erance), the
figures of nativity stood: United States, 341,569; Germany, 54,944;
Ireland, 50,537; British-America, 21,645; England, 16,196; and various
other countries no one of which reached the 3,500 mark. These statistics
really mean little as regards war-time immigration since they do not
show _when_ the foreign-born came to America; further, from the very
first days of the war there had been a large element of American
citizens of German and Irish birth in the Northern armies. Moreover, the
British statistics of emigration, examined in relation to the figures
given above, negative the Southern accusation. In 1861, but 38,000
subjects of Great Britain emigrated to the United States; in 1862,
48,000; while in 1863 the number suddenly swelled to 130,000, and this
figure was repeated in 1864. In each year almost exactly two-thirds were
from Ireland. Now of the 94,000 from Ireland in 1863, considering the
number of Irish-American citizens already in the army, it is evident
that the bulk must have gone into labour supply.]

[Footnote 1164: _Parliamentary Papers_, 1863, _Commons_, LXXII.
"Correspondence with Mr. Adams respecting enlistment of British
subjects."]

[Footnote 1165: The _Times_, Nov. 21, 1863. Also March 31, 1864.]

[Footnote 1166: _Parliamentary Papers_, 1864, _Commons_, LXII.
"Correspondence respecting the Enlistment of British seamen at
Queenstown." Also "Further Correspondence," etc.]

[Footnote 1167: For facts and much correspondence on the Phinney case
see _Parliamentary Papers_, 1864, _Commons_, LXII. "Correspondence
respecting the Enlistment of British subjects in the United States
Army." Also "Further Correspondence," etc.]

[Footnote 1168: Hansard, 3rd Ser., CLXXIV, p. 628, and CLXXV, p. 353,
and CLXXVI, p. 2161. In the last of these debates, July 28, 1864, papers
were asked for on "Emigration to America," and readily granted by the
Government.]

[Footnote 1169: Walpole, _History of Twenty-five Years_, Vol. I, Ch.
VI.]

[Footnote 1170: In the Cabinet, Palmerston (and to some extent Russell)
was opposed by Granville and Clarendon (the latter of whom just at this
time entered the Cabinet) and by the strong pro-German influence of the
Queen. (Fitzmaurice, _Granville_, I, Ch. XVI.)]

[Footnote 1171: Mason Papers. Slidell to Mason, March 13, 1864.]

[Footnote 1172: This came through a letter from Donoughmore to Mason,
April 4, 1864, stating that it was private information received by
Delane f