New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-15

OF the Commissloners OF Emigration, yestsrd.,
made an excursion down the Bay and sroqaa ~.
Harbor. the object being to look into the bs.;....
of the proposed removal OF the Quarantine h..
pitfalls.
The ccmmodious steamer New.Hsvep. lyioy .,s,
foot Of Duane, was chartered for the occasion. A,
was TO leave At o clock A. NJ, but owing 70 n.
tardy movement Of some Of the gentlemen c,mpos,,
the party of the day previous the time was proloas
until after the hour Of 10. In the meantime, ms,,
gentlemen were engaged in reading the sce,usa n
the morning papers of the proceedings the I.lsai.
on Tuesday, which was also the genera topic OF coz
versstion. 1t wss generally conceded that ,is prss
ent excursion would result very differently from TIA, At
the Gay previous, and terminse In manner pleu;p,
and satisfactorily to all concerned With q yisv "a
this result, conference Of the members Of the Lees
lature took place at the Astor House IN the ornnx
at which it was decided that DAILY, Assistant Door.
keeper OF the Senate should not be allowed to patti
cpate In the festivities IL Will be recolIected thu
Ddy, better known a" oneeyed DAILY was the d.
dvdual who, at the dinner AZ Baokwells Island pro-
posed toast which, with ether occarcences a. listed
In breaking up the dinner 10 arrow. The Comnis-
sioners Of Emigration were determined to prevent
repetition of this affair which, perhaps may account
for the absence OF several gentlemen who we're With
the company the day previous. Councilman Neon.
nell, Of the Thirteenth Ward, was not present An
order for squariity of brandy was counter snded
and tea and coffee ordered to supply its place.
About l0I o'clock the company, numbering about
400 persons, having arrived, the line was cast Of
and the boat steamed down the bsy with ayns
colors, music by Dodworihs band and the rngo,
Of bells from passing boats Among the invited
guests were Mr.. Schleigton, Mbiiter from Bremen;
ex.Mayor Lambert Of Brooklyn; Gen. Wetmore;
the Hon. Mr.. Devereau1; Mr.. II. +. Davis, or Coz,
poraiion Counselor; Mr.. Gustavo Schump, President
of the German Emigrant Association, Mr.. Wiodnul
Ter, yice.President, and Mr. Withsus. ex Presideat
Prof Peet, Of the Deaf and Dumb Institution; Dn.
Carnochan and Cox, of Wards Island.
The ladies of members present were; Mrs. and
Miss Field, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Lansing, Mrs. Wat
kins, Mrs. Ranney, Mrs. and Miss Stebbns, Mn.
Williams, Mrs Mclaughlin Mrs. B. Smith, Mn.
Waterbury, Mrs. and Miss Davies, Mrs. Rhodes
Miss Van Buren,, Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. Beecher. Mrs..
Rickerson, Misses Baldwin Mrs. Fairchd, Mrs Gates
Mrs. Warner, Mrs. Whallcn, Mrs. LttIe6eld, Mr.,
Rhods, Mrs. Case, Mrs. Kendig.
The route taken was down the Bay on the Long
Island side rounding too at Grayesend Bay where
the proposed floating quarantine hospital Is to be an.
chored) and returning to quarantine, where short
stop was made to vsit the hospital On rec nbsrkng
the boat passed through the Kills to Sailors Saug
Harbor and then rounded to, for the purpose Of pro-
ceeding to Fanwood, about nine miles up the North
River, where the buildings being erected for the
occupancy of the Deaf and Dumb.
While returning tie dinner, which was prepared 10
q faultless manner BY Thomas Downing and Son, vas
announced. The tables for those members sccomps
MED by their wives and daughters were spread In tha
--h-. -a for those unacc0mpan,ed ~ '''. on os
first deck. The head of the table was occupied b.
Lieut.. Gov. Raymond, supported on the right BY
Sesator Goodwin, of the XXtXth District and Gen.
Wetmore and on the left by Mr. Verplank, President
Of the Commissioners Of Emigration. After the
guests occupied the seats assigned them Senator
Goodwin was called upon and said grace. There wm
variety and abundance Of eatablss which received
due attention, after which order was called.
The President, Hon. Gulian c. verpauck, arose
and addressing the Assembly in the name Of the CON-
missioners Of Emigration, said that in this great md
good work they would see, not the result Of the labor
of tho Commissioners but that Of their ovnof their
work and that of their predecessors. They he'd given
the Con missioners fund proportionste to the duties
they had to perform. He would ask them to Join viii
him in drinking to
The Constituted Authorities Of the State
The toast was drank standing With three cheers.
The Lieutenant Governor, II. j. Raymond, VIZ
called upon to reply
He said that he cheerfully performed the duty
which seemed, perhaps from the absence Of othen
to have devolyed upon him, of returning to the Com
missioners the thanks Of the Constituted Author
ties for the compliment they had been pleased 10 py
them. 1t bad given them great pleasure to visit N
scene Of their lsbors, al hough they would have a
glad to have had time to examine those labors nm
In detail But what they had seen would ensbIs hes
to comprehend more perfectly the fidelity msaifsst
in the discharge Of the duties which they had assumed
(Cheers They regarded the Commissioners o. ~
csted with them the Constituted Authorities Of thh
State in the performance Of what was the most i'm
eminent. They the COMMISSIONER were cslsa
upon to deal with great fact In the ~
tory Of this country, fact unpsrslese
in the history of any nation thst fsa
was the immense arrival Of emsrants upon outshofs
1t might be for good-it might be for ev; With thE
question, whatever might be his opinion, he hse
nothing whatever to do. but the fact remained, snd
it must be met and it would remain so long q tsB
country was free and independent Nation, snd
long the countries Of Europe were neither free n9
Independent. So long as We extended to svsyia:.
dvdusl the full power OF exeriing bis faculties, eta
90 long as the Governments Of Europe restrained hs
activity for purposes Of order and security log
they would have to deal with the arrival Of hundre@
of thousands annually. 1t was q great tasks az
involving great responsibilities. He believed hNn
expressed the opinion Of those with whom 1t va by
good fortune to be associated in the Government o.
this State, that the Commissioners discharged tnns
duties ably, efficiently dsgntlessly, and thsy kns.
devotedly. Applause They bad tue thanks ~
gratitude, and the cordial acknowledgment Of 49, ~
those upon who u, in common with themselves, u"
great duty had devolved. lAppiause
Commissioner Purdy gave as volunteer os'
The Junior serstor Of the STATE Of New Yoh-s'' '''
eloquent a..x
[rhe rest of this toast, as well as great pHnsa"
the speeches, were inaudible to your reporters, n's