Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-08-03
Irish Emigration.
Government plan Cor tHlc re-
lief OF the POOr-.AppaaliMg
Distress i'm COMMaugIa.

lioNOoF, guy Sf' He ProPosee scnemc
of emigration by tho Government in con-
ncotion with the Arrears bill is likely to
provoke resistance on tho part of the Irish
members. 1t gives power to the boards of
guardians to borrow money at thrco and ii
half per cent, repnyablc in fifteen or thirty
years, for the purpose of enabling persons
to cmigratc who aro willing to lccvo Ire.
land. No limit is placed on the amount
that may be borrowed. Authority is given
to the lord lieutenant to make rules for the
guidance Of tho boards of guardians as to
tho conditions under which emigrants may
be sent away in order that the poor may not
be cast without resources on the American
shores. These rules arc regarded by the
Irish members as illusory and re certain to
be cvadcd by guardians anxi,us to cvude
taxation for the support of the poor. Tho
scheme will result in thousands Of helpless
people being conveyed to American shores
to sink into poverty and to become charge
on tho American public. The Irish mem
bcrs urc bitterly attacking tho proposition.
They say If tho government wishes to iu
ougurntc emigration it should do it on
much larger scale, so as to place the cmi.
grants on land us proposed by the Canadian
Parliament.
AN APPALLING PICTURE
Mr. Trcvc!yan drew an appalling picture
of the present condition Of tho poor in the
crowded districts in tho west of Ireland as
stated in the official reports He showed
that the taxation for next ycur for tho sup
port Of the poor amounts to nineteen shil.
lings in the pound in tho Belmuilct district
aud twelve shillings in tho Clifden Union,
thus threatening to reduce tho whole pop.
ulation to bcggary. 1t is stated that there
are 800 homeless families in Clifden at
present, although 1900 persons havo lately
cmigrutcd by the charity of Lukos com.
mittcc. E'hc poverty of the people is So
great thut they have already sold or pawncd
the most necessary articles of furniture.
One Inspector reports that in Clifdcn alone
he has seen 800 beds in pawn
TIE CHEAPEST SOLUTION OF TIE QUEST
lie pointed out that the emigration Of the
poor is tho cheapest solution of the question
as the maintenance Of paupers costs te8 lbs.
per nnnum for each, aud the money if not
found now will have to be found next win
ter. The Government undertakes to make
a gift of scl00,00 to the five unions of
Bclmullet, Newport, Swinctord, Clifdcn
and Oughtcrard on account of their poverty,
but on the condition, however, that not
more than Go of free grant be allotted to
one cmigrant. This is regarded as the most
Objectionable feature and a proof that the
Government means only to get rid of the
people at the smallest expense. Power is
also given to the local government board to
extend the gift to any district scheduled
uader the Relief Distress Act of 1870.
VALUE OF DRAINING. The early sum-
mcr aud the fall months afford many OPP
portunitics Of draining land. There is no
question of its great utility. Sometimes
dtching is Of itself sufficient, at othor times
tiles or loose stones are best laid. The
depth of drain, unless in clayoy ground may
be three feet. Tho deeper the drain until
the depth of three is attained, tho better
the effect, and tho broader will be Tho strip
Of land drained, or affected by the drain,
and there 10 no trouble bout the water per-
colating through the soil to that depth.
| There is sometimes condemnation Of wet
! lands which is not reasonable. A great ma
ority q, crops prefer moist soils But the
water is not wanted on top of tho land; it
must be got through it easily to tho bottom
of the roots and this undertaking does
When water gets through the ground
quickly it carries air With it, which is just
what the roots CT plants like. Roots which
never got tho air in this way are very in
active, and the plant languishcs and dies.
Undcrdraiucd moist land, is the best of all
land for crors as rule.