The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-16
from the National Era.
What IrIrri :ration is Dsin: for the Seulh.

he country during the preceding ten years
1t also appears that the foreign immigration
into the slave States is now greater than that
Of the whole country in any year prior to 1882.
Thus. from 1920 to 1925, the number for the
entire Union ranged from five to eight thou
sand only. In $780, the number of immigrants
had gradually risen to $1,000; and in 1882. ii
reached 1921. This is less than the South
received in 1917, and probably for every year
since. directly from Europe, to say nothing of
those who go South after lanan. in Northern |
cities. In lSi1 no less than ) 1000 foreigners |
landed in Southern States and in 1852 about |
the same number These are the only returns
we have before us: but the probability is. that !
the number is on the increase with the de- |
velopment OF industrial enterprises in the
South.
We have no means of asccrtaning the num-
her of Northcrners who cmigratc South or of
the foreigners who land in Northern cities but
who find their resting place south of Mason
and DiXon's line. or both these classes the
members are doubtless considerable. 1t should
he remembered that the Northern ports are
directly in the way from Europe to the South
ern States, while the Southern ports are out of
the way to any free State. and off the cheapest
lines of travel. 1t follows from hence that
when man cmigrates directly from Europe
to the slave States. his obcct is. in all proba-
bilty. to remain there: while his landing in q
free State is no evidence OF his intention to set
tie in one.
The Northern emigration to the South has
only Just commenced. but increases rapidly
with every passing year. Those who have Civ
en- this matter but little consideration are apt
to esteem it lightly; but any one who will en-
anime into the causes Of it, cannot fail to re-
gard it as one of the great movements of the
age. whose consequences. at no remote day.
will aStOnsh not merely the conservative but
the most progressive minds in the country.
If the accounts of travellers and explorers
can be relied on. the Western Territories of
Kansas and Nebraska are. for the most part.
cold and sterile regions. which. at the distance
OF two or three hundred miles beyond the from
tiers of Missouri. Iowa. and Minnesota, rise to
an elevation of thousands of feet above the lev
ell of the sea. The rich and genial region. of
which we hadc heard so much recently is only
some two hundred and fifty miles wide border
ing on the States of Missouri and Iowa: while
beyond. the country becomes cold barren
table, destitute Of trees and of nutritious gras
scs. Such is the concurrent account given by
Fremont and Emory, and their scientific ey-
ploratious are confirmed bv the thousands of
cmigrants to Oregon and ali.ornia. who have
traycIscd the intervening region. There NAV
be fine lands in the northern parts OF Minncso-
to and Nebraska: but the inhospitablc climate
will deter all bat the hardy Norwcgians.
SWedcs. and of course, a few Yankees from
Maine, Vermont. and New HAMPSHIRE
The organized free States OF he West are
rapidly Hing up with people. who are telling
the forests, cutivatnG the prarics. and build
ing cities with unparalleled rapdity: ana the
day cannot be distant when even Iowa. Wis
consin. and Minnesota. will number their in
habitants by millions; and the Migrant. like
the dove sent forth from the ark, will find no
land for the sole of his foot
The Territories of Itch and New Mexico
are little better than arid deserts. with a few
habitable spots. like the GASES in the great Sa
hara of Africa. They can never be populoug.
and must remain neglected, while more desir-
able regions invite settlement. Tie greater
portions of Oregon Washington. and Califor-
MIA are in Ike manner barren. AID it i. ONLY Il
small portion of them that can ever be deSira-
bic, except for the gold they contain But.
whatever be their value. their rcmo.enc,s and
the expense Of reaching them arc. great olrsta-
cleS in the way of cmgrants
The tide OF European immigration is con-
stantly Increasing: that from orr own North
crn hive must constantly grow stronger: aud
yet the vacant lands in the free West are rs
rapidly diminishing in quantity. 1t will all
soon 90 into private hands and rise in ya,nc
proportional to the free and energetic popula
ton which must derive subsistence from it,
What must he the consequence of this state
of things? 1t is not evident that the current
of immigration. checked in its Western course,
will overflow the mag mary line of Mason and
Dixon? In fact, has it not already done so:
and arc we not now in tho midst OF great So
cial revolution. noiscless, bat rcsisticSs in its
course?
Not only Western Virginia. but several Of
the northern counties of Eastern Virginia. are
daily receiving acccssions to their population
from New EIgland, New ork PENNSYLVANIA.
and from Europe. The new settlers have Dur
chased the WORKOUT fields Of the shareholders
and are making visible improvement in the
face of the country. In one county (Fa:rfax)
near Washington. VIC hear that the Northern
immigrants. chiefly from Western New York.
are almost as numerous as the native popua-
ton: and the Improvement which they have
effected in the course of ten years is the theme
of universal remark. In Western Yininia.
where Slavery has only Il nominal existence
we learn that Northern aud German c,nicrants
are pouring in daily. In Mary lanI. there were
33.2SS foreigners in 1856: which is more than
half the number of the slaves: and the prob.-
bllity Is. that at the present moment the num-
Der OF the former equals that of the latter In
Missouri. the foreign population amounted. in
1880. to 1000. and the slave population to
81 900; at the present time. the number OF the
former largely exceeds the latter. and is rap
idly supcrscdiag it in all industrial employ
mcntS
We observe that the inhabitants of Nirrinia
and Maryland who were born in other States
arc almost entirely from the North: while Mis-
souri,. though exhibiting considerable North
crn population. appears to have been pc onlcd
chiefly from the South. But Southern or slave
emigration to Missouri has now nearly ceased.
and the next Census will exhibit a large influx |
of NOrthcrncrs.
These Facts are sufficient TO show the tcndcn- !
cy of events but the tide o: immigration To the
South has greatly increased since the Census /
was taken and The number of foreigners ana
NorilcrEcrs now doniicilrd in the Slave States /
Is perhaps twice rs great as it was four wears
ago. In that space of time. tie South has Dis !!
played more energy. and engaged more large !
~ IN internal improvements than at any for !
mer period. The consequence has been. that /
the demand for labor, even in the older South
ern States, has been without parallel Even in !
South Carolina this demand is felt and hence
II has 1ecn proposed by leading papers in that
State to supply it by renewing the dctc>ted
African slave trade. The Charleston Southern
I,f,pIiu,y IL,