The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-27


Last week seventeen thousand prospective
citizens were landed at Castle Garden. They
are the weekly instalment of that csaseless
flood of population which, crowded out by the
innumerable expressions Of European mon
arches, bids adieu to all the endearments of
home and native land to seek beyond the
broad Atlantic new homes in this land of
equal rights and absolute freedom This stream
of immigration is the most precious of all our
importations. It costs us naught while its
value is beyond gold or gems. From this
wholesome current the life of our young
nation is constantly renewed. Il supplies us
with fresh hope, industry, energy, thrift and
economy. It is steady check upon any ten
dency to luxury and the worship Of wealth.
These successors of the Plymouth pilgrims
and jamestown colonists, like the founders
of our national fabric, have felt the grinding
injustice of privileged classes, have tasted the
woes of ill-paid toll, have learned in the
harsh school Of parental governments to hate
aristocracy, and come here to enjoy freedom
for themselves and ready to grant it to others.
They are true republicans real democrats,
sure to cast their weight into the scale with
liberal measures. Besides the great gain to
the nation by the virtue and honesty Of the
immigrants, it is calculated that on the aver
age they bring in money one hundred dollars
each. At this estimate we have nearly one
and three-quarter millions of dollars as the
contribution to our currency. And, il we
count their labor, no doubt we must credit
each immigrant with the value Of thousand
dollars at least, which would add to the ma
tional wealth the round sum of seven
teen million dollars for last weeks ar
rivals. From English, Irish, German
and Scandinavian papers we learn that
their seaport towns are crowded with
emigrants seeking transportation, and there
will be no diminution of the stream till the
Fall frosts make the journey dreaded Ger
many vainly places obstacles in the way of
her subjects, who, though they dearly love
fatherland, yet do not care that all their sons
should waste the best years of young man.
hood in the army. England's thousands of
half-paid laborers look for just wages here.
Ireland sends hither her generous quota to join
their relatives who have come before and find
homes where they need serve no foreign mas
ters Here the hardy Danes, Swedes and
Norwegians bring their industry to fields
which reward them more freely than their
snowy hills All our immigrants should be
welcome, as they are. We have room enough
and work enough for all in our growing cities
and on our broad prairies, and shall have yet
these many years. And while the wholesome
stream continues to flow in upon us we need
have no fear for the decline of freedom in this
asylum of the oppressed Of oil nations.
RESURRECTION JUBILEE IN CHICAGO. The
good people Of Chicago propose to celebrate
the restoration of the city to its proportions
prior to the great conAagration--w ''mod-
srn improvements o grand jubilee on
the 9th of next month, and lasting several
days. The programme is gotten up on a most
magnificent scale. Lord Duffsrin, Governor
General of Canada, is to be one Of the lions Of
the occasion. All the German, Scandinavian
and Italian singing societies have enlisted
their full strength for the grand choruses.
Morning and evening concerts are to be given.
Jubilee Gilmore, of Boston, is to superintend
the orchestra; the school children will parade
and sing; grand dinner is to be given to the