The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-06

QI}- SAILORS HOME.-A public meeting was held at
the shakespeare Hotel Duane street. Friday evening
position ofthe Sailors Home il relation to the gene
raj interest OF the public, and the sailor particular
very large and respectable meeting OF all classes in
ierested assembled at p NJ and organized by nom
na'ing
William shaler Esq President.
John H. Bowie, Seorge H. Purser, Joteph F. Palmer,
Thomas ID Bckford, Vice Presidents.
Samuel Van Nostrsnd, w. T. Pinckertoi A. Fisher NJ
shea, Robert Leggatt. James Farley, I. C. Roeckman
Secretaries.
Mr. George Over then addressed the meeting. se.tic,s
ed with them complained OF, as follows 3
MIR. Gro. B. OvEs-Mr Chairman of the req uisi.
ZIONIST TO the call Of this meeting and Sailors Landlord
take leave TO call the attention Of this meeting what
understand to he the grievence labor under with
lston to the Sailors Home and doing beg at once
10 be understood, that in with many others of
the reisitioniss discaim all party political feelings
reere the matter am about discuss and am sorry
that re advertisement calling th's meeting, sry po
cal whatever, should have been made relative TO
the siers' iome. The Sailors Home as constituted
not only Expresses the Landlord but the Sailor in par
culsr and affects all others connected with shipping
the butcher the baker the clehicr the tailor and the poor
Of sailors or the wives Of seayong men rs shall be en-
abled to show in plain straight forward way.
and wish that the public shoaIi ~pas an ans
position in relation TO the in question and TO
he disabused Of the Telling that opposition parts
TO the Sailors Home, is from any want Of phlanhrophy
from selfish motives only; any want OF sympathy c
the good the sailor in particular the temper
ance principles adopted by the Sailors' Home.
do know that can better pu the mater before Won
than by eneavorng TO answer the questions so properly
put in the Herald yesterday under the head Of Meeting
about the sailors Home viz :"Whst is the obeo, r'
What do they wan, p" What arc their purposes ~ /
therefore hope by pain answers to these plain ques
tons, to be enabled TO show how and what Justice
opposed to the sslors' Home as now carried out
Now: gentlemen. to the first question +" What is the
object ?"
The ssior's Home is supposed TO be instituted for bet
tering the condition OF the sailor by providing him
erate rate Of charge saccornr him IN .csnos. and %s
tressin short, making for the wanderer real home in
foreign land This the avowsd object of the Sailors
Home.
Now. how this institution got up and carried out
sum OF $4,000 borrowed Of the state. without interest
or FIVE wears by Company erect building and found
Sailors Home goes into operation on the supposed
principles Of Philanthropy aforesaid and supported by
,he commercial public by subscriptions and shares The
piled with all the officers and attendants for large estab
ishmen al large salaries seamen solicited to board there
under the impression they Gan have taken for
them and their happiness promoted eectusly there
than al priv ate boarding housessli this would be WELL
Il nought sought for by the projectors
nagers. Let us see what the managers OF the sailors
Home have done Tor them than heretofore done
chsrge1 No. The:price the same, So per week, and
all other charges the same Do they &c, their clothing
chesperf No or they sober religious there
than elsewhere1 No The seamen gain nothing in all
that The object which the landlords have in lay ing
the sailors Home before the public put down the un
constitutional monopoly CARRIED BY the Saors
Home. Certain ship owners principal propf~ors OF the
Home, having Interior objects view other than thoss
shown to the public in the founding OF the institution
and which has been made manifest during the past year
determine not 10 admit and the
tuie sailor from whom full pay be had but deter
mine TO put down all opposition 10 the Home by ship
ping board their ships any that does no, board
the Sailors Home and they have caused notices BE-
sctup In foreign ports say ing they will that
10 not board al the Home IN New York. and ,h,t in 10
reign ports all that will board shall preie
renee In the ship in such foreign ports wanting men,
ask il this monopoly l. this shriigng the freedom
Of the sailor and making him their sisvef wi srepub
hcan country endurethis1
Now ,hr is indeed STRIKING, not only 1t The ss,o'
landlords, (mos OF ealor), Who have enharke
heir small capital IN Ss,, end IN IA, time.
and supply their - e being paid when bet
ter times gave thca ", Tor the landlord
;:;: s;: s''; ;! 's' 3; is
The sAjeG - SsLless this institution, have IN.
conn DC~1.(D9 the sailor OF the selection Of HI
bo~t7 - - <esdence on shore for fear losing ~
-mpl1 ~ ~ UUwing out entirely married men
Young 49, i've home in their families IN New
York; for 3srr are now given 10 the masters an
mates OF -, y the owners, mo-, 10 ship any mes
y :; the sa any ~ s ssso ss
on, ne sSp 0~S@ cen 1sse rR Se 1 qss an
f2 %sy .sS S' Few s .ssy s's .p.r n
house. and with seobeaneo ~ 1Huf Hnubu IN the
of,o,day. Now, sislss1S ~ - %, .sll liquor,
numbers boarded, OF arunnn - from the sai
or's Home than from the osAe - NDnsn. and z,
on board drunk too as the oSoUD ~ - n tssti
at the Aston house, "An,i fu~ss1 - kTsst Nj
The owners ship them from herei - T18uA aJve
Home or we won't ship you. Now skls h wAst We ~,
landlords complain Of. The sailor cant 60 1Afre he
"Anti.IIumbugs also says which would th~ronr ssb
woman preicr-a with plenty OF cothasl Csrtainl
she would, provided he is allowed to get don
washerwoman. Again how a sailor succor SD
iaher, aged mother, orphan sisters from bis wa