The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-15
Frcsuds Observation-Disclosures Treo1r
ment of The Poor Stranger.

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Frrsads On Emisra.ts--yiiai"ous. Tress-,
ment at The Poor Stranger.
To TssE EDITOR TIVE HERALD
AZ notice, from time To time, that You have
tskeo an INDEPENDENT course in regard othr Com
miss, ners of Emigraiion, and the frauds upon tho
euicrants daily arriving Z our wharves, J would
like YOU tn place the following t,cts before the
public, in order that the Commissioners oi E.ni-r
grafton. ss well as the public, who place them In
their office, may know how the emigrants
treated upon their ARRIVAL here, and how much
attention is paid to the law for their protection.
The first step with the forwarders il To employ
some man, at from $40 10 S25 per week. who has
influence with the shrowners cons crees, 10
procure permits for the landing Of the passengers
and their luggage, by prom',iag the o"ncrs or
consignees To bring them up from the quarantine
ground free OF charge. The permit is then taken
To the forwardrr, IN whose employ the p-rmlt
man" is, and he employs a steanrsost TO go Joxa
to the Quarantine and bring them up, tor whch he
pays g per hour On board OF the steamboat he
places a number Of runners lone half of whom
never had licenses, or, u they he'd, they have
either been revoked, or expired, aud never been
r.pewed), with a man on board, who is repre-
stnted to the passengers agent empowered
by every and all lines of STEAMBOATS,, Railroads,
canals, 10 convey them ffomih,s cay To any place
they may be travelling To. Upon ih,s Trpre--o-
TALON, the passengers pay the Supposed agent thur
pas sage 10 their destination, almost nvar fby paw
ing from one 10 two dollar. and often THREE, more
Than they could get the same accommodations tor
in almost any office in the city, which does not
employ runners, provided they were allowed TO
come up To the city, aud not forced ~ the runners
10 take their tickets hoard the ship steam boat
which brings them mp 10 the dock from the qua
rsniine ground. Nor is this ALL II the passengers
too intelligent suspicious, add refuse take
their tickets on board the ship or steamboat, nm
mediaiely upon their arrival al the wharf, the
luggage " taken by force, and placed upon n cart
by The runners Hnd cartutn in their interests, and
~, against the wishes ct the emigrant taken 10 the
ohcc, where, They do not purchase their tic keir,
they are either beatsn by the runners until they
are sufficiently frightened to pay their passage,
] (Which WIS the care "a day OF two since, al an
Office that pays to- runners over 81 200 weekly, or
are charged exorbiant prices for carriage, storage,
| trouble, nc Nc, which, IN the end, cost the
emigraDt a. much az " h paid the ptss tge first
| demaDded OF him. VA ship comes up To ihr dock.
and any nun not employed by an office under con-
uo 81 the runners goes on hoard fo solicit warn
the passengers, he - Immediately honesed with a
body guard Of rive or three of the sslared runners
| whose business 10 10 parade The decs by the un-
| fortunate OUTSIDER" and not allow ban To say a
word "a the emgranis, under pea.lfy Of Icing
severely besies by the Puards. Th'ss the emigraat
H. CHARGED The highest price that isss possible tn
exiori from hiu, and not allowed ne privilege Of
| choosing his own mode Of uanspc staii"n
| Another e,hod cf doing this ssSDess - through
the aid Of spurious "Proiective societies" wbch
are fitted up tor the purpose, ADD venerable,
honcst.leeking prof.sso of AZ religions placed IN
the of'er, to whom the emg 7.si goes for advice.
when. after hearing a long story, he IL rccom-
nspdej 10 take passage nj thesofice that pays him
his weekly salary for his Tssiscnon to the emf
gran;-, Others digniir with the title of. Ia-
corperatsd" socs.ies, mos as which have the IN
fnvssi,e office. aud, Of c1ntse their prsc., while
sosv refer hheir cards ie.ibe Commissioners os
Esigr.tion. when these cards are lersented Ia
the Office of ,he Comm ssopsrs, in ihs Park, they
ore .ndorsed with the iliiias ut the grntlenes In
the Office nm satisfied that such Is the fscs,
still, viii not positively accuse COY one, as IA
tbis comrp unicstios anly wish to state flcts, and
such ~ cen be suSisNud.
The ABOVE is only a.hsre peep tehnd the cartsiIi
! heretofore drawn cDrihr mys,eries of the emf.
| grant gsssppc bus,iess in New York. When the
eml rant has Got cltsr OF New York, he thinks he
T. sasae at lest; sst, upon h.- arrival at Albany.
| he 10 "in for IL" again; his nggage IL weighed by
tee agent there, and, in g,ost csses, " h. hal
| three hundred pounds of luggage aud is goins
io Milwaukee - any uppeE lake port. IN. follavins
l Ia generally the fstts--ne pays IN New York, say
4 81 los (~hsrh T. az ~ foT his passaar, M M
,kits lupgage free, bu, in place 81 thai hey onl,
| deduct 20 lbs. (and not always thaf.) and ch,rg'
| him for ihe balance ut the r-;e OF 81 30 Cor hi
| rsrpninng go his which " IS 70, making in al
sl2 Oh, ,up,o irp the wh,le ranssci,n 10 hav
been done IN what they call an honorable m amer
The Commissioners know % th-se daily an
almost huuily trausactiocs, and have pretended ,
llace polio. tofce, empowered by the city. .
kcep people from blocking" the cgnigrsnts q
board of the ships, and othtrwiss violating a.,
passage Law; hut this police " chosen Rom anon
the runncrs. in many instances. and in some G ,ae
they sre aoiing IN both the capacity of runner an
ste,isl police What can the Commissioner, IN
Urllic, or the emicrant expect from such protes
| lien one oF THE INITIATED.