The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-21

| OPPOSITION TIE PRESENT HEALTH orFiuEa DR.
IBohlsoN-IHE BOGUS COMMITTEE TO ALsANY
| fEPtbiA1ED BY RICHMOND CouNrY-sERlOrs
| CHARGES AGAINST TnE HEALTH OPFICER-
| SPEECHES OF non. OBADIAH BOVINE AND RAY
| 1oNRkiNs-PAssAGE OF srgoNG RESOLUTIONS.
on ho'ice OF but fe. hours, comparatively large
meeting OF the citizens Of sourhhe5 Nor.heslJ West.
neid ana cateton Staten Iland convened at Richmond
Ball on Saturday evening 70 express irrespes,ive of
party, her feelings With regard removal of Qua
| rantine There were many of the nfst citizens of the
| isand present
Col. Nathan Barrett elected chairman and Michael
r. 0Brien ana samue q. Fros. chosen secretaries
U'on motion, Messrs. Henry H. Weed, henry Crao.ree
Jacob B Wood, Richard C. Moore and Samuel H. Frost
appointed committee to draft resolutions who re
| ported the following
whereas has been stated In certain nevspsper publshsd
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Resolved That firmly eesyr said meeting was sur
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retained and tnus with the nuisance at Qus
ard wsa es ps'es e
rsy sepnda tie said meeting and an The proceedings had
Ee.cyea That have the confidence and rs.nce
& hohtrt bIise ia and our senaor the Hon Joshua D.
heir us Of wel Down and devas
ss 'es essr
lions Of The said heath Officer together with
PAIN hemseNts on the Legislature as our representa-.
hescytd That We earnestly request aud solicit re-
de rDs s% s 95 pce in
$ ard ,nr and lhs nsness Of
dsavi sehd deesaon tearessriy ihs
the Of the bin for she removal Quar- .ntns.
kes9vtd That wherever Quarantine haraater be
'ss sss Gsss a9Sn iss ss
UPON some person known The phy
and ss viii sss The
0'er sSr sna s s ss ses Of Ssare and De.
meeting be Furnished to the cuny
Nee siS9s 5s Rip.1' R Of the city Of sew '0r' The
During the absence OF the committee Mr. B,<ne was
repeatedly called upon to state the objects of the meet
ing, and finally the chairman Col Brrstt, called upon
that gentleman to speak.
Hon. OBADIAH BOWIE formerly one Of the Quarautin,
Commissioners, then forward said tns. ne sup-
posed the meeting had been called purpose OF cor
reotng statement which had pat forta To the fol-
owing effect in Of the New York papers, from which
be would read. He then read a extract from weak
minded New York paper, stating that at meeting Of
stateh Islanders series OF resolutions had adooted
sending delegation 10 Albany expedite the QiaraDtine
removal, and declaring that the people of Rch md coun
" DO not wsh the removal Of the Health Officer
Dr. Thompson at the time giving the old Quarantine
Commissioners side hitl Now, gentlemen, said be- on
meeting to show TO the Legislature Albany tha, uuier
oil the meal in that tub recognise the ca rhe abuse
OF the old Quarantine Commissioners and patent
and !, for one, have got to it, Uanehter) But The
statement is put forth that the people Rchmond county
you have met - give that denial which shall reach
ears of our friends In the Legislature at Albany Is not
That SOY eyes, sir :, and cheers) Nov, let us COM
Oficer-state what think about him. I KNOW
i 10 be very general opinion that he ia fit man
for the position, and that it requires not only ply
sician but ('Thats so Twas talking With gen
teman only short time since, who remarked that DR..
thompson was not ht man, tor the that in the
OF his duties he had recxlees and care
less Of the interests Of those who live in the neshborhood
four years the 18th Of April next. He has resided
in our midst and he has had very much do with the
He came here gentleman pleasing in manners, with
smooth boneyed tongue capable Of drawing about him
many friends, and Of making himself agreeable every
thaor movement was about to be put ON foot for the
removal Of uaran.inetae people Of Richmond county
Officer himself Up TO the time inst became necessary
for him to receive reappontment these pledges we're
appointed he the active friend Of Law passed
in 1857 for the removal Of Quarantine But from that
y
ne when he felt himself independent Of the people Of
the countyhe turned upon them and resolved his
removal Of Quarantine should take place
do rot feel disposed to 20 into the reasons
assertion, and ready TO vndcate it when the time
comes Dr. Thompson has, as stated from the day tha.
he was appointed, been the bitter, uncompromsng foe
to The removal Of Quarantine. At that time, when he
first took this ground he seconded by the commis
sioners Of Emigration and The shipping interest Of New
York He thought that It all PLAN sailing; that the
people Of this county had little say and that be could
ride he pleased. We met in applica
ton the Legislature of New Jersey by petition Of the
ship owners Of New York city, aided by the Health oG
Ger, requesting the Legislature TO do no such thing
required. have Of the papers to-day, aud
told that true, that twenty or thirty OF the
ship OF New York made that petition, backed by
Dr. Thompson and the Commissioners Of Emgrauon and
the consequence was, petition rejected by the
Slate OF New Jersey. Thus DR.. Thompson at that time,
Of Quarantine removal backed up by leading mon Of
the State and county and when believed TO be
possible to obtain Sandy Hook tor this purpose indicated
another pace. state openly that DR.. Thompson him
self selected Seguine's Point the next site for
Quarantine, and selected by the advice of OF tho
Of Richmond, sustained by numerous Others With this
advice the Commissioners Of Quarantine decided t. mako
ing the thing along the step Of Dr. Thompson vas to
turn around directly AID endeavor TO break dovn ino
ceoi o. n wn creation ION 80" ws ns d inssado at
tacks in newspapers, ascks here and there IN every
hape were rescred 10, until nnaly be had induced toe
people Of Richmond county 10 botve ne vas great nend
Of theirs Next there up the project OF locating
Quarantine island in The lower bay Dr. Thompson
pposce that In every way but received the assent Of
the Governor Commissioners of Emigration and others.
Dr. Thompson hal access TO the nesspapers and opposed
Il there when the administration cane in, chose
TO demand a change in the Commissoners-fof which 1,
Tor one was very thsnkfu,and thon came up another
phase cf the The county, almost man, de-
napdod new law for the Quarantine removal-more
power and more money, and that IN sabstan0e well
in the thing should be done and the county
Robert Christie 70 the Assembly " carry that tea
DR.. Thompson met Mr. Christie, teuratveiy spsaking,a
law, De Witt c. Lttlejohn, Speaker, with The immense
Of that position, and set himself to work rom the
day that the Assembly 70 defeat that bill for the re-
mova Of Quarantine. speak what know His brother
in law the Speaker told within the last ten days mat
while be would not oppose bill Tor the removal OF
QuaI antine, he would oppose 1t unless Oil was nrst
passed to take the people of this county out On the coony
ior trial and the county charged with the expenses Of
the military sent dowp here vstch the aehes of