New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-30

his policy of life insurance. White people
from other parts of the United States have
been discouraged, so that there appears
little prospect under the present system
of attracting much additional labor
OF capital from abroad What is the
present system of immigration? 1t con-
slsts OF board which has, we believe, ac-
cepted the Office without other salary than
the penalty of two dollars head imposed
upon all such aliens who visit our city.
There is no public provision here as at
New York for the protection and direction
OF the immigrant. Hence we have seen
that even those intending to visit the
United States come first to New York be-
cause Of the advantages referred to. One
OF our enterprising State officers has in
augurated a plan of bounties on immi
grant talent The result has not encou-
ragged the adoption Of plan SO extrava-
CANT that it would ruin the State to colon
ize parish.
Why should not an organized appeal be
made by our State government to the gov
ernments Of Europe which are oppressed
with surplus and destitute population?
France has recently suffered calamity in
the Garronne and the Adour and Gave
rivers which must have thrown thousands
out Of employment. Why should not our
State and city authorities tender to those
destitute people the asylum Of home on
the properties bid in by the State at its
own tax sales:
We find from the report of the New
York Board of immigration that in 1872
more than three hundred thousand immi.
grants arrived at that port, of whom forty
thousand were Englishmen. besides Irish
men and Scotchmeh. There is annually
an emigration from the British islands
amounting. one year with another, to
one hundred and fifty thousand. Most
OF them come to the United States. Eng.
land can not or will not prevent them.
Why should it be ridiculous to convince
these immigrants that it will be greatly to
their interest and that of the mother
country to locate their toll and enterprise
here instead of elsewhere in the United
States? Again, We read in o late telegram
OF stoppage in the cotton manufactures
Of Scotland. It is said:
Thirty-one mills closed at Dundee. and
l2OOO persons are out of employment Both
employers and operatives have held meet
lngs and resolved not to yield. If Oldham
strikes should extend to all mills in that
district, 10000 persons will be oat of en-
pl0yment.
At Glasgow, Grants cotton mills were
burned. Three hundred employees effected
their escape with much difficulty. Loss
It would not seem absurd if some effort |
should be made to convince some Scotch |
Or English cotton manufacturers that
spinning on the spot where the cotton was
grown and sold. where food is cheap, and |
abor unemployed, might be more profit
'ble than when it is subject to such i'm
pediments as referred to. It may be
subject of scorn to some of her Majesty's
subjects that any one should quit that
'eneicent and magnificent empire for the
'ri vations of a republican Wilderness
But then again there may be held labor
RS in the field who may be arrested and
for violation of labor con-
ract as for any other misdemeanor by
TAFT There may be there field labor.
RS, in fear Of whom, according to Joseph
Irch (laborer) the richer classes barred
heir doors, and who are not allowed the
lght of a vote given TO the American
egro. There may be gang laborers in
Iorth England whose ignorance and
egradation. would make it a mercy to
to transfer them to the widest
rairie in America. There may be mill
omen in Manchester who leave their in
'nts to be drugged into torpor while they
lemselyes prolong existence by uncom-
ensated toll. Perhaps draft of these
liserables into America might diminish
Re frightful infanticide by laudanum
hich has been published as an institu.
on Of merry England I
While the aristocracy, the clergy in Eng
nd and their admirers here may despise
le United States. We apprehend that the
DOR and i'll paid people of England who
emigrate annually to the United States
light by pro.er inducement be attracted
Louisiana. We should deem any effort
produce suca result, although it may
, departure from *'the old habitudes."
least worthy Of exami nation.
Some authoritative effort on this subject
needed. Tie Governor of State can
otain the Endorsement from the federal
'vernment to the foreign cons1ls. He
n make representations which will in
re respect, when coming from private
rites they would be ascribed to personal i
teres:. immigration requires here as in l
her States, S ate representation to give
assurance and respect abroad. There
n be no doubt but the Misrepresentation {
health and personal safety in Louisiana, G
ade by the land grabbers Of the West,
We had much to do with the diversion of
e immigration from the Mississippi t
rt and river. It is worth consideration ?
our State authorities, whether our safe .
. voyvge, our demand for labor in the
inter- season. and our cheap transporta-
N into the interior may not offer induce