Daily Republican., 1880-04-16

and for q population four times al
large as at present and still not be 81
Icrowded as Great Britain, France, Spain
Germany and Austria in Europe. Ant
Notwithstanding the late civil Wa
through which we have passed, the re
suits which follow IL. the bitterness !
.ngendered now happily passing away
land the apparently unstable psiitioa
condition Of the country which II
Europe would result in revolution, thin
country still presents an inviting as
pect to the people Of the old world
That Europe is not considered alto
'Igsthsr safe place to live in is evi
denced by the great number OF emil
grants who are leaving it and pressing
lover to America. The statistics O.
Emigration carefully studied present
many interesting facts. At no time in
the history Of our country has emigra'
tion been 80 active, even including the
time of the first great Irish famine, and
the indications now are that the arri-
walls on our shores this year will out.
number those Of any previous year.
From the record of arrivals it is found
the largest number ever known in any
one year was in 1854, when the arIi-
vals exceeded $4,000. After that
better times in Europe and the indica-
tions of trouble in our country caused
a falling of until in 1852 at the open
ing of our great civil war only 7o,00a
came over. When the war was over,
and swords were beaten into plough
shares and spears into pruning hooks,
the great hegira commenced again, and
in 1872 the moving tide OF humanity
towards our reunited country reached
2S4, COO souls. This will be remem-
bered as the commencement year Of
our great business panic. Hard times
ensued in this csuntry and there being
more work in Europe than here, the
emigration fell off To $4,000 in 1877,
making the smallest number knswn
since the great migration began. At
this time it will be remembered bus
iness began to improve in this country,
the treasury vaults Of the nation were
unlocked and specie payments were
made to all who desired the hard
metals in preference to paper, and a
general business boom set in which has
been going on since. During these
last two years it is evident that the
foreigners whe had previously arrived
in this country have been sending
favorable letters to their friends they
left behind which accounts for the enor-
nous increase in emigration, and a
great deal is due to the repeated fam
inc in Ireland, the prostration Of bus
iness in Great Britain, and the increas-
ed political troubles which are threat |
ening Germany, Russia and ether
smaller countries in Europe. In the
first three months Of last year only
II COO emigrants sought our shores but
for the corresponding months this year
s5, 900 have come over. The total of
arrivals last year was l35, 5,e60. If this
'ame ratio increases the number Of
srrivals this year will exceed 400, 900,
larger number than ever before
A glance at the New York papers
hoWs that this prodigious volume of
is likely to swell the April
'rrivals at Castle Garden beyond any
hing ever before known for a single :
Month. On Monday and Tuesday seven !
teanships arrived which had OF board
10 less than 1899 emigrants. The
City Of Richmopd," coming in alone :
lad on board 1858. Besides these there
'ere at Castle Garden already on Moe
ay, 500 who had arrived on Sunday Z
n the steamer "Baltic," so that it will IL
seen that within trife of 5000 nsn a
omen and children actually came un Q
sr the supervision of the Commission. :
IS OF emigration in the Grst two days g
the present week. Such an irsux O.
living souls to this country to become y
sidents was never before experienced io
50 short stime. A dispatch from
'rlin, sent on Tuesday, shows that 7
ere are more coming. 1t says that =
much attention has been paid lately A
the enormous increase in the number s.
emigrants from Germany to England p!
d America. The "Eational Zeitune" te tte
ties that from the 4th to the 18th of r
. - vi tn
8 present month $500 persons left po
emen. The emisrants come from all m, nH
rts OF Germany and include many Cc
illed workmen." an an
No doubt there are many timid per. !
is who will express fearful apprehen- -
MS Of future trouble in this country, r
wing out Of such tremendous rush a.
foreigners 70 or shores, but a glance ,1U pu
The nativity of the emigrants and the am
position evinced to settle DOWN in 'e 4