The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-02-11
sonr rAcrs Anorr IMMIGRATION.

We noticed by tho dispatches the
other day that Earl Dullerin and other
English leaders are still urging Irish
immigration to The New World, and
this with rersisteucy that savors
more of exile or banishment than of a
friendly move in favor of the poor,
inhabitants of Erin.
Doubtless these English landlords of
Irish soil believe this the best way to
settle the strifes between the crown
and the Irish subjects. 1t seems in-
deed hard that these people should be
driven away from the land where their
ancestors have lived for centuries, and
compelled to seek homes across u wide
ocean, to satisfy the rapacity of her op-
pressors. Yet we of America surely
cannot object to this. Our country
las profted greatly in the past by Irish
and other foreign immigration, and
there is no reason to believe that it
will not do so in the future.
In this connection perhaps some
facts about immigration may not be un-
interesting to the readers of the Demo
crat
\ careful estimate of the number of
foreign persons who have come to settle
in the United States since they became
an independent nation places the figure
as high as eleven millions, As the rec
ords have been pretty correctly kept
for sixty years, and the whole number
of immigrants prior to 1880 is esti-
mated at but $3.50 the above figure
is doubtless not at all exaggerated. The
bulk of these are Of German and Irish
origin, but of late years many other ma
tions have combined to swell the vast
total. For the year ending Jan. 80, 1880,
immigrants from England and Scot
land have exceeded in number those
from Ireland, while the number com
ing TO rs from Sweden and Norway
have about equalled them, but Canada
has contributed far more than any 9th
er country, while Germany comes in n
good second, and the immigration frem
the rest of continental Europe IS equal
to that from ireland, or tie u;.ited
kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. Out
Of 3 3,90G,9S5 immigrants whose destiua-
tion was recorded, forty one per cent.
were absorbed by the Safe Of New
York, thirty-two per cent. went to the
Western States, New England and the
other Middle States took twenty-tAree
per cent, while the remaining four per
cent were scattered between the Pacific
States and Territories and the Southern
States. Ii IS likely that ere long the
systematic and liberal efforts of the
State OF Texas, will result in securing
State SO largo share of foreign immi-
grafton as to greatly change these pro
portions. !. is worthy Of note that
Utah took in 40,3l7, being nearly ak
times as many as all the other Terrific
ries combined, Of which it is more than
probable the greater portion were con
verts to Mormonism.
II has been estimated by some that
Of our present population Of j0,O00,000
one-ffth is comprised of foreigners, but
this scarcely tallies with the immigra-
ton records given above, for Of the
total number OF 100000 very
large portion can no longer be living.
On the other hand, if tho term foreign
ers Is meant to include not only per
sons born on foreign soil, but their i'm.
mediate descendants, the estimate Of
one-ffth, or 100000, Is far toe
small, and present Indications are that
immigration. for some years to come
at least, will continue to rapidly in
crease.
The Importance Of immigration tc
the material interests Of this country i,
too great not to make the subject one
of the deepest interest to every Ameri
can citizen. It amornts In reality tC
the transfer Of Il vast amount Of wealth
from Europe to our own country, mo-
only. in money, for it has been esti
mated on good authority that immi
grants bring with them an average o
not less than 500 for each individual
but in producing power
How long Europe can stand this ter
rible drain remains to be seen in tht
meantime Americas vast territory alb
sorJs them without difficulty, and az
parently very pluch to the benefit botf
Of themselves and the country.
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a FRaTD EXPOSED.
That fraudful cuss who was last year