The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-25
The ErgCgAxT RUNNERS, RING.


WAsHIsaroN Nov. "a, 1853.
The importance and magnitude OF the whiskey
and Treasury ring operations has very nearly kept
from public knowledge tie fact that ring OF the
second magnitude has been quietly In operation here
since 1863. In lobby parlance it Is known as the
em!grant runners ring and 1t certainly Is no myth
II created the Bureau OF Emigration In the State
Department, lobbied through Congress IAN act To
encourage emigration" approved July 1854; helped
itself to l4Ts a2S OF public domain, through
the Indian treaty system without paying one dollar
into the national Treasury, and has now the follow
ing named three important bills pending in Con-
gvess:--
"A bill 10 establish, uuder the direction OF TIE Sec
rotary OF State, agencies Great Britain, Germany,
sweden aud NORWAY. for the promotion OF emgra-
ton TO the United states.n Introduced by Hon ig-
"A bill to establish an unpaid emigration agency
at Liverpool, Glasgow aud Dublin, in Great Britain
"A bill 10 provide for the encouragement OF eIo-
grafton To the United States.n Reported from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs by Hon. shelby N.
CuiioDl. Ordered TO DC printed and recomiDittcd.
Several similar schemes are on foot and VIII DO
pushed to q final passage this winter.
ought, perhaps, 10 state here, 20 show the origin
OF the ring, that the efforts OF fhe New York city
and State authorities TO break up emigrant running
and swind!ng developed the fact that there
was o great deal OF money In the business
OF capturing and "dong fMn emigrant,. This
important pecunary fact stimulated the formation
OF sundry benevolent associations To promote" and
"sid" emigration, enlarged the ring somewhat Ivy
the Infusion OF new material and capital, and trans
ferred its principal field OF operations nom Castle
Garden and your City Hall TO the lobby OF Congress
This rings 1rst victory the law above referred
to, passed by Congress and approved July d 1864.
The second section Is as follows
And be further enacted, shall
made by emgants 70 he United States 10 forega countries
Commissioner whereby the emgrants shall pedg. the
pay expenses Of their emigration valid
"a. and may Be snS.sa 70 n Csnr. Of s gad
vances 40 stipulated Ia the contract and ne contract 70
emigrant shsl SETTLE shall operate upon any
thereafter acquired By enrsni, whether The Home
Otherwise acquired, until liauiis.d By the smieran,.
Five other sections Of the law empower The secre-
tary OF state to appoint Commissioner OF Emigra
ton with salary Of ~ 500 per year. and three AZ
sistants at salaries from I 400 10 $500 each per
year, the Secretary may designate, the whole TO
| constitute a "Bureau OF Emigration under tie
control Of the state Department. Another section
approprates $4,000 TO pay the sinecures aud other
expensesthe nrst year.
gentleman connected with q prominent omit
grant running corporation informed rue that he got
this bill through Congress aud thought II good
! thing which it undoubtedly Is for the runners but
not very good for the emigrsns who Chance 70 be
Prominent among the emgrant aid corporation,
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| chartered under the laws OF Connecticut and ope.
/ rating under the law OF Congress above referred
10. Another concern OF similar character IL partly
organized under the high sounding title OF the Ameri.
can Board III Emigration. in It's memorial 10 Con-
gress the Board endorses the act OF 1854 suggests
from the national Treasury, and sets forth It's gene.
raj plan OF operations aud ostensibe objects, but
carefully omits NIL mention OF gigantic Indian land
specuations that the movers OF the affair are mixed
| NY In.
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hundred Thousand acres or western land CONSTANT
on hand for sale TO emgrans at four or ave hundred
per cent profit TINT hut for the runners interro=i
lion would be open to Settlement under the Home
stead law free OF charge cost other than the mere
| cern Is KNOWN az the Kansas Emigration Commits
\ sion. observe that the general agent
,,nsed sesa q, ' ,bs oo1msaly, ana has
opened an once In New York FOR the purpose OF CAV
ing advice TO the epigrants. In short the real 90.
icct Of these aid associations stripped OF all subter.
fuae aud philanthropic rhraseoogy, Is To make az
1 much money a. possine cut OF their victims by sell
Al from 400 10 1000 per cent in advance Of cost;
while emgrants who have neither money nor credit
can be sold into servtude 10 accordance WIN ac' o.
portaton, or fulni contracts made IN ioreign ooin
ines where relative values are little understood ~ ~
A an example OF tue way the American Emigrant
/ Company conducts its business In this respect vii
quote portion OF letter from their general agent
| ~ . gentleman IA Mobile. 1t " ~ follows;--
InmioAs EsIanArr CoxrANYi
4 Nav XosK DEE. III, 1850
l n. r. sIitzryy, Mobfs, Ala, -
ssctned favors 18th and Both u Aud lst Al came
| safe " hand on the 9Th instant, enclosing -,
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Also orders for eight HANDS FOR T. T. Rennr sh twenty
sis hands for kaoon. think II quite prornple We ~
sepgy these orders sstis'actorry out two " hrss m'
| q dsssl musi be setlet
Asto the mode OF transportation Wish you would N ~
csscs bear N mind, when possible, 70 send by ~
~ losing will be less than BY rail, aud VIII % mus
cheaper and although don't guarantee The sae 1eiyeJ
NJ parties when under tbs care OF cnnlutigr II
ye will lie always much safer way W gel INSTRUCTION.
" send conductor along when tbere W Msc nnnbet 70 n
| JOHN WILLIAMS,
| GENERAL Agent for Emigration.
r0t "risk CT oaipgn read risk running away y anc
fof acOnduCtOf read 'oyerseer and ron VIII see we
scheme ii ia uilld form " slavery OF peouan"