The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-13
QUARANTINE.


Mass Meeting or che People % Etstss
Island - Speeches ana Resoiutsen
Agaiass the New Quarsntins-The l\s-
sioa or the Board or Health - ~
Tested I'm the Courts, kss.
Tns meeting yesterday Of Richmond, Staten Island.
was very largely attended, OF the wsathlsss ans
most influential people the island being present
There was not much excitement In the little town q
Richmond and up 70 the hour appointed for the meet
Ing five o'clock p NJ there nothing fully indicate
tho ncensed feelings Of the people Of county the
question OF the location Of Quarantine in their midst
On the steps Of tho handsome Court House, and ousds
each Of tho drinking Saloons knots Of citizens from war;
GUS parts Of the island were engaged, before tAs
meeting came or in warmly discussing the question.
In every instance they deprecated the adoption 81
any illegal measures u restrain tho Commissioners froo
locating Quarantine seguine's Point but they seemed
determined to try every that the law would place
their disposal 10 attain that end number o. hand
bills addressed 70 the people Of Staten Island and sgne1
assembled The tenor Of these bulletins favorable
70 the action Of the Board OF Health regarding Segune
Point and their author endeevsred TO SHOW tnas wosis
be the OF the people OF Staten Island resp
luton were passed Ut the meeting In support Of the
action Of the Board Of HEALTH and he guaranteed tha
no harm TO health life or property should result from
tho occupation OF the old candle factory At about Ave
O'Clock the meeting was convened outside the COun
House One OF tho wagons bad nag with me foiowfna
significant inscription
TaE VOICE Of TTfS1Y fnoUsxSD 'ffESfTEi
{ NO CHOLERA HOSPITAL STATEN uuANp.
! Peaceably We can-fofcibIy We must.
Dr. Edgar acted Chairman, and J. l. Douglas and
Samuel Barton Secretaries Tho following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
,o whsrs.s By an act Of the Legislature. pss:sd In april
sci with infectious disease and for
the Of Richmond county the Isg..sure Thereby
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pretending have authority do have recently taken
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jury % per.oas and property Of the residsns Now.
Resoved That viii All pescesble With.
to the and al future snss
which h ; w n :nd Ts S :: ss.
r.yns ne law ier pro.ss
town with 70 carry out tho objects and provisions OF
Resolved Th.. appreciate and endorse tho preo,sdns
i y 1u .aa
.-s hereby satSor'sed 70 ..fs such legs. vM
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Previous TO passage the resolutions received viii
pointed from each town the island This COMMITTEES
il composed OF the most influential citizens Of Stasa
Island and its object Is TO oppose by every lawful means
the establishment Of quarantine any portion Of tho
island
said It seemed that the people alone should have tAs
authority regulate their intimate and Inherent rights
and the question was what right existed 70 place quar-
antins upon Staten Island, No mans rights could be In
fringod upon without process OF law and he there
fore, would ask, where was the law for the placing
:; Il. nnS
Law OF 1850 and that expressly states what shall cons
tute Quarantine. II says that the Quarantine In no
49, nd half VnlIR
Of the shore OF staten Island located
II snywhere In the lower bay, not s shores He was
susne's Point; but where was Tho authority Nr
placing theres The oct Of 1858 expressly declares
s"a o~asd o. sss.S iaana for nssass.ss ,s
poses except four and half acres a. ouarantne Aae
Ing. which might b held - . station for the Hssish
save and sxoeps me burial grounA should nkswiss -
sold Mr. wye.h then read various sections & the
QuaraniiRs Of 1885, which efsed 70 the location q
Quarantine badinss and The anchogs Of the noAsing
hospitals. and which also directed the Quarantine Csn-
owned On dc ssss shsre q staten Island rSsss e.
tons stalled besidss thas until new Qua,aasns oesA
b estAblshea vessels might be used fos THAI pspsss
which sescssS sSSs ne oo.@a:siossss q 0sasssssss
should cause 70 b erected On Wss. Bank bsyon1 90
10 plars the matter beyond eensrcs sesy.
there was an appropriation Of four hundred thousAaA
report the Quarantine Commissioner transmit.sd
to the Legislature by the Governor on February ~ ises
mss Ss hey rUSc z. s s NE II also .
opinion By the counsel OF the Board OF Health
. shs Attorney c'ssr., o. .hs United Stats cad =
ofnoes unless he had fully matured IT, The Health
Ofncers opinion on ths same subject was also quoted
the Legislature " the Quarantine from Staten
Island and place On the water Thsy his hearsrsl had
then the law and the interpretation q thai law BY the
Same Board that placed the Quarantine segu,ae's
Point an elaborate opinion Of their counsel and the
tn On
OF mo, no.") He then quoted many other authorities
the same subject, all showing tha, Barren Island
and other places inter for the purpose than Staten
Island. He quoted from Judge Bosworth the rights
Of Me State to take possession Of ssgunes Point, OF
the State. On this point he asked how the Board o.
Health would like 10 have Quarantine placed 10 the city
o. New York a. according 70 she, theory - could %
DO placed up the North river or else IN the
vicinity However, no one gan believe tina. the mod
place for Il Since the year 1900 this fair island has
boon blasted by It's soothing influence. They had
endured IL there for sixty hve years-sixty I'VE years
OF sad depreciation In propcrty-uptil the lands Of
Weslchestes county, an unpromising dlstrct ~
Gno,he, eYcuse made by the Comm,suopers sss
that we'll passengers only would be landed there. But
what authority bad they to land passengers theref All
know the proportion OF sick and well passengers on
board OF infected ships and know how very few pas
senger coming ashore and bringing tho seeds Of disease
with them will hatch a poisonous brood that would de.
sroy the population OF that fair island They have the
Law In favor and legal proceedings the proper
remedy. Let them see the Law enforced and the In
junction that granted them he backed up The
people OF New Jersey would not yield her land and the
Attorney General Of the United States backed them Let
them make strong their cause. and no functonsry viii
dare 70 locate Quarantine groundhere In 1891 an act
was passed 70 change the Quarantine and every year
since then directions were given for that purpose sun
they have been nine years under . temporary Quersn
tine and except they acted now u would remain there
forever =
Mr. ELlrsowoop newt addressed the meeting. Ho said
they have the law their side regarding this ques
ton OF quarantine He alluded at length the danger
~ hap ufcc On kE