The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-08
information from the People.
TO TUE EDITOR on riip HHSAID.

Ngw YoRk, Sept B. 1866.
Az the risk of offending quarters cannot
belp following INV sense of duty by calling attention 10
certain abuses Of such aggravated charsres N u 10.
vite redress In the Of decepcy and hnmenisy
The arsi case has reference the technical manage
men, Of the Pension Oincc bclied this basement 81
an, Cus,om House ANYBODY passing Exchange place
will %, every monthly recurrence olserve long string
of pecpe representing all gradaticns OF soce,y and
sge and consisting in great part ~ women sno
.Jadirs . standing in Snge ME along the side
walk A. slow rate the bead msn o head
woman advances and desccods step by step INTO
The basement room where the pension business u
,ran-,cted closing up nay tghtlyyery tightly closing
mn man ~ a boy-an old young one, ~ the case
NAV he--a sckly one somebody or snybohv
pushes on and honis half day upon The beer OF
womsnalsos Young or an old one plain or .ehned--the
mother the daughter orthe widow on national 'icu'n
and hero Sunshine or Fain, cold blast and sp"ws'o,m
uhe abuse existed since last wnter there s IN tins
sbapefn spectacle exhibited indifference, hcartess-
pe- AN insult Bfsrny outrage scandal ana more
than thatthcre N national ienomny and degradation
orr,ed under or very hag one SHOULD never suppose
po-sibe in a country whore the dignity oi man wac Ia.
Tended 10 be- than merely 90 unmeauing word and
where an uncyil treatment OF woman ought justly 10
he resented o. crime. May lie tho-. entrusted with
this pension business understand their oiicia business
we'll but should not he held that United stMes oH
GERS above eli, he gentcrnen'
IN. second refers TO hsrbsYians fron the other
side NJ the Atiantc--'hc officers Q, The Hamburg saa
part Of our Custom House, 10 whom rghuully snd
lawfully belongs The case " not only vevoitius, but "
dangerous 10 public health mean the nyercrowd-
ing. badly ventaflng, v0rse provisioning and wofte
treating 90 board of United States mail svansst,ilr
sha NOT epumerate but prepared a. ssihstautmte
IN. CON pains by hundreds 81 ~inesses How far the
correct n az any abuses within the line sf duty Of
the Health Oeer 1t Quarantine. appointed by the State
~ New York do not knew bra think III. Swinburnf
will know or should know Yet ] aware there cssts
srne thing like excellent nted States Passenger law
ian regulate the carriage ~ passengers N steam
shps and other vessels, approved March =, lsbs rro
yidng undor section nine the Collector OF the port VIII
all tho required power al control BY directing be In
spectors OF casoms' 20 report 'ssout All befc things
Has II been dOpef
The Assistant Collector whom the case Tor onse by
Nj Draper had been rel erred strenwusy assured
always hoe beeb-soDtorally assured 'al the laws o
the CUSTOMS have, at all timer, ip all their exens beci
| Executed" he II g. Well certainly ~ they have
| whyS Sure enough, tho reports have been NIL r'ght
Yet til would prove the actual aOndision or viines
be 80 Ear corresponding With thesseports or has
iivr repes the rscris lsie 10 corrcxIond win III
actual condition Of thing thct dhrepce ~ one % t
w ilrce hun<lrcd twp twho ever countedN wouh
seeu b. OF small consequence 70 sBybcey eise ~
~. ditrc,iy Interested parties sm assured Of and h.
Iiese ~ tie excellent ,nlity " the obsmpaene IN W
br,t "aen; ~ sugf and bcfese AL S"ns the rosie
poBton IN the "baDWcen decks
some chance for reforvr inhesd' W ------,
Iata Army, now Custems oGseer