Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-05-31
Strike by the Boatanen--The ".

strike by the Boaiinen--The Mili,
During the past week The situation or
on the Canal a, this place, became mn.
ming from day 10 day Conlribution.
levied upon Morris Canal and Other |.
the terms upon which they were permS
pass, aud The most brutal assaults cos
upon boatmen who would not come =
measures Of those who were on the
A quarrel took place between two of n.
men on Saturday night, which resulted =
One of them, il is said, wished to procp.%
his boat, TO which the other objected
fight was with dirk knives, near thu i
lock, below South Easton, where The ds,1
of Andrcw .Schuler, was found on Sundar
ming about Cay Light. A coroner's Ju,v
summoned, and post morlem exan,.'
made by several physic ians. The se,@'
The Jury was came to his death by y"
inflicted with sharp instrument by The &
OF Joseph Ambruster, on the night Of lbs -
instant"
Ambtusier was apprehended in the c,t;.
his boat, and is COW in jail TO await his r.,
I He received but one wound, which lbon.t
rions, is not considered mortal Scbpc, =
received but one blow which entered Irf q,
naval and pierced him nearly through y
of the physicians who examined The boJv
formed US that he could not have lived y.
minutes after the inflciion of the wound
Al an early stage Of the dislarbanc,, !,
Governor was applied 10 for military h,
which he deemed II best To WITHHOLD a 4
time, directing our Sheriff 10 raise an eS.i.
posse. .comila,us. As long as the boan,,
not seem dispose 10 do any other damaged5
to suspend operations on the canal, ii Va,
the wish Of any one to use military force a
when wrils were sued out to recover po,,.
sion of certain boats, offenders screened f /
apprehension, life taken, aud The laws s..
naught by resisting aud folllng The Sheriff
his efforts 10 .perlorm his du'y,it was found
cessary to call ont a force sufficiently srn
TO remove the evil and restore order TIL
the Sheriff succeeded in accomplishing j
Monday last, by marching over with sros
posse and two military companies under C5a
Yohe and Capt. Horn.
The military and civil force arrived 4
outlet lock Of the Mauch Chunk Canal, at a5oI
10 o'clock. At This poin, the principal boc ]
ade of the public highway existed. ThebjsI
not only closed the entrance of The canal ID
formed bridge across The I.ehigh 10 Easn,
Thousands of citizens of bolh sexes occHad
the hills Oh both sides of the river, anxoq,l
waic hing The course of events--f filled with lsa1
full an,icipa,ions that the boatmen woull ress
and some lives be sacrificed But no oppn,l!r
was offered--th military remained drawn d
in a line on the tow-paih, while The Sheriff aa
his posse took possession OF The boats, al
cleared The passage up the canal. Several PEI
sons were found in The boats, agains, whom b
Sheriff had warrants, who were arrested
Some fire arms found in cabins were also rsas
possession of l-.e
Having cleared the distractions al his par
the Sheriff with part of his posse and Cap
Horns Company proceeded up the cana d
far as Freemansbufg, and returned in The ss
ming, having eflecrually accomplished his p
pose without opposition from any quartet
During he day seven or eight persons wen
taken and confined, on charges Of various bIat,
committed since the IS Strike +" commence!
making the entire number now in prison l#ea
ty-nine.
The navigation is now unobsrucled and v,
hope IL may coniinne so-the evils which haze
grown out of this " strike" are many and Will
be felt for some time TO come. The bOalna
have no doubt learned by this time that nOhlng
is gained by coercive measures and ressans
10 the authority of the law, and since Ihsi
" encampmen, II" is broken up. those who hi'a
loaded boats will proceed and deliver their ca'
goes, and those whose boats are empty, 10 re-
turn 10 where they procured them, and there >
no doubt the several companies in whose en-
ploy they are, will agree with them upon 'On'
rate of freight which will be satisfactory 10 al
concerned. We will give some further state
ments in, our next, as to the causes and efes'
of this stand which the boatmen have beea ~
duced TO iake.- Wing and Journal.