New-York tribune., 1867-05-17
THE COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATIoM

10 the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: The following article having been sent TO
The World, and publication refused, respectfully ASK
that the facts may be printed in your columns
To ne Editor Of The World
SIR: An editorial article IN your issue OF this
morning, concerning the COMMISSIONERS OF Emgrauon,
NAV think 10 the uterance or some one VINO knew what
he was talking about IL contains rs so ex6
TO the slightest intelligent inquiry as really to DO njus.
It, by making it look much like private malice OF msdi-
In any event fhe writer deserves indynat ion for his
msstatements He says that the recent mere of emf
grants eadmoney from g TO & 90, is creating utter
In fhe shining interest The futer il any there be- ex
az d .e 10 tba iIve.oo lines horton OF whose pas
sengers destined for the Eastern States The expense
of arding these from Newiork bears heavily on the
profits OF their transportation For some time pastbe
fore the passage Of act increasing the beadnoney
these had considered the expedency OF landing their
passengers least during the Summer season, a New
port whence they be sent 10 Boston for 10 cents,
whereas their fare from NewYork is s. Thsmovement.
the merest of business and only intended to
part of the year. your article exhibits as tho new aud
direct consequence of the act OF the Legislature.
The statement regarding head-mOneys at other ports s
quite careless That at Boston, for example, which II
declared TO be 81 80 is not less than 2 and may be more
I'm the discretion of the Alien Commissioners upon ex
animation Of the passengers.
But the grand allegation OF the writer and next 70 s
varied and extensive ignorance the most remarkable
thing in the article IL that the Commissioners OF Emgs
failed fo account for 500 600 It. This take the utmost
pleasure in pronOuncing deliberate misrepresentation
Every person at all conyersant with migration matters
knows that the Commissioners are obliged 10 maze fuu
report to the Legislature IHcse rcpoTls ae uuI jain
have been regularly made. and published, and contain
ali the receipts and disbusementsor the year And In
any event the present Board the majority OF whom nave
been Office only about year, can scarcely De hea
responsible for the dongs OF their predecessors take
the liberty of suggesting incidentally that glance at the
Official report OF the Commission might he OF use as pre-
liminary to statements regarding its finances
The next that for the first time In the history OF
the Commission majority Of its members are Ditter d
icas Here by way. fancy lies the gst of all tho
mdeeds enumerated. How true and how fairly put TINS
may be from the actual list OF the preSens
Board:
Gnlian C. yerplanck President. ... Democrat.
Wilson G. Hunt, Vice-President.. Democrat.
Frederick 2. Winston. on...-.---.-------.Re .RepuDhcan
Cyrus III. JOulrel. IsepuDncdn'
Issac Il. SlnIn .-------- ------.------ lscphDnVdh'
Frederick Kapp. .RepuDhcah
Richard O'GOrlnaD ........... Democrat
Philip fSissinger er.................... Democrat
John T. Hoffman. ...---.-...-...---.-. Democrat
Samuel Booth .......... ............. Republican
Total-DemOcrats. 8; Republicans 9; counting Mr WIN
stOn as Republican, whereas the Government appointed
him as a War Democrat. The logic which could mako
this Board bitterly Radical is OF piece with the mathe-
mates which make Increase nom ~ to " So an In
crease Of CO 23 per cent .,,,.
fthe rapacity OF ship owners and agents should land
thO-e emigrans whose destination IL NewYor, at other
ports 10 be transferred to this place by railroad ana
steamboat lines, the main sufferers WOud ne ne uior
tunate emiTants themselves, who would not only loss
the protection and guidance they receive at Castle Car
den destitute could not be cared for Oy the
Emigrant Commission, which is expressly proplted Dy
law from expending any of its funds on any emgrants
except those for whom the head-money has been psid
and these only such come directly 10 the Port OF
In conclusion it seems TO me that the names OF the
citizens composing the Board OF Emigration should pro-
tect from assaults not founded more substantially than
this They doing noble work, doing II well, ana
without ay compensation whatever, end with no oter
aim than the good OF the emf grant and the honor OF tne
state of New.York JUsrIOs.