Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-01
NUMBER 1O5.

on Va. estmaed to be Of foreign BIRTH In ls1a On. IN
nse aud this disproportion il randly d..,...; ~, 10
'ne custom house returns In ls4s .dd % n.
du. " " or immigrants not reported and upon tbs nra
custom bone the actual rat- OF increase upon The
az nd returns OF those from one to ,he 9TH
ana you viii have 2s7 lO7 for the total Of IsaT "a
to- o. .oi 422o and by containing the csen.
rv mou "' isi9, total 6sO42s and 1850 tosI oIs
,ns rate Of increase may not continue AMI m. ss
,h W. As. named years may be too large oth.,,iss
~ oua .ulnorss larger estimate then 1000 600
oesoers 10 the country in the year 1880 Rn, ssN
1sz immigrants for the year Is49 when ,bs c,.,o
e'ufns shall be msds out and 90 per cent sddsJ y, ~;
Ssse Tcs S numbers will probable be shown NOT to bs
uea ABOVE the mark. have seen .t,tsm.,, H.. -
inm's,ans from the port Of Bremsn Tor tho n..t -
ceedsd $4,000; and Of something like the s,ms nnnh.
Tpa liverpool that four fhs Of them we're Germ.n.
ue siue rate oil increase would bring mm;,r.n M. ~, r.
country In 1881, l3iO,s69-in 1859 f, oTo saa 80 s
90, osl.and 1854. 6Si So that i, b.cor,..
n @ ms rate oi incresse continue through
'"! years Nevertheless the increase will he ,,s,5s
great aud continuous believe NAV h. s,f., -.
sunea more than 100000 yearly for the decenni.
. oe.Heen 1880. and 1860. Upon this hypo,he,is
tne total population of the United S,,e. In Isso
~ oe 90 500 u.s. OF which, allowing for that dec,sss.
asa'o about II 900 600 will be foreigner, b, br,h
ms saves being then about 1000 1O0 added to The
esne's wi make nearly half of the sppreg,t. No
Puaton OF the United States The censn, rssnrn of
~ WIN unquestiooably exhibit the native vb;t. non,
us ess than the foreigners and the slaves upited
VI Acs .hich must fill every patriotic and soh.r iii
with grave reflection - rSSs enu 'ooof uino
ns we. OF the subject po.crfally corrobor..sd nv
onI,;,1 VI % s'e OF things in Europe. The aggregate
Sop'" VI tnat continent, 10 1907 was 1873 600 ooo
some years since IL reported To be osO ono GOO
nov u Is reasonably but little short of os3 400 nnn
loo on onn within period Of about 40 years Of
The area Of Europe is but little more ,b.n
.na! o. inc nited States aud from It's higher Norhe-
ana greater portion Of sterile lands has less
ern Soa,bsrO o. sustaining population Ali her West.
@ anu middle States labor under one of the
~ ue-es: aHieons OF nations-they have a redund.ns
M poPuanon. ihe German States have upwards of 70
anI Ireland Soooooo-al Germany being not
g.,
'ue SIZE OF hentucky. Daniel OCouneIl in ls4a rs
Of the Irish people state of destitu
.rd iae annu Increase Of population in Germany
u Ireland Is In the aggregate near 600 900 and IN
" europe n Is near 100000. Large ma,ses Of tb;s
10 many countries ouly want the comforts of
ou. m subsistence, its necessares and are literally
bnSand, many OF the German powers S.it.
as.lAnu anu other governments have put into opera
.on extensive and we'll arranged systems OF emipra
s s'u transporting to America their excess Of popu-
aaon anu particularly the refuse the pauper, the de-
mora1zed and the criminal. Very nany who come are
,b;", ana odusfous and go to labor steadily and
iney send to their friends in the old country
AUG goTiug accounts Of ours and With in The mean.
hey have garnered here bring too .hoss f;snd.
uu, Immigration itself increase its means and constants
aau' 70 It's swelling tides. Suppose some mighty con-
Susion Of nature should loosen Europe the smaller
y from her ocean deep fouu datons and drift her ~ or
would we be ready to take her teempe myrads IN
our efn'i embrace, and give them equay our political
sovereignty II We We did in a few fleeing wear, whs
womb De the noble Anglo-Amercan race we're tbs;r ~;
cees' heritage Of liberty their free cous,,u,ion
hete ''e best and brightest hopes OF men? An would
nave perisheG Is all Europe is not comn. ~, a.
1 l"ed States, but much too much of \, Is: and 5sn,
Gus osproporon Of tie most ignorant aud worst Of !,
without bringing US any territory for th.m-enoueb Il
tney 80 on increasing and increase and are IN sbs,
WHO us our power to bring about such depIorabie -.
suts The question is, shall they come and take nosa.
SION OF our country and government and rule us q,
VIII We, who have the righ. rule them and ourseIyesS
go openly, uanfuy aud for the Latter ,,
ano cannot be successfully asserted in ali the n;,s
am Tor takiug measures maintain IL 10 Kentnc
sier than cure ro 10 ~
The governments Of Europe know better than vs do
ana' Tue! have great excess Of population They feel
more intensely its great aud manifold evs and 6,s,.s
they have been devsng and APPLYING correctiyss h;h
nave si been mainly resolved into one-to drain off into
,heir surplus and especially their destitute de-
1rshAeu aud vicious population BY doing So they por
ony make more room and comfort for the residue but
hey thnk-and With truth-that thew provide fo.
"e own security and do something avert explosions
Wnch might bur kings from their thrones After The al
lied soveregns had conquered the mighty Corscsn On r.
nea Of Waterloo. aud had hi safe on the rock of q.
heena these crowned tyrants of Europe impiousy de-
nominated the holy alliance had breathing time ard
they begsn 10 cast around themselves TO devise 10
attack Indirectly slowly, and steathy our institution, and
our principles OF popular government which they not un
reasonably concluded had been the primary csus, n, th
tremendous assaults which men, in their STRUGGLES to trs
themselves from the slavery of had msde against
tner despotc throne Hear what the Duke of Rchmond
said on this subject:
The following language Of tho Duke of Richmond.
She uoVefnor OF the Canadas, and reported BY Mr. a.
u Gates OF Montreal, who preseut when il was MT
tered. " o w
"The Duke, short time prior to bis death i, sn..L;
oil the government OF the United States said .t nss
weak, inconsistent, aud bad and could NOT long e,;s,
WIN 90 destroyed; it ought not, aad will not be per.
m'ed 70 exist; for macy and great are the evils that
have originated from the existence Of that soyerpm.nt
Inc curse OF the French revolution ahd subss auep wars
and eommo'ions in Europe, be attributed to his
example; aod so long as exists no prince will he ,sfe
upon his throne and tho soyereipus of Eprone
are aware oil It, aud they have been deter mined up-
on It's obstruction, and come to an understanding
upon This subject and have have decided on the S
accomplish W and they will y succeed by subver
version rather than conquest" "A the low and surnus
population OF the different nations Europe will be car
ed into that country; Is and will be receptacls for
tue Dad and dssfeced population Of Europe when ,bev
are not wanted for soldiers to supply the p,ve. and
hS European governments will favor such course This
wiz create surplus aud majority Of low population who
are so very easily excited and they will bring with them
their principles and in nine Of adhere 10 beir
ancient and former governmsnts laws manners customs
anu religion, and will transmit them to their pos,ertv
M auu many cases propagate them among the natives.
These men will become citizens and BY the CONSTITUTION
aud laws will be invested with the right Of suffrage The
different grades OF society will then be created by the ee
vsion oil few, and By degrading many and thus bs,s
roSeneous population will then be formed speaking differ
en languages aud OF different religions and sentiments
aud to make them act, think, aud feel alike In potc,i
affairs will be like mixing oil aud water hence disco,d
dissenilon, anarchy, and civil will ensue and some
popular individual will the and restore
order and the soveeigns of Europe the micr.nts ana
IL
Rome has design upon that country, and il WILL in time
be hs established religion and will aid 10 the destruction
OF that republic 81 have conversed with many of the
soveregus aud princes Of Europe and they have unsn
mousy expressed these opinions rcsive the govern
msnt OF the United States aud their determination TO sub.
vert t."
scblege Wss learned historian and professor Of hso-
ry IN Vienna and high in favor with the Emperor of Au.
si Al The close oi OF his pubic lectures in that
capital against free governments be declared The true
nursery OF all these destructive principles the revolution.
sy school for Fancs aud the Of Europe has been
North America Theoce the evil ba, spread over many
lands either by natural cootsgoo by arbitrary commu
nicsou About the same time Francis the Emperor Of
Austria tue instgstou OF that arch minister OF despo
t,m hee'ncb and With the cooperation OF the other
allied soveeigo, established "the Leopold Foundation
the otect oi which was to ito promote emigration and
the greater activity OF the catholic missions 70 the Uni
ted States To send out tho civil and religious de.po-
sm Of Europe to suppsnt the principles which Schlege
denounced "a destructive aud which made Kings ,remble
npon TIER thrones That emperor proclaimed: "As
long I. hre will oppose will OF iron TO the progress
OF hoers, principles The present gencrstion lo but
must labor With zeal aud earncsness 10 improve the
spt OF that which 10 TO come IL may require hun
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