The Peasant Reformer
Josepli Arca ; the "pcasaut reformer" of England, has arrivod 011 this continent and oommenoed work in hisgreat philanthropic mission, the imigration of pooT Engli&h farmers to Amenes. In a speech at Quebcc he said that the Engligh National Luborors' Union has established a fund to holp farm laborers remove to the United States, the assistance rendered being $■" to every mau, $2.60 to every woman, and balt' the ram to every ehild. His object is to induce States or individimls in the country to advauco a further sum, to enable laboren to emigiate to América and settle upon our unocuupied land, vith the understanding that the suins advancod shull bö in due time repaid by tho immigrant. Arch himaelf belongs to the class of poor English farm laboréis. Hia father was bo poor that his last days were spent as a parisli pauper, reeoiving the woekly stipend of a shilling mul aixpenoR, and a lloafof braad. Yonng Arch began his I lifo of toil at tho age of niño, reoeiving four pence per day. t'rom this timo he toiled as plow-boy, wngonur, and farm laborer, till at the ago of twenty ho was receiving 11 shilling per work (about 12.75). Under theguidance of hi.s pions mothor, he employeil hia evenings at the fire-side in adding to th scanty beginniugs of an educatiou made in his brief schooi days. ]Iis habits of reading and study wero continued, and aftor hi murriago - which took place before ho was 21 - wero aided and encouraged by his excellent wife, till he is now u well-infornied man on common affairs, and ospeciiilly on mattors pertaining to the oonciition and wants of tho farm laborera. Arch early became i Wesleyau Methodist as his mother was befovn him, and afterwards and still reinaius a local preacher, acquiring in that position the experience aud ability as a public speaker which have given him a largo share of the power he wields to-day. Knowing from oxperience the hard lot of tho English farm laborors, who receive only from Ü to $3 por week, and are obliged to live for the most part without meat, he hasaddressod himself to tho relief of thoir condition. Hut ho has come to tho conclusión that it is impossiblo to do this in England, and consequently he and his associatea aro now arramging for the emigration, on a largo aoale, of tho English farm laborera tü this country. The inovemont is exceedingly important to American in ter - csts
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