The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-07
CASTLE GARDEN EMI;RANT DEPOT.
INDIGNATION MASS MEETING.
Five Thousand Citizens ON the
Battery.
MUSIC AND A STx-POUNDE2 on DUTY.
Speeches Of Captain Rynders and Hon.
David 0'Keefe,


The citizens Of the First ward hostile to the establish
ment Of the emgrant depot in Castle Garden assembled
last evening meeting on the Battery The follow
ing Is the CALI
INDIGNATION MEETING. Citizens Of the Empire City
assemble in your might, and vindcate your rights
Citizens do you wish to have piagc and cholera IN
your midsts Do You wish to have your children laid
hw with small pox and ship fevers Amsricans remem
beloved and immortal washington and indoitable Jack
and chiyalrous and faithful ally In the hour
f need, IAfayetehave consecratod and haiowed that
ever to be remembered and sacred spot. On Monday
evening" August Mt O'clock the citizens Of the First
ward will hold mass meeting or the Battery for the
purpose Of adopting such measures viii compel the
Commissioners Emigration the smigsant de-
pot nuisance held at the Castle Garden, and to ex
press their indignation and contempt for those who
would erect carnel house in midst in spite Of
most urgent wishes, and regardless Of the health pros
Several eminent speakers viii address the meeting and
viii lay open 10 the public the frauds and imposturcs of
this Castle Garden humbug and monopoly. The history
of this vast wndle the poor emigrant will be reveal
ed and how the citizens have been deceived BY set Of
rascay knaves and specuiaors all under the color Of
law and the hackneyed term protection Of the poor em
grant and will be shown how they intend to pay large
salaries TO the amount OF hundred thousand dollars
thieves specuators and swindlers. BY order of the
Citizens Of the First ward.
At the hour appointcd-7 O'Clock p. M.-there was
sign Of any incensed citizens Of the First any other
ward around the platform erected In the main
nue. opposite Castle Garden gate The Battery presented
mans iounging about enjoying bany smoke after
the abors Of the day The apple and cake and scgar
stands fourshing In their usual style, and hun
dreds Of bsreeaded and barcfooted urchins played and
ssmboed about amused themselves in climbing the
platform. There hope inside the Garden when
TX csIne, and the stand stu unoccupied, that the
whole affair TO be fzzie and IL suggested
that perhaps the platform not paid orbut that
mere malice.
l..I r.
heard approaching from the direction Of Washington
Greenwich street. 1t band accompanying par
ty formed al rendezvous in the neghborhood
The company marched up to the main gate Of the Bat
terry, and then passed down the Tho vanguard
was formed of some eighty hundred men In their
short sleeves with huge paws rough looking customers
they we're and each equal to good vote-marching in
t~o lines and dragging after them piece Of ordnance.
These followed by the band and then, In arm
about a dozen persons of somewhat more imposing
exterior who might be supposed TO be the speakers by
whom the meeting to be addressed.
Then came the main body Of the company, with the
national flag and banners which inscribed the
sentiments Of the party in English and German some
them read In this way
wcRKISG NES's RIGHTS.
|~$ ArSaSY POLITICIANS SHALL NOT RULE NEW YORK. !
nssosE rru EMIGRATION DEPOT TO SOME ISLAND IN THE
DANISH PRECEDENT GERMAN
ASSOCIATION.
PAINS AND paosEsApxs cTizsss
VIZ wAsI rBS s,nGRAsT DKiur REMOVED FROM cAsItE /
GARDEN.
bowS WITH DlsPorc Law.
Dovs WITH This VAST LoBnEa THROUGH LsiIsLsnoS /
RAILROAD spEcuIAroRs
When the party got down to the flagstaff the services
a the piece ordnance called into requstion and
ten twelve rounds dred They then passed
out of the Battery, and eircumambulaed till hafpas
eight O'Clock
There good deal Of excitement evidently at work
in the minds Of portion OF the party. There
OF attack upon the emigrant depot being pro-
eced but the city authorities had made efficient prepa
raons TO give the expected assilants reception
Il anything rash and lawless should be attempted
We understood that number Of the emigrants
' were conveyed 10 some other place Of safety,
and that the Castle garrsoned by two three
hundred q the police force besides large platoon which
kept in outside ctade-he Malako Of
New York.
The knowledge Of this strong force being hand TO
protect the laws, prevented any ebuon popular in
dgnstion at least, in violent shape. At all events
there but few interested rs 70 be- In.
duced to take part in any such awIess proceeding
The elements Of disturbance apparently confined
TO two three Of idisposed persons who
liked the sound Of the six FOUNDER.
When the procession entered the Battery q second
time II vas accompanied by immense crowd-at least
ave thousand strong-shouting and cheering There
also great display Of lighted torches kyrocketa,
candles, &c &c.
Fx-Alderman MooRr called the meeting 70 order, read
the cali. printed above and nominated chairman
ex Alderman Joseph Jamson. The nomination
drmed with applause.
The StsAKr read the following list Of officers of the
meetins-