The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-14
Isish EmiaraNt Aid C0nveNtio, ~ Buffalo.
sPECSAL CORRESPONDENCE or raE NEW YORK
HERALD.

sPEO4AL coRaBsPospENcE or rag NEW YORK
HERALD.
BUFFALO. 90. IL. 1856.
What Il Proposs to Do-Pians asd Pyyets 10 Be Stb-
mia<d- Hoo the Poor Iria are 10 b. Relisred--A Great
Eatioroy Aaoeotiew and Local Emiyranf Aid Socse-
ties Csrfyused-7e Canadian AMI American Interests in
1e Cow,ertion-fA< Emirstom Plan of the Herald
WAat the New Fork ccmmtsssowers Of Emigration Did
and what Aey Didn't, &C., &c.
TIE lrish Emigrant Aid Convention, which Ia to be
composed OF delegates from the Northern, Western and
Middle States and from Canada, ASSEMBLIES In this city
morrow evening 1t Is expected that there will DO
least hundred and atty In attendance whom about
thirty vii from different parts OF Canada An yet
not than twenty ct the very utmost have arrived
bat all, nearly al, viii b here tomorrow.
This movement, amosg our Irsh population, ia wholly
peaceful one, and has bat one end the amesration of
the condition Of the poOs Irish Who Are living in
state Of Anos destuten In the large cities Of
the Union. In this respect ii differs from the EisrAnt
Aid Conventiop, which held recently in New York,
and which had for s object the Liberation Of Ireland
tlom EDgiish domination by fsrce Of arms. Whatever
opinions may exist To the character the proceedings
and the aims Of that body, there be only with
Itgadto that which here tomorrow although the
purposes Of those with whom the movement originated
has not yet taken very definite FORM In fact there
apptas TO BE great diversity OF opinion, and great
variety Of plans by whish the cond ion Of the poorer
Iish in midst, well those who may hereafter
conre is TO be improved, and in every othsr
tios whether political other wise, is but reasonable
to expect that there win os great deal Of 6scu'f,on
There ia one conclusion A. which all have arrived,
and That ia, tina, the on.y WAY 70 relieve
the present or future wants OF their countrymen
ful Nth with the and facilities OF leav-
count may afford them an independents living and
If raising themselves 10 ana innu
ensisi position ia society This Is the conoiasion
which this desirable end to he atta ed are very con-
actug There viii he two prominent inferests A. work
in the convsntion-the Canadian and American ~ Is
the policy OF the former to the emigration to their
province end to further thus policy they hold oat gfea
be procured in Canada for dollar and even AS low asa
half oiar and at points where its value is great
" enlarged BY its vicinity to the priGcps markets
is,ce amount Of money can it Is ADDED, bs collected
among the weather. Irish there to assist the enterprise
snd the Colon ial government will be willing IT Is also
urged bsstow all the privileges in their power upon
hOee who smgrate under tDe cireums snces There
great obstacle which, think. the Canadian dele
gates cannot overcome, however anxious they may be
TO ehce their COUNT ymen among them ana that Is Inc
unu, hatred which the Irish bear 20 British rule and
made the United States the land OF their adoptioa The
Caradian policy must therefore, bs abandoned oy The
dole gates who win advocate it, as It VIII meet with no
tav n from ,he great majority.
The An elican interest will under every consideration
OF the enterprise, be eucct su and II any plan should
be ciced o. its realization taxa place sithia the
limits Of the tnion What ,bat plan may be it is imp,s
sible ssy this time, Tor al with WITHIN have con-
upon The subject hold very d'ferent views One
proposes Ibe organization Of great society which should
have York for ate heaoqusrers aud whose agencies
should be situated in Philadelphia, Boston, Balimore,
the Unicn The cety se to be composed Of respect
able, influential ard wealthy 1IshmeD, free froo the
teint political s0Idd motives ard TO be maintained
by the annual scriptions OF Irish citzsns
ali the country. II, * l. calculated, five hundred
bousa1 collars at the least could ce raised IN this way
every year. half q II might he pinfutbly expended
ia the purchase Of fertile laud ia the BEST fecions
o Western States and the ot,er hsf in toe
se,em Of the poor apd industrious sh upon IT. With
II 9 IMPLEMENTS AID other mems It's cu l.
walton. lh ia the general idea tbe DETAILS would de-
reno upon the action oil the conventor.
For the naint nance OF this organization continued
options from year to year Would be absolutely ne
airy The uI thus formed would be liable to
flu from various causes, and might decne ALTO
gether il he Of thrte years, ia hardly
prt babe thst the plan will be adopted or IL 1T should
That will be ed out TO the extent proposed Asso-
cistions sy tie multiplied more limited scale Ia
New York and other places where they are most re-.
quireJ tut the formation Of an institution which
would embrace within the limits Of its bsnevolenoe
tie Ish poor scattered over the whole Union, 10
utterly imprsct.cable and will not sm cohvinced,
be a,tem pied Besides there few societies
exise and somewhat mbng the pan here pro-
nted in their gel eIal character They supported
by subscription, and have 20 the extent OF tnei very
limited means, dcpe great deal OF good II this con-
ven'icn .houd do Ioh more than lead to the estab.
sbment Of large numDer OF sucn ASSOCIATIONS will
bAve aoconpl he'd most beDehcent undertaking. la
the event of nding the formation Of local
ceties of this kind the Canadian degaton must 60 to
fnd0pendeht
In most any event Il viii have 10 do this the Irish
here will want all they can raise for the reef OF their
own poor.
Anttber plan and which appears at 6rss sight
feasible is The formation mi, sefsupp0rtiDg soce
ties of aborpg men, mechanics. agriculturists and
Others possessing from enc to five hundred dollars, tor
the tuchae large Of land in the West and the
necessary farming impemtn ts for their cultivation.
Each society would be composed OF from nifty 70 one nun
tribute at least hundred collars the general fund,
and much more be might desire for which. after
lent in its distribution For the encouregemn mt and
sssnce Of such societies the convention, expected
zoe TINS ,bs no,n,,v ,Ss
ment OF general intelligence Office TO supply them with
The necessary Information in regard to the location OF
the best lard its value the best means Of reachog IT.
opd 10 lean them whatever they might require to meet
any deficiencies in their petuniaIy resources.
These intelligence Offices might he organized
ard the capital, and who would be wiling TO de-
vote portion Of both in the support Of so
and charitable Institutions BY public Or private subserP
Whether wholly partially independent Of oatside
their nstrumenssy and + Is not nnreasonass to hone
that tteie would be found plenty ready to furnish them
with the mesns through intelligence oces for procuring
desifa ard reliable information. society organ
lied, am told, on plan resembling thus to some ex-
VENT In Hartford abouta year ago The capital invested
an oun,ed to thirty.cne thousand dollars and held
Ia INDIVIDUAL shaI 60 OF about fifteen hundred each lhe
land purchased somewhere out Vest and the colony
consisting Ct some txeniy families is " !" said - pre-
There is still another plan which ha' many favorable
features TO recommend 1t to pubic encouragement and
support. II is b. lefty thus = The oohVsnon should ap
point ttee whose duty it would be to inquire and
report early accable (snd possible be its
aojouinment upon the location and price OF the best
lard and after it's adoption have the report printed
IN pamphlet fo,m, and in as may newspapers might
be found favorable TO the ente prise fhere three
classes Of Ish il is argued the poorer portion OF
poppaton-he FIRST in posed OF those who have
been brought up agricultural pursuits; the second Of
mechanics and aboreIs who axe wiug 10 become iers
q d a U
BILE living by IL and the hc those
who welded TO city life that they sitting 10
abandon it, even IL 10y dong they certain If
curing competent means Of support IN TIE country With
tie lset Of these is the intention Of the convention
lar understand 10 nothing to do looks up
them incorrigble. The other TWO, the Contrary
clam all its cnsiGerston and support and both will be
freely given Ii recommended by those favorable -
thk project that grant fund should De raised in
each OF the principal cities and that such those
comprised within the first two classes shond be settled
with their families best tracts CT land Ia the West