Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-05
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We are constantly crying for immigra-
ton, and yet there are but few of us that
know anything of the number of immi-
grants that are daily pouring in upon us.
In a late article upon the subject the New
York Tribune says that during the past
year $50, 900 immigrants, or over l, 900
per day, have landed at Castle Garden.
What becomes of this immense accession
to our inhabitants is a question of great
interest, particularly at the present time,
when we are anticipating the arrival of
untold numbers of Chinese TO swell our
already cosmopolitan population. The
course taken by these foreigners after
their arrival greatly depends upon their
nationality. The Irish prefer to remain
in New York or other coast cities, while
many of the Germans try to reach the in
terror as soon as possible, and usually
seek farms IN the lar w est.
The Germans are usually quite
well-to-do people, and come in fam
lilies or in companies, from the
same locality, bringing their house
hold furniture with them, and are thus
prepared to set up as farmers at once. An
account is kept by the Commissioners of
immigration of the amount of money
or property possessed by each immi-
grant, and it is found among the Germans
TO average 800 for each male adult
quite large sum when taken in the ag-
gregate. The ratio between the Irish and
German immigrants has been about the
same for a number of years, but it is now
changing in favor of the latter The num-
Der of Irish amounted in 1865 to 100, G76,
but it has fallen away nearly 90 per cent
since that time, and the Germans are now
greatly in excess. This decline in the num-
Der of the Irish is probably due to the i'm
proved condition of Ireland The change
would have been less noticeable but for
the Fenian excitement in 1866, which de-
pressed the industry of that country, and
induced many persons TO leave who would
otherwise have remained at home. The
proportion of natives of other countries
has also altered. The number of Eng
fish has greatly increased, probably owing
to the great destitution among the poor of
Great Britain, and there are also more
Scotch and French immigrants than have
been known for many years. The natives
of Northern Europe seem to have a pre-
objection for the States of Illinois, Wis
consin, and Michigan, and they are
bound there in greater numbers than in
any other locality. In Chicago there is
also quite a colony of Bohemians, though
in New York, exclusive of those belonging
to the press, hardly any of these people
are TO be found.
In Boston, Providence, New Haven,
Albany, New York, Philadelphia, Pitts
burg, and other Eastern cities, the Irish
predominant; but in Buffalo, Cincinnati,
Chicago, Milwaukee, and st. Louis, the
Germans far surpass them in numbers.
The New England manufacturing towns,
like Fall River, Lowell, and Lawrence,
attract many English mill operatives, who
are already very numerous in such places.
The general substitution of steamers for
sailing vessels is a remarkable feature of
immigration of late years. The advan-
tages of this change are many-among
them gain of time, more space, better
food and treatment, and less risk from ac-
cidents or sickness. The number Of en-
igrants who return to their native coun-
tries is larger than would be supposed
To the United Kingdom it averages
90, 900 persons annually. The amount
of funds sent back by settlers to pay the
passages of their friends to this country is
over s., GOO, 600 annually. The number
of foreign arrivals during the past Il