The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-24

ONDAY, JULY "a, 1865.
cpally the voters, leaving larger proportion
OF non-vosers among the whites than the blacks,
under the negro suffrage policy. When we add
10 this natural disparity Of males the exclusion
from the bailot-box OF large class of whites
by the provisions of the amnesty proclamation
is it not reasonable TO suppose that the pre-
ponderance of blacks who would become
voters, should The Jacobin policy be put into
practice, would be in still greater proportion
than is revealed by the returns of the last
census. and in fact enable tho negroes to secure
a majority in the Legislatures Of several more
States? Is /, not better to stop and consider
these startling facts, take our bearings and see
where we arc drifting, before we plunge the
ship of State into any such UNCERTAIN waters?
Would it not be better to rally to the support
of the sagacious reorganization policy of the
President and cement what we have obtained
through long and expensive war, before we
attempt 10 inaagurate a theory 50 pregnant
with mischief and revolutionary results as the
equality programme unquestionably is! Look
before you leap is certainly safe maxim APP
piled to this subject.
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The Pubitc Lands and Western I.aint-
grafton. ,-
The returns OF sales of public lands in the
States of the Northwest show that immigra-
ton is tending rapidly in that direction. The
sales for the month Of June Of lands under the
homestead law, for actual settlement, were:
In Minnesota 1000 acres in Michigan 6,777
acres, and in Nebraska 1926 acres, while in the
State of Minnesota no less than 1900 acres
were filed under the presumption law. We are
glad to observe that the unemployed industry
of the country is finding its way to those fertile
regions. Every effort should he made to in
duce newly landed emigrants TO 60 out West,
and also to the now vacant lands of some Of
the Southern States, such as Virginia, Tonnes
see and Kentucky, where white labor will
henceforth be in great demand.
From the annual report Of the Commissioners
of Emigration for 1864, we find that the num-
her of emigrants landed at Castle Garden last
year was 1e4.700. or these 92.409 reported
their intention OF remaining in New York
State-which means in fact New York city
the remaining 92,291 being distributed through
all The other States; the greatest number in Penn
sylvania. New York thus receives one hundred
and eighteen more emigrants than all the other
States together. Or these new corners s9706
came from Ireland, 81 572 from Germany, and
the balance from other countries of Europe. SO
that the immigration Of Irish falls short only
5,2Ss of the people from all the rest OF Europe.
When we remember that the majority of
German immigrants go upon farms
all the information necessary being
provided for them by their conntrymen
here-and that the very reverse is true
Of tbe Irish immigrants, we may take it for
granted that OF the 92,A0s who signifcd their
intention OF remaining in this State 10000 are
Irish, aud will become denizens OF this city.
We know what the destiny Of the majority OF
them will be- Most Of them have some means;
hut il will be soon squandered. Then comes
poverty and want of work. Their children go
often separated in the struggle for subsistence.
Tive man goes of in search of employment,
while The woman enters some family as a
domestic. How much better il would be ii the
whole family were united on some snug farm
in the West. How much better also for the
health of this city if the tenement houses could
be relieved OF this class. who, II located in the
West OH the fertile lands. wond be the most
valuable members Of the community. but when
crowded into the city are burden to them
selves and the public. II is, no doubt. the in
icrcst of the politicians 10 keep these people
here uutil they become plant voters; but il liz
the duty of every humane citizen 10 send them
out upon the lands where they can secure
comfortable aud virfuOus homes.
There is an available method or accomplish
lug this object; aud we believe the project is
nov in course of organization. II is the
bureau in this city, in connection with similar
bureaus in the Western States, for the purpose
OF obtaining and dsbuisng information and
mncrisj aid to the Irish landing here TO
enable them 10 reach good locations on West
cn farms: but Il must be done without con-
necion with land schemes or speculaiions.
Selfish motives alone, we should suppose.
would insure support TO such o project. The
Western States wonid support il rs means of
increasing their population and developing
their wealth. The tax payers of New York
would sustain IL Ms an agency for the decrease
OF taxation aud the protection Of the public.
health. while our Irish fellow citizens, actuuted
by purer motives OF national pride and love of
kindred. would no doubt. unite 10 render IFS
operations cminenily successful.
TBs MONROE DOcrRINE-OfFItgAi DECsRA.
rioss IN RELATION TO IT, Elsewhere we pub
lish the several documents by which those who