The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-14
Attempted Meeting for the Protection OF
Foreign Emisrants-Routs Of tho Proposed

ATTEMPTED Meeting for the Protection of
Foreign Emisrants-R0ut0 Of tho Proposed
PROTECTOR.
An extraordinary and rather ludicrous scene 90.
CURED last evening" at the Tabernacle at which place
q meeting was called by card, to which was attached
several names of dvinss and lsymen, and purportins
TO establish society for extending to foreign emf
grants arriving in rhis city shat protection which
they are doubtless In nsedof.
The following the of the set forth
as the supporters Of the project -
J. bowling pastor of the broadway Baptist Chzch
St. Georges Church; ssri Coz, FIRST Prssbyte.tan
Church, Brooklyn; II. Richardson; Henry Wsrd
spine sen m f. W.
commander packet ship New World; Isaac Newton;
John Doweyi r. M Hartley Secretary Of Society for
seph McElroy
The meeting was cailedfor O'Clock. Long after the
tered tnoughout the building and at haif-psst not
more than thirty or forty were assembled when In
marched body Of men, principally runners" some
armed with sticks, and numbering between seventy
and eighty, stalworth, stout and sturdy looking per
sonsges, led on by two individuals, whose names
learned from the calls OF their associates 20 be Geo
Shortly after their arrival, symptoms of inpatience
Enociinrs," were heard upon the floor
Up to this hour, only two gentlemen, (Mesms Nor
riion and Henry, ss We understood) connected With
the getting up,n made their appearance who quietly
took thsir seats, the reporters but did at
tempt to assume . prominent position. None OF the
wuoSo names Were ebeaonou W INC csfu Wero
visible.
pereon who was said to be q runner, or an emil
grant boarding horse keeper called out to the
tlemsn with the white choaker' to say what he did
with the hundred dollars he got from Mr.. Anthem.
Ola Ia, and grosns) Another voice inquired what
hie friend sitting him, did with the fifty dollars
(Grosns and hisses.j
Here Mr.. ByRrEs. said-It was all humbug. That
there . few ladies present who induced to
come by bills which were distributed announcing Q
musical entertainment; but he believed 1t abo
iiton meeting az he saw some ooored people in the
corner. (Chsers and sughter)
colloquy ensued between the speaker and
another person The latter advised him to be quiet,
and hear what to be said urged In the cause;
for added he there is doubt the poor emgrants
quirs protection from the harpies that surround
them, on arriving At New York.
Mr. BYRrEs said know they do but let the govern
ment protect them, and not leave them to the
msrcies of those fellows who getting this meet
this meeting together Is passed they ashamed TO
come forward; and, IL there any respectable per-
sons here, would tell them to go away (Cheers, and
laughter) Mr. Byrnes who appeared to be the leader
the opposition party, here assembled the till
occupied platform, whsreupon the MesHs. Morrison
and Henry left the building followed by loud groans
from the formidable aaherents OF Mr.. u. Some
confusion occurred and when silence was, In q
slight restored Mr. Byrnes called for three
for the Mayor three cheers for octor Griscom
and three cheers for the people, all Of which were
loudly responded to.
Mr. HARr moved the adjournment Of the meeting;
another person proposed to call Mr. Byrnes to the
chair and the oppostivnsts were about to organize
meeting of their own, when suddenly the gas tarn
ed of and reporter with some difficulty found his
way out Of this very extraor binary scene.