The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-12

TIN VANDALISM or New JERsEY.--There IL .
strip of grounds long narrow fork Of Land
at Sandy Hook, In the State of New Jersey. II
Is of no value, and never can he Of sny value TO
that Slate. 1t would be of some value to The
State OF New York, which desired TO purchase IL
for a Quarantine, the oaly purpose for which 1t
Is suited. New Jersey, like the dog in the
Manager, would not sell, though she could not use
It, To sell it for Quarantine could not have
Injured her, but, on the contrary, it was c4lcu-
lated to save her citizens in Jersey City and
hoooken from the danger common to New
fosk city, while u handsome amount would have
been paid for 1t, which Nigh. have been applied
to some useful purpose of State.
This waste land is below New York. Nov.
let us see what the Jerseymen are dc!ng with
some of their land above New York. They have
actually sold the beautiful Palisades On the
North river for quarries and the work Of destrus-
ton has commenced in that lordly wall formed
by the hand Of nature. Such an act of vandalism
colld only be perpetrsted in q donkey comma
nifty which IL behind the age, though lying alsag.
side OF the great Empire State, which is In tie
van Of American civilization. Among the citizens
of other States New Jersey has become by
word, synonym for ''ioreign parts" State
whose citizens have little or nothing in commoa
With the American people. The reproach is no4
without justice.
The best thing the State of New jersey caa d.
is to sell to the State Of New York the strip of
land bordering the Hudson river and the bay
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BILE of approaching the property or turning it to
good account, and she will receive for it what
will make her rich. Let her sell it to those VINO
know how to use the rnost worthless portion Of it.
and how to protect that portion OF the rem ainder
which is one of the greatest natural ornaments
of the country, and which it is sacriege to de-
face. In return, We would take care Of ner two
neglected villages Of Hoboken aud Jersey City,
making them beautiful and thriving suburbs 0!
New York, and her immense dock room DOW
lying idle would be soon occupied by chips from
every maritime country in the world, and the
hum Of commerce and industry would be heard
all along her silent shores
RELIGION ACCORDING To LAw.-NoH that the
Police Commissioners have decided question
60 knOtty that the trainers Of our Constitutions,
national and State concluded to let it alone,
perhaps they will be kind enough to look after
the enforcement Of the laws and ordinances ca
week days as well az Sundays, aud particularly
to assist the City Inspector in keeping the streets
clear of nuisances, garbage, and other not over
fragrant stuff. This city always reminds one Of
poor dandy with good outside show and no
shirt to his back. Some OF the principa, streets
look clean and smell sweet enough, but 20
block or two off Broadway, and the s.euch ia
enough to stiAe you. We know that it is the
fsult Of people who were never taught to be
clean; fbut it is the duty Of the police to teach
thens and that Of the Commissioners to see tn It
the police do it. Cleanliness" they say, is
"near akin to goodness" and, therefore, aiter
the sudden attack Of piety which the Commits
sioners have lately had, end endorsed by reso!u
tons, our suggestion seems especially apropos
ENOUGH as Coon AS A FEAsr.-The Cbeva-
Ter Webb wants "another letter from Robert c.
Winthrop to Hiram Ketchum." Why not make
it private affair between Winthrop and Webas
We are quite sure that every body else has had
quite enough Of Mr.. Winthrop for the present
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