The New York herald., 1845-02-08

NEW York PiLors.-We perceive by the Albany
papers, that the pilots of this city have petitioned
the Legislature respecting their wrongs, and that
Governor Wright has sent in special message on
the subject, in which he observes that the de.
mands of the pilots are just, and recommends the
Legislature to call the attention of Congress to
them.
The memorial of the pilots claims either that the
restrictions OF the State pilot law shall be repealed,
that all the pilots of this port shall be subjected
to the same restrictions. Is not this fair and JUS
enough
We annex few extracts of the Governor
message -
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
ALBANY, Feb. 8, ls45.
herewith transmit memorial from the pilots of New
York which has been placed in my hands by committee
from the body Of the pilots, with request that would
S be sd ss5s the and invoke s
that class oil public commercial agents to comply with
their request
Long before the establishment of the Federal Govern
ment the State Of New York. as colony, and as a State
OF legislative regulation and after that time up to ths
passage by Congress- OF the act OF 1887 before refer ed
TO- had been subject and only subject to its exclusive
legislation This with the extensive and constantly in
creasing commerce OF that port had naturally raised up
body opilos who made plotting vessels into and out
that port their profession calling and who depended
upon business for the support and their
families The rigid provisions in reference to their quail
ncaons and skill which had for long term OF year, che
profession difficult and expensive in the requirement and
the policy of those laws to give Commensurate
to pilots duly and legally licensed. believe may say
that body Of men, during all this period the pilots
with the pilots Of any other port in the Union or in the
world, whether to their fidelity and skill pilots,
their patriotism and re'pectability as citizens.
Acting under the impression that these charges of
ing been the cause of the loss Of two vessels just
ly made against the pilots, is passed
the law Of 1887 which has been quoted having for
obj ct to introduce competition from the adjoining sat
of Jersey to break up the supposed injurious mono
poly, and to vigilance the part of the pilots
1t cannot fail to be that this legislation the par
Of Congress- partial in it's application only al
of which embraced boundary between states
state operate in another give to license granted
by the authority Of stae force in another appears 4
me to be equally unsound and dangerous assuming
that Congress may mode Of exercising federal pow
adopt the legslaton existing prospective. Of thu
states aud give federal extension and supremacy
stead Of egslang itself to carry the power into effect
These objections appear exist against the law
Congress Of 1887 without questioning the full power Of
Congress gislate itself as to the whole subject Of p
lets and potage power the existence of which il is not
my purpose to admit or deny upon this occasion:
lieve to the satisfaction Of ALL and to produce the unver
sal admission the charges instituted against the New
Hork Ss were ana nst the los.
fault their part This disposed CT the ground upo,
which Congress undoubtedly, induced to attemp
this partial exercise Of s authority the subject OF
pilotage.
The State legislation consequent upon this excitement
of feeling, entire new law for the licensing and
pilots of the Port of New York. which
was passed the 18th day of April 1887 but little
than month after the passage Of the law OF Congress OF
that year.
Other provisions Of rigid and character uron
and the charges plotting every vessel in or out Of tn
port are specifically fixed
Nor were they, as universal or even general rule
citizens inhabitants of another State but residents o!
the city with themselves, who having taken IL
pilots in fair weather, and landsmen in foul, il that
should be their peasureentrely at liberty to follow the
when the hazards are least and is most full
and to leave the stations to the regularly licensed pilots
Of the State at all other times in case they should hnd
that course most pleasant or profitable.
Such has continued to be the state Of things since the
passage act Of Congress Of 1887 and the State law
lations unequal the New York Pilots have just
for complaint They claim that either the law of Con-
gress should be repealed and all the pilots Of the port
State law that the restrictions Of the State law should
be removed from them and they left like the pilots who
msni Of the law Of Congress 70 nv mind this demano
to be just, and know of nobody to which
pilots properly appeal to do them this justice
TO the legislature of their own State
The New York Pilots have for years applied in vain h
Congress repeal its law, and they thei,
own legislature and ask Of II lend them its weight in
the renewal of that application to modify its
legislation place them upon equslity with others
under the law of Congress My own impression 10 that
If the legislature should consider wise and proper to in
woke the attention Of Congress to the inequality and nu
ce caused by the law of 1897 and to the dangers Of M
of port of New York Of repeal Of the
law and abandonment OF ali the pilots Of the port Il
the loose and Indefinite regulations Of the Congress
the would be repeal Of that act leaving
again the whole subject to the regulation of the legis
the adoption Of the federal constitution safely repos
ed In any event. think the petitioners entitled to thu
careful attention of the legislature and respectfully
quest that attention for them.
sILAs WRIGHT
In the House, Mr. JoNEs moved that the message an6
documents be referred to the Committee Commerce
and Navigation, andthat Ave times the usual number
copies be printed.
The reference was carried and the motion to print 70
ferred.
1t is to be hoped that the legislature will prompt
ly take up this matter and carry out the views o
Governor Wright. 1t is then to be hoped that Con
gress will act justly and wipe out the unequal Law
affecting this worthy and danger-bravng class o
our citizens.
Mr.. EDIToR:-
We have constant complaints from every quartet
of the city about the filthy and ridiculous manne
in which the streets are suffered to remain. an