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ON EMIGRATION, AND THE STATE OF THE HIGHLANDS. OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND, WITH A VIEW OF THE CAUSES and PROBABLE CONSEOUENCES or EMIGRATION. _Br THE EARL OF SELKIRK. LONDON : PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, AND ORME, rATERNOSTER-HOW ; AND A. CONSTABLE AND CO., EDINBURGH: By R. Taylor and Co. 38, Shoe-Lsne. 1805. CONTENTS. Page Introduction, 1 I. Independence of the Highland Chieftains in former times. Internal state of the country resulting from that circumstance, 9 II. Change in the policy of the Highland proprietors subsequent to the Rebellion in 1745, — — — — — — — 21 III. Consequences of this change on population, through the prevalence of pasturage, sheep-farming, and engrossing of farms, 25 IV. Situation and circumstances of the old tenantry : choice of resources ivtven dispossessed of their farms : Emigration preferred ; for what reasons ; limited in extent, — — — — — — — — 38 V. Political effects of the Emigrations.
The Highlands hitherto a nursery of Soldiers : 110 126 135 CONTENTS. VI circumstances on which this depended; no longer exist : the loss of this national ad vantage does not arise from Emigration, VI. The Emigrations of the Highlanders intimately connected ivith the progress of National prosperity : not detrimental to Manufactures, nor Agriculture, — — VIT. Means that have been proposed for preserving the population of the Highlands : improvement of waste lands; fisheries; manufactures : cannot obviate the necessity of emigration, — — — — VIII. Emigration has no pennanent effect on population. Legal restrictions useless and dangerous : discontents in the Highlands : emigration useful to the public peace, — — — — — — — IX. Prejudices of the Highland proprietors against Emigration .- mistakes from which they r/r/V, — — — — — . — X. Conduct of the Highland Society.
Emigrant Regulation Bill, — — — — The Reader is requested to correct the following Errata with the Pen. Page 78, line 12, for valleys read villages. 1 17, 16, for do read does.
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. xxvi, line 4, for sedu-are read sea-ware. CONTENTS. VIII 158 176 XI. Importance of the emigrants to our colonies : custom of settling in the United States : means of inducing a change of destination : will not increase the spirit of emigration, — — — — — — XII. Measures adopted in pursuance of these views by the author : Settlement formed in Prince Edward's Island : its difficulties, progress and final success, — . — —
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