| Title: | Extract from An Emigrant's Letter Discussing Problems in America. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3965 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | 1851-60/7 |
| Year | 1857 |
| Sender | unknown |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | unknown |
| Relationship | re hostility to Irishmen in America |
| Source | The Armagh Guardian, 20th February 1857. |
| Archive | The Central Library, Belfast. |
| Doc. No. | 9408134 |
| Date | 20/02/1857 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 04:08:1994. |
| Word Count | 142 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | THE IRISH IN AMERICA. The subjected extract from a New Orleans letter, published in one of the Limerick papers, must be considered, if true, as a notice to quit for the timely information of all Celts who may be ambitious of the rights of citizenship under the shelter of the United States: "I must say to you that for an Irishman this is no country any more. Hostility to him and to his holy religion is now the order of the day with numbers of fanatical Americans. In a word, insolent hated and deep prejudice have led some of them even to murder poor and unoffending men. It is not safe to go out of doors after dark; a perfect reign of terror has prevailed here during the last three months. Hitherto, to witness a riot was not thought of; but, God help us! every morning the news or the question is common - "Who was killed last night?" The most respectable of the Irish families here speak of emigrating to the Brazils or Buenos Ayres. One word more: this is no country for an Irishman any longer. I am sorry to acknowledge it." |
