Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08
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Itr. EJiicr:-I have few IDEAS which
] would ike 10 make known through
your paper, AMI as | am very little III
the habit Of writing You will 2rant ne
many grains OF allowance. TIE cam
pai.:u of 1875 has already begun and
uoloultwcwili have candidates claiming
to haze some observation-disclosures; ct heart,
hCpiu" thereby to command the votes
Of those who are engaged iuthat branch
OF interest. politely call YOUR attention
to the last oyster law. TIE oyster law
passed At The January session of 1874
Is mCch worse than no law at all. Ii
Is Il bunglc. 1t was hatchcd without
regard 10 what it might bring forth. 1t
has deprived IL If The Western Shore
OF IA immense amount of cash. 1t has
driven many Of our FISHERMEN to the
hnd and cut off an honest ard fair liy-
Ing from numbers who were born in our
county, and given an unlimited license
to lrcdgers from Baltimore and the
Eastern Shore. j; is worse than no law,
because without it We could could check
the invasion OF our oyster privileges.
and with the law any nonresident of
st. Marys can take of TIE natural beds
and carry them to any other place. But
10 the citizens of this county. tongsmcn,
TO license can be granted outside Of the
cstch them for table use. TIE Legis-
lature certainly was very charitable to-
wards Baltimore and Eastern Shore,
but seemed to forget that ST Mary's
had any one living at this time who pos
sessed wants of any kind, or might like
TO avail themselves of the great oyster
advantages arising from the valuable
beds i'll the waters of our county. 1t
would be advisable for our Legislators to
consider the wants of their constituents
and let other sections be thought of and
cared for by their representatives. "A
man who does not provide for his own
household is worse than an in6del.'
They should have considered that Bal
timore alone could with her floating
population monopolize the oyster trade.
and thereby prove a serious injury to
our own citizens. Before the last law
was passed, when u Northern vessel
noored her anchor in our harbors, we
did expect to have the amount of cash
IT took to load her put in circulation
immediately. But how is il now >
The dredging vessels from other part.
of the State, with immense dracs q,
dredges, can catch rs many oysters il
one hour as tongsman can catch in q
day. and with thirty or forty such vessel.
the tongsmen can only come in for q
small part. The vessel is loaded. and
instead of having q large amount Of
cash to b. divided between the either.
of ST. Msry's, il is carried of ty non.
residents to Baltimore ard other sec
tons, 10 support and enrich these n,
gIons whose claims are as remote a.
they well could lie. Now. SIR. whilst
am opposed to all shades Of MONOPOLY
l think /. much better that no dre6c
Ing should &c allowed in the Potoua.
river, unless we can coniine them Z,
water too deep for longing. Certain
points have been excepted in the Ches
apcake Bay, and why net prevent then
from ruiuirg, by over dredging, on
valuable beds in the Potomac?
This Is a serious latter. aud should b
wei considered.
BY proper legislation our citizens ca,
Yet have their injuries redressed. Blu
4 YOU send m2ny more FISHERMAN
'and eiatss" we OF s.. Msry's will no