The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-04-26
The American War and EmlgFa-
ton,
[Fran IL Csnada ehri.tian Adroeate.1

from the Canada Christian Advocate.
While 1t is proper that We as Canadians
should symPathise with the United States
Government, and that portion Of the American
( people who are struggling to maintain the
/ PeTmaneney Of the Union, and the abolition
Of slavery, against the most formidable and
unjustihable rebellion that has ever had an
/ existence, We should not close our eyes to the
1 fact, that we are losing immensely in popu-
/ lation, al home and in the Cauadas SUrpris-
/ Ing as it may appear, the war is absolutely
attracting emigration 10 the States, and the
| North has more men to-day capable Of bear
I ing arms, than when the war commenced, not
withstanding all they have lost.
Many Of our politicians and public journals
at home and in the Colonies, content them
selves with ridiculing Mr. Lincoln. his Army
and Nation, while the Americans are collect
ing an immense foreign population; and the
nations Of Europe are pouring their teeming
millions into the Jap Of the great Republic.
Il would really appear, hat if some Of our
wise men in Office in England and in the
Provinces, can only have good laugh over q
northern defeat they do not care how long
our wild lands continue unimP-Oyed. nor how
many of our people are Undue d 20 seek home
in the regions Of tie ar West
We have excellent land in Canada Our
country is healthy and we'll watered, but the
bears, wolves. and wildcats, have to be shell
tered by our forests, and our fellow country
men must turn their backs upon British insti-
iutions. and seek a home under the shadow of
the Eagle in a foreign land. If they do not
choose to do this, they must in many instances
live in poverty at home, or pay an extravas
giant price for land in Canada.
No adequate inducement is held cut to at
tract emigration 10 ouT,shores. Il suits our
statesmen better to sell our wild ,lands to
spectators. and charter companies, with
foreign capital, who can ny law take 10 or II
per cent out Of the unlueky parties who have
anything to do with such corporation.
This is the way We are doing in this country,
while in the State settlers are granted hOme-
steads free OF charge, or lands in eligible 10
ealities, at a very cheap rate.
Is it at all surprising then, that nearly all
the British and German emigration pass di-
rectly through our Province, and settle in the
Western States?
1t was Thought by many at the time the
Southern slaveh,lde commenced their effort
10 divide the Republic in order to berpetuate
human b udage that large numbers of the |
best portion of the Northern people would
flock in Canada. But in regard TO this mat |
ter, as Well-as n reference TO the resources the
North hss within itself to prosecute the war,
we have been greatly mistaken.
1t is true that a few of the Americans have |
come 70 the Provinces, but generally it has |
been q class Of Young men who had Southern |
pro livities, and who rtnuWaV from the draft, /
or seine whO for other reasons cleft tfeir /
country ius their ccuutrv's good. We have |
not boweve. been benefited iv their coming |
among Hs. While onrhs either hand huui eds |
OF oEr T0dHg- men nave gone over ali3 enlist /
a. 4 O. a.
Nerlh. sinpi- because Jhe american Govern
meRt holes u better iudEaou -nts 70 hem 20 :
90 Gere thau ibeiroVn Vey-rnmsHf dos %
stop aJ home Thi. IS p huadiatug adnis-
zion lora British suaitc- 10 make bat IT. IS
the truth.
A grand scheme IS now on hand by parties
IN the Jui-ed SigleS. TO send slsiPs 10 England
and Germany. ana Er5uj-g G-ee passage to all
who Will emiggate 10 the heigbboring Repub
lie Already there IS an agent in Europe
spreading Information among the people, and
holding ont great inducements to them 10
come owe 90 America And th.s agency is TO
be increased.
But what is our Government doing to turn
a portion Of the stream Of EN- grafton into
this Proveace3 Echo asls,r-rs chat
Canada West must not he allowed to ad-
vance a step faster than Canada East, in re-
garu 70 puIiuial4ui- OE. lNe b fruCu Will pe uiS-
pleased, and as therefore, the people of Eu-
rope viii not settle in Canada East orr Gov
ernment ma kes no efforts to increase the pop
ulation of Canada West. This is a strange
policy for powerful Government like Great
Britain to pursue. She allows millious Other
subjects to 60 to Il foreign country, to in
crease the strength and wealth of a foreign
nation, while there is an abundance Of room
for them in their own colonies.