New-York tribune., 1869-03-05

| g.U1III-g uuI n IIII. ! n
j c,n,tnncnt arts of one great State. were rn',
;,L;, ihs iiinits Of tie other. more inipoiians
Gicnyeyy craving ont Of the investigations lhc'rt
-, ,L tmrut OF the boundary question: was lnI'
~ ~ most unpular maps of the State OF Mar(iau,
mason and DiXous line Is made to Org,n y, In
iIcu!opcn whereas 1t begins at the Som ,i
cny7eTOf Delaware at polht midway oc'"o0' Wv
Atlantic and the Chcs"prahe, ,,.4 40 Mary
Il, trir tepnrt 20 The General Assembly the hiHiE
land Boundary Conmis,ongr3 sugscsteI fhe ano.i anrTi
i;liiy of rrpealng the act Of the General ASschny
Fi.IN cL5rt.r 50 which provided for the running
,T tbr southern boundary line Of the State nom
smiths Point 10 the sothern9St aHEo painf %a
and eyrressed the belief that H. on The repeal oi ts
oct virginia slOuli repeal her resolutions whlcn e
suui,n.rL 10 restrict her COMMISSIONERS thc ~
r,'s.ionrrs of the States, beng relieved OF ,'
embarrassment and left free to agree upon y "'f,
snrui line subject 10 the ratification or reJecoh Nv
their respective Legislatures, VIII ~ NY; an
E"nt.r.ufrs ,Nurrirucc 40 difficulty in making an
oricublc adjustment IF this reasonable eNl".'"
tiou should be disappointed, and no nelethtne -,
cnnropisc can ho arrived NJ, there will then itll
onIy the remedy by bill IN the Supreme Court uI
thn United States, 10 Ohiain the decision ot ,nal WI
lural urou the matters III controversy MI WY 'IrH ~
can certainly lose nothing hy an appeal 10 wa 49,,
bura She would bc rcmitcd 10 her oIR,i,nl Ch"ti Cii
tered rights rs to tins line; and # she shoiu no &
to the agreement 0f lCiS rs 10 the CA,Nelt "i H. lao
borough line she will bc entitled 70 haNe tnat my
nm LS east rs tlat agreement calls for. Ii las be
but few ycaIs since the mistake IN thc oiIP,,nI I
running Of the line five degrees norm Oi cast VIC
discovered The legal principles lnNolNeu w w
settled by the Suprmo Cont IN The eiso ol We 90
Of Rhode Island against the state Oi AaSS''""''''
rePoiiGJu ~ 49, didicnItcs growing out of interstate
oncsii0us MARYLAND and Virginia have had others
TO vcX thcm-doinesic tnnoiGs, oS SS,t 80 , nort of
their people 10 break the Oyster lave made lnr lrI
protection and for lc eHrichinI oi the lNo hnEu't
Commouwea'ths. Time was wien the ultnL,iia :
G.'o,,,c ,,oulI run up to Deals Island or TO wh,i"
PatuXrut ones her month to greet tnr ChtS'p''h'i
Gud from the wtcis, InrrsI'I '5 n shrT wealth tat
hid Therein and laugh defiance ana contempt az
those who sought 10 iteIdlct lhen. 'h'S MnS, ~
when pnucs ilonl the N"nucIhe ,"o "i's III
and tie AuuamtssiX. Big ara LlIily-hli'1@nH @ ",' -,
within he palG of Marylaud-WoU!u lih ,i"Nn " W
Acconiac or cross the Bay To me h"n va - 80
into the uny River Cqan-huiarlI ~ pi"i, c"cc
and from ore or other, Wit.out ''',I y, ,I
COON scrapc, or drag Nuginas salt ana pump nor
lgse Treasure. For many many years 'h'St ~
vrrg kent up: and seldom ulu tie WaI"'""Hs n'c'
come within Good lille range of the opposing siioIe
without n hostile welcome from The jealous uW'i,la
op tho land. When Virginia met AialNlhhu UIuh ';c
omen water or upon oystcr-gIornd as YET utu,"o,,
.h,, cgnIe tlc tug Of war. Not league from 'he
shores of ACcomGC, score oi years ago. was loS"s .
bitter battle between tho pug} h,,IN ~ HSl'u -"
nearly three hours. and resulted ~ tie JOSS oi y
iys The wcnuolg used were uid-taslloueI lhSk''S T.
| riH,s aud duck.puus. long IN the barrel Wlue 3i
muzllr aud loud.mnutlcl as moIIrh % %Ihlgolnu'n ui
! rrs An old resident OF Ignsicr Island VINO nf9!u
H., s,I,d ~ ihe min ic war aat has heard nothing
Ike IL since save tho report az no NIUE h0NEt on
the Maryland ponce s.e"N,r hci'' i''.rJ;,,c - lis
/ hayu boon most terrific aLaII A,'"'ui"E W ~ ns
| account tho super-titlous residents OF i"nbN'
! Thought that the crack of doom was stlhH hi,,
| roguc,d and that they stood on run. lh'S 'on'u
I.si nature trrul about than ~ ~ "a agGe M.
! Tbr universal fame seemed 80 loose 1hat u Iul
wanted another shock 70 shake 1t nom iiS hHp' 3.
/ 10 be snfc the older men and women hau H'lf,e"
10 tie booming Of cannon many years p'I",, VII . i
| the American ard British ba!r's wclr G'SPHIhg lc
passage of Hedges SIn!iS s""l, IhI,S 10 lI, Hp, ~
| lrf itrucplt s0rls when they heard, MONTHS alc
! the British Withdrew iICm before MoHcniy hnu
sailed f.g home, i!ai t!c NtF ""s over '"c' ~, 4,
/ thr day of universal peace Lad come and ihai u
| lslo lp
! tuiL,d the Ialgiar prOpo rot lilit. W ucu -
month caieoi ard thcy hc"ld what INC
cO!.u1t.ou was about. they lcglincd tier 'pl','l
IT'S and settled into th. old grooves once "s9H,', 's
never F'Htr have they TaFo-.d impiH1 i.''H ~ 'i0
prophets and priests u"d wise men. ,...,.,
ioUr ytaIs at.,g The naval cnE1gcm'ii GNo'' lH'li
TONED aud Of which 10 Is great PITY INA, J." OF ,a'
record las i.cu kept. anoi,r iglt to"h nlIcr ~
icf's Greek, sfrrll stream la on" of the Smiths -
lands, and rot iar iI"u krdgrr STRAITS the scene ~
/ many struggle l,lwrcn The Amc;1c.nS and Tie
| British on tir second war. Several puuEirs sailed mp
III, cree b one lfi.ht Winter morning. and. without
ans vast. uf time piuccrdcd Go dredCr "a Tho oyst,r
| hr,ls llutrl by tie Islmd'u, Forthwith thrie
Island of nl-lraI size. and for an horr ur more
| tho bltil. was htiou-. At nouI'ido ihH Invaders
were ar beyond ths reach - harshn' or pn.lri aud
WHEN the pat tiarch of the Island called the roll "i
their many SONS 40 cuurr-tuH., ln! noho were ms.
ing gnG there great Joy al along TIE shore t"t
ddy. from NOISc IiaHWuCks even 10 tho ulteIhiOst
! pant q! that s'a-flu land.
| Other hatilrs There were 90 various times some
| harmless 90 lie and limb and some. fruitful ~
! hunts. When tie Virginia Oyster Law was passed
and the StGtos interest were runfdcd 10y valiant men
who orui,ad her winters ~ ~aich Of malractoIs' amt
caugh. many and mUlrrd them ~ sLns that pi.chrd
| them hand to pay, there was more caution displayed
! hy the ov.tplIlru who would drrdgc without PER-
nit, rs We! as los those nom Maryland whom VIZ
! guia would rot allow 10 dr,dgc at ALL Then, IA
! time, ih, MaulUd oysters. being far from the sjlt
sea, and washed by the fresh waters that poured ~
| miami them iu wrasITci.sS volume found tO Ice
| less toothsouic and. Therefore, of smaller market
! value tlau those ~ The Virginia beds: so The .r-
rinIans no longer drcdprd beyond the limits wlich
Il a ulsI
own territory. leaving their brethren of beyond the
Potomac aud Pocomoor The uuaispuied right To tong
and scoop sct4pc dpg; aud dItusr. whrresoeNef
they pleased within the bounds Of Miiyaud.
Virginia now began TO derive considerable revenue
from "hcr tccmlng beds b,ncnth the Chesapcako's
translucent tide au1 IN tie waters of her uuucr-
on, creeks and rivers flowing into the Bay. Many of
lcr ulcst men interested tAcmacvr7 ~ tine study q!
the oyster. ana among them Henry 4. W $50 was con-
spcuOus for years. His ncImlnau lie essays on
the o. strr Iunlun' contained much Important
information concerning the extent ot The Chcsa-
peakc beds, tho annual yield o the oyster aud valn
able suggestions IN regard To tho proper cultivation
Of the hiyaye. lie also proposed important amend
meus % tie oyster law of his state. and was the
means Of eccfinr such changes in It TO make the
watcr-weath of Virginia contribute very iMr pro-
portion of her Income. Nr. ltairnn too. az that
time member of Congress did much to develop the
oyster interests OF NIfglnia.
All ths time the Legislature Of Maryland was
doing little or nothing 10 protect the rights of the
oystermen IN her waters, ana nothing Whatever 10
render her almost lmtlcss oyster beds source Of
TevcuO 10 the State Article II OF tho Code Of Pub.
lie General Laws entitled Oysters was repealed
in lSG7 and rcGnactcd with amendments In March,
1868 the act of the previous year was repened but.
while the law ~ a great Improvement upon tie
old Onc il IL very defective, rs will he hereinafter
shown and should he amended rs 10 meet the re-
Guircmcnts of u rapidly increasing population and
trade which must ere long, If properly guarded give
employment tO ten times the number Of people now
engaged IN IT, aud add millions, directly and lndi-
rectly to the wealth Ot the State.
Hy this act of the Maryland Legislature mn Oyster
Police Force was provided for and shortly nftcrwnrd
aseamer WIS chartered and manned and placed under