New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-21
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SIR: IL may be wen nov to still further inquire n'
he p.ture and character in business poins Of view
and the relation he'd between enilgrsnt runne' eio
en- giant bookers in that nefaTsus business III NeH
knovn that nearly all of bese backing houses are estao
.hed hy persons OF known bankruptcy, both IN truns
and chsrscf.r ard resort 10 this mode Of livelihood to pro
subsistence which in many instances they Are 700
INDECENT and lazy in more honorable or honess
position Thus. they procara Office. for which they
agree pay exirSvsgn rents issue their cards hoist the
gspdy signs bearing tbs inscriptions OF Neg YORK
ard Erie Rsro.o Once. Psnn.ylyAnIa Railroad aRd Pas
Office to all parts OF the West ia fact Eaming AL tue
rrneips cities kpCvn between this snd sun6Ovn- What
ihep Why they open their Peter funk shops, tor
thew are nothing ese and hold the CREATES, induce
r.pi in the Of we-kly salaries ana commissions 20
,very guard an cut throat aud bully that pro-s
about the streets Of the City 70 dscoy the hsn' uasus
p.etir stranger that 10 shores IL not before
avirg the ship as their fest touch the ground
,hey are besst nv the she of hungry wolves and
Ike sbeeu ed ts the ssuShter are gnominiousy and IN
led 10 there shsmhes sbd Id to the highes, bid
der Ike so much Merchandise and the poor houss ignor
AIT d-nd.d victim through epres-ntAuons Is Aue 20
b. ieve that thee the regular olces OF the various
Rsrosd and Steamboat ines, and have chSrged ,heh
6oube the reeu ar fare For the truth ot this would ASK
sny one 20 these booking Peter Funk shops ~ ne
Close If the day fr the division o' The Proce-os OF NJ
gott.u gains a. zee these ends in human FORM created
ID the in see e their hsker-snd what do yea there De-
holoi Why cir you the most el-ssute actions ana
h. ar the st vulgar and protane Language possD "ncn
makes IL W. nder if Of his species quarrel
ing their commissions ana ready 20 do any deed OF
violence. ,,,
AZ the faaries OF SONS OF nose
the which believe, those who can knock
down and r,g the most an credoly informed thI
salaries are high sOOpsr ~e.h aud down TO $50
are psid-snd who pays all this Is Il the person who pre-
tends 10 Keep the office Not all for he Is no. worth the
money to buy the powder that would blow him up VINO
is then lie that poor honest industrious toreigaer
.ho has with his innocent wife aud children, disposed OF
their little pittauce hardly earned their father land
and cone free America where they mn hsppi-r
home They the victims They 1t IS that robbed 10
support vsgsbonds that Lst almost every part OF
City toumiIir depredstobs With the most perfect
uIuniy And Sir II these and such as these Fho haVs
in great easure shaped sud controlled cur municipal
elections for some years They be at the Ward
primary elections 10 say who shall vote, ana who not or
y ho shall be the uOmnee tor municipal favor and VINO
shall not Now ask in the OF all that is good and
true and 10 the face Heaven and in the name OF hu
nanity If omethng cannot be done 10 drive shs oghng
curse from City and spare the poor emigfsnt from
down right robbery Is there nesspsper In TINS gres
City who will forward and WELD ocld and vigorous
pen in defense the stranger Let them take hold cry
aloud and spae not till thus system Of robbery has oSsn
wiped from the face Of our fair City.