The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-05
A Loss TO Ireland and . Loss TO

We take the following from the New
York Freeman's Journal Of II recent date
During the year 1860, the Irish emf.
grants settled in the United States fur
nished over halfa million Of dollars TO
their parents and relatives in the old
country. This money found its way into
every COUNTY, nay townlauti, IN ireland,
producing vast amount Of relief, and at
fOrding very great comfort to thousands
Of persons then in arrear OF rent,
consequently at the mercy (?) Of heartless
landlOrds-Or in debt to small shOpkeep-
crS for articles of provision and clothing.
Besides this, some additional thousands
Of the Irish people were enabled by such
means to join their friends in America
an invaluable addition to our material and
industrial wealth, and substantial pledges
Of future good to Ireland from tho Re.
public.
We regard It as one very serious, al
most deplOrable. result Of the present
American conflict, that this state Of things
is entirely changed. Emigration from
Ireland to America has fallen of fearfully
since the commencement Of the civil war;
money remittances from this side are few;
and fat between, and the payment OF pas
sages has almost entirely ceased.
An official return Of the emigration trade
Of Liverpool FOR the half year, quarter,
and month ending the 8Oth Of June last,
has just been submitted to the British
Parliament, and the paper presents some
very remarkable features. II shows that
the emigration has fallen OF to the extent
Of ten thousand three hundred and TWEEN.
ty-Scven persons during the three months,
aud that the gross reduction for the half
year fOOts up to thirteen thousand souls.
Appointment and most telling point con-
nected with these 6Pcts is that the decrease
became larger and more large just rs the
news reports Of the progressed the Amer.
lean war reached Europe for with the
exception Of the month Of January-Al
ways the dullest in the ycar-June was
the most inanimate Of the six, with res
pect to travel to America. This will be
seen by consideration Of the following
figures, taken from the rtpOr, Of the Com
miSSiOncrs: Ten thousand three hundred
and eighty-three cmigrants sailed from
Liverpool in the month Of April six
thousand five hundred and seventeen left
lin May whilst Only two thousand three
hundred and City six took their departure
from the LIST TO the Both Of juno. We
thus find that the Liverpool exodus dc.
cllncd by onc,half between May aud June.
and amounted to barely one, third Of what
took place in the month Of April in the
month OfTJune.
--~ But this is not ail-IriSh emigration to
America Was almost at . stand still in
June; for we mu>t state that If the two
thousand three hundred and tilty.Six per-
sons just referred 10, only one thousand
three handred and eleven were for the
United States. The gross number con-
tanning the names Of eight hundred and
fourteen English and one hundred and
eighty one Scotch, AZ well as some Irish,
who we're bound for Australia, Canada,
the West Indies, and other British colo
NAL possessions, as well as to BuenOs
Ayrcs and some other portions Of South
America.
We look on this exhibition Of the de.
cline Of emigration to Eurorc-frou Ire.
land more particulArly--t" this country
as a pointed and, in its consequences,
lasting evil resulting from the present
war, as we'll as an emaciating dctriment
to the best interests both Of Ireland and
the Union.