The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-21

German Emigraslon "a Anscrica.
The North American Review. for January
has. among Other very interesting articles, au
instructive paper on German Emigration 10
America" The npicwcr gives summary oi
facts not generally known, and OF great interest.
Briefly passing over, "a an assertion the Mlsiy
ot which Irving and other investigators have
disproveJ, the allegation that the American
continent was discovered by native of Nur.
cniErg, IL TSls, III advcrts "a fitc cafli.si cSl
ony Of Germans who came out fi0m Spain In
526. TO the number Of five hundred. and nearly
all persisted IN the search for gold mines In Ven
ezuela A vigorous emigration and settlement
along the Banks Of the Hudson, however, com.
menccd with the disasters consequent upon the
Thirty Years War. Swe.les and berinans. Ia
considerable numbers. settled together upon the
banks Of the Delaware NJ early Us 1858. In
1851 Pcnn's colony was founded. which during
the three following years was joined by many
Germans. followers Of Menpo Simon. These
were followed by about twenty German hmi.
lies from Frankfort on the Main, who purchased
tract Of land from Penn, aud formed German
town.
In 1909 came that awful winter, when,
says tho reviewer, hundrsis of strong men lay
down 10 die Of hunger aud cold In the fruitful
valley Of the Rhine" The hmishing multitude
caught at report that Queen Anne oi England
would furnish all applicants with free passage
to America, AMI in the following spring swarm
cd up the Thames until thirty thousand Of them
were incamped in the neighborhood of London.
Many Of thcss were sent home, others we're
scattered ia various countries. and about five
thousand Of them came 10 New York. with
Governor Hunter, in 1910. and settled in the
city and on tho banks Of the Hudson. Several
a the families purchased lands from the ludi.
nus ON the Scoharic but their titles were dispu-
ted. and they were generally scattered. Wan
dcring along the valleys OF the Hudson and the
Mohawk. they founded the towns Of Newbcrg.
I.uncbcrg, Wurtemtorg, Minden, Bern Bruins.
wick, aud Others. the names of which betray
their German origin. Soon afterwards compa.
MICS Of Germans from the Palatinate found
their way into Virginia and the CaroIinas
The Mennonite: oI Switzerland, having in
1907 secured by purchase ten thousand acres
OF land oD the stream callei the I'egura, CON.
menced ia Ill very large emigration. which
continued until l12s They soon required and
purchased the valley of the Conestoga, and
| Lancaster county became the home oi the Men
nonitss. These wcn followed Iy The " Tuuk
era" sect driven from their honas In South
On Germany. Ia 1920 they settled near
iermantovn aud Lancaster dany d their
descendants arc now TO b. found IN Virginia
IN l734 about one hundred families cana FROM
seasia aud settk,l in peDnsylyaDia They
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