Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-31


THE GUARANTEE LAWS AGAIH.-In one Of the
penny papers yesterday article in favor Of the
Management Of affairs at Staten Island and from its
tenor we should Judge that the writer had been mis-
informed in many important particulars. There can
be no doubt in the mind of any person who has sx-
aminsd the NATTER that the quarantine regulations Of
the port of New York have been partially admins
tered-and as they have, the fact should be made
public.
The true state Of one is this The pilst boat
Lafayette arrived here early this month from Havana
where she had been during the prevalence ofthe vel.
low fever the island She laid there for some time
for sale, but in consequence Of her drawing too much
water the government would not buy her, nor would
the slave factors for they fearful Of losing her
in the way that the Wyoming has b. en- lest
Therefore she returned to this port. Immediately
after her arrival here she commenced cruising as a
pilot boat, and supplied several healthy vessels with
pilots, and thus endangered the lives Of every ore ON
board. The health officer, DIR. Rockwell, well knew
whence she came, but notw outstanding he permitted
her to cruise we have mentioned. Soon after
boarding two three ships, the yellow fever broke
out, and every man attached to her sickened with
the disease. Two of her crew have died, and the
balance recovered. Several of them were permitted
the atmosphere was strong with the contagion, and
Lockman, one Of the pilots, died in Grand street
with the yellow fever contracted on board of her
The penny paper to which we allude, states that
Lockman would not have reached the city, but would
have sickened at Staten Island had not the log book
ofthe Christoval Colon been mutlated, and perjury
committed by the mate. How foolish-how nconsis.
tent this is. when the writer must have known that
shi n defa mod at Owo =.
now-and also from the report in his own pa
per, that the mutila,ed log book was discover
ed before single person attached to the ship
merely prove what have already said, and what
of affairs at Staten Island.
From all can learn, it appears very plain that
political bias is permitted to influence the admins
tratisn OF the quarantine laws When the health and
the veal of five hundred thousand persons-we will
go no farther than this districts erned nothing
can be more reprehensble than to have them placed
in jeopardy by the political and polit-
Cal bias Of single individual. There cannot be the
slightest question but that the quarantine manage
pent OF New York is miserable, and should be cor
rccted. II our own brother was Health officer, and
ne should endanger the health and commerce of this
city by his partial and unjust management, we would
without hesitation, publish the fact to the world
The welfare Of five hundred thousand, and conse-
quenry the veal of fifteen Millions is not to be trifed
with.
The only way to preserve the health of New York
from foreign disease, and the of the city
from declining, is by having the Quarantine laws
strictly and impartiay administered, and until they
are SO the neghboring cities will take advantage of
the mismanagement and gradually draw our West
india trade to their marts. This is Of serious i'm
portanee and should be- attended to ere il is too late
II is already affecting Why is it that passengers
lrsm the tropics prefer taking passage to Boston in
the summer months? 1t 10 because they are never
detained DR.. Smith at Rainsford Island conducts
his business impartiay and there is no city in the
Union SO healthy as Boston.
One word more. The laws Of this state saw that
passengers unless they have been fifteen DAYS from
the tropics, cannot come within three miles Of the
city OF New York till that time has expired Very
good But can any enc inform us how the passcn-
gers get to Saratoga and how do they approach
this city in going up the river. How AM where do
they get on board the Long Island Sound Steamers
to go to Bostoni Whose boat carries them to the
different steamersl These questions we wsuld like
to have answered 1t is important that they should
be known.
o. Mr.. Ponsett has arrived in this city, On his
way to Saratoga, to ioin His Democratic Majesty in