The New York herald., 1851-08-01
An EmigrGUt's Appeal.

GuLrAsC: VERPLANeK, Esr., President of the Board
Of Commissioners Of Emigration, New York -
in the Nse York Hsrad, / have learned that the
Commissioners Of Emigration are now about to put
an end to the frauds aud impo.tions 80 long prac-
tised upon the unfortunate emigrant. In to days
Herald read, with much pleasure, a copy Of a cir
cular addressed by that honorable DO to the for
warders in this city. Permit me, a, one who ha
recently landed in this country, to add my humble
testimony upon this sordid traffic 70 the general
body Of evidence.
Sir, from experience, know som ring Of these
runners know their policy, their craft, and their
guile. know how lucrative their trade is aud
know they will not tamely abandon it without
struggle Ii is from fear that yourself aad the
other gentlemen comprising the Board, may relax
IN your efforts, may grow weary in opposing the willy
daring Of these land sharks-tis because the known
character Of these admits no: of their quietly
submitting to your decrees is because 1 fear
their resistance to justice, their appeals to force
and their evasions OF law, may at length stultify
your good intentions, and more than match your
zeal. IL is, therefore, that proceed to submit 10
your consideration one of the most powerful aron
ments that could possibly be given for the necessity
OF the utter demolition Of system more abominable
than civilization should tolerate.
The argument is the following Nearly every
sailing vessel that leaves this port for LiyerpooI
carries considerable number Of passengers, some
times as many as 2j0,) large proportion of whom
return 20 their native country, after stay of few
weeks in this city, thoroughly disgusted with the
United States and everything republican. have
known parties who took out their for Europe
three days after they landed in New York These
individuals spread their impressions Of this counry
IN Great Britan--they abuse the States, they con-
denim and ridicule the manners and institutions of
THIS country to such an extent that hundreds aud
thousands (and state this from my own knowledge
OF the facts) are deferred from emgrating to this
continent simply because OF the misrepresentation
OF these men. Why do these persons so hastily
quit and 80 heartily yillify this countryl An i'm
portant query you will admit, sir; to which the fol-
lANxtr ID fla
landing here allowed 10 fall into the hands of
these runners, were takon by them to boarding
houses aud there robbed CIR, through the advice OF
these men, they delayed their insended journeys
Westward till, from being duped by swiudler:, they
were unable to proceeds or from other similar causes
they were denuded Of their means, until sckened by
what must appear to them the hollow -heartedness
the treachery, the immoral thirst for gold Of the
Americans. they turn their backs upon the land on
which they had set their hopes, and go home with
hundred stories regsldiIg the cupidity, the over
reaching spirit Of " the laukees.' The conse-
quence Of all this must be obvious Through the
conduct of these runners, the Americans are tra-
duced and yilliiied; and through the unfounied re-
ports of these returned emgrants, hundreds of Eng
sh and Scotch prefer to live at home in partial po
verify, IL may be, but still in peace and amid honor
able knsmen, rather than cross an ocean 3000miles
broad, with the chance nay the prospect. OF be-
ing robbed for their pains Ofcourse, these tales NE
not credited by large majority Of my countrymen;
but they are implicitly believed by respectable
minority, and that minority a welldoing, well.
meaning, industrious, cautious class who choose 20
8 look before they leap class which would do
honor to any country under heaven. Thus, sir is
America deprived of citizens and we ath-cf an ad-
dltlon to that increase in numbers aud prosperity
which constitute her greatness. And thus. too is
the foundation laid for those erroneous and exagge
rated notions regarding this republic, which partly
prevail in my native land.
among the working ella sses Of Great Britain, the
feeling towards America is generally favorable:
more than fayorable--it is enthusiastic. Nor does
any thing sake their faith in its greatucss--n
it's being the paace,Sl and happy retreat for the sur
plus population of the old world, save only those
black reports of the retlrned emigrants. They
cannot well be got over-they cannot exactly be de-
med they are deridcd by some-blinked hy others,
and believed by not few. TIC crimes of the run.
ners are set down against the Americans. This
fact should not be forgotten.
Sir, do not wish to trouble you with long let.
ter. hiie facts are sufficient. Surely, no couside-
Iation should weigh more with an American, than
the one now adduced. have laid it before you, in
the hope that it pay tend to deepen your abhor-
renee Of this neisrious traffic in the ignorance and
credulity Of men. did it, because can see that
these runners will trouble and worry the board with
opposition of every possible ma sure; and because,
therefore. nothing should be left undone that may
increase your dislike to their calling and supply
new motive for crushing them for ever
Sir, many will bless your memory, II you annihi-
late this Infamous system.
With the highest respect, am, sir, your most
obedisnt servant, An EMIGRANr.
ikEaARKs-"An Emigrant' should take into
consideration that the same, if not worse system
exists In Liverpool ehave published full accounts
Of the runners Of that place from the LONDON Cyron
cle, which show them to he much worse clas. than
the runners Of New York;