New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-03
ship-Oyners and Hospital Taxes

To ia Esa0r Of The Tribune
In your paper Of Tuesday morning IS notice Of
meeting Of SAiporHos q; which among others tho FOL.
loving resolutions were passed viz
R,solssd That lhs state Taxson Seaman being much
grestr than required for the support o. The seafnen
Retreat as ssho-n b. there being large surpa' P1t
Of Aieh has been apDr1priasd 70 az sge J0TeSH 70 ne
prpose for rhh he lsred and the inecuog being
-dssed tnAi the Tax sesnen 10 uneoniaIunoh
Al, &c. D.,
Resolrsd TIA, the ship owners. now present nlA "a
future make tis paymsnfs Of H1Yial D0Hy % me Ifus
tees Of the seAmsn Fund and ksrett Under protest. IN
II, the right OF that Institution 10 collect such tax q Do
iermiHes by "a competent tribunal
Nov. a. happen 70 have little knowl.dss OF mat
tsrs aud thing, connected with sailors, shipping and The
Hospital tax The idea thai slpeSH9s liable for 'n-
payment Of this imposed By the Stale on tho sailor
vas altogether new and when read the above resou-
non. | said 10 myself WaAi are ihess men about p
What Is their object in placing Themselves before INA
pubic In such position But lew "nutes ,Vi. ed
70 make tbs whole thing seer a. daylight ssd ~isn
% say lev words re-4ectug u Tor inc oenet o. az
nhgyq L NAV cOHcOE To do thls, must refer 70 CIR
cumstances which occurred some six or eight months
slcs Your readers havn not forgotten Inst the Man
ayers Of the Maroers Family Industrial Society having
c0nstsny before their eJes toe oesuiuuoh anl turf
ing OF sick and agec female resiives oil teAren aud
ssars that from ice tax on lhs sailor large ssrplus
nad accumu sed In the hands Of the Trustees 81 ina te
tseal sst spring yettOLed TIA Legislature - sppropu
fris and such might tn-frat'r accrue,
for he support Of lc dffe Jrrak TtldoHs 81 those Ono
had paid ne iar Nov could account for a. that
this fort Of Toe ladies wss sirenuousy bitterly and
perseyeringy opposed By Numbers OF that board oil
Trustees the great OF Welfi 40 the hutne or
two Of documents sent 70 Albany will testify This
done under color Of dep sHfvsE for he sailor. 70 as
a sscTed fund belonging 70 hin, &c &c After no oA
had passed the Assembly and just a. Il was about 10
pass the Sensle intelligence Of the same WAS commu
niestsd 70 the Trustees by fslsraPk Whist Cd these
benevolent Trustees doi Wby. inst they night defeat
the object OF the bill uey iRnediay D0G pay ne
surplus On hals 10 ne Corassioh1s % he Nsrtaers
Fnd 70 msd IN Ssrf a loan efti5CO0 made 10 em many
years since sAioi M uis Tiss tky 7ero destFHd Or O.
pte,ed 70 pay Aud they actually PAID over sioOOJ Of
the S25 COZ nen hand. This step thought manifest
ed hfir teadT aftoH J0r ne SAILOR win Fcner-ics
A. tie OH old not pass the senate the ladies renewed
Iasir petition the Extra Ssssn m the Fell varying
10 salt The crcumstances q the and asking Tor The
$4,000 asa psrmsnent fund for the object specified
sith uhsisver surplus might secumulsie over and
soov. the wants Of the Retreat To the honor OF ih3
Senate the bill paused that body without cissenuog
voice but by the Efforts Of 10 oppOsers vas 90 rodssd
In the Assembly reduce the direct appropriation 10
$4,000 Now mark me In this bill = clause can
ealing tho rensinng dsbt OF S9 600 due from the Irus
tees Of the Retreat ths Mariners FUND leaving 10
their honesty sud justice 10 apply Il according 70 the
provision OF the bill Bat DO they design 20 DO sny such
hinsf Not BIT OF H. n By any meas they can avoid
II and his wonderful meeting II ship owners |ss con-
y.ned 10 resolve that In future y KA make her pay
/ assis Of HssyRai mOzes UNDER TEsr-i have not
words 10 express the indignation feel ~ such ossDie
able method adopted by those who stand b-iore the
! community A. honorable and benevolent men, ~ hood
wink the public deceive iha friends Of the BILL sn1 pre-
vent the carrying o. ia benevolent Intentions The
TACT t. Tke ship has aothaS 10 DO va iAs HsspNGl
moan, nsGssr he nor MS rsss,i LIABLE for farttry
ofu Hs . no party n ne and has not a rord 70
sav aboll n Tns safp alone Is responsible Tor rs
! uayment and hs reserves II from poor Jaiks hard
earned wsg-s should be eel 10 DO this and refuse
70 pay IT, be Ia prosecuted aud npnsoaed, while the
.hipowner may send bis vessel 20 sea ss sOon A. he
phrases No reference IL made 10 him ia tho matter.
! . O shame where - Thy blush T.
Bat sup9oslng Il true that the shipping astocracy Of
our City ths power to GAUGE the Hospital tax 70 be
paid Haxey protest i'll Il 10 cscdsd whe'hfr or not the
sE "a cQosutau0ns and hath should finally be cec.crd
thas ghs Illegal b-f0rs s1y such resgs can be vo-
tslrec AZ inmrrse surplus musg sccrmuais Hhsi -
% BE- done rfh he m0afvf Do these men Say u oil b
/ refunded 10 the vac paid ni They know Il can
10, be dOua. M1lutudes OF hese poor e..os " ere
sHcsr toe Oriny moo auc not one IL leo
could be found 10 receive his due. Wat then w0u1
! be done with the money happen 10 know that tns
question put 70 0Hs Of ttsse sAp01a0 am strongly
tempted 10 sntou bis name, ogE iorbear) ant tia
ply wes rt ril gee q % sone bescrsaf og,ef -
I rhst hlSi ziadsd kyn0rs5ie, Cirlsfisa men use
ihsir utmost influence 10 defeat the provisions OF bill
giving 10 the destitute relatives Of the sailor the noosy
uDjusily wrsnched from bis toilsorn hand and then
talk OF spproyrsiing IL 10 tesetOsi oeG can Be
sccoun,ed for only ry rn,h ina, TIE aeArt Dc
| eeiitu above AL thiBgs and aesDvGfey rieses 2!
/ A DOWH-EAST YANKEE.