Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-19

FARM LABORERS FROM ENGLAND
Judging from all we can learn of publ
feeling among the agricultural laborers OF
England, there is likely to be an unprece-
denied number leave for the United States
before many months. They are organized
in societies and a common "union" by hun
dreds of thousands for mutual protection,
and under the leadership of man of their
own class who has their confidence, and
appears to possess great talent ard weight
of character. This man Mr.. Joseph Arch)
is probably now in America exploring the
United States with view to large emil
grafton. The following is a report of his
remarks in speech at NewbHry, in Berks,
England: ~
"The great tide of emigration was rolling
on, and during the past year the exodus
was something tremendous, and he would
tell them that if his life was spared until
August he should visit the States OF Amer
lea. 1.-The found there home for the ag-
ricultursl laborers Of England he should
tell them so, but if lie found that farmers
in America were men who wanted both
sides Of the bargain, and that the crows
were as black there as here, he should advise
them to stay in England. Ii be found
America was the true home of the worsiBg
man, where the son Of the poor man could
sit down by the children Of the rich, writs
on the same slate, and read-out of the
same book, and where they could have full
electoral power, he would sta~d on her
shores until he had drsined the laboring
serfs out of England, in order 'bst they
might settle in the fruitful field of America,
with its ninety millions of acres yet until
ed, and he would do this until the farmers
of England were made TO bite
the dust, if they refused TO
treat their laborers like men. He
hoped that before this time twelve months
to make The farmers of this country know
the worth of man. Although be was of
humble birth, and had only been an agricul-
tural laborer himself, he had English blood,
and an English heart and human feelings;
and he would not see six hundred Thousand
tillers of the soil IN state of slavery, and
Knocked by being told they were free. He
would traverse America from one end to
the other if he lost his life in trying to raise
the English laborer, and would die gladly if
he could but bring him into a state of free
DOM"
Organization is sure TO do much for the
the benefit of the farm laborers of England,
and their efforts to improve their condition
ought to encourage and stimulate the labor
ing classes in this country to unite their
means and efforts for equal or greater i'm
provement. Progress has become the &C
tive law of our race. Glasses that refuse 70
rise or advance will be exterminated.
1t is evolution or death. Laboring people
full of life, will not only desert England to
escape the "slavery" ofcapital, but this class
will flee to America from every nation in
Europe. Steamers have fairly bridged the
Atlantic, and annexed three hundred mil
lion white persons to this continent, con-
dition of things destined to work out won
derful changes alike in the New World, and |
in the cid. 1t is easy to see by the tone OF |
Mr.. Arch's remarks, Ethat he and such as
he are deeply in earnest in their move
ments. They will make stirring times in |
Europe within fifty ears.