The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-09
IMPORTANT TO EMfG aANTS.
or-N@-or-~-erNN-ro~.o~e
r III 4. H E PO IL II
OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Of INVESTIGATION
INTO THE
Condition, Business Accounts, and Management
Of the Commissioners af Emigration,
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To ne Honorable Ire .qssera5ly ofte State o. Kev York
The select committee to which was referred tbs re-
solution adopted by the Assembly July TO- 1851 respect
fully
That they have had the subject matters thereof under
consideration and herewith submit the result Of theft
inquiries, with bill annexed and the entire testimony
taken before them 1t may be added that the committee
have by often repeated personal observation eadeavorod
the surely inform themselves in regard to the
affairs of tho Commissioners Of Emigration and to the
Justice Of the complaints made against them.
The number Of passengers who arrived at the port OF
in the wear isas was 1916 in the ysar isi5 the nun
ber reported 22o 6o3 in the 1850 the number
liable 10 bonds, wa, and ia the year ls5. the
number sws.ied $50 COL; the Commissioners by
statute squlred Co provide all of these vast
bers, who would otherwise become public charge n
county OF the 5tate Mostly strangers to our asti
tutions, and to the currency of the country,
qoanted with it's geography aad generally igno.ant ia
the extreme they .asy subscts Of the frauds OF
signing person. bsfore thec arrival and scores OF thou
sands travelling TO the interior Characterised by tae
cEedulity which naturally arises from their Ignorance
constantly exposed TO the gtossest inpoaikions
Again many OF these who GEEK RELIEF OF the Comms
sonsr to hypocrisy and deceit Ia regard to ther
circ ums!ancss bepg disposed 20 throw themselves upon
the commissioners for support rather than OF
hemseyss thoCga hsy seem able to 40 So ana who re-
her complaints OF tho Coamissiouer, and their agents,
And stll again those who oocupy tho institutions OF tbs
COMMISSIONER have very generally engtni iered hlthy
habits from infancy which cannot be corrected without
severity of discipline unusual in the most If not all Of
our institutions indeed II nay BE- questioned whether
il 3s possible to maintain very considerable
cleanliness amongst them under the lapse of weeks and
Perhaps months after their arrival These facts show
oay in a measure the dculte. incident To ths trust of
the add 20 these hat at every step there
interests rival to the Commissioners those OF
the runners fowarders boarding house keepers ship
yreraa ard tor from wh1 DDly
very much OF the testimony could bs had ana tue diff
cuy Ct arriving at The exact truth mag be - sone
Patience labor tie part OF this COMMITTEES havs
dtne something towards gshns the end for which
they appointed, thcrgh 1t Is true that the whole
subject is complicated and important that It might %
worthy OF much more extended consdera.on. II time
The yss and The laws iEoidtn. It. might be suggest
cd Tie fst prnsidug for the appointment OF the
Commissioners OF Emigration, passed in Isi7 tas
intent o. the ACT ssctusy to cause provision
be made for the hok desttute eigraats create
frd sufficient TO rees the expenses Incurred in their
anteuancs; TO secure them far possible against
ira, ds AID mpoeonf ami to guard against the mpor
sation Of paopers Prior thcIeto emgrauts requiring
aid saG who wou,d or could nol be sent AWAY wsre
boa ded and lodged the expense OF the parties VINO
had given bends oc tbeS support their arrival or bj
her agents persons with Whom they agreed for tasr
keeping al given price per person. II grew TO 5s
practice bckers bond The slip a. s;i
puated price and again r the broker 70 commute with
boarding house keep devoted co the business for their
support it tbe interest Of the bondsman or OF
the keeper OF the boarding houses as the case might be-
toPfeIens s .he expense ne coua .ne looo Wa sess
iaiy uhicsnI ana poor o,es.nes aaogsr9us o.a-
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