The Irish standard., 1891-10-10

When the first census of the Republic
was taken, 1890, the white population
was found to be 3.172,006. Assuming
that all English are Anglo-Saxon, what
was the proportion of that element in
the number? [ consider 100000 lib
eral allowance, and so take that figure
as basis for argument, more for its
roundness than because it may be cor.
rect. Suppose. then, that those two
millions had received no accession OF
strength from extraneous sources, to
what number should they have ln'
creased, let us say, up to 1880? I'm.
fortunately no one can say. There are
in existence no statistics showing the
natural increase OF the American PEG.
pie. The answer would be simple
enough were it not for the immense
volume of immigration from Europe,
Canada, Mexico and other American
countries between the years Of 1920 and
1880, containing upwards of ten millions
of souls who intermingled with the
American people and became part of
the national life.
In order, therefor, to arrive at any
thing like fair conclusion as to what
may be termed the present value OF
natural increase of the original 1000. 600
Anglo-Saxons, it will be necessary to
have recourse to analogy. There Is one
element in the United States which has
received no,increase worth speaking OF
immigration, that is the African. 1t is
known thai in 1890 the colored popula-
ton, bond and free, was 757, 207, and IN
1880. {. 480, 1893; which is an increase OF
no per cent. in ninety years. Now, it
the 100000 Anglo-Saxons increased at
the same ratio, their number in 1880
would have reached l5,4O0,000. AS a
matter of fact, the colored population
increased more in proportion than the
Caucasian until within very recent
period; but as we are moving over
hypothetical ground, let that not inter
fere with the argument.
The next question to be answered is, To
what extent has the Anglo Saxon been
benefited bV immigration from the
mother land? Mr.. AinswOrth Spotford,
the librarion of congress- informs us
that between 1879 and 1920 the immi-
grafton to this country is estimated to
be- $50 900, of which, for obvious rea
sons, the Anglo-Saxons formed a very
small percentage. After 1920 we have
official figures at our disposal, and tread
on more solid ground From Mr. Spot
ford's returns I find that from 1920 to
1879 (both years 1nclusiyel 9,0o8.7O9 i'm
migrants from Europe and British
America settled in the United states.
The subjoined figures show the nation
atty OF those immigrants: England,
1874, Al; Ireland. 3,06l, 76l; Scotland,
1851; Wales. 1888; Great Britain,
mot speci6ed), $50. 453; Austro Hun
gary, 65,57S; Belgium, 23,267; France.
2l2, ZIG; Germany, 3,O02,oT; Greece,
1856; Italy, 70,181; Netherlands, 1888;
Poland, 1881; Portugal, 1862; Russia
Sc, 316; Spain, 2S,091; Scandinavian,
300, O92; Switzerland, 5000; British
America, 6S,94l; other countries, 81
O0S; miscellaneous (unknown>, 255.77S.
1t will be seen from these figures that
England alone furnished less than a
tenth of this volume .of immigration;
but allowing half of the Scotch contlng-
ent to be Anglo Saxon, and fourth OF
the Canadians to be Of the same race,
the sum would be !, lis, $50 which. added
to the Is 900 above, would make a
total of little over sixteen and half
millions in 1880, plus the natural ill.,
crease Of the immigrants, which, if set
down at half million, would allow the
people Of Anglo Saxon blood in this
country in that year to be 17,O00.00 or
about seventeen fortY-fourths of the
white population. ! do not take the
$50, ass immigrants from Great Britain
mot speclded) into this account, as I
believe they were Irish and other
Europeans. Il is we'll known-the
''Encyclopedia Britannica" is authority
for it--that the English immigration
bureau kept track of English emigrants
proper sailing from English ports, while
as for others, it often did not take the
trouble to classify them according to
nationality. Since 1880 upwards of
I, OOO, 600 immigrants from Europe and
British America have entered the
United States, chiefly from Germany,
Scandinavia, Ireland and Italy, and
relatively few from England; and at
this present moment the most liberal
estimate could not allow more than
Is, OOO, 900 Of Anglo.Saxon blood in the
country. .
The features Of the people resemble
the Celtic Latin races more than the
Anglo-Saxon or Teutonic. The average
Eng.ishmen is fair; the average Ameri-
can is dark; the face Of the average
Englishman inclines to fairness; that Of
the American is sharp and aggressive,
with Celtic contour.
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