The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-04

DECREASE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
LABOR.-The immigration to this country during
the past year exhibits, as we see by the publish
ed returns, decrease, as compared with 1857,
of lO3656. Some of our contemporaries &C
count for this remarkable falling off by the gene
raj depression caused by the panic, and the ne
cessity under which intending emigrants were
placed of using the little boards which they had
laid by for this object Although this may have
in part contributed to it, we believe that the in
fuence which it exercised was small compared
with other causes. If we were to seek in the ex-
cessive immigration of the previous ten years
the principal explanation of the decrease we
would be near the truth. A continued drain Of
population cannot occur in any country without
a sudden check being at times opposed to it. If
the supply of labor be diminished the prices
paid for it will materially increase and this will
in itself stop the effiux of population. Ireland,
from whence so large proportion Of our emf
grants are drawn, has, as it is well known,
arrived at point where her laborers can scarce
ly suffice to the wants Of her own agriculture.
With the high premiums offered by the Eng
fish farmers during the harvest time to
Irish reapers, there are periods when the Irish
agriculturist finds extreme difficulty in get
ting hands to save his crops. The effect of all
this has been to force wages up to a standard
nearly as high as our own, and consequently to
remove the main inducement to emigration. The
same influences are, we believe, at work in Ger
many, though Of course not to so great an ex-
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Great Britain, finds at present higher rate ofre-
enumeration than at any period within the last
quarter of q century. This is the natural result
of the enormous drain which we have made upon
the populations of other countries, and which in
its turn finds check in the reaction which it has
produced upon the labor markets of the Old
World. Besides, it should be recollected that
Australia has been for the last eight years COM
peting successfully with us for the supply from
those sources. The displacement of labor, like
everything else, finds its limits and we must not
be surprised if we cannot succeed in depicting
the life blood Of the entire European ma
lions. We have profted SO largely by their SUI
perfuous strength that we can afford to wait pa
tiently the revival of the Influences which have
diverted it SO long in this direction.
NEW MEN NEW MEASURES WITHDRAWAL. OF
THE TROOPS FROM QUARANTNE.-It will be seen
by the general orders published in another
column, that Governor Morgan has commenced
his executive career by putting an end to the
military occupation Of Staten Island. Our crack
regiment-the Seventh--will not, therefore, have
an opportunity of displaying in camp the SOL
dierly qualities of which they occasionally afford
us an inkling in their Broadway evolutions This
is cruel of our new Governor, for preparations
were being made by the numerous fair admirers
of this gallant regiment to do them honor during
their Staten Island campaign. There is no knowing
the number of double sentry watches, moonlight
pickets and stolen marches that will be indefi-
nitely postponed by this unexpected change of
policy. Up to the last moment it was expected
that Governor Morgan would have persevered in
The bellicose track of his predecessor; and the
Seventh regiment were even under marching
orders when this sudden countermand reached
them. We regret the disappointment to that
gallant corps, but we cannot we'll find fault with
DUR new Governor for being the occasion of it.
Republican though he is, he is not bound to ac-
,ept the heritage of his predecessors follies and
'ccentrcities The military hobby of the latter
vas too expensive one to be ridden any longer.
It has already cost the State too much for any
zane man to think of swelling the amount by an
attempt to levy the expenditure Off the inhabi-
ants of Richmond county. Now that the re-
noval of Quarantine has been decided upon, it
s only in that provision that military force
'ould be maintained there. Governor Morgan
ices that such pretext will not go down with
my party-even his own-and he has, therefore,
'cted wisely in putting an end to a farce which
las only had the effect of covering his predeces-
or with ridicule.
COrOners' Office.
SUICIDE, LOVE AND JEALorsy--Theodore Burrill
rcnchman engaged q fireman board the steamship
anderb committed suicide Of Sunday night by sabbing
imself IN the heart with dirk knife. Deceased, It ap