American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1863-12-09

EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED srArrs

EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.
The large and continuous emigration
from ireland to the Emitted States Of Amer
lea is naturally attracting a considerable
share of attention. Week by week, and
month after month"; the people leave for
Nev York, some in returning grain ships,
some in steamers, some as stow-aways, as
fast as opportunity serves. Nothing will
stop them. Emigration has long been the
lrishman's favorite resource, but now it is
a national passion OF course, this is not
a very pleasant Spectacle for Englishmen.
We, who have relinquished home politics
in order to be free to advise the Govern
ments Of the world in the management of
affairs, have the mortfction of seeing the
shores of the United Kingdom abandoned,
sometimes with malediction, by our own
people. Explanations, however plausible,
can do little to reconcile us to the fact
We have been accustomed to repeat that
country from which people are anxious to
escape must be badly governed. Now the
test is brought home to us, and foreigners
are saying, 9 Physician, heal thyself." 1t
is the best portion of the Irish population
which is leaving us-the young, the hale,
the hopeful, the energetic. The strong
est influences are weak and Intellectual be-
fore the all-engrocing thought of Ameri-
ca The priest, listened to so readily on
most other subjects, is powerless on this.
He tries to detain the members of his flock,
tor his fellow-priests across the Atlantic
have informed him of the perils which
faith encounters in the country of their
choice But in the end, his counsel be-
ing unheeded, he finds himself assisting
in the arrangements for their departure
and marching them up, with little bundles
on their shoulders, to receive the bishops
parting blessing.
The most various causes are assigned
for tlis universal and irresistible move
ment 1t is said that the Irish 90 to Amer
lea because the Federal Government 90 will
have them" though to give meaning to
the assertion we should be told what all
powerful means it has of making its will
eHectual Sometimes it is more than hint
ed that Mr. Lincoln's mormidons are in
tie land; indeed Earl Russell was not
long since induced to write to Mr.. Adams
respecting Tumors Of Federal recruiting in
ireland. But it is evident that operations
of that kind could not be carried on for
week without supplying abundant data for
prosecution. which it would be the plain
duty of the Queens Government to insti-
tute. If no such data are forthcoming. we
may be sure that the rumor is untrue
Within the last few days a country gentle
man has published letter calling on the
Government to stop the departure of the
Irish for the United States But, the ex-
trayagance of the proposal apart, from this
prohibition would be ofno use unless emf
grafton to Canada were prohibited The
Canadian Government sees its own people
focking over the frontier into the States,
and ifalf the emigraut steamers went to
Quebec the only consequence would be to
divert the course of an emigration the GOAL
of which would remain unchanged. Ii is
not many months ago since an eminent and
popular nobleman possessed of estates in
ireland learning from the increased charg-
cs for poor rate that the people on his
property were badly off, authorized his
steward to pay the passage-money of sew
entyof them, provided they would emi-
CRATE to a British colony. There were
not halfa-dozen who would accept the Of
fer on those conditions; but when, after
seine delay, the restriction was removed
by the noble proprietor, the whole num-
Der ayailed themselves Of it and embarked
for tlF U. States.--Loadoa Star, Noe, b.