The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-23
OFFICIAL.
DEPARTMnsT or STATE,
WAsHINGroN. March %.

| DEPARTMENT or STATE,
| WAaBINGToN, March 20, 1852
The following copy of despatch received on
the 18th instant, from AMOS b. CoRwINE, esq,
United States Consul at Panama, is published
! for the information of those whom ii may con-
Germ:
CONSULATE u. S, AMERICA,
PANAMA, March 2, 1852
siR: In my despatch OF lst Of January. 1852.
No 81, had the honor to call your attention TO
system OF deception, if not fraud practised by
| tain parties in the city of New York on a large
number of our countrymen migrating from the
Atlantic States to California. in the matter of issu
| ing to them spurious tickets.
am happy to state that the official notification
made thereof by the Department has had the effect
to stop the parties mentioned in my despatch from
| selling any more tickets of that description.
have to call your attention to the fact that
| Messrs Palmer & Co., No. so Broadway, New
York, are practising the same system Of deception
| or fraud upon our unsuspectng countrymen but
upon more extended scale, which, If not put q
stop to, will lead to incalcuable distress and suf
fering. Within the past few weeks some seven or
| eight hundred American citizens have arrived
here with tickets issued by Messrs. Palmer & Co,
guaranteeing to the holders passages hence to Cali
| fornia upon a line of steamers; but upon their
| reaching this city they found steamer belong
| ing to, or controlled by, Palmer & Co. to carry
| them to San Francisco, and the result has been
| that of these unfortunate individuals have
been compelled to take passage in sailing vessels,
whilst others of them have returned home disheart
| cned and almost penniless.
These outrages call loudly for the interposition
of the law, and until the guilty parties can be
reached by those whose confidence they have
| abused, and whose feelings they have outraged,
am not without hope that another official caution
from the Department will, at least, have the effect
| to influence emigrants against purchasing tickets
from irresponsible persons
Messrs. Palmer & Co., in order to make their
deception appear the more plausible, have, with
out authority, used my name and that of the COM
mcrcia house with which am connected as their
agents in Panama for the forwarding of their pas
sengers, which compelled me to dsavow their acts
through the public journals of this place and New
York, copy of which is enclosed.
also beg to call your attention to the accompa-
nying printed copy of series of resolutions adopt
| ed by the class of passengers above referred to,
which will serve to show the in. which they
have been deceived.
| am, sir, with great respect, your very obedent
servant, A. b. CORWINE
To Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER, Secretary of State,
Washington, ID. G.
| NOTICE TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC
| Whereas the passengers by the steam propeller
getty ofNew York; Of the 9th February, palmer
Co., agents having arrived at Panama, and
| finding no conveyance to carry them hence 10
California was agreed upon by said company,
| the passengers feel it duty which they owe to
Themselves their friends, and particularly to those
who may be emigrating this way in future, to
inform them OF the deception practced by Palmer
Co., that they may escape the difficulties in
which the passengers by this line in
volved: Therefore
nI,eI Nat tka
chased through tickets Of Palmer 4 Co, have been
| grossly deceived and injured by them, in conse-
| quence of being delayed upon the Isthnus, sub
jected to an enormous expense, exposed to an un-
healthy climate, with no prospect of conveyance,
which has compelled those whose means were
| limited to return directly home.
Resolred, That no censurc we or the public can
pronounce on Palmer x Co., Of New York, can be
| too severe in view of the conduct they have dig
played by representing facilities for the transpor-
tation of passengers which they did not possess;
thus audulenty, as we believe, obtaining money
| by not giving an equivalent, was agreed.
Resoiced, That refunding simply the money paid
for passage from this port to San Francisco is no
compensation for the delay and loss of time, and
the consequent ills which must unavoidably accrue
| to the passengers unaccustomed to a climate like
| this.
Rssolced. That the passengers feel deeply in
debtcd to the gentlemanly agent, Ms. ID. p. Horne,
for his politeness honesty, and readiness refund
| the money paid by them for conveyance from Pa
nana to California, which could not be effected;
lnasnucn as the independent steamers referred to
| by Palmer & Co. could not be procured.
Rssoived, That great credit 10 due to Mr.. Cor
wine, United States Consul, for his promptness in
publishing card denying any connection with
Palmer Co, as had been represented to, and un-
derstood by the passengers and especially for the
interest he has taken in those who have sought his
| advice and sympathy under the unfortunate cir
cuTstances in which they placed.
Resoirsd, That the thanks Of this meeting be
| given to Messrs. Middleton and Boyd, editors of
the Panama Star, for the remarks made in their
valuable paper respecting the treatment by Pal
mer & Co. of their passengers, and TINT the pro-
pretors be requested to publish this article in their
paper. and solicit other journals to do the snme,
Tor the benefit of the public here, and thoec who
may follow them, throughout the United States
| Submitted in behalf Of the passengers by their
chosen committee,
N. S. THURSTON, New York city
SAM BUCKLEY, Charicstown Mass
HENRY CONN, do do
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