The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-14

COL WEY MOUTH was called on aud took the chair
in the absence Of the regular chairman. He made
no speech, bot call being made for Tomlinson, that
gentleman came forward.
Mr. THEODORE Il. TOMLNsoN said-Fellow citi-
zens: A man who speaks on every public occasion is
apt either 10 impair his influence injure the
cause he advocates. / have been admonished not to
come and address you; have been told that this
was meeting Of runners baggage-smashers and
thieves. come here to advocate 10 man who plum
ders the eniarant, but to sustain men engaged i'm
calling recognised by the law, and ~ preserve our
beautiful Battery inviolate. know that much evil
il often done under the garb Of philanthropy. The
Commissioners Of Emigration were authorised to
locate q bti!ding for the accommodation OF emf
grants. TheJ might locate il on the Battery In the
Park in Union square, but wherever they located 1t
you would hear the protest OF the people. II un-
derstand the vocation Of an honest runner II il this
he the agent ofa house steamboat line, compe
Ing with other houses and steamboat lines; and such
competition ii is right to have II you place within
Castle Garen one or two railroad enterprises, TO the
exclusion OF others, would not their agents forward
the interest Of their employers at the expense u
the emigrantsl But these runners able to speak
for themselves, and I will only speak in favor OF
this bcautitnl spot.
Mr.. Tomlinson then proceeded TO eulogise the
timehonored associations with which the place had
been connected and on retiring, was favored with
three Chez.
Captain James N. TURNER WIS next introduced and
addressed The meeting. He said he came here 10.
night with the express intention Of giving utterance
to his sentiments in regard to the ndignity cast
upon the citizens Of New York. anu to join them in
raising protest against thus taking the people =
property ard appropriating IT to use which viii
sow dseaec and death. But even were il not appro-
prated to such use, he would have objected 10 it,
being taken from those uses TO which the spot had
hitherto been consented. IL is high time now tbst
we shouid devote this sacred spot to the uses Of
he wt utaVS xytI Io f1 e
your housl into hospitals. (Groans) lfit had been
known that Castle Garden would have been con
vered into an emigrant depot the Law would never
have been passed. IL was passed by the efforts ot
capitalists. IL was the contest OF money against
labor, and of course capital was successful These
capitalist control the eectious aud the legislators.
They say "Thesc runners divide among them some
$4,000 year, and we might asSwell have that
large sum IN our own hands And go they get 40
this monopoly. Though this i a law, l. i 10 A
moral seize just lawi (Cries Of mo, no.') Then
we must take the legitimate and constit itional
means oi removing the evil, by meeting aud pro-
testing against it (Hurrah. You all may rccol.
lect that tor years past these grounds aud thu
bnding have been appropriated 70 the pleasure. o
The peorie. How i the scene changed! Who
would desire today 10 see their children or wvc
come arl walk here as in times pastY fcrics Of
s'Nobody.) Then Is this JUSTICE t"No.') IL j. a
sin in the eyes Of God and should be regarded in
the eyes OF men. am told, too, that this Castle has
become q fortress. (Shame, shame For WHAT No
10 protect cmgrants but 10 prevent honest men from
viewing The acts Of those who control this matter
Thepeople at large desire to accommodate emf grants
but not in place where danger and disease would
result 10 hcm. In conversation with on OF tnese
Emigration Commissioners, he replied to gentle
man, Never mind what the people ssy--thc Law
has giysn us the right tGroans.) Never mind
what tn people say The voice ws, o. The people Il
held ton zh,y "a voice" To protect the rights o
the peopio.) II Is, that while they acknowledg,
the supr macy Of the law they also insist upon the
right TO protest against H.. (Cheers) This actor
Of the Commissioners IA not just; and while We ex
4end our protection TO the omigrauts We must ala
protect o own citizens. But 20 pass from tnis. w
must trs UP all the glorious "Reminiscences o
the past should we not respect the deeds and relic
Of osr .efathersl And Il 80, why should ~ r.
ceiye a pcst.houe In midst. (Hurral Agi
tate up The last moment I'll that huildn0 and i
gog,e.. g.asiaieyacss sSy sssssa e ygG LeyA ~.