The Nevada journal., 1857-05-22
IMMrcRATroN soclETrEs.-Two wears

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since, a great ado was made by the press
about Societies formed for the purpose
of increasing our population. We took
occasion then to pronounce the whole
thing a supreme humbug. We hay'nt
changed our opinion from that time to
this. What do we want of more peo-
plel To what use could they be ration
ally put? There is not town in the
State, nor a solitary mining camp, that
hasn't its individuals in want of some
thing to do, and, like Mr.. Micawber,
waiting for something to turn up"
We venture the assertion that, of the
entire mining population, not one half
are actively engaged in labor more than
six months in the year. In large ma
jority of instances the miners are no
season than they were a year anterior
That kind of labor is rcmunerative but
to the lucky few. Wages in the agri-
cultural districts are reduced almost as
| low as in the older States, while the de-
mand is extremely limited. The min
ing season has not yet passed, and we
presume, at this time, as many Idle men
could be picked up in this State, with
fair wages, as could be comfortably en-
ployed on the Pacific railroad through
out its entire length. There is no coun-
try in the world in which the people are
disposed to work, where so many men
are found unemployed. There is not
the incentive to call into action the en-
tire bone and muscular wealth of the
State. Labor goes even now compare
lively unrewarded. What could be
proftably done with the hundred thou
sand more persons immigration societies
would throw upon US? They could on
ly eat up our already limited substance,
and breed greater discomfort than now
infects the mining portion of the coun-
try.
We want capital properly invested in
water courses to keep the population of
the State, which we now have, in labor
larger proportion of the year. We
want industry for ourselves and its re-
ward. Those who are inviting further
competition in labor, do so from mistak-
en- or mercenary notions. They have,
for the most part, something to sell,
either lands, food, OF passenger tickets,
and do not look to the well being of us
all.
% The Democrat is correct in stat
ing that portion of the monies sued for
by the county against the bondsmen of
W. W. Wright, late Sheriff, has been
paid over. The money, however, was
not paid out of the estate, but was
money specially deposited by Wright,
after collection, and was never the pro-
perty of the estate.
STAws.-Captain Rynders has been
appointed Marshal of New York, and
a lady turned out of post office in
Wisconsin to give place to another fel-
low of the same stripe.
70 The Legislature of New York
has passed a resolution providing for an
Amendments to the Constitution of the
State, by abolishing the property quail
fication in negro voters, and abrogating
The section which requires residence
of three years in the State.
~ A project is on foot to establi4h Oh
a pro-slavery journal in London, which
is to advocate direct trade with the
South and defend the policy of the
slave States.
20 1t seems, Notwithstanding the
decision of the Supreme Court in the
Dred Scott case, that the country is not
to be allowed rest from slavery agta-
ton. The Emancipationists have car
ried Missouri, and new hopes are Civ
en- to the Republicans throughout the
Union. Benton is out in opposition to
the Emancipation movementin Missouri.
RAMA slight sprinkling of rain
visited us yesterday about four o'clock,
P. NJ. 1t was very modest affair how
ever. Apparently a fine seive was
used on tie occasion.
LEcTUREs-We take pleasure in an.
nouncing that Judge Crane has arrived
in town and will hold forth on Monday
and Tuesday evenings next, on "Geo-
graphical Discoveries in this region of
the Globe, and early adventures in the
North Pacific" The Judge has been
| listened to by intelligent audiences in