New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-18

in their power by sl sots of fahrications they sue
pt,ipg the sst dollar Gus OF the pocks@ oil we
pCoret ,liss of epigrabts, and TO drect those VINO
ave few dollars left TO the West OosrdnR'non''S
here where thew are detained under preteXt or
other a. long their money lass, aud then thrust ln
the street.
Advances paid on passage tickets, Sir, are almost
'rvsisl lost TO the migrant. In 81 Of d. ''i'o 80
case Of severe s;ckp' &C. when the pateut semitic the
Hospia-snd In case the purchaser OF such New orK
ard Erie Railroad ticket NJ ii frequently happens IL
cent from Europe 10 Quebec or New-Orlesns. where
it is an entirely WORTHLESS piece OF paper ezemPd san,
adioSdJ or it, after arrival be should change his mind
40 +, main in New.York, the money prepaid by hu
- tsp, bssk lie considered ss the com mission dne
to the agent in Europe.
And with men who have such booking agencies es-
tsblsl ed all over Europe, we breathe here under the
came roof make contracts with them, grant them priv
OF The most importan. nature, and hand the r.
lees stranger TO their tender mercee, or, what
wore, ~ mercy of their oyer-zealons employees
In the and for the bsnett Of this wrongsd AMI
much abused poor people, and faithful TO the trust I'M
posed upon me by my constituents, bsve repeatedly
urged you to abosh this abomic able system of frs1d
viii has stood coldemed for years; butnotwitnsand
ing hi tnir have not been able TO obtain any re1rers
Nay more year after year it has been continued, aad
strange II ay appear to the unsophiaicsed it he's
been wiuked az by the very protectors OF those emil
grants, who pay 81 head for their profession.
Mr. President, this Board speaking in its documents
published years ago, Of the booking system, and
denounc,ng it as in every way Injurious % h .ri-
grant little better than swining, says EN- nhat
c,y in conclusion that lite abolition was demanded by
the law of humanity
But why, Sir having evidently recognized slch
abolition as dictated by huusr y why, ask. Is this
law Of humanity not carried out by thoae whose duy
it is to carry it out
agree fully with this Board-the booking system Is
n swi1dle Aud now having agreed together let us
strike at the root of the evil and let annhi ate tn
swpd,es spd chargers in Europe This cannot be done
in a more effective way than by ejectiDg the employers
of those shsrpers from Castle Garden.
Mr. President, on the 18th OF April handed you
rem optrsDce against the gr ibtiug Of any privileges
in Cas- le Garden to those general agents, whose
eubsgents were carrying on the Europesn booking
system for them. That remembrance was signed by
the ex-PreeidtDt of the German Society, men who
have been members Of this Bard; il was further
sQnd by the Board Of Deputies of ten benevolent AID
enjg ant societies, aid by the present Board OF D-
rectoJs Of the German Society, but that very argu-
meItaiiye and important document was referred to
that cIcumlocuon ofice-cslled the Castle Garden
Committee. That wss the lsst / heard of it. aud
things have remained IN the same condition az they
were before This Sir very far from the execution
Of the law of humanity ard therefore, in order to test
the intention Of this Board offer the following reso-
lIioIs:
Re.cred That bill the Cste Garden Emgran Depot
be refused all those who se connected with eus IN
Ptred Ibs, the agreement heretofore made BY this Board
np ohices in Europe. be car eelied forthwith.
MIR. Curtis asked if there was quorum present,
bu, no ore al swe5ed.
Mr. PURDY then to'k the floor and denied most EN-
phatical that the Board in any way concerned in
hs booking system snc that tae Commissioners could
not rfere with any transpOr alton arrangements in
Europe. II Their any wrongs or grievances here
be would strive TO redress them.
Atr some deeultory debate, it was resolved to refer
the matter to he Castle Garden Com riee.
TIE Board then edioutned when al acrimonious
discussion arose between Mr. Purdy ard Mr.. Jrlliug.
bsus tie former cepsurng the later for giyiog pub
icity to such matter, a1d not aft rding an opp1rtu-
nit, for relu,ation Of the charges against Mr Weed