New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-14
CASTLE GARDEN-THE BROADUAY
RAILROAD-THE LOBBY.
10 me Editor Of The n. y. Tribune.

To ne Editor Of The ~ T. Tribune.
SIR: Your correspondent, In his letter in your
paper of to gay, seems to have strangely mlsuuder-
stood my position in relation to the Castle Garden in
yes,igatou. / have not been in auy sense or AZ coy
me an accuser Of the Commissioners Of Emigration.
On the contrary, have freely awarded to them all
hat is their due for Il cir public and unpaid services.
At tie same tine, have been opposed to any attempt
to suppress prevent full inquiry into the procei-
rgs of that establishment, and, when found great
zeal of furious and unnecessary defamation about the
rights of citizen to have counsel to advise him what
he should should not answer to questions about the
mane cement at Castle Gardeu it seemed to eyace a
desire to embaTass the inquiry.
Against this movement, by member, representing
Republican constituencies demonstrated, and backed
by your energetic protest demonstrated with success
The investigation went ON, and, upon the exaun .tiOn
If Mr. COLokn, the essee OF the Garden, IL appeared
that an association exstcd for the transportation of
enie rants from shpbOard to the Garden, asd from the
Garden to the railroad depot-that this arsocldion re-
ceived twenty per cent on all tickets sold TO emigrans
and that b. Is not permitted TO know the names OF
bs associst,s As this information was bOth
novel and mysterious, snd somewhat Inconsistent
with the publicity properly belonging 10 the manage
me Mt Of a instituted by the state for p1Dc
purposes attention was called 10 my second commune
cation to these features Of the transaction, aud the
evidence cf Mr. Weed he's shown that such an assoca-
ton was iormed-thst it was 10 receive twenty per
ceLt of the tickets sold in the Garden, which, after
paying expenses 10 be divided among certain per,
sous and interests designated by hun He also stated
that this ent had rot resulted n any benest
TO ii ose interested, profits had been msde, 80
that one end OF the association had not been ATTAINED
How far this arrsn cement wa made known 10 the Con-
uis.iouers and 70 which of them, does not appear.
HAT it was unknown 10 some Of them, IL certain and
it j. equally Gel. tain that It was carefully concealed
from tie public, whose judgment must now be passed
upon lite prOprety.
While ain commenting upon your correspondents
view of my con nuncetors, ALLOW me to correct the
Editor of TIE " J.. Ttmcs in his remarks upon my
letter respe citing the Broadway Railroad. The Eitor
does not find it "easy 10 what zeal for freedom
has to 90 with railroad
Nor do /; but can see, ari so can he, that when
certain political influence IL invoked, and that sue
G. ssfully to take bill which is 20 give frsnchise
worth a million 10 certain comparatively I'M
known out 81 order on the calendar without n0'ce,
without debate or amendment, and to pass II INTO
law by means OF the Preyi US Question, there Is
power at work inconsistent with fair and honest egs
atior-bst the lobby Is again active and pIedomi-
nsut in tie Legislature; and If hnd II more success
mi with Republicans than With Democrats, may be
excused for obiectipg to Influence that can be toll
Grated ONLY when il is nnseen and which mus prove
is,sl 10 any party which il controls J. Be-
sBapu. April r. la5S.