcrabundant labor either dsap-
;, Or are rapidly giving place To caamitles produced
=, directly contrary causes The chnnge is taking
MACE nnc stsduay but scarcely less certainly The
nen Of Europe soon expect 70 hear from the
other side Atlantic the regrets OF capitalter tho scan
ncss lahorers the ontcry against e dencehcy OF In
us,,i. hands and psous lamentations for the good old
times which have passed awny when inc excess OF labor
minslered to the speedy augmentation OF wealth by The
wealthy The drain OF the population which has already
been sufficiently great in Great Britain and Ireland to affect
the both wages and prices Is checked and retarded
in the res, OF Europe By obstacles and restraints thrown
in the way Of emigration by the legislation or police oil the
arbitrary governments Of the old world sun The result Is
conav certain. though impcded Is not prevented: though
ls ACCOMPLISHMENT is rendered slower and is trammeled
with difficulties and with prolongallon OF So
cal distress the end will eventually come.
These reflections have been suggested ny ho."e 10 al he
recent English papers, The accounts Vi '"o ueopo
laon of the British Isles, and the concooht Use wages
attended by frequent strikes among Inc operatives ID no
,icsabe that these longer the rolou disorder
" proceedings that they were low uays ouA u are CON
c,sd with eminent propriety and singular tranquility Of
i
and turbulent attack directed by the Ia"ess and in
;ed hv tho blind fury of vague discontent but it is
rho calm assertion of their rights real or supposed the
o men conscious that the relations between labor and
have been unsettled and that tho rising prices neces
stu,e and Justify augmentation OF Inc wages Oh aoor
Ii ia sober attempt produce temporary ha1"ohY ana re-
cnroca Justice during a period of monetary and social
confusion produced less by the reduced numbers OIL the
aboers thar by The multiplication Of gold and the dscove
~ of new gold Mines which have been The active causes
In pffec uatng that reduction
o should mol made this topic the subject OF edlto
ro comment were il no, that il Is intimately connected
with the great social changes now taking place all around
US and just appreciation affects all the ieaahe ques
inns If general interest," public domestic which are now
demandiup satisfactory solution The prosperity o the
limited States is ndssouby linked with the changing for
tunes oil Europe the development Of this country Is male
rally affected by the and volume OF foreign egfa
ton and prices with U.s. and even tue oepfee!aIoh VI mo-
ney must be partially determined BY The condition Oh prices
in the most populous and COMMERCIAL regions OF 'he "o
Ii may happen indeed, and TO some eAtehl pfooaD'y VIII
happen that, notwithstanding the continued rise oil
orices tho depreciation OF money may DC rsataea ano
diminished by the Influx OF foreign Immigrants VINO
may furnish a new or an increased market for all
producls and require extension oil all commercial ahd
manufacturing undertakings usfyng an increase Of
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country above ts level abroad at any rate producing
nearly equivalent eec-a greater stimulus 10 industrial ac-
yity while that slmuus is declining in tue nations OF Eu-
rope We mention this only an Illustration OF Inc G'an-
uer in which the United States may be affected by The
changes now occurring elsewhere.
The emigration from Europe and especially from lie b'
fish Islands has tho combined product OF many con-
curing Causes The potato rot and the famine IN Ireland
and Scotland s hOusl nds and tens OF thousands
the irish Encumbrance Eslae5 Act and the election or
eviction ii petty tenants expedited the repatriation OF null
udes the political disturbances and social agnn @, Eu-
rome CO. operated 10 The same effect but The potent o.
all influences was the discovery OF gold in California and
the still more exciting discovery of richer mnfs o. the
cious metals in The interior of Australia. The las
causes which affect and tempt oil classes Of The population
except wealthy and large capitalists and whose
action ia neither limited lransory but is coextensVe
with The desires Of and Indefinite In durahon-
The union Of these has given an Impulse 10 emil
grafton which cannot be arrested in Europe Tor many
wears 10 come the tide which has begun 10 faw ever
TO be turned back II is exceedingly difficult and often i'm
practicable 10 produce extensive emigration BY any egisla.
live or other measured designed TO have that effect The
CT miserable homo and The lies OF early
associations eyed .hcn they Tho "reminiscences Of long
wrechedness saay overcome especially in the g
norunt and lerae But when the current Of emigration Ia
once produced by any uses almost pccebe 10 turn
il back until ceases flow oi itself from the exhaustion
of It's The dain of population which has already
been termed by English writer's the depopulaon OF Europe
and second dispersion Of mankind is like the passage OF
liquids through syphon serted, il will continue 10
run On.
We shu not his time, refer 10 the numeoIs a;teSor
the general condition OF the world suggest
ed by this notable phenomenon We will mention, however,
one of the oQpourng of the Genlles
which is Of immediate 10 Ourselves We no.
lice that the tide Of Ieh emigration still ses steadily
wards The United Satas This is natural The mutudes,
driven ou from their wrecet enements press forward IL
the eea shore ana seek vessels transport them the
shores of America. The ancient and arthcay cherished
hostility 10 British rule The hatred Of the Sasscpachs CT
home may inspire this preference 10 The first instance; but
it is sill strongly encouraged by the comparative short
of The voyage It's greater ceapness The act
that their friends families have preceded them TO the Uni
ted States nd thus large portion OF their dear
| est associations across the Atlantic.
rhe increased tide Of Irish emigration promises supply
of hardy rude labor this country at The very time
when tho immense extension of all projects of Internal I'm
provement the rapid augmentation OF the capital and
monetary resources of the country demand large increase
of aborers when the multiplication Ct the to wealth.
and OF the value of products would either withdraw present
labor from the comnoner more laborous employ
would render the wages paid Tor such services exorban
Thus the continuance and expansion Of this immigration
will minister the immediate and most urgent wants OF the
country ampy its capabilities: accelerate its advancement
and while minsterng the profits OF skilled labor and In
egcn, enterprise produce effect TO that
in progress England by checking the increase Of wages
for rude labor This is effect which must enter into oil
calculations in The probable of the present
aux Of gold from California into the country.
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SEND ON THE RETURNS.
We will thank friends In the various cities aud coun
ties OF State send by mail telegraph lat the
earliest moment,) the result Of the elections which take
place on Thursday, 26th inst.
Mr. Price the Wing candidate for Commissioner of the
Board Of Public Works, is one Of the immortal Mreen who
voted in The Virginia Legislature against Conways resou
which resolutions Ieadrrs will tecnncI