Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-24
COMMUNICATED.

THE PoToMAC FIsHERIEs.-ln the artlcle VI
June 18th by Hauler, he complains OF the
terms rich mar" and ''poor man" being uSea
to invoke the baser impulses OF the human
heart. [ refer him to former article 10 the
Gazette of June 9Th, where he will see Inc
terms were first used on his side the question.
lie knows OILERS have never assumed the often |
sive in this contest. All they have ever asked,
ia equal privileges with haulers, and that there
sha not be made fish OF one and flesh OF
another" Such charges come with bad
grace from hauler..
lie says the true friend OF the poor man, IS
he who so regulates the fisheries as to reduce
| the price of fish" This is very true, and just
what we claim the giller does. Stop gill nets
and the price of fish will be at least doubled,
| which enormous amount OF money Would ~
into the rockets of twenty three haulers,,
tynmpare tbs rrce of fish before the day OF gill
nets, and now. Then, one thousand herrlng
cost the price OF one hundred lbs. OF bacon
nov the price of one hundred lbs. OF bacon WIZ
| huy three or four thousand herring notWlth'
standing railroads have more than douoieo the
cytcn, Of country to be supplied With hsh; =, !,
Hauler admits. that the reason hshlDg lalied
this year was, because fish took different route
this year from last, and asks may 1t not be H.
terrcI that they were compelled to 90 so, py
Al
fishing from top to bottom in NaDjemoy Reaon
This question Is simply absurd. There, was
no nill net on the river over twenty feet Deep
GENERALLY sixteen leet, while the channel IN
Nanicmoy Reach, (Which they are compelled
,, TO keen, as il is impossible to drift over snoa'
ronoh bJttom) varies from twenty five to SIXTY
ak feet It low water. His assertions about
"parycudcuiar nets of one thousand tathomS,
arr. without foundation in fact; such nels only
> cyist IN he brain Of hauler. There was but
one herring eiiI net fshed in NapJemoy heacn
f. this season, and that made dead talure'
llauier asks Tor facts aud reason IN regar1
to tbs spawning grounds or hsh. Every expo
! ricncad sherman can designate particular wei
r defined p;aces, where spawning fish are caught
, have in mind channel, where spawned and
= spawning fish are caught in abuDd ancc, while
/ | in the main channel, only separated by 4 shoa
: few yards in width, spawning tsh arc never
e caught: And hauliBgshorn That has ne9e'
!. made failure, while The shores immediately
h below il have never made good fishery. L
!. needs no ''submarino exploration to under
: stand these simple facts If space would aIlo"
a We could easily prove that shad and herring
= never turn back after reaching fresh water, ant
, never shawn in salt water. This spring th'
!. water was fresh to PIney Point.
u II. admit: that hauling selnes destroy al th
IL scasn they tonch, but says they haul over
\ | very small area OF the river bottom. ln
). !act j., single scines sweep over several squaf
r, miles. the twenty three occupying sutlclen
i room ,cr all the gill nets on the river n
denies that they spawn there because u
o boiltoin il necessarily kept so clear there
- nothing Il; deposit the eggs upon but says o.
o net catches large quantities OF catfish npd eels
t, I'm, t1ow the shad and herring to iced O.
i tLr;r ~rawu Now if sIad and herring don
r spawn on his ground, why do such hSn 1oho'
|, them th.ri. !nr the purpose named: dlLl'Ef
u IIo be concluded to morrow
= COMMUNICATED.
l.. "l.l Ii. have peace, ana have our own pe'
:. pie to I'LL our Offices.
"a l. Is with more than establishment that OF
il COMMUNITY has been informed that our ehcieI
= and popular Postmaster is to be succeeded |
~ Sir. N. p. Tlist. large majority OF u
merchants, mechanics aud property nolae
~ have endorsed Massey; and the late, maiIgnat
i ni .Inndcrous attack upon him made TO az
20 fame his reputation and to advance another
&c INTEREST," has been fully met md rcfuted betor
- L Court Of integrity and honor, without indln
20 it necessary 10 hear even one witness tor In
# defendant.
d Can it BE- possible that Mr. rrSt, strange
d among IT,, and not registered voter Of tn
u State, can receive the commIssl0r will tn
- President OF the lInited States, contrary TO tn
express desire Of large number Of those VIII
/. have transactions with the Office, so disregar
q pnEc opinion and do SO much injustice 10 MI
l. Massey? believe he will not. he has man
Q friends in the South; can he afford to lose then,
u il this demonstration in favor OF Massey t
W be lightly considered? or are the opinions O
j. those who have known him longest and hes
r 10 have no weight with his Excellency?
The people believe it not, and our eficien
It representative ian original republican, in Con
! gross, will ardently support him; that is know
= to the writer.
This is written without Mr.. Massey's know
q ledge CT consent 4 NATIVE VIRGINIAN.
and Original Republican