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"All these men have been in my employment during the present season. They have worked by the season, month, or week, most of the time; part of this time I paid them a commission."

"I have," continues James Roach, "looked over the list of persons mentioned by Mr. Smethurst as being employed by him, and it is correct as far it goes; the following names should be added:

And others to whom we paid small sums at various times during the season, among whom was Ralph Schoyer at $37 50 per week, etc."

The list of these frauds, continued, as before stated, until the year 1855, could be multiplied ad infinitum, but the instances which we have enumerated are sufficient to show the utter helplessness of the emigrants against the imposition and deception which were practised upon them. It is a reproach to humanity that these infamies continued so long.