Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-02-08
The Fo reign Element.

The reports from the Census Bureau fur
nish many interesting articulars ia regard
to the foreign population. As Of peculiar
interest ut this time both to foreign and ma
tive born, we publish together the fol-
lowing facts concerning the foreign element
asitprevais amongst our population:
The Irish immigration is as yet the larg-
est. The German, which nearly equals it Is
next. Next comes tho English. next the
Scotch, next the French, next the Canadian,
then the Swiss, then the Swedish, then the
Prussian, after that the Dutch, after that the
Norwegian, then the West Indian, then the
Welsh, and SUCCESSFULLY the Spanish, Italian,
Portugese, Austrian, Russian, Chinese, &c.
The whole number of Immigrants in the
Union is 2,244, 500. The largest number
that ever arrived in one year was in 1852
3l2,125. The largest number from any one
country in that year was from Ireland, 49,
5iS. The smallest number from any one
country was three Turks.
The total immigration is increasing few
thousands every year. The Irish immigration
is decreasing. 1t was largest in 1850, when
ll1,03S landed at New York al)ne. The
emigration from Protestant countries is dimin-
ishing. Leaving Ireland out, the Protestant
emigration every year largely exceeds the
Catholic.
The Irish settle in the commercial towns,
and along the great thoroughfares, chiefly
on the Atlantic coast, in New England and
the middle States. They become farmers,
farm hands, laborers on railways, stree
canals, telegraphs; bricklayers, porters, os-
tiers, boatmen, sailors, and soliiers, and
sometimes professional men, seldom mer-
chants, except grocers, and rarely mechan-
les, unless biacksmiths. The Germans set
tie most IN the country, in Pennsylvania,
New York, Ohio Michigan, Visions n. Iowa
Illinois, Indiana, and the new Territories.
They are by large majority, farmers and
farm .aborers, though in the towns con-
siderable portion are machinists, tailors,
physicians, cabinet makers, workers in gold
silver, iron, brass copper &c., and small
portion merchants. The English settle most
In towns or in their neighborhood on cuti-
waited lands. Their ayocations are like those
Of both Irish and Germans. The scotch are
found most largely in New Engl nd and New
York, though scattered widely through all
the Northern States; they are merchants,
carpenters, brewers. teachers, weavers prin-
cpally, and have a large portion of clergy
men than any other class. The French set.
tie, almost exclusively in cities, and becomes
merch n $, lawyers. artists, musicss and
'ailors in greatest proper ion. The Welsh
60 into Pennsylvania. New York, Wisconsin,
Iowa, kentucky and Tennessee, iato the
woods and mines. they are mostly miners and
farmers, and choose generally the toughest
and most anprom,sing looking places to be-
gin at. The Sweies and Norwegians are
mainly agricultural in their pursuits. The
owss become merchants, watchmakers, jew
eiers, or farmers on pasture lands. The 9TH
ers are very few in number.
As to religion, the Germans are principal
Lutherans and Catholics; the Irish Cath
ol'cs and Presbyterians; the English Epis-
.opalians and methodists; the Scotch, Pres
o!terlans; the French and Canadians, divi-
yea between Protes:ants and Catholics; the
nnSedes, Norwegians, Prussians; Swiss and
uu.ch; Lutherans or Calvinists.
Inc British census reports show that emf
sration from the United Kingdom is dmin-
salng. In lS49 it was 299,49S. In 1850 it
a Sas but 2sO,O37. In 1851 only about 21D,-
ot. Emigration statistics are not kept on
iAe continent.
TOT those who Fear We may some day be
crowded oup' by foreigners. the fact that
ne native births in the Union annually num-
ser ooo,Sli, or about double the number OF
immigrants, and that the disproportion every
ton.
pED-ln this city. on Tuesday last, Of Typhus
ctunty.
ile funeral took place yesterday, from the First
r'ssbyteran Church, and was attended by the Odd
Fellows.
tuesday last Of Group, an infant child Of Mr..