The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-31
From our regular correspondent
New YoRK, Oct. 80, ls45,
Afternoon


My engagements were so pressing last evening,
that did not attend the Welsh anniversary meet
ing, at the Minerva Rooms, in Broadway, last night
as intended. understand, however, that the at
tendance was large, and the proceedings highly in
eresng. Evan Griffths, esq, the PRESIDENT deliv-
cred handsome address. Other benevolent socie-
ties were represented by their chief officers, &C.
several of whom delivered appropriate and interest
ing addresses.
Emigrants landing in this country have been
most shamefully imposed upon, by the most viii
anous rascals that ever dsgraced humanity. These
scoundrels usually visit emigrant Ships or hunt up
poor and ignorant foreigners-many Of whom cam
not speak our language, much less understand the
nature of our laws, or the geography Of the coun-
try, or possess information as to modes Of convey
ance-to whom they represent themselves as agents
for western emigrant transportation lines, via Al
bany, Buffalo, &c. To carry out their deception
and villany they sell them forged tckes-depriving
them Of their means upon which they depend to
reach home in the West. The ruined emigrant
family find out, when il is too late, that they have
been robbed, and that their tickets are worthless.
The emgrants from every part of Europe have
alike been victmized by these Internal vngabonds.
The evil has reached such pitch, and so many
poor families have been suddenly ruined on land
ing, in country where they expected to find a
jy or cc rejection, that the different foreign be-
neyolent societies in New York have taken the sub
Ject IN hand, and are active in adopting measures
W P'o'SSunS tcH yHntH, OH IdnuinS,
from the scoundrel of robbers who have SO ri-
inously beset them. Some more stringent laws are
required, both by the general government and by
the State legislature of this State for the protection
Of this unfortunate class Of people. Mr.. Grifiths
last night exhibited TO the audience $50 Of worthless
Gicbe money which one of the scoundrels had pamed
upon Welshman in Liverpool who was upon the
eve Of departing for this country, and for which the
poor man paid down his $50 in British gold.
| learned at the office of Messrs. Livingston q
Wells, No. 10 Wall street, that the trunk stolen
from their messenger contained about 500 000 and
that, so far they had not succeeded in finding any
cew TO the thief They offer reward of 81 900 for
the recovery Of the money, &c.
II may be as well to state, that free people of
rolor, who design qualifying themselves for one OF
.e learned professions can do by entering aDart-
mouth Colleges" the trustees of which have recent
Sy decided to receive colored pupils.
The injurious effects of the present tariff to the
Uped States at large, by the working Of short crop
upon the value of our staple productions in England
are manifest. Many suppose because -four has adj
vafced dollar per barrel that the country has gain
ed Asomething in national wealth; when the fact is,
we lsustain immense losses.
when there is deficiency Of bread-stuffs in Eng
land. owing to our tariff law prohibited
FROM bartering our cotton and -four with her for
articles Of her produce. We, in measure, force her
TO pasy large balances in money. Flour she is OBJ
ligcd Ito have; but fearing drain Of money, she is
forced to pay less for cotton. The consequences s
that w'hile cotton-yarns are advancing in price, and
the demand increasing now factories sredaiy