226 PKESENT AND FUTURE OF AMERICA. 



Not as one is to eight of the Celtic race. 

 We see by returns of- immigrants into New- York, for 

 1848, '49, and '50, the number was as follows : 



To New- York. To rest of America. 

 1848 Irish, . . 98,061 . 62,995 



Germans, . . 51,973 



English, . . 23,062) 



From all other places, 16,080 f 



1849 Irish, . . 112,691 . . 40,360 



G-ermans, . . 55,700 



English, . , 28,321 1 



Scotch, . . 8,470 I . 13,563 



Welsh. . . 1,782 j 



1850 Irish, . . 116,583 . . 86,307 



G-ermans, . . 45,404 " 



English, . . 28,131 1 



Scotch, . . 6,771 I . 26,727 



Welsh, . . 1,520 j 



This will fully show the claims of different parties to 

 call Americans after themselves. Surely the claim of 

 England is preposterous. 



The foregoing will show, that the emigration from 

 Ireland to England in the last twenty-five years was 

 1,058,298 ; besides the Scotch and other people from the 

 Continent of Europe. 



And if to this number of immigrants be added those 

 of the Irish race in England prior to 1825, and their de- 

 scendants, it would be found the Anglo-Saxon race will be 

 seriously reduced. 



I will further enter into this matter, and show, by follow- 

 ing data from the best available authorities, the different 



