The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-09
THE IRISH BUFFALO CONVENTION.
1 GENUINE ExlGRiNI AID MOVEMENT
TINE CATHOLIC cteRGF LEADING THE w
Movements Of Various Meetir 90 ia N
United States and the c .nsSas
APPOINTMENTS OF prTrEATES
OBJECTS OF NJ CONTENTION,
&c, &C., &c.
TINE CATHOLIC cteRx LEADING THE w
sV xxrsssons for Buffalo.

S' xxs.rsssOns Tor BWnsio.
pnrfNG AT HAMILTON, CIV
A meeti 90 WAS held in -. Mays church san 10,
1850 10 abe consideration what action rAouid be
taken oy the Catholics OF the city ct Hamilton in the
Tne View Rvsrend Edward Gordon, V, G. in ste
chair ard Mr. James Ryan acting as secretary.
r.ien he called on tie Rev Mr. caraycc Mo read the
lat Being eonvincsd that it wiz be an urgert duty
Tor coming convention to discuss. to lind
ct tract OF country some here for the isish Catholics
10 settle on, to make there independent home, and
tkas FORM Is IL were, national mucous IN North
America
Ihs meeting wishes to express the hope that every
kgate viii brig with him TO tbs convention ample
OF reliable information respecting TIE lands
expected TO propose for general settlements that nfor-
extensive, embracing the quality Of the so it, cnate
NJ commercial prospects is disposaoty and IT'D actual
value.
and. 1t being in PRESTON that the settle
nent though II shall be opened TO all classes, yet Il
chie, intended for those CT counrymen who act
hripg well in the psesent state OF things, namely for
rsihoad makers cansi builders street straggsrs
and all SUCH who. most OF them, really Aadis
being nvistcn besides that many OF these having
always Ie-ieea 10 cies towns puotc works, will
easily induced 90 the wilderness TO clear farm,
with sh hardship and Toll, pocuniary
coorsgsmenI is gwen them
hi meeting wishes express its strong conviction
tst the in crder 10 eyeat IA u In pracr,cai
rssults, must of necessity devise adopt means TO
raise moneyfor pecunia:y means necessarily
CURED assist least twoSh-ds OF the settlers who
kaey may have some means az their command still we
viii not 80 to the bush sept pecuniary
encouragement is given 10 then.
Nov, without presuming that have discovered thst
the most desirable which, Ia our Jinioa is in
aet the touch stone OF the undertaking, would hum
bly, suggest that which has occurred to minds;
views, xe are fully aware, may not meet the plans of
wiser than ourselves but ready to sone,s
that in sing eas, desire not 10 press
upon the minds of others; all design simply show
tas The coming convention must of necessary prvs
ianre Utopis, but that it may and reilly
IL
posed and wisely conou3led.
THIS neetit would then suggest
That society bs formed throughout the breadth and
Dgrh Of North America and that every of this
society shall pay annually fixed sum during e-tea
of years in order TO enable settling commiee
both TO purchase the lands and to assist the poor settlers
IT least for a few years.
Benevolent Joint stock society, the convention
may dem best to establish; for shis a. matter Of
course must DO left to the wisdom OF the delegates in
ooDventin assembled IL suiices for to express
opinion that believe that either Of these such societies
either b. put into operate entertain douos,
6or have faith In the will Of countryrnea for
thoughts to consider The mater be struck with
the lotion that forces iseif upon minds with
gard to the eec venoss and the praccaby of society
such The jdst mertionei-for any
o lit knowledge as 70 the numbers AMI mcans
which command IN North America must necessary
perceive that il general society az the one mentioned
formed. the moneys required for establishing the
intended settlement could be raised with In very
We believe that there is not On Irshman in Nor.h
America il spark Of patriotic fire remained ye: in his
breast but easily spare two dollars per annum
ieast during few wears Now tile trifnr instalment
q tao dollars per paid to ths society BY every
isbman able 10 work would place into the hands Of
sett ing committee the means, and more an the means
required for purchasing and colonizns the settlement.
Let suppose ergo that reckon in North nerica
only Eve hundred thousand irishmen able TO work Let
suppose, the other hand, tsat every these
Will pay the society the small instrument OF two dol
lars per at the end Of the year the total agre
gate OF these Instruments Ting as they are viii SUI,
be equal to million OF dollars One million dollars
tee within twelve months after the sose.y is formed
But IL is manifest that this resPec Die suncne million
dcars- qnite sn6eisnt 20 gareaase tract Of country
vide enough FIR all the Irish Catho, families In North
America 70 settle If they choose 80 to d. We're wild
land to sell at the highest rate which can reasona
by anticipate--v1z: at the OF tao dollars per
sore-stin at this high price less than i've
hundred thousand could De purchased. But
what is more probable If insiead OF ~ per aero Wild
land could bought at the rate of 81 fifty
Per the might te then area OF GOO ODD
within twelve months dating from the day the society
organized. Thus the frst years working Of he
esety would enable the Settling Committee to purchase
In North America home, farm Of ore hundred and
perhaps two hundie ed acres for every destitute Irish
Catholic family living the Northern continent Of the
Now World.
The second years working Of our society would give
again the round figure Of $1,000 0oo ths land hay
Eg been purchased this 81 COO 600 might entirely ap
piled in assisting those Of the settlers who destitute
Of and who such require pecuD:ary assistance
during Jew years Let as suppose then, thst the Set
Gig Committee makes II law to give pecunAry
sissnce TO settlers who destitute OF during
soninued period OF four years in this manner, viz
5000 every family duing each OF the first two years.
800 during each OF the follow years. upon
diton always tnat settlers thus assisted win be bound to
clear than five land each year these
years. Well great ;his encouragement IT, the Get
tHng rrmiee could afford giving 1t at TO less
than 8 600 of such families After two years the said
comm itree could give the encouragement % 1850
families 90 that vi hin tho short period Of four
years 1900 families destitute Of leans could be
fDrtably settled And II we shall suppose that the rich
families hat will settle also within that period will BE-
one third com psravely TO the poor families, tnen
TO- C0 arnilies-ten thousand ANTILLES settled IN iour
years. dating from the day the work OF colonization
Family il Eve member, we viii hnd that 1900 fsmi
lies have brought TO the se,eDent iees thaa 30 ooe
srly during Eve years great result could be obtained
1st An Immense estate sufssent Tor al the lrsh
o. No ieas than 10 coo families, thirds of whom
supposed to be destitute Of means. would be
mtortabiy settled in in tia that short tine. %.
ed, which bssng left in the hands Of setting
U5nmittee, would serve for an indefinite number Of
years 10 continue the work Of colonization Ia proper
equal and greater to what be effected du
the existence of the society
This glorious capital Of g. 600 900 would be the gift
the members Of benevolent society who, sup
posed pay 81 per during Eve These 80 00o
900 saio would be lent at first, by the com miee
10 the settlers who have means At their com nand
when they go TO the settlcment Bat gthn fixed tme
{not exceeding ten years. the settlers who would have
been assisted should be sde to refund the moneys which
they received loan from the aommi tee. And truly,
the settler who, In rich soil, has cleared twenty
frtnty I've acres Of land Gao, without distressing MIN
sell refund 70 the commit BY instanents the amount
which be received IL instruments ror the mnittce
So that the s. 600 goo which the Setting Committee
would have oisbursed during Eve years the benefit OF
TIE set ers would be refunded to the committee By tie
settlers la equal number OF years and hus appears
ss oh we'd before that the as 0v 0oO vonl
the hsnds Of the Se.ng Committee, capital sHhcsnt
FOR carrying the work Of colonization during lode
finite number OF years.
Meetings and Appointments OF Delegates.
NEW YORK.
rrrv- Liza t,,nf4b .sty,
vardpg to the Western states appointed
T. ID. niece a delegate from this city.
ALBANY Matthew Mcmahon, ESQ, attorney at.laF
win be present FRI Albany other gentlemen and c'er
gynen from toe interior oities 6ca Syrasrse Roohe-
or Enira Lockport 0swego, &c-arc also expected.
NEW JERSEY.