The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-20
Commissioners OF Emigration.

THE DIFFICULTY WITH THE GOVERNORS OF TIE ANS
HOUsE-REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS COMhIT-
TEE-THE WHOLE CASE OPENED AND ARGUED
OVER AGAIN-vALUABLE IMPORTATION FOR THE
PUBLIC, ETC.
At the regular weekly meeting of the Commissioners Of
Emigration yesterday afternoon Mr. Verpanck, from the
committee TO which referred the recent report Of the
Governors Of the Amshouse in regard to this commits
sion, respectfully report
That II Is alike matter of regret and astonishment
sderng the opportunities and the duty Of the Governors
to become familiar with the facts and the law affecting
the controversy between them and this commission that
many msstatements contained in their report
should have been given to the public and that the tone
and language Of such report should have been so over
II Is well known that whatever may have been the
matters in dispute between the Governors and the Com
ssion it has endeavored to observe due civty IN &C
all its officers is therefore, difficult to account for
this unprovoked attack unless the Governors suppose
that the public may not distinguish between such angry
and unjust6able assaults and sound argument warmly
urged. good rejects all such extraneous and
unworthy aids and your committee in discussing the
differences between the boards hope to avoid these
peculares Of the Governors and will only notice them
when they mpugn the fair dealing Of the Commission
Before entering into examination Of the report
committee would suggest for the consideration OF tie
public and the Governors this preliminary matter. The
they have done in this report 10 announce
the law and define its meaning This Is done in man
of hand and confident as almost to carry along
with IL the conviction that the Governors like the king
can do no wrong and commit Yes, the action
Of the Governors fairly leads to the opinion that it is
taken either In contempt the theory and the
statutes upon which this Commission is organized Nor
is this Commission to blame for this want Of knowledge
such exist the part of the Governors Almost year
ago public attempt made to explain to them these
statutes, and what was then said is now repeated
The law Of IsE substantially requires payment q q %
% or and out 81 @ ds has
raised the Commissioners Of Emigration were direced 70 IN
so expense which might or such ana
s Ss % $ and
duties merely those Of sing officers
wer. sUc.n, Tor parpo county
CRY or cs s each any to receive portion with he
others according to the AMOUNT Of sIpense \ had incurred
pors o. The Aimshouse this city, and the Commissioner Of
defines their duties il IL not for them to decide what he law
ought to be- but 70 their duties under the law a.
law direct bu, in substance prohibits improper
and unreasonable refusal the other side TO perform
what the statute requires.
It ia supposed that holding such relation TO the law
obedience to its directions would not be made subject
condemnation Of sneers Yet, whenever a refusal to
comply with any OF the unreasonable demands of the
Governors ID made because compliance would be til
out the authority or in violation Of the law the Com MIS-
sion Il accused OF resortng TO bubbles
Your committee now propose to examine the I'M.
plants and OF the other statements contained la the
The causes urged against the Commission may he re-
duced 10 three points -
That bills for support OF Migrants al the Peni
tiary from ls49 10 1858 and Backwes Island AMI at
Bellevue Hospital om 1s49 TO 1854 six years.
ing to $500, are unpaid.
Yet the Governors ought to know full well that there
is neither substance nor legality in this claim. The per-
sons for whom this charge made committed to the
various institutions named vagrans; and last year
this commission presented theGovernors with their views
in regsrd 10 Il as follows
The Of yagran.s as well o'ber cases involving
prsenment, quite diheren vagrsncy by laws
demeanor Men imprisoned Tor IL petit larceny
other and committed for not more han sx
months kept at hard labor" BY sentence Of The
court they deprived OF the opportunity earning their
own livelihood, and obliged wofh benefit OF the
city why then should the Commissioners Of Emigration be
charged their support than
emgrant sent 10 Bsckwers Island for theft the
State Prison for burglary or arson or any other felony there
TO be kept at bard labor
The Commissioners not penienary officers but merely
officers 81 charitable fund collected indemnify
paupe not 20 pay for the support Of criminals who may
aug known, enough support themselves
the hard labor to which hey have been sentenced"
With this view OF the the Governors were NOT
tsfed and appealed 10 the legislature last winter That
body the creator ~ both the Governors and this Commits
sion by its action, declared that there validity IN