The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-15
German Emfgrn Exc.
dus to the United States.


pondent of the Cincinnati Co,n,ne,.cjiol
gives the following interesting items
touching the immense German emf
grafton, present and prospective, to
this country:
The emigration during this year to
the United States defies all calcula-
ton, and surpasses ali expectation.
The reasons for this unprecented
exodus are quite obvious, and arc
partly OF foreign, partly of domestic
origin
The most efficient missionaries YOU
have sent over to this continent. are
your tive-twenty bonds. Not only
the capitalists and bankers, no, every
bar-keeper, every maid-servant, have
invested their surplus in your securi-
ties, and have made money by this
investment. And six per cent. inter
est in gold! That is more than any
European loan or security pays, and
their Is neither discount nor delay in
obtaining the semi-annual install
ments. This mod,tS operundi had the
desired effect. People, getting daily
more disgusted with the complicated
and turbulent affairs ut home, look
inspired with hope and faith over to
your country, standing forth in bold
relief, adorned with the fresh laurels
OF victory, and exhibiting inexhausti-
ble resources of future wealth and
comfort
But, besides these Inducements.
there is the excess of population,
which necessitates the emigration
nowadays as in 47G A. d. it caused
the emigration of the various nations
from Asia into Europe.
Germany, which is not much larger
than Texas and slice of Louisiana.
has 81 900, 600 of inhabitants. Prls-
sla has in her Eastern provinces, 49,
643, ,954; in her Western provinces,
o,3ll, ,790; Bavaria, 4,S13, O76; Saxo-
ny. 2,343,995; Hanover, LAS, 329;
Wurtemburg. 1913, 772: Baden. L.
426, ,2lS; the Electorate of Hesse. ZIG
$50; the little Saxon Duchies to-
gether. LOB, $40; Brunswick. 2GS.
o23; Oldenburg, 244,457; Nassau.
46S,311; Luxembourg, 2O2, 937; Frank
fort on -t!.e-Mnin, 1924; Grand
Duchy of Hesse, 81 ,S39.
In spite Of the steadily increasing
emigration since 1S40, the population
has only decreased in the Duchy of
Hcssc by o.27; while in all the other
States of the Sollverein the popula
ton, after the census taken Decem-
Der, 1864, compared with the one
sously taken. has increased by
-. per cent. And how thicklv are
they settled. Take, for instance. Ba-
varla-shc has 51,OOO inhabitants.
viz: 253 cities, 40 towns: 23.653
villages, 26, S97 farms, castles, mills
and isolated land-houscS- average,
23l persons on every English square
mile.
That 4 part of this crowded and
other homes and shelters, is obvious.
But the political affairs of Germany
add large numbers to these hor,les of
emigrants. The Germans in Bo-
hemlt have lately been most outrage
ously insulted and prosecuted bv the
native Czhecs. National hatred and
jealousy rose to such q height that
large masses of troops have been de-
spatched into Bohemia, in order to
restore security and tranquility.
In the Eastern provinces Of Polish
Prussia, the Poles are getting dis
gusted with the system that dena-
tionalizes their homes, and the favor
able news they are steadily receiving
from their pioneers in America en-
courages them to follow suit Over
500 from the District of Schuben are
on their way to Minnesota. In Wes-
tern Prussia, too, lii the single Dis
trlrt OF Tushel. over IS families
have pctitioncd the Government for
their passports. ana will sail yet
during the coming summer. There
is not the least doubt that, if the war
CRISIS Will not interfere, Germany will
furnish, during 1866. Il quota of ut
least 300. 200 emigrants
a CONVENTION OF STATES The
proposition advanced in the RepuLli-
c'm on Monday last, for permanent
settlement of the many difficult ISSUES
arising out OF the hereditary contro-
versies of this country. which have
become still more complicated by the
late war. has been carefully canvassed
by many OF the leading mon of the
nation, who have received it with re-
spect some Of them entertaining Cor
it hearty approval. We have no
doubt that it will continue to grow in
favor until Il convention will be re-