The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-16

TO rHK EDITOR OF THK NEW YORK HERALD.
was much surprised yesterday to notice the stand
the Journal Of Commerce took in relation to the bill at
present before the legislature in behalf OF law to
late pilots and pilotage for the port Of New York also
the speul and disrespectful in which ii speaks
of class of men, who, for years have given it all posi-
BILE information in relation to ship news, &C.
badly by taking decided opposition against the
los the port the worthy editor Of that respectable
two, or Ike many Of the merchants, the editor may
have been led into an error BY supPosng that the pilots
those who do not wish pilot to pay them the as
their services required and again that the pilots
expect to lay in the Horse Shoe and there speak this
class Of vessels and by doing receive the eeks and
onions, or their equivalent respectfully mentioned BY
the worthy editor Had that editor particle of
ledge OF bay he would know the Shoe Is directly
out, in place OF in the track of vessels.
Now sir 1t is hard that the present pilots should suffer
for former ones conduct and think they have BY the
proved their Willingness to cruze Off shore as thew hsye
done thereby saving large number OF vessels and many
lives.
In many they have been refused board Of
sells by masters who do not wish pilots of pilot grounds
Thousands Of vessels arriving at port refuse to pay
of shore pilotage rate establishedby the Honorable
Board of Underwriters for the that pilot is
required by them before the vessel reaches Sandy Hook
Nov would like to ask, how is it possible to please
everybody II the pilots do not cruze at they
censured by the merchants and they please this por
ton of the community they refused by the masters
OF the very vessels for whose safety they cruise.
The object of the pilots of New York to obtain law is
that they may be protected in their lawful business
all other ports by government enactng laws to
vent improper persons from acting to prevent the Ii
censng Of persons than the port requires and
compel foreign vessels to pay half piloage, they
compel our vessels to do
Now Mr.. Editor is this request unrea sonable or un
lawful
The pilots have many thousand dollars invested in
this business, their income is very small and it is
unreasonable to suppose that should be to their inter
ests doubt is to cruise of shore they would
be found skulking in the harbor.
OF is to the interests of certain portion Of
our merchants who own vessels in the coasting trade
to prevent the passage of this BILL for the that
they suppose their vessels will be liable to potage but
if they refer to the petition Of the pilots to the Honorable
Board Of Underwriters and Chamber of Commerce, they
will find their mistake
AL the principal steamer and ship Of this port
anxious for the law, and have signed petition the
legislature TO that effect.
One firm, in particular, have not only signed the
monsrance, but the petition, and should consider it
very singular If that persons signature should
weight in both cases.
The pilots under the present custom for law there is
none) neither respected encouraged and the
merchants and underwriters of this city wish to have
responsible men, and that respect themselves
placed in charge Of their vessels certainly is their
interests to have it is their duty to have law enacted
by which the pilots Of the port will receive justice.
A PILOT