Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-12-29
Emisrant Agent.

What has become of the emigrant agent, ap-
pointed by the Legislature to reside in New York
and make known the resources of our Territory? I?
We are Informed by good authority that the Office
is a humbuy, and does no good, but takes out of
the peoples pockets some ST. 500 each year. In
deed gentleman from Minnesota, (who called
on the Commissioner of Emigrationl was informed
bv them that they knew no such agent, and that
the Office useless one, as most OF those VINO
cume to this country had their minds made up
where they should go, previous to landing. Is
best to tax the people for an ohce which Is OF no
use?-I Times
ey- And we pronounce the above to be a fab
ricaton of our neighbor.
Mr.. Bernand IS known and well known to the
Commissioners of emigration and to every other
emigration agency in New York.
In one breath our neig ghbOr abuses every body
and every thing, because so many foreign emil
grants find their way to Minnesota, and IN the
next, abuses the en- grant agent because he does
not work harder to send out morc.-St. PuW
Free Press.
We have already remarked, that we shall not re-
ply to the insipid twaddle of the Free Press, for
by so doing We give it prominence 1t really does
not deserve. Still, when charges like the above
are made, we feel called upon to show up their
falseness. Not content with garblins our article
by leaving out the words in brackets, the editor
says,
l. The ssabove is a fabrication"
.. Mr.. Beraand is we'll known to the Commits
sioner Of emigration, &c.
3We abuse every body ''because so many for
eicn emigrants find their way to Minnesota" &c.
For complete and full refutaton of the first
and second charges, We refer our readers to the
communication of CHARLES ii. PARKER, Esq
which follows, and from whom the information
was derived. To the third charge We say, you ut
ter a deliberate, wiful falsehood. The TINES
has never from the moment it was first issued to
the present time, uttered single syllable against
foreigners emigrating to Minnesota. We did
think there was some manhood, and manliness,
and honor, and truth in the Ingredients OF the
presdng genius of the Free Press, but we find we
are mistaken.
The communication of Mr.. Parker is a straight
forward, dignfed one, and his suggestion that if
any money at all is to be spent in attracting the at
tention Of foreigners to Territory, it should be
used in circulating our German newspaper
throughout the continent of Europe, is one which
must meet with the approval of every ctizen.--
We ask the people, not politicians, to think of this
matter.
ST. Paul, Dec. 22d, 1855.
EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMEs,--DEAR SR:-l
perceived, that, by article in the Free Press OF
the 2lst inst, you charged with the "fabrica-
ton" of certain staten mt made by you in the
Times in relation to "a Mr.. Bernand, our emigrant
agent appointed to reside in the city of New York.
And inasmuch as the article doubtless grew out of
a conversation between US in relation to the ne
cessites of tho existence of said agency, it is but
justice that should relieve you from the obnox-
ious position in which the Free Press seeks to
place you, by assuming any responsibilities that
may originate from the publication of the article
in question.
The facts upon which it is based, simply
these while in New York, in Oct last, for bu-
siness purposes, thought that perhaps Mr.. Ber-
naud might be of some service to me in accom-
plishing the objects then had in view, and to
that end inquired of Edmund Rice, Esq, of this
city, whom l accidentally met on Broadway, if he
could direct me to tho Office of our emigrant
agent, and following his instructions repaired to
the locality of said Office, and not being sufficient
lv fortunate to find it, went down to Castle Gar
den and there inquired for him, and to my
prise, the officers in charge replied that they knew
of no such person. l explained to them the
ture Of the Office, the supposed duties of the a
gent, and upon reflection, they said they were un-
der the impression that gentleman from Min
nesota or Wisconsin, had been in there once, and
left his commission, and they at once made
thorough examination of all the papers in the
Office to find the commission, but were unable to
do so. if any had been left. After some general
conversation in the othce, was invited to accom-
pany one Of the officers through she various de-
partments of the ''institution," when the prae-
tcal operations Of the new system were briefly
explained. In the rear of the Garden the emil
grants are received from the small boats that ply
between the Garden and the ships at anchor in
the bay, and here the baggage is assorted and di-
rected according to the wish of the smigrant.-
It so happened that several hundred had been
landed that morning and nearly all had been sent
without any delay to their various destinations
in the United Ststes-ths tickets having been
purchased By them and the necessary Instructions