Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-05

Is mastery manner the Hon. Rober.
]. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury under
President Polk, who is now in Europe, ex
hibits to the working classes of the old
world the difference in their condition pro-
duced by emigration to the Uuited States.
Speaking of their condition before eurigra.
ton, he says: ....- -s7a.
For centuries that are past, and for all
time to come. severe toii, poverty, ignor-
ance, tbs HOrkhouse, or low wages, and
acknowledgements, would seem to be his
lot Io America, freedom. competence, the
right OF suffrage. the homestead farm, and
free schools tor his children"
Then Glowing tue variety of climates.
soils and productions offered to his choice.
Mr.. Walker goes on: al
"He can have an Irish or German
Scotch, English, or WELSH, French. Swiss.
Norwegian or American neighborbood -
he can select the shores OF oceans lakes
or rivers; live on tide water or higher
lands, valleys or mountains. he can he
near church of his owb den0min.tibr.
the freedom of conscience is connIa,p. h,.
pays no Iithes, nor church tax. eIeent vol :
unfairly. His sOus and daughters on
teacnIng twenty Que years Ofage, or soon.
er, II the head of the family, are each an.
utleu To a homestead of one hundred and
Sky acres It he dies Tie title is secured
to his widow, children or heirs. Onr Aso
Is MS aud covers him. everywhere with its
protection. tie is our brother. and he, and
his children will enjoy WITH US the sarne
heritage of competence and freedom He.
comes where labor ia king, aud toll is re-.
spected and rewarded. II before, or in.
stead Of receiving mis- homestead be chooses
TO pursue his profession or business. TO
work at his trade or for daily wages he
Will hud them double the European rate.
and subsistence cheaper. From whatever
part OF EurGps he may come he will meet
bls countrymen here, and from them and
us receive a cordial welcome. A Govern
meat which gives him r. farm, the RICH, TO
vote, and free schools for his children,
must desire his welfare"
Though reasonably anticipating an i'm
mense impetus to emigration from the Old
World to cor country on the return of
peace, freed from the incubus of uesro
slavery, Mr.. Walker jet takes no note Of ii
in his calculations of our coming greatness,
but relies exclusively on the experience of
I 49, past. ~ SHOWS That The actual 10 L.
crease OF oar National wealth 6y iglp,i0ra-
lion in the decade from 1858 to is6O
amounts to $l,430, OOO, 900, s,surn about
equal 10 our present war debt Then TAX.
ing the increased value OF real aud personal
property IN the United States from the cen.
sn5 reports tor the period from 1850 90
1860, and calculating at the sathe rate 10
the year 1900, there results the enormous
sun of S428, $50, 4s7 ,2s7. Mr.. walker sub.
tracts and leaves ont of account one, fonrth
OF tins aggregate, and then, 10 quote his
own words:
I'VE will fnd that our public debt con i.
stltu'es less Than one. half Of one per cent
of the increase Of our National wealth. This
dept, then. does lot exhaust our capital, but
effects only small dimiuution of the rate
OF augmentation" .rss -
Having arrived at this as,oundlpg vet
incontroVertible result, we await Mr.. wax
er's next letter, IN which he promises
"By comparing the relative progress of
our Free and Slave States, as demon strated
by our census, % prove incontestably that
Tue total exclusion OF Slavery from our
Union viii cause an addition 10 orr Nation
a. wealth vastly exceeding the whole pub.
lie debt OF our country, aDd soon leave ma
much richer than before the rebellion. pi