Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

TO.
(From the New York iierald.l
The immigration 20 the United
States from almost all parts of Eu-
rope has ever had :: different charac
ter. 1t partook more OF the nature
Of the voluntary migrations of peo-
pies, differing from that known by
that name in the history of the first
ten centuries of our era only in this,
that it was peaceful, and that in
stead of being like that If the
Cloths, the Huns, or other Sarmatic
or Scytli lam tribes, 4 sudden avail
anche, crushing all opposing forces
in its path, it was like the gentle
stream flowing onward in regular
constancy, increasing and OCCASION
ally diminishing in volume and
fructifying the land it touched in its
course. The stream has flowed with
steady regularity To our shores. The
political system of America promiS-
6a not only personal independence,
bat free development for the enter
prise and capacity of every individ
ual Besides, the vast eXpanse of
fertile soil invited busy hands to use
ful and profitable employment and
as the stream Of increasing immIgra-
ton rolled further and further to the
West, as the land began everywhere
To smile with the fruits Of agricul-
tural labor, AZ centerS OF industry
and commerce began to take hrm
root and to expand into vast cities,
very beehives of wealth and lntelll-
gence, the magnetic attraction be-
came still more powerful and immi-
grafton came faster and thicker
spreading itself far and wide, bring
ing to light tire houndless resources
of the country, adding to its great
ness and contributing to its progress
and welfare.
Many were the attempts within
the last twenty years by interested
Governments To direct this stream of
migration into other channe's. In
Germany it was sought to attract
the emigants To Brazil, i'll Ireland to
Australia, but only with iii success.
The few isolated colonists, whom
money promises or home influences
succeeded in allurInS 10 other coun-
tries than America were but as the
rain-drop to the ocean IN comparl-
SON with the great bulk Of the peo-
pie seeking new homes with us.
Hence il is that, while America con-
tinues to gather within her domin-
ION the most useful and at the same
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those who leave their native soil for
new homes, it has been foundneceSsary
for the benefit of the cmigrant As well
as of the country to bring the con-
troll of this new population under
some kind Df system upon its arrival
New York is the port where most of
them land and whence most Of them
start out for the interior, either tO Sc
lcct Il place for their settlement or To
reach the place already determined
on This gave rise Ia the cstabli' Ii
ment of the cmi%rant depot ut Castle
Garden, in charge of u body known
as the Commissioners of Emigration.
4 correct record Is here kept of the
arrivals. The Captain Of every YES
sci bringing passengers ~ bound 10y
law To report their name and ages
and nationality tn the Commissioner
of Emigration, through the Mayor of
the city. 70 control tiFese reportsman-
ifests as they are technically called
the commissioners employ Il num-
bcr of boarding officers, who meet
each arriving ship in the bay and re-
port dire. tly TO the superintendent
ut Castle Garden the number of pas
scm@crs and their nationality, as
they asccrt:tm them on board
NUMBER OF EMIGEANTS FOR 1865.
From these reports it is asccrtained
that during the year 1865 there have
arrived at this port 2li, GS6 persons,
" hich according their nationaIltIcS,
are diVided.aa follows: