The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-12-29
Emigran. Agents.

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Emigrant Agencies at New York about
the time Minnesota established hers. We
were in favor of that establishment at the
time, believing it would work good to the
Territory. Having since become better &C
quainted with the management of the emf
grant business at Castle Garden by the au-
thorities of New York, and learning the i'm
portant fact that among the class of emf
grants now coming to this country, nine out
of every ten make up their minds where they
will locate before leaving their homes IN
Fatherland, we have entirely changed our
opinion as to the utility of keeping an Emil
grant Agent in New York or anywhere else.
We trust the Legislature, now soon to meet,
will repeal the law which creates the office.
The Times and Free Press have recently
got into a small "squabble" about this mat
ter. which draws out in the former journal
the following letter from our fellow citizen,
C. H. Parker, Esq. The suggestion of Mr..
Parker to expcnd the $500 in circulating
throughout Germany, Minnesota newspa-
pers printed in the German language, strikes
is as just tie thing:
ST. PAUL, Dec. 22d, 1855.
EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMEs,-DEAR
SIR:-I perceive, that, by an article in the
Free Press of the 2lst inst, you are charged
with the Fabrication" ola certain statement
made by you in the Times in relation to a
Mr.. Bernard, cur emigrant agent appointed
to reside in the city of New York. And in
asmuch as the article doubtless grew out Of
a conversation between us in relation to the
necessities of the existence of said agency, it
is but Justice that should relieve you from
the obnoxious position in which the Free
Press seeks to place you, by assuming any
responsibilities that may originate from the
publication of the articles in question.
The facts upon which it is based, are simp-
ly these:-While in New York, in Oct. last,
for business purposes, l thought that perhaps
Mr.. Bernard might be of some service to me
in accomplishing the objects then had in
view, aud to that end 1 inquired of Edmund
Rice, Esq, Of this city, whom I accidentally
met on Broadway, if he could direct ME to
the office of our emigrant agent, and follow
ing his instructions repaired to the locality
of said office, and not being sufficiently for
tunate to find it, went down to Castle Gar
den and there inquired for him, and to my
surprise, the officers in charge replied that
they knew no'such person. | explained to
them the nature of tho office, the supposed
duties ofthe agent, and upon reflection, they
said they were under the impression that a
gentleman from Minnesota or Wisconsin, had
been in there once, and left his commission
and they at once made thorough examina-
ton of all papers in the Office te find the
commission, but were unable to do SO if any
had been left. After some general converse
ton in the office, | was invited to accompa-
ny one ofthe officers through the various de-
partments of the "institution," when the
practical operations Of the new system were
briefly explained. In the rear of the Garden
the emigrants are received from the small
boats that ply between the Garden and the
ships at anchor in the bay, and here the bag
gage is assorted and directed according to
the wish of the cmigrant. 1t so happened
that several hundred had been landed that
morning and nearly all had been sent on
without any delay to their various destina-
tons in the United States-the tickets hav-
ing been purchased by them and the neces-
sary instructions given to them, at the tick
ct Office in another part of the garden.
This, then, was the great 'erngrart dis
tributing Office" so to speak, where the first
and best, and in the great majority of CAGES,
the only opportunity is presented to the
agent to reach and influence the emigrant,
and yet up to the month of Oct. last, Mr..
Bernard was stranger therein.
It was represented to me that the destina-
| ton of the emigrant was determined upon in
his own mind, in ninety-ni cases out of a
hundred, before he left his native land
most of them following after relatives and
friends already settled in this Countrywide
residue being too thriftless to thrive any
where, and the only ones within the infu-
ence of the agent. Is such game worth the
ammunition ($l 500 per annum)? What
say you, taxpayers?
I have not the honor of an acquaintance
with Mr.. Bernard, and cannot be supposed
to entertain any hostile feeling towards him.
nor, do 1 wish to be understood to intimate
that the faithful discharge of his duties is
compatible with the facts l have stated
There may be OTHER and more desirable fields
than Castle Garden for the profitable dis
charge of his duties to the Territory, and il
so, he or those in favor of continuing the Of
flee, can make it appear.
Lest l might be charged with secret hos
tility to the emigrant, will suggest a course
that would meet with my approval, and
which would be hundred fold more pro-
ductive of good to the territory than the en-
igrant agency in New York. 1t is to aid the
German Press in this city, in circulating
their newspaper throughout the length and
breadth of the continent of Europe. Give
it the 81 SEQ per annum, and let the pub
fishers send one thousand copies weekly, te
different parts of said continent, and thus
set before the $4,000 persons who will pc
ruse them, the unrivalled advantages pos
sessed by this Territory-at their respective
homes, by their own firesides is the place to
reach the great heart of the foreign popula,
ton, not in New York city, after their minds
are fixed. Personally, believe the Office in
New York city, is useless, and ought to be
i abolished.
Begging your pardon and that of your
readers for occupying so much of your space
about a personal matter, I remain yours &c.
c. Ii. PARKER.
CROPS OF SUGAE.-The New Orleans Price
Current, of the LIST instant, thus refers to the
forthcoming crop sugar:
With respect to the crop, it is quite GER
tain that the grinding season, on the whole
= has been very unfavorable one so far, the
weather during large portion of the time
having been showry, with an unseasonably
low temperature, and these drawbacks, added
to the disadvantages which the crop labered
under in the forepart of the season, and
which have heretofore been referred to have