New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08
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- ntIeacy o. Tie N J. Tribune:
81: Although many strange and anomalous
demo,stGtions Of brutal instincts have been seen
IN the nineteenth century and in the midst OF this
Christian land, yet it may be doubted If any more
surprising q deplorable have been recorded than
tho history of the controversy referred to in the
oaItiCr or il The denouement obscurely threatened
On Monday by The runners. \ few words may sui-
Eco tc e-plsin this matter The wiser political
economies Of this country teach that the greatest
source of lie Tsal.h is in its ableboded labOrers.
s1d that III the oYils arising from the increase Of
imMiultior Tere confined to the cities, and could
Do obiated h. directing il TO proper locations, and
h our own citizens acting uniformly with honesty
toward he strangers. Indeed nothing can be more
easily shown than that all the political evils said 10
result from the foreigners in our midst, were prin-
oipally caused By the dishonesty Of our own native
demsgoguea.
The Emiq6nt Commission was instituted some
ten yeCrs since, TO direct this class TO proper
homes sud 70 prevent its being burden 10 the
City and the State. The Board has mostly been
c0mpossd C our ablest, most noble minded and
benevolent citizens, who gave large part of
their tiJde 70 the service gratutOusly, and no
doubt made the best possible use of the funds aud
power IL their disposal But the cupidity and
6cd7 composed chiefly of prze-hghters and bullies,
aud Of ile clearinghouse keepers and other land
shRfks come 90 respectable that the public would
be shocked tc hear their names mentioned, have
o. 80 plundered the strangers arriving on our
shores as 70 prevelt them from leaving the City,
CI cfusco item to become charges to the Commits
SOD, here 20 veil ca in other places. In addition
10 which he ofices of the Department in this City
have often been driven about from place to place,
II the request Of property holders and Others from
INC absurd fear that their health would suffer or
their rents be lowered
Nov, wben t last place (the Castle Garden
bls teen procured, and all possible arrangements
m50o to guard the health of the City to prevent
poverty and beat advance the interests of the
Thole countIT, these fellows dishonest occupation
having gone, hue and cry is raised against the
Euigant Commission which outrages al decency.
| texture &c Say Of the treatment Of the emigran,s
by TIE runners that the annals of cruelty rarely
ever recorded the Ike, and yet the half has not
beer told II to journals of the day 1t might be
vel DOUBTED whether the harpies referred to ever
Lad feeling Of compassion in their hearts, for
they never scrupls about taking the last dollar
iicu The pctrest enigrant, frequently leaving him
hsf naked in the less cruel storm, or knocking
him shout If he murmurs, to send him senseless
down the nearest area OF alley.
I 9 res lize the idea Of extreme barbariy lei Us
Tor & moment imagine ourselves strangers on for
sigl shore, abused, preyed upon, scoded al and de-
u Cd il & similar manner to the emisrant upon
our vhcr-es Why, the suilerings of the emf
grant throughout, from all causes, almost equal
tho horrors # the "middle passage" of the Slave
trade. The runners and Others pretending to be
sggTieysc by the Commissioners of Emigration,
represent Themselves a body OF citizens needing
support Int the City would be better off without
then; The acts Of violence of a large part of them
ere constant cause Of expense to the City as well
81 Of terror 10 the weak and their illgotten gains
Only &c 70 support and encourage the lowest of our
City nuisances, such as brOthes, dog-hghts, &c
Considerable stress is no doubt laid upon the par
tiLlity which they assert has been shown; but
those familiar with the course of the Commission
know that il il usually just, and that It's errors Of
Judgment are few. Such, lIessrs Editors, are the
c3nclrsicrs srriyed ct from the long experience
cf6 DlsPENsAEY Physician.