The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-08


such as may be necessary to prevent the same
The are that the emigration from Europe America
about ninety per cent come directly 10 Inc ceo STATES
The other ten per reach the British provinces and OF
these per push to the States by the most
direct route fifteen per cent remain In Canada lew weeks
months and then follow their companions and the other
ten per cent? equal to per cent OF the Wnoie
emigration remains in Canada. But, as an Onset W tis
gain by immigration there is constant loss by the removal
of the young of Canada the United States Ihey are
only restrained by their mnory when they have the legal
right for themselves they shake the dust OF the decaed
and decyng provinces from their feet and cast their lou
with the homogeneous which, in the States OF the
American Union enjoying freedom liberty prosperity,
and have future before them for themselves and for their
children In round numbers emgrans reached the
United States direct from Europe in 1867 OF these
majority from countries where the English language is
not spoken. No German Scandinavian, any person
speaking other than the English tongue mgrates to
Canada or getting there by accident remains there
Those who emigate Canada generally those Scotch
English and Irish who have friends and relatives In
in that country But under the policy of government which
has prevailed in Canada for century, and which, under
the form of the Dominion has not been essentially modified
the Canadas and all the British provinces complete In
population and production. There is no work for
comers there increase growth in business every
of trade commerce. science and labor already
choked by men who have business enough to occupy
onehird of their time, and hence young and old men,
single and those with families getting out OF
off to the States and leave the provinces to vegetate
and decay sight of the universal prosperity and increase
in every State the opposite side Of the lakes The gov
in the provinces now, and always has been
Quoted upon policy of having things different possible
from the United ae and the policy has been successful
They are different The prosperity and growth of the
contrasts sharply with the decreptude and poverty of the
other All of seek the political refuge,
and generous home for industry and labor while the
other avoided by emigration if it land of pes
lence When the vessels from foreign lands reach the
American coast the seekers of homes gaze long and
anxiously that they may salute the protecting flag of the
republic while those whose route is up the St Lawrence
preserve sulen silence until they get beyond the dominion
covered with the English flag In foreign lands OF the
hopes prayers of poor and the industrious is
that in the succeeding spring. summer fall or winter they
may be able by families dozens of families to
free America where there abundance of land for those
who will work it but emigration to Canada is heard
thought Of On the contrary in Ireland and Germany
little colonies of six eight twenty families, or little
bands of two four six eight young men, combine their
means and together from the provinces and in the
unknown the laws customs and policy of British American
government How this thing be arrested by legislation
of the provincial parlaments remains to be