Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-16

. when JeRsrsou DAVIS and oomnpapy nr,
!. plh lng the last Rct,to the drama, 55.
The position Of Nr, Long and his friend
is Justified by fe&, while it is condemned
bymany. Let as hope that the mask maj
bslehliFely thrown of, aud that 10 the fu
tnrsfebel synPathizers may. not be cover
ea ytth a thin gaise OF loyalty. 1.-THE enc
a9prpaebeth." .,......s.sg i.55-a5 sr
rhe Labor Market aud dImmIEratIon
GPnom the \, Y. shipping List
bat the present supply of labor all
Ioterthea country is inadequate to. the
!Epr stnE exigencies of our domestic in.
dss sey4iis demonstrated by the action oi
g1u tess, several State Legislatures,
lqnitesa number, Of Cities and Individual
aud corporate enterprises, with view of
h litating immigration of artizans and
lIabufars from various parts of the Old
4 lWorld!' ltis estimated that the entite
adult male population Of the free States
is at present about six millions, and, that
the number ofw6rking men, whose labor
has been abstracte from the productive
\ lind6stfy Of the loyal States, by reason Of
the rebellion, Is about million and q
halG Thus, while the war has origina-
ted new and immense demand for Ia
bor-while the same cause produces at
once diminished supply and an increas-
ed demand for its products, the result is
inevitable. In obedience to immutable
economic law, labor commands immen-
sely increased wages, and labor being
the foundation Of all production, manu-.
factured articles of every kind are pro-
portionately enhanced in price. II is not
to he denied that the high values of all
the necessaries of life, as the result, in
part, of n deprecated currency, has much
to do with the high wages Of labor, but
even with the large advances paid to arti-
zans and lnbOrers, the supply is found to
be totally inadequate to tue demand.
The scarcity is.apparent in all:branches of
industry. The requirements Of the army,
and the Inducements to adopt other pur-
suits. have SO depleted the agricultural
industry of the Country AS to cause de-
hclcncy that may be very serious in its
effects, aud is likely to enhance very
largely the rate Of wages of this class Of
workmen.l In this emergency, Congress,
corporations, and business men seem fuIt |
ly alive To the necessity of reinforcing |
tho labor market from the surplus pOpu-
lRtiOn of the Old World. We have al |
ready stated the fact that Bill will soon |
be reported to the House of Representa-.
tives, the rough draft of which is under
stood TO have proceeded from Secretary
Seward, urging the passage ofa law to
encourage immigration, providing for its |
own realization by.a clause allowing and
authorizing the advance Of sufficient mon
ey to defray the expenses of ocean transit
to INDECENT. .emigrants from all parts of Eu-
rope. The Bill contains clause in effect
that this advance aud assistance to the
is to be repaid, thus. ohivnting
all appearance of bribe. A Commits
siOner Of Immigration, clothed with pie
nary powers, is to be appointed, with
three clerks for his assistance. The la
Dor OF the immigrant is pledged for the
repayment fthe advance made to him,
and the Commissioner has charge, among |
other things, ofsecuring this repayment. |
He will naturally have some influence in |
directing the location and settlement of
the new cOmers, aud can influence them
to those sections where labor is most ur-
gently needed The tonnage dues upon
emmigrnnt ships, in accordance with the |
OF the President ia one |
of his messages, are also to be reduced,
or temporarily remitted, and the neriOi |
" 10 W 10 IGuuCGu IEOul
its former duration to one year. Il is
probable, from tile general sentiment Of
all parties, sections, and interests, that
the bill will meet with little or no oppO.
sitiun. In order to divert the tide of cm.
igrntion from this Country, Canada, Aus
tralia, and other British colonies, have
long provided free passage for those who
could not pay their own way, and in this
way they have gained large accesslons to
their populations, many of whom, with
out such indueement, would have pruba-
bly, come to the United States. Through
the instrumentalities offered by the Gen-
eral Government and local Corporations,
it is not improbable that half million of
Europeans, from the best, most intelli-
gent, and thrifty countries, will be added
to our population during the current year,
and thus furnish the physical labor re-
quisito to cultivate our broad fields and |
prairies motive.power for our mines
and manufactOries-the strength which |
no machinery can dispense for number
less enterprises now incepted, and ma
NY more which are constantly springing |
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