The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-18


be in session 10 late day, and when it shall have
adjourned, some action will have been taken on the
antrent question. There will be preceden,
established that will form guide for future legis-
ation on that subject, if any should be necessary.
Il would appear, therefore, that the people of this
State will have enough occupy their attention for
season 10 come. Indeed, we may confidently
say, that since the last war, there has not been
year more pregnant with big events, than will be
the year before US. We have confidence sufficient
in the wisdom and integrity Of our people, TO feel
sure that we will safely dispose of all such matters
as they may be called to act upon and that the State
OF New York will continue to maintain, for all f,l-
ture time, the noble character OF the Empire State
PROTECTION TO EMIGRANTs. Many frauds and
impositions have been, at various times, practced
upon emigrants landing in our city. We have Of
ten noticed the subject, and among other remedies
proposed, advocated the establishment of an emf
grants home, similar to the Sailors Home, which,
though there many drawbacks to 1t, has yet, we
believe, done much to ameiorate the condition OF
the sailor on shore.
We now perceive that bill has been introduced,
and Is In committee, at Albany, entitled " For the
Protection OF Emlgrants." We have carefully read
and examined the several clauses OF this bill, and
confess that our establishment is great that any one
possessed OF any legalknowledge could have dreamt
OF proposing such law as this bill coniemplates.
We are inclined to think that this bill has been die
tated by folly, and under gross ignorance of law,
and the real operation OF the BILL if carried into ef-
feet In order to give idea OF the nature Of this
bill, and TO show that the above remarks, SO far
from being too severe, are hardly severe enough,
we proceed to give the substance OF its provisions
We shall do this by translatng its several sections
into plain, common language SO that the real ma
ture and operation OF the proposed law may be dis.
covered at once, without being disguised in legal
terms, or buried and concealed from view in tech
meal repetitions and tedious preambles -
The first section enacts that person whatsoever
shall DO permitted even to recommend suggest a
license from the Mayo For bs csnss h ha nav
twenty dollars year-must bring certificates Of good
moral character must wear label his breast, Sci
and any one without such license and label shall soil
cit any emgant any other person within the city Of
New York in the counties Of Kings and Richmond to
cesdng $780, be imprisoned from two 10 four months
The second section requires all boarding house keep
snnSsy dsa, Tor he
same and to give bond and good security to the Mayor
The third section states that shall be allowed
to contract to carry emigrans of the city without
license labels. fines bonds &C.
The fourth section enacts that one carry
an emgrsnt from the ship TO the shore without regular
license, to be paid annually subject to fines, penal
landing to be called "The Emgrant Psr and for their
iandg at any other place. without license, there to
be n ns &c They do not e. add whip
whipping may as we'll follow next year
The sixth section states that a committee be ap-
privilege and monopoly of landing emgrants at the
privileged pier"
by fines and Licenses to certain marshas and police off,
GERS; while the last section expressly prohibits the
boarding house keeper from any lien upon the emf.
grants goods for whatever he may be owing, unless
lien be previously created by agreement in writing
Such Is the sum and substance OF this bill "for
the protection of emigrants )" il does not require
very great depth to see through the effect OF such
law In the first place, a few large boarding house
keepers only would take out license. Having done
this, they would have complete right and monopo-
ly by this law, over all emgrants arriving in New
York; they would keep sharp look cut that no emf
grant put up at any other house than their own and
il any the city dared to take an em,grant In, he
would be harrassed with threats and lawsuits, and
fines and costs. Thus, the few who chose to pay the
annual license, would have the whole business of the
emigration to our city in their hands The cmigrants
would be at their mercy, for they may charge
60 uicy PiCuoC-ulCIC - uO COIHVCtlSlOu
Tor no one dare take an emgrant TO lodge unless he
has purchased ashare in the monopoly, by annual
payment, under the false colors of giving "protec-
ton to emigrants." Such law would create
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS would be feeced all l,bitum;
for they would not even be able to choose place of
lodging for themselves. This bill, passed, would
be attack upon the rights Of individual industry,
upon personal liberty and locomotion, and upon JUS
dce and common sense, such as the world has never
seen or heard Of, and such as would bring shame
and disgrace upon the city of New York, in respect
to emigrants and emigration.
MORE OF Cry RKFoRM-We give in this DAYS
Herald one two important papers relative to city
AFFAIRS The memorial ofthe Grand Jury to the Lee
gsature, tor the reduction Of the city expenditures
ought to be read by every voter. According to this
memorial, there can be saving of $500, OOO-an
amount worth saving, when the expenditures of the
city have reached 80 500, 900 per annum.
The SLAVE TRADE We have already alluded TO
the capture of the bark Pons, by the u S. ship
account Of the matter. This is the fourth capture
by the squadron on the Coast Of Africa within
the last year
TERRIBLE FREsHETs-Account of the freshets
continue to pour in upon us. The winter has brok-
en- up SO suddenly that vast deal of damage has
been done. We give the deals in another column.
ANOTHER DREADFUL SHTPwREcK.-We are in.
debted TO Godfrey IL Co., OF No. 6 Wall street, the
enterprsing Taunton, New Bedford and Nantucket
package express forwarders for bringing the follow
ing intelligence Tor this office.
twill be seen that there has been another dread
full shipwreck and loss Of life on our shores