The New York herald., 1850-04-30

STATES IsLAsD April ~ 1919.
Tr~v<udess Ercse~~xs Sssea IsssS Tr.,eaeS Ra,.
n~s tsfu~s" ~ isiandrs and ysw jersey
good deal CT exoitement exists on oar i.isna ni
IN tho adjoining counties ofScw Jrrsey In
~ recent attempt OF the Jersey oys.c~sa 30 revive
sad epfcrcc law pA-ci by that slate In 1920 prohI
Lifting .he citizens Of other states under penslty o,
prsonmrrt and eonfsoson OF vessels from dshinx "A
the tide waters Of New Jersey Thls law hss
dead letter on tho statute book Of New Jcrsoy by
reason of its uneonstitutionality un,n about three
wscss sso, when The Jerseymen OF Bergen township
got their dandcr up" and assembled in largo NUN
bers with great flourish OF drums fes and ma la,
muse. and passed divers re~ol utons, full of and
birthstone. and breathing slaughter end vcogesnce
egsnst their Staten Island ncighbors, II they should
to ash in their waters Tho Islanders resolutely
rights and not to bluned of BY the little state
Of New Jersey called public meeting Of their citizens
on the 9th ofApril, to take Into consideration the
alaf ming state Of asrs aud In the meantime resolved
to pursue the tenor Of their way and Ash for oys
tsrs in Newark Bay ns usunl The Jerseymen did not
nolest them for several days until they discovered
An isolstrd skf, with three OF our young mon
fishing. when about dozen persons from the shore
made descent. took them prisoners Of war, and
carried them before a magistrate, whore they
fnec $40. aud compelled to treat the company. Km-
boldentd by their from four ve skf loads
descent on Thursday last upon Staten Island soop,
lying at anchor in Newark Bay. with two three Of
her men taking up oysters. When our men saw tho
armed bosts coming from the Jersey shore, they re
treated board the sloop, where they
rounded. The Jersey Blues presented their muskets,
tionni ,uprSn IN. iandsrs armed an onr n'Un With
stones and hsndspikes replied that they must come
and take them. The men in the boats gradually ap-
preached the soop, all the time threatening to fire,
and permitted to land upon tho deck. when the
grappl.d with them, and just then more boats
filled with men coming to the rescue from Staten
Island. the Jerseymen with tho true discretion OF
their Dutch ancestors fed. leaving two prisoners
ofwsr These were afterwards discharged upon their
parole OF honor.
Thus stands the matter at present. Both Of the
belgerent parties full Of Are and vengeance and
l fear blood will yet be shed. You shall be regularly
informed Of the progress Of the war The Jerseymen
threatened to charter steamboat. arm and man her
and capture all engaged in the fisheries Verify little
Jersey is sorne The true blood of Communipaw flows
in the veins Of her children.
In the meantime. immense public meeting Of the
citizens of Staten Island held at Port Richmond
on Saturday evening last Several thousand dollars
were subscribed and n committee appointed to
employ counsel purchase munitions Of war. SC. and
the following preamble and resolutions adopted
and directed TO be published in your valuable psper
Whereas The inhabitants Of tho State Of New Jersey
Of the s tie tide 81 that
and have By arm. and threats of violence
state and deter them from tho reeeeabe enjoyment Of said
esch have rights and privileges IN he tide
SLATE, hs1e and b. s n
the exercise OF such rights is unjust unconstitutional and
Resolved That the ciens % the State Of New York have
hvsys enjoyed and intend still to enjoy the rights and
privileges the fisheries in the tide
which he citizens of that state have; and
determined to aer and vndcAe such rights and privi-
leges At all hazards, and under all circumstances
Resolved, That the inhabitants Of New Jersey having
always enjoyed the ee and privileges of the fisheries
the tide ~sters Of the State Of New York in with
ctrens and in beyond citrens
1t and proper that h ould have the rghts
and privileges in their wate's as heretofore.
Resolved That will protect each and all Of ct-
gems in the peaceabc Of said fisheries and that
committee Of FIVE he appointed whose duty shall
md take an other lawful steps for ha, purpose
Resolved That subscription be Immediately opened
raso funds sufficient protect and defend citizens II
necessary and to tet the Of the Law OF
New Jersey, which attempts infringe rights.
Resolved That tho proeeedings Of this meeting he published
in the Nev York Herald, and be struck of in handbs
After the foregoing preamble and resolutions
adopted an account Of the proceedings OF q meeting
held In to this subject in 1884 aud opinions
three eminent counsel the consttutionality of the
New Jersey oyster law then ad to the meeting