New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-27
Nesu7lurk DAILY Gribrurs
EUROPEAN EMIGRATION To AMERICA.

Correspondence Of The ~ Y. Tribune.
LONDON, Dec IL, lSJc.
I cannot be mistaken in supposing that Whist
ever essentially concerns German emigration to
| the United States is of interest to you. 10 a
paper exclusively dedicated to the interests OF
emigration, / have just read the statement that
numerous German emgrants, disappointed in all
| their hopes and expectation, have lately returned
from America, and are giving most discouragng
| account of their observations and experiences IN
| the United States. Any newspaper item OF this
kind is sure to pass through the whole domain OF
| the German press though not without provoking
some structures from those who have clear insight
into the causes of such disappointment and into
| the motives of the eagerness with which real or
pretended facts of this character are disseminated.
| Whatever may be the prevailing opinion among
| Anglo Americans IN reference 10 German eInl-
| Qation-wkether il be favorable or uniayOrably
looked upon one thing is certain-great exertion is
mafe in certain quarters To divert the stream OF
en- ration from the United States, and it is done
to such an extent, and with such industry, that 1t
| cannot be without marked effect.
MANY interests, wide apart in their origin, but
| all suffering more less fFem emigration in gen.
eral or from the fact of its main stream still being
turned to the United States, combine to bear upon
this question. German potentates lose some Of
their best recruits by emigration and ali clssses
Of employers have felt It's effect by us lnfu-
ence on the price of labor. With reference 10
the manufacturing employer, it ls believed that
| the higher wages produced BY emigration,
are more than compensated by the lncreas-
ing demands Of the American market,
produced by emigration Hkewise. But such
compensation does not exist in favor Of the great
landowner wko is in want Of hands; nor does IT
come in 10 reconcile that very numerous class
of people who are told BY their cook that If they
don't ike her she is going 70 emgrate to America.
Emigration IN general is democratizIng the world
IN double way: First by founding and strength
ening Democracy sbroad, and theE by improving
TIE social position of the lower classes at home.
This of course does not suit the interest nor the
taste of everybody.
AL this is easily understood But there are
other interests offended, not BY emigration IN
general. but by the great attraction which the
United States exert upon il.
Ii Is undoubtedly most legitimate desire IN
German patriot or politician, that the hOst OF
several hundred thousand persons annually emi-
grating from GermaDy-a number sufficient 10 add
new State 10 the | Mon every year-lnstead OF
being dispersed over the globe, and mixed up with
other elements of population, should be c0ncen-
trated in some part of the world where they could
become the ruling element. Aud as this is impOs-
sible IN the United States, the men in Germany
who are trying 70 bnng about such a result are
only consistent if they DO whatever they can to
restrain people from emigrsting there; while they
VIII listen with favor and interest 70 any project Of
colonlZlDg some un0ccupied region OF Central
America, or the Rio de Ia Plata.
An interest somegha: similar to that jast men,
toned, s the desire Of the Austrian Government, 10
draw German settlers "a the thnly inhabited re-
gi9hs OF Hungary, Tor the double purpose OF de-
Yei0png the resources Of that country N gen
eral, AID Of strengthening the German ele-
ment IN IL mixed and an.agOnstic population.
A system Of colonization, calculated ~ rea-
llze tie object in yiex, has been p!anred
by the Imperial Government, and hence enlsra-
ton - America, beiDg movement opposite 10
these deagns, must be gnfavorably looked upon II
Austria and by those who sre Hrdrr The influence
Of Austrian Interest,"