, 1865-09-12

CAUSES or THE DECNEAsE or EMIGRATION
There arc several causes for the decrease Of
emigration this year, dependent to consider.
nb!c extent upon the war. The great cost of
s1a ,5p E ni5e In the e1 1atsF s of t year
Of the reasons. The high price Of exchange
was another; for considerable proportion
Of the Immigrants were provided with tick.
cts paid for BY their relatives here and the
steamship and packet proprietora have In
most cases made their rates to conform 10
ths Eola standard. Many Of the passage
returned unused to this country,
Still another obstacle TO cmicration vas the
unauthorized action Of Eo-called ssrecruiting
agents" J" who, under false pretcnces, Induced
; cwly-asrived lrishnen and Germans to enter
the army. Tits abuse was not 50 extensive
rs 1t was reported to be; but certain polttie-
inns and officers here who wcrc opposed 10
The war took advantage Of the circumstances
TO write, print aud circulate accounts df
alleged atrocities committed upon foreigners;
and to show, or attempt 10 chow, that Il was
come here, innsmuch as prices wero corres-
nonoine!y higher than wngcs, and 1t was,
they said, difficult to live comfrtahly In tic
United States, It was also declared that The
men VINO came were usually made food for
powder. The c1cm}es OF the country, both
neIe ana aoroad, circulated the documents
extensively amopg the classes who would he
seeu.
PREPARATIONS OF THE EM1eRAN7s-sEAsoS
OF THE LARGEST ARRIVALS.
The greatest number of tho cmigFants conc
IN the early part Of the year. The arrance-
ments for departure arc usually made In win
1l 1nc preparations nre then completed, and
as soon as the spring storms are over, 80 That
o,s,hSac rhhSagc in sailing vessels il cndurab}e, the
the iarecst PROPORTION Of tie cmiornnts saii
me alareh and April; and the arrivals orc
greatest IN May and June. a vessel sailing
ne'ore M ApsA y frequently two months on thc
OCEAN, md nothing is therefore gained by SO
carly start. The emisaut waits for eepial
weather and q pleasant voyage.
THE PROSPECTS OF NEXT IEAnY
,, lnele Is every reason to expect heavy eu1-
!Etairo, Hc1t year-tf not IN nr1uunt of Il mn,
Pn,asle:ed u recent years. The close ofthc
s4r ensy 70 lhis season, though after the NJ.
srns e1sals ,rs.a % stay had been made by per-
ces, might have come, viii vet risc annie
to the masscs who intend to seek !
= - Aoule ncrc, 10 prepare for their departure.
lne anolllctal ndyfccs received By the efficient
agent Of the Commissioners Of Emigration,
.Mr: . Casserly, Indicate that vast number Of
snr;gn Expect to be on their way here next
,
and TIC Commissioners hare the accomoda-
lions that will be needed by us mnny as come
THE REorES1Nd or THE SOUTH.
Already some emis1ants are going South
Nnrd, but not large propartion o. tho nun.
,er Who arriye. Tha applicants to the COM
nissicucrs for nloa to labor were required to T.
how, TINT = they are Trustworthy, after
which satf facilities Us they ask to coinmuni-
ate- Nth the cmierants and make bargains
r}th them are afforded. The greatest lin.
aet thattor the present the Southern men who
lnnce to emigration sonthward will be the
ant help havc very 1ow.etanda,1 Of wages
or he'd labor, though mechanics ore wen
aid. Accustomed to The rates ordinarily al.
wed to negroes lirel .out from one siaTe.
Older to another, they do not ofer so u1ucb
arly day.
The emigration next year will be divided.
ore equally than Il has hitherto beeu, bo.
Eor many years to come, there d reason to
sneye. The number Of persons coming hither
pm =, Ensope VIII be very great md there is
doubt that this movement viii receive | Z
e national encouragement It deserves. i