The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
SECOND EDITION
800, rrsm samuel Townseno
For the Gssette.

For the Gssette.
ace a notice in the GAZETTE OF q
meeting at Dover, Of what they TERN n.;nn l're
Delaware Game Protective Associa'ion'
and the proceedings OF said hee'lll III IL
England, under the influence VI amo
British Lords, such law misn. ii"V !,
,,.ssed. hut in Democratic Delaware IL
wss hardly supposed De aware iorus
could have got such bill through.
nave been asked how it happened anu l
told them the only answer couiu give
that Il was passed by that long 10 DC nc.
memhered session of 1879. IL starts OUT
vitb the excuse for the act by stating
that g,inners come here ron oi,'e,
States to gun for the Market @ su. aoSs uoo'
not propose to ferret out these oieiiue.s,
but makes the sweeping charge anu e ea,c'
that 10 nonresident shall come 10 Deia-
ware 10 gun, unless he first procures
certificate of membership OF TINS game
sssoristion. And the fee for IN ,mbershlp
4. Ave dollars and two dollars for each
succeeding year. Amy nonresident found
shootinp or taking game in the state ior
market or no market for the Woru
market in this section Is lett out) wnn-
ont certificate from said association Is
liable to fine of $50 and costs. The
fee of membership of resident to be
81. Here is unconstitutionable authority
given to set of lordly game shooters OF
Delaware to get up an ASSOCIATION ana
levy and collect fines, and use them by
this association to have rum, whlskey and
wine suppers if they see proper. Not
one word about paying one cent INTO the
County or State Treasury, or for school,
religious or temperance purposes; or 10
buy red flannel shirts for negro babies IN
Africa. Thus you see under the pre-
tence to stop cunning for market, strike
all persons outside of the State unless
they join this association and pay 50, and
be one of them. What hypocrisy. Is II
not lust as destructive to game to get NJ
an.association. and charge 50 for the
priyilege to shoot and kill and send on
of the State as presents to other lords al
the game, birds, terrapins &c, as 1t Il
for a poor devil to shoot few birds, o
tlke few telrapins for sal? The bird
and terrapins do not know the difierenc
of the shots and hooks from these tw
sets of men. Then again, do the gran
dees Of this association suppose the Leg
islature can give them authority to gu
or step one foot on mans land If h
forbids them? Therefore, at best, tn
Legislature can only give them the rigl
to gun on the States property and pull
lie roads; and here they would NEE
with trouble if they scared horses or oil
struct the public road. No dog coul
dare go over on a persons land or til
owner of the dog could not go aftt
game. Allowners Of land in DelaW ar
who are opposed to such attempted inn
vations on their rights, should put I
notices forbidding the members Of til
Game Association from treading a fo
on their lands. A beautiful propositit
that Delaware farmers son or 9th
Delawarean must pay into this gent
association So tax tor the privilege
shooting in the big road, for his faith
could give him the privilege independe
of all law makers, to shoot on his ov
land, for there is no stronger instr
ment Of writing known than the c
English form of deed we all get VIII
we buy land. Where were the religio
and temperance sentinels when such
game law was going through the Lei
lature, allowing sportsmen to levy
butte from nonresident and resid
sportsmen, to keep up fine round
drinking and smoking if they saw prol
But think this Game Association '
find cunning in public roads very
profitable, especially after being hea'
fined few times for soaring horses,
SAMUEL. TOWNSEND
Townsend, June u, 1879.