The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-20
The Quarantine Question.
10 THR EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.


RICHMOND, e. l., Nay Is, 1857.
AZ much exct.mon, exists among people the CUB
Jet VI removal or Quarantine 10 Princes Bay, and ss some
have been committed by persons, a. yet unknovn
by firing the buildings, &C.. and ~ these excessos arc
charged people, propose through your columns 70
give the public true statement OF the Of this
element FAR the lact have 70 my knowledge
and thereby appeal TO candid public Zoe their Judgment
between and those style oppressors. To do
in ineligible IL will be necessary show Tho
business be interferod with and tie o have
been treated by the State officials
A. 10 the business say, and ready 10 chow n,
any proper tme that not less than five hundred thousand
dollars worth Of property must be destroyed and the bust
ness entirely broken up for the future and largo
tel 10 be established al the place contemplated and we
say that this arran ement has been effected by tho Com
mlssonors with the greatest secresy while unsuspec,
Ing citizens have been in sood faith depsiung their pro
pery on these grounds, without the least warning
notice OF the ruin that 10 follow and that had
right 10 expect an ythiDg OF the kind.
To show th last u viii DO necessary 10 30 back b tho
last fan political campaign II Is well known here that,
notwithstanding the e1citemeit which ont Of the
Presidential contest neither OF the parties dared 10
take the Nod without openly declaring their dcicralna.
ton 20 NIL Efforts N tho quarantine from t7e
sand-- that each candidate for the Assembly chosen
much With reference 10 tie accomplishment OF ur
object a a. any her The republican uarty won In tho
Contest Ia the Legislative organization enc OF our c,.
appointed Secretary 10 the Governor. With tho
principles laid down az have shown at The canvass aud
that tho former commission, AFTER thorough examination
OF all tho localities on tho south shore of our island in.
GLIDING this place pronounced against them totally Bndt
for such purpose We MI unaiimou united IN petition
Bg for tbs removal from the Gland. And tho passage
Of he BIZ when another Of our citzes was appointed
told by fome q our citizens, who had visi Cd Albany
during the winter, that from what they whllo IN
Albany, before the passage Of tho btu, that would b.
heated at TIE place and that Sandy Hook was no,
wanted, ana would not be obtaiucd, - u could be-
dd not believe g. For the before forth We
did nod believe thai set or could be found des
iuio &C principle and reckless, they mas be, 70 attempt
20 great wrong Besides, the bill passed by tic r,s
aiure 81 remove contemphtcs such thing, and u
only by stretch or construction equal " the elasticity OF
lcir own con cienccs that Il can be done If can DO
done all by IL IN order " show the siro
&c the manager, VIII g. into the particulars of their
movements as hr as We have discovered ,som. They
81 and he sgre"meb ried in he dfcks ofoo b. tho.r
agent the leth March, few days aftcr their appoint
ment rhoy next pit in circulation a report that Il Will DO
rrrov ID " This paoe hut the sao time couple with
an explanation FOR homo usc that H. " only report
OF oourse lod any suspicious which mig arise Thoy
visited this pncc IN the most quiet manner nni In %
these vista was .nyhng Sad 70 any Of our ciuzens Of
,hrg managed that net one Of oar citizens, however much
ihoy had at take. Lad lie mott distant idea os anything
They had yci uic mot dlrcun part Of Tho matter at
tbie tlmo 70 accomplish but they showed Themselves
and STATE Sccrs down and back wiihon, Their coming in
contact with citizens. rhoy knox that tho Governor
Wa social warn hearted nsn and would not be averso
Of al political parties corsldered him ny an honct, up.
right man. and with her hopitable fcelnss, for which
they are vel known, would, IN moments notice, dock
around him 70 give him hearty welcome among ~; and
by doing Their plans might be- and probably would be,
blown. Thls mat 30 avoided HeS was y donei -.
vernon sa,e oioers would be down think stated
in few days) 10 Welt the various localities IN the bay
that Lad be.u eseunei by the Commissioners, and Inst
The steamer josephine chartered for the purpse No
place "a given from whore she " 70 leave, while At Lhe
zane time carriages hrei at NJ SCOTS stable 70 ako
Tho PATTY directly W this plWe Dinner IL provided for
them NJ he ruoni County Han, In Tie village &C Rich
mord. And 20 completely ls The whole affair managed
aware q The fact until ater they had len, have boon
sn informed by Mr. Christopher, who kept tho house.
that when he requested 10 provide The drnor he
rriuncd 20 keep the whole matter secret and 10 let
q, the nhasl,aur u tho uei-hhurhoud know anything
about n. which DONE And whom citizens ooui-
pne that The pleasure - shaking hands with tho tower
nor had been denied them, they say be wished should
AMER ibis frard hss boon rrsc.sed nc only uron me-
ss, grc. The sSpe t as ws,s STATE We are told you
prsoaed without Interior object What ina, IL they
can bot explain. But the mystery 10 simple minded
daly H. Why this was done and IN The manner have
shown, and BY whom was managed II Messrs. Seaman
and BOVINE arc boih a. much opposed so thx location
TIE rhrase saien Islsnd oy icrmenr e Frequently
uscd IN coiiemItuons manner, though hs Was The
only clase OF cur people srrayei In opposition. This
mistake. Every class ~ our citizens 4lnly or cen,
and Tho opposition s unanlmou7, sui al Fec tccpy NE
injury and insult We have had rrsc' 5cd upf rs Dus
who are ihose much abused oysiornlsn, wa aes Nv
gentlemen that hey arc iutricns, cnerfrsins Nrs
citizen, who give our courts very hne emp lsn
their hired mon nhcral wsyes, aud pronp'y 1T ~
not suffer ny cointarEuu, ftT moral worm - uTYn
| ness on contuc, yIh any cher csss IN Tho country
AMI N thsv ers urt A. re1nei ID manners, nct1cr Hc
they well pracssei IN yany as nsH 80 a,e,ls NV
srcy uLai has ocruyrcd, and Dot boon excited, hey
world not have deserved the name o. The ptoteson 1ae
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