New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-24

The State of New.Jersey was originally, as every
body knows, a part of the Dutch Colony of New
Netherlands. 1t was also included within the OH
ginal grant of the Colony of New-York, Of which
the river Delaware was made the southern and west
ern boundary. Unfortunately, however, the Duke
of York, 10 whom this grant was made, in utter
ignorance or total disregard of the topography Of
his new province, and even before be had obtained
possession of it, most incOnveniently dismemberei
it by conveying to two Euglish courtiers all tina.
portion of il between the Hudson on the east and
the Delaware on the west. To this territory the
grantees gave the name of New-Jersey, in compli.
ment to the little island of jersey in the British
Channel of which, duriIg the civil war, one Of the
new proprietaries had been goVernor-the royal flag
having been kept flying there longer than any where
else in the British Isles.
Richard Nichols, who, as senior Commissioner
for the Duke of York, Rad wrested New Neither
lands from the feeble hands Of the Dutch, aud who
rem aimed. Governor of the newly conquered Prov
iDce being on the spot, perceived at once the fatal
folly and absurd inconvenience Of this subdivision of
tie Province. He demonstrated very loudly against
the disadvantage to New.Ycrk of having another
separate colony planted on the same river, alleging
in his yeIation that the Duke had been msled into
giving away the best part Of his Province. To OBJ
viate as far as possible the inconvenience Of this
i'll. advised and ill-consdered grant, the Governor
and other officers Of New York stocked for the COM
mercia control of New. York Bay and the entrance
into the Hudson. Gov. Andres would not allow any
goods to be landed on the jersey shore till the
vessels had frat entered at New.York and paid
the duties there e1scted in the Dukes name. The
people of East jersey complained dolefully of this
mpost, but Andres successfully opposed al at
teDpts at direct trade between that province and
England. The Jerseymen struggled desperately TO
throw off this commercial subordins.ion and CUB
sequently the town of Perth Amboy was founded
in the hope that it might rise into comnercia'
rival to New.York In all these efforts, however,
the good people of New-Jersey were destined 10
disappointment. The laws of nature and trade
proved too powerful for arbitrary conventions, and
to tbs day New-Jersey imports her goods through
New York, and pays duty therefor at the New
York Custom House.
Du1 UO'. Andros WAS not cohseus WIKI tnls
mere mercantile control over New jersey. He
msde bod push also to recover the jurisdiction
with which the foolish Duke had so unadvisedly
parted. He first summoned Philip Carteret who
scted as Governor of Els. Jersey, to fOrego the
exercise Of his authority, and when he declined
paid him friendly visit to persuade him to do 80.
These mid reasons falling, lie sent file Of soldiers
who seized the Governor Of New-Jersey in his
bed, carried him to New-York and committed him
to prison Andres summoned a special court, him
.elf being chief judge, for the trial Of his rival
His charge to the Grand jury, not eXtant, bu: