, 1863-03-09

If England is not large enough for llcr
surplus population, if she can no longer
find employment for her skilled laborers,
here is this great hospitab1e America ready
and willing to receive them all, and pay
them not European but American prices
for their industry.
The colonies Of Great Britain are numer-
ous enough, and wealthy in undcveloped
resources, but there is not one of them,
not even the Canndas, which is prepared
to give immediate and remunerative en-
ployment to emigrating workmcn. The
enginery, the capital and the enterprise are
wanting in these plantations Of royalty,
whereas here they are abundant, and
wait only tor the cunning hands to work
them. -
Nothing can be clearer than the advan-
tage which would accrue to competent
workmcn by speedy emigration to this
country. In England they have to work
On half time, for uiscrably low wages,
and every article Of food, and clothing is
taxed, out ofall proportion to income. By
coming here, they can manufacture what
they want, and grow what they want, and
thus save the tariff charges on both sides
the Atlantic.
We consume every year more than two
hundred million dollars worth Of English
goods, and for the most part, pay for them in
wheat, corn, and other staples, the produce
Of our OWL soil. Why cannot these goods
be made here? 1t would surely be great
saving in all ways, and tend vastly to
strengthen the backbone Of the nation.
We need more mechanics to do the ever
increasing work in iron and steel, which
the growth and necessities Of the country
require; and weare ready to receive them,
as soon as they are ready to come. It is
indeed the only plan with which we are
acquainted-tllis Of emigration-to relieve
the pressure Of the English labor market.
During the course of ten years, from the
date ofthe Irish famine in 1886, two mil.
lions Of Nlilesians found their way to these
shores, and profitable employment, also
This immense wave Of emigration, com
bined with the tragedies Of the famine, re-
duced the population Of the Screen Isle,
SO considerably that the balance remaining
at home found it far easier to obtain liyei
hood.
And thus thus it %opld be be with the artizan:
left in England, Of million, or more, D
her various craftsmen were TO come her
for home.
There are other reasons, Of great import
ance to the Republic, why we should de
sire these skilled and educated Englishmal
to take up their abode here. We do No
wish to disparage the Irish-but it is clea
that nearly all the Catholic portion Of ther
are from tradition, and through the inflr
ence Of example, the natural allies {
the pro-slavery Copperhead Democracy
and no sooner do they set foot upon thes
shores, than they are seized upon by th
demagogues Of this faction as their lawfi
prey.
Englishmen on the contrary are, SO tospea
born nnti-slsyery men, and could newt
join themselves TO any other than the part
Of Freedom, because it is the counterpa
Of the great Reform party in England, VT
have won all the triumphs Of liberty, whic
the history Of that country has put upo
the records Of civilization.
English artizans, therefore, may be. SUI
Of hearty welcome when they decide #
themselves that here, and here only,
their true Ell Dorldo.