The New York herald., 1851-08-18

protect the emgsnt any should be disposed to do
him injustice But let US see where the fault hes Is
beeaue we want to defraud the emgrant that yitu-
peation 10 hesped upon us' By no means; but
because The commissioners want TO have the trans
Iortation Of the emigrasts for themselves or for
their pets. Cheers This is the whole secret.
But tie press is open TO us as well as to them
and will do us fair play We true to ourselves II
Ii the cLaIac Z, the American people to hear both
rides Of question before they decide and to give every
fair opportunity Of defending himself before he
is condemned The Commissioners of Emigration have
told their story; and tell aud shall have
the symPsthies Of the American people with Ii We
stand firmly together, like and brothers, must
succeed for our cause is just and shall arise from
cur present position like Phoenix from III ashes
maLdipg tie respect ether class Of the bus
have no license their attaches aud pets have license
and they have legal right TO In the business
transportirg the em2rans They advertise low prices
and the is that they will indemnify themselves
by theirs eaipgs. Let us look Mt the commissioners
themselyss Do they ever commit any dishonest acts!
Have they any passenger vcssels Have they charged
IS snd f3 10 TO poor enigrants!
YoCr-Yes and IS too
kMr. pALEy-Do the forwarders ever pay you per
centsge these shpowpers pay the runners in Liver
poo 1t is there that the cheating is DONE (Cries of
yes, yes') They want to control the business for
the robbngs and the stealings Let poor emgrant go
to of the Commissioners of Emigration, and he will
be speedily repulsed by the very men who have grown
fat and purfe-proud upon the money Of emgrants.
Have any of you ever repused poor emigran! cloud
cries OF never These things speak for themselves
Have not the Commissioners of Emigration speculated
upon the poverty the emgrants! Have they ade
morey the peoples money! They have done so: but
that is not what was coming at The bloodhounds of
this comm tee on the scent and they viii track the
fox to his den loud cheers The commissioners
afraid OF this They afraid they will be tracked in their
enorR6us psane.:ors and Their object is ~ hook y
crock to rife smoke thst rney ray escape in the midst
ofitand divert att, non from themselves poor devils
who have only few dollars in the world At the last
session of the Legislature they asked for power m
order 10 be able the better to out their pecuaoas
ard their pecuatLs but they did not get what they
wanted though they were lobbying at Albany day aud
night Tie Legsla convinced that they had got
more than enough they resolved to give them
no more On the contrary they appointed committee TO
enquire into their abuse of the they already pos
sessed This committee consists Of high minded honor
able men. do not believe that they could be bribed in
any shape but the Commissioners of migration have
much at stake, that fearful that by cery they
viii blind the committee that they will at
the truth 1t would he much better their investigl-
tioDs not held with closed doors and peo
PIE had opportunity of seeing all that transpires We
ready and willing. and give them assistance in
arriving at right uons in reference TO the charges
made against these commits sioners.
Mr. Daley thus concluded amidst loud cheers and sug-
gested that the meeting proceed to the election of
r.tary in place of Mr. Mills, who would accept the
Office.
Upon the motion Of Mr. Enright Mr. Wm. Wilson was
unanimously elected
1t then that the resolutions be sent to the
People newspaper edited by Joseph Barker Leeds
in England and also to the German newspapers OF this
city with request to have them translated
This resolution unanimously carried and the meet
ing then adjourned TO meet again at the call of the
officers Of the society. The greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed