The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-15
Foreign immigration.

A Dublin Correspondent Of the London
Times, says that some Irishmen who have re-
turned to Cork from America, alledge as the
reason for their return, the great scarcity of
employment and the efforts of the Know Moth
ing party to discourage Irish immigration.
The one reason is just as false as the other. +
There is abundance of employment in this
country for industrious men, no matter where
born. Indeed, there are plenty of Sag NIGHT
employers who would give work TO the foreign
born in preference to suffering men born on
this SOIL But to publish the fact that strong
men and women are compelled to leave this
country and return to Ireland, because they
cannot obtain employment here, is absurd.
If the East does not afford employment for the
hordes arriving there, let them come West.
Here are public works of all kinds actually
suffering for the want of laborers Men who
can do nothing but pick and shovel are earning
from one to two dollars per day. And labor
ers can get to the West at much less expense
than they can return to Ireland. Ifthey want
work, they can get it-but they cannot well
live here without working, as too many of
them have been accustomed to do in their own
country
If Know Nothingsm has had anything
to do with discouraging immigration, it is be-
cause foreigners have been grossly deceived as
to its attributes and objects by those who are
its enemies. There is nothing in the princi-
Piles of the American party which has any
tendency to discourage immigration or to drive
back immigrants unless they come here for
the purpose of ruling and making laws for
Americans. To such ambition the American
party as discouraging, and we hope it will
prove discouraging enough to keep every for
eigner away who proposes to himself in com
ing here the dissemination of his notions OF
political eXpediency, or an active participation
in our politics before he becomes an American
citizen" But the American party invites in
stead Of discouraging immigration. 1t does
not invite the paupers and criminals of Europe
to come among us, but it does extend a hand
of welcome to all who come here with the
honest intention of earning living by the
labor of their hands, and of leaving Americans
to manage their own Government and direct its
workings, free from any Interference on theil
part. Whatever of foreign influence, either o
court or of church, they may seek to bring il
contact with our own institutions, will find al
implacable foe in the American party-but al
that they may bring with them Of feeling anC
of opinion, representing or sympathizing will
true Republicanism, the American party vii
eheerfully uphold and protect in them. Blu
those foreigners who, never permitted to hav
any share or part in their governments at home
come here to rule or ruin, and become at ono
either dangerous demagogues themselves 0
the tools of demagogues-sucb men may flint
the American party very discouraging to for
eign immigration. Indeed, the American par
ty would adopt the language to such, of
most Reverend Bishop-to "pack up thei
duds and be off"
The true cause Of the decrease in foreign i'm
migration this year, has deeper ground tina
any imagined influence of particular part
here. The bad crops general prostration {
business and scarcity of labor here last year
were truly discouraging to foreign immigra
ton. But added to this, the great Europea
war, now calling upon enlistments from ever
quarter, and which even ventured to open en-
listments in this Republic, is preventing NOR
immigrants from landing on our shores, tina
probably any other one cause. But we nee
not discuss now the causes of the decline j
immigration this year. He is either fool Q
knave who charges this decline upon tn
American party, further than this party ha
most emphatically set its foot against the i'm
portation to this country of the paupers an
criminals of the old countries.