The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-10

Mass Mssslrg OF tins GsrAsno In New York.
YHI CONDUCT OF sRs BRirisH eovERsAxsf Al M
0AnDO rBE GERMAN L16lON.
reaa neesasg, pursuant V pubic eal, wss held ~
evening in NE large johannes saloon, No. SO Bs~esy
Great nsTes. fsH BY ~ present IN the oo>eo No
meeting. n appears sAas II scrme, meeting hs'd N
Lam street suadry heavy charges and complaints
bad been made aganss the BYuah government ~ some
Germans Aaeiy belonging 70 the Engtnh German legion
they had engaged In the Bish service 10 America, and
hAo hec heir pssssae paid ON 10 Ba1 II Tie Sfisn CO
nnons here they enlisted according to engagement 10
he Ser legion. On heir retcrn 30 Anaercs some on
,he complain ,hat they deceived, 40, view, AIT
is bopghi Of preventing any Germans from elssgins 10
the ntiH.h eervice IN India.
At eight O'Clock he meeting called 70 ordcs by
JohIDner sq.. and on notion Charles W. Kruger was
called 10 Inc chsg Il. 4. Fallen, Esq, counsellor As AS,
was appointed Secretary.
Tne CHAIRMAN having read the call, briefly stated the
CT ran Legion and seveTsl other persons pre-
rent vhc capable Of giving al the necessary eyi
denee on 81 n,ecs 30 Interesting 20 aeImans
ins sddrts cd he Lsssw bly,, saying committee was
Chsu bers street and representations we're made
BY them IN respec. TO the German Legion Many thisgs
~sIe sa.d by shs committee which It the purpose Of
he lrtiSnt Gsembly 70 inquire into and expose IL Vas
Austrian .,myooreorsl ws;ss. ms IL no, rae. vas
6ve OIL In he Austrian army, but leE II a.
III revout'.n and o'ned Rossish toAcers) tbavea
The folio wing certificate was hero handed Tie Chair
nor, sad resa before Tie meeting
of Franc. -ss s.~r having served a. M.or Anslrl,n
= y ss 20 oar sailed ss = ., sS
nsps anvil -. c.gss va q. n ~ and he wss con-
rsssst l-ri'rs 81 -So sympaSas with pssrlosc
sa,ri'csr :, prc:ect and Assst him van,
alg IN he city OF New Yoss United sLies on ME 10Th
any sisn.a '''' KoesurH. Governor o. Hungary.
covnsrsiabsd by lis Secretary.
Several her certificates from perscrs high In oce and
dignity, both in the United SAFES and Europe. were read
In cassSion by the Secretary, allowing oil OF them tho
ban character and p5aion 0. hsor Wees, and speaking
highly Of BIN As geotle ~sr and an ofooe-.
return TO America sfser the dsbsndDg Of tho German
les en- how he had hr character os Ansri
cad czn had gone 70 work axe any cher MAJ and nsd
THIS honestly and honorab, sapp,rted his family load
coesrH) The MAJOR explained how hs cane 10 JOIN
the 6e,nar lspiop; mot lat no had deserted the
principles sf ,bety which ho lad ysshs In Hungary,
which he bad oherieocd ArheTisk; ont ,be 1--we OF
active ne ASPIRATIONS alter ayr fame and service led
o,n to enter the arms sk.l but he did nos - reIc
lions, have asserted the men CT the 3ernan legion
~ere III svaslr and resolved stripes ant wbipP,Igs
dr.y 10 ~ ,1srxn eg.on and fsnhflify performed
sE tbaV aAs "fuiseo A. hahfax none who en-
sset "s'rar egou were forced to enter be legion
rrev ~tta rec ~ akffAx 20 enhst or not 10 erl:h
ing aps =. tree ccrrSv - America None o. the
leecn eve a-nlsnst excep by court martial for
daer,ceia, copSac The Germans Of ths legion who,
belize o!.oosryed, sshed 70 couie back 10 Ameiici,
osd pee pa'esee end fully paid a thst was due "
them Trey were ,appled "isn comfortable oerhs Ioi
good Wholesome provsins. Various lo histories ~ ne
conpci Of refractory soldiers OF The go man legion
wh hsie IN New York, complaining OF treatruar
here s.ven by Iao kSj r. Especially ono Hnnarh
rh, rrc him elf IN every reppec! bal characts- srd
s-orrSt rn-ny uoneies and d.ficunes upon himself oy
right 10 comparatively Rave NOT even met Win AZ .he
rig and severity they mesfed a defamAtofy letter
FROM lbs ts.d Hainsr was here resa, making numerous
On motion wss carried unanimously tia. tie sad let
ter be Duyn; In the gss nghi which Was accordingly done
N tho Of
rsc .,7- proceeded IN ns history and Dausor- and
adouSed and osdercs ot asserted
De Into fnf details OF the treatment Of the Ser
declared hs the English govern ont hsd kept
gshh IN the rcp, and acted N, ally, faithfully and
laeraIy towards them None bot a-apss (biacn guards
ge hy,G AMI bal behaved mepl could com pain 1id
complain me ns,or proved lhAi mosl Of the complain
Of ne clsse and especially the rrgeadcr Of me
meeting In CIR street.
~ GlruEE . soldier OF the egion then smoke, aud
er,e- into acts and details giving fui and ial ccnrs
dcon 10 the assertions contained In She Chambers suee
resolutions. Ec raid thai man who conducted himse
rel bad cause 70 complain. Only the biacsgrasd.
l.npgrs could complain. Tne krghsh government did
ne. deos i've them In any respect
Mr. LAsSsa, another solder o. the German egon bore
,es ony 70 the good treat nent and oonduc. or e
r-sh eminent, and TO The bad csedrc, OF those pee
sen, he 'Fc'c nov In Sew York raising grca. cismcr
snc ru,cTy srpn,t tho Enslish governmsnL
NJ then SPOKE Of tho treatment he had met with
aTcr crt,'pg IN the United States he gave . lcag dig
unsrce account Of hts experience ard ans
tiefke complaints OF sevcfai little aArdshps he had {,
through BE travelled from Char cs,On twhcro no naa
eriset) Hstfsx ard from hcroe Goa71ri aud Ply
M u'h. IN England, AMI Hse many oihe- travellers who
tell or trer urney nss ~kat he said amounted 10 nothing
vo-sh re'.ipinr 10 remcyy.
Lieutenant Hu.IIssrs,s R then addressed the meeting
Fe dec.er tnat ser erfs,irg and serving 10 the Tag
service dcce oiion hatever was 81 time pfacsod
on hr any oshe- OF thc sojleV. The LieucaAet
tered aio msny Interesting details proving The sehood
Of the Coz moers suect comps us
Several otnc. speakers folio -cd 70 late hour Finally
reralurn friy cndor,rs the views and statements VI
rSic- wriu w're prs'od unanimously and ~ Lsclna
ton, snd tat meeting dispersed