New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-13
IMlMIERITION.

The number Of foreign immigrants who aTivci IN
this city from January TO October 81 was 2O2A!O,
against 1856 5l in ls65, an increase OF 462'9 More
than one-haf OF this increase is in the nuraber OF
Germans, Of whom this year 60 46l have come over,
AGAINST 81 2I3 In 1865. II l. a noteworthy cream
stance that the increase was much larger during the
fist months Of the year than during tie latter in
fact, II seemed for several months as though this
wear the number of immigrants would be fully double
that Of the preceding year. The diminishing rate
of increase is owing TO several causes, Of which,
as we know from many private as well as from
public accounts, was the general opinion in Europe
that the nexplcable conduct Of the President Of the
United States could not fail tobrng on another crisis
This fear Is wholly disappearing, in consequence Of
the recent elections and the present indications are
that the new year will again witness very consid.
cradle increase in tho foreign immigration
II is gratifying to that the increase is not only
in the number Of immigrants, but also in quality The
great majority Of those who now come over are indus
trous, sturdy laborers, generally possessed Of some
means, who at once find some profitable employment
in our manufacturing establishments or betake them
selves to the West and become settlers on the sot
The fact that labor among continues to be in great
demand and commands much higher wages than in
the Old World, is becoming better understood, and
numerous applications are, therefore, made to eompa-
MES, like the American Emgrant Company, which
act as gratuitous intelligence Office. and refer the
European laborers to employers who are in need Of
increase Of labor. From Sweden alone the above
Company has during the present year brought over
g. 400 people being nne-tenths Of the whole number
of immigrants Of this nationality, and considerably
more than double the entire Swedish immigration for
1864 and more than five times the average number Of
arrivals from that country for the four years from
1860 TO 1894 inclusive.
At the close Of the war; it seemed for some time as
though the Southern States would make a special
effort to compete with the West in inviting foreign Ia
bor De Bow, in his sensible letter to Gov. Perry Of
South Carolina, advised the South to adopt the same
policy with regard to foreigners in which the West
had been so eminenuy successful. Capitalists all
the North were willing TO make large investments in
Southern land and in the establishment Of Southern
manufactures The attention Of the German, Irish,
English and other emgrants attracted to the fact
that the South as well the West was possessed Of
immense resources, and if only the Southern people
acted rightly, could hold out fully great induce
ments 10 the industrious emgrant as the West. No
who mas PAID W buDJcCl vi
ton can doubt that the Southern States really had it
in their power to become successful rivals of the West,
But the opportunity has been lost. The failure Of
the Southern States to come to an understanding
with the loyal States, and to resume their old
place in tho Union. the arstocratic contempt which
the Southern planters continued to show of Ia
Dor. black as well as white. and tho absurd
and outrageous labor laws which some States like
Texas have recently enacted are much better under
stood in Europe than the leaders Of public opinion in
the South imagine If the sOutherners want to know
the effect Of their suicidal policy let it look at the inn
migration statistics All the efforts to turn the cur
rent into Southern channels have been signal failures
The European workmen shun the South now as be-
fore the war The few who have been induced TO go
there talk Of leaving, and instead Of obtaining an in
crease of population the Southern States arc even
threatened with the exodus of their native Unionsts.
In the meanwhile, the Western States continue to in
crease once more with wonderful rapidity in popua-
ton aud wealth. ToTas aEd villages SPdpg up IL all