New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-23
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Frauds upon InTnigranis-lhe "ro"k an"
The Kennedy. -


am pleased 10 see your correspondent q
,,frg public attention to te suhsotof frauds upon In
m rrsuts No one can doubt think, that this matter IS
re4.iel by he community as OF considerable public cone
cernmeut. seeing Dc hls cllei Tor the organization g SO
many .eelive societies fr So much gsauon, for the
appointment Of Boa ts Of C.mmlssoners for tie symp-
thy ana si of tre benevolent ana or the expenditure of
So much time and money. Thee and other fsci' pro-
claim g. crying evil.
Nothing eau better l.us- 90 NE benevolent character
of our people TRAN h hrothery embrace and csrshife
gard for these strangers and oreeneT Vet great wrongs
haye beer done hem. 4ud by class OF men 70 whom g.
well az 90 society 10 would be- great mercy % hafte
out of This rrery and OF the City or into some hon
sst calling propose therefore Go follow up the va uao p
.re4eston YOUR correspondent, sud look little father
TOTO some Of ard some of the remed es' 20
frasreates 10 immigrants arriving at ns port ami fff-
/ nnsd ne'f. passing through sr Na.e.
Tine wrongs ,hsy suffer- here ars mostly of psoaD.aJ
! sor, and most commonly oole DO this~ way go wit
/ b, nda-iuc ihsm 10y very peculiar pef'us'iye'l g.
90 % nm rant Boarding house GROCERY i1si ~ %
sending iheu DIR City On oi,en st-p.1t t,en
days. 90 much rrperse and very tech enaef ln
the boarding house Keepers generally th-' own County
rv pa,m-lt of bad ,.snsg go called % boarding.
hcusr keepers o induce tte l"m srli o. L3s- ir %.
s..- bv particular passage cafnn. which fnrY ao al
r,.sf q u.tsaa's OBJ fo. alI t on afti' anr f't-f
Runners also set hes1 rousF, or FL much 80 head,
fon tfs.s mnrere passage sssuciafors, beside fr-ir
monthly vases 90 of which goes o s"-. he price % la'
4 O,erwsi. ching and ogereharsins iusssse.
Sometime. nor proFfin- m-ans io seld ps'sel4ef'
through srfssl leaving them 90 gsy twice iof ptt Of
the rtlss lootup TIM Expenses getting from
shin q. house do from boarding hcuse 20 stes-
en- head money 90 boarding house keper DO to runners
sd to price passage % pay runners wages os aJ 10th
Ingof bilI of sd and cheating iu weighing lssaFe E.
rMss st 70 some cf ths tens thar put upon the
orce o Western passage aud tho way they get 10 cut
~ The defraudsd INN grant n these fast friends 90 the
Hfff 10 ITH n HI|.
monsg usir power 20 fleece these weary travellers
/ would be ne.fly destroyed
lt general costs The imm grant more told 90 get
through this CITY han t ought 70 cost to'end them 10 BUT
Now t seems to me- tina, the respectable and resPon
le Companies TO he csrry ing trade upon the Hudson
River the Erie Cana, uld reject at alliances aud
connections with ibis machinery ~ n4ufy ard would A.
socate together and appoint capable honest men n h'
CITY aud la Albany and Troy, tO manage the business
make the expense small put the price low, they could
adofd % o. and stick 90 seupuousy have fair price
for luggage. and ciea'Hg n the ucgh provide good
means and ions for furnish the pub
De with responsible names - propuet1rs eYlng bonds d
thought best in the discretion of the um grant Commits
si0ners. that the imm grants would seek them OUT th.
public ana The authorities would give eouutenanee and
in a short time This waking pestience would be SWEEP
aay BY the force Of necessity AZ 10 ought 10 be. And BY
enhancement safe channel would be opened for hs
immigrant 20 pass West also In which Societies
the Commissioner OF eny one else could safely drec
such persons as they might wish taken West and at .oS
The Legislature should pass the bin reported by Mr.
Uphsm last Session or ore similar, % ala these move
and 20 reach the perpetrators Of these pecuia
fiaues wi "a appropriate punishment and 20 prevent
repetition Of the offences.
Thu forwarders as am tod, were ia the lrt instance
50 instrumental lun within giy perhepsl IN forming TIM
corrupt system and probably have suffered most from
except perhaps the Immigrants Themselves; 10 Is pfobs
bly rah that the first transrs0rs should u M
fruit OF their way sod Il will prompt them, hope
10 what their duty, above all others, now
take hold Of this matter 10 earnest and. a. toms cost
need be- and correct these AhuseF think they ID
that the aid u the state freely offered and pub
DE sentiment 50 favorable v.