Fair play., 1886-01-16
WILLIAM PeNN's RAPac,TY.

thai Has Eecn D!srutes. for Two Hun
dred Years.
The Delaware fishery question i, an
example Of the cases which have made
every lawyer of prominence il New
Jerey AZ antiquarian. wi,h ell sorts OF
curious facts at his Gu,srs' ends. Ex-
Attorney. General Robert GilclIrist en-
raged in the fishery case in 1873. and
he has been associated with Cortland
Parker John T. SrocA Oh, eX-S crotarv
Freiinghuy an! others in it dr.
cu,slon, and Secretary Blyard has
champ:oncd tie claim, Of De.awarr.
Mr.. Checklists connection with the -
has mad. him cusicUsiy familiar wit!
the times Of Charles II and with the
pecu;ar.ties Of the Is,ke OF York and
that "abe politician" william fcnr,
who seems {, have been successful IN
getting ailnO t anvi ing he wanted
+. ON the Duke Iai!! he latter ran away
from u hi eh; n nj threw his - al seal
rs James IL into the River Thamc,.
Dhe oi the strange + aScS al t.c D,il-
ware c a n o *, In INc Ir.,:.rrc, .n
the River Delaware and Delaware BAY
j. thai t. people. or some ri tEcm.
fought the cla M a hundred wears ace
aud up to n"ar The ltgIEI r.c % T."
present e.ilury re;ud;atci the nj, ,,!ui
a ua er's claim'. MIR. Penn W -
= "a 4 g u DIR the Duke OF io... rs .
u, i =, man. 4 Il = IL. ma Il lin'u ,i4'
: me source in .i"l2 ar and ic2n~Ii-
Va i,a. L ,;trsey grant. in 8 !. .
ne ed .fer the Du ch' ,!e {" =
.o1 was m3de 10 j. u IN ~
other. AMI the claim for i}.lawa.e wa
-uh,c Ucat 10 aid IL con i-t"ii' wi,n
| ti, NV Jersey I'll t. II u were
| coutirmr,! in l7n2 ani YIN, Ecyo ut,Dn.
Deiaware'- ca N t" t. ii>h ug frivi
! lcges md 10 g r.%ht 10 keep ,;.rSe.-
/ n.en from the waters OF tn r.T,T l.,'r
| ba k 10 l6o2 NM..am Penn h&i OBJ
taiuci til. grant o. re nSylyan'a. bu;
| when h rrivci he found ten S;.cdrS
| II u lawa,e occupying the far vale:
! f-ont. II. fixed is al cEcs II; on tn
a., N. II I'll G q gran, rom
! the K cf York for the towr # New
| ca.t a.d al! that lay within t.,oi g
| ..-.c circle thereof. The Du"e, nlior--
| ..,1 "y u" Penn. had no right 10 make
| h r. {. hi, i other. knE Charlie.
| h...r 1r- ~ ~iypn il % h..n. Penn
e -,e.. IL understood the dc cheney IL
| Ia. .ra... fJr y Mn-n tn inie lCca:nt
| ain he got rs s.oe ! drawn. ani i;
! ~ Il thrGu h :: preliminary stages
| ami needed oniv the King great seal.
.:u-t t tn, urctUr hin- jame,
| 10. .h. :.onl n WAS getting too hot Tor
| hi4 and raa w y. Ii IS r'cordr;; in
| III auc ent g rnn cl. tat ''durng an
u2c,arded moment that able pol lticiar.
! renu. comics Scd 10 the ECaFd OF fcado
hat i!ad king "a Ines renamed Two
DAYS once at Whitehall lie would hav"
! o t. ned i grant Eud"r TIE great seal
| for tie T co,lu eS of Delaware. In
| .G3 tie e. VA : n Sembit knew that
| i. M had Il ci n on the counties. bUt
tcn.ed il log tim e, and b2fJre tina:
| ,hc hiay AMI council had repudiatcd it
! rhcr. WIS war q er h. ossassion in
...I l. t.,.en I'D Baltimore men ard
the nm trnaul,, 4 d a..ain the c'uIc,l
! lie ,ide,i that tn, province belonged to
.nc or wn and in l1s4 the people o.
| H,iawa tn yes -oImJliy. at 4
mp la election. decided that the C own
IA puS-c,S:-d tie state until > claim
aaI h .rn t-arS erred 10y the Reyolut on.
:. :' seemed I'll sc. therefore. that
shn r.nl grant should be made the basis
fnr \ ella IN in tic river. which had been,
n tat, a,ways .os ed bv TIE crowl,
OF ocnerai c0ve.ument--: fact the Della
W. i an had used vjo,enrc 10 maintain.
'inc Fem y an;. which WAS never
really granted. has therefore, Deen :.
sub rct o. d >pu;c for inst t. o hundred
ard two ve;.r Re ected 4 first ty i
= si.ient- of t3e colony, admitted to b.
void. 10 -ht b. Lord Baltimore ''whh
: Drawn swords. f fully alluded to as
S, urce of tro be by the Delaware
Assembly one hs.n red and fifty years
100. formally re ~ liatel by the king
and Counc !. re rcted a@a,n by tnc De
, awarcan> y,nnr Invalid ted by the
Revolution. It m 1T have been cons d.
cred aS deal as the WHY cna h mSelf
( had not co e .Oit n IN a umen'
;;non thr are. iOt: o, who owned feI
| Patch Island in the ID law re River fofl J
wears AFRO, and Il; d no. then been IL :
, und, ,rstood aa. t.iis OF II d @ al
, Delaware was able t. la, ono ca IN ,C
is gnu nen :. ard. Il teN years 20
set up 1T it W :. a> her to tenn
priv lc-e sole -" ses or OF urls
, Il CT on Owe the b law re Riysr IN r
Twelve NJ les Newcastle. and has Tho
GIT to mae cr>ryIIen pay 'lcen
or fishing ,agre :. An in unct on o
,ne United ats ourtS T. u>ia ne
oper ton ace. n 5 admit ed to b,
ect yc 81; he en- not ct. 10;
| the {: s. Is n {. II, y al uStcd. 1t af.O' :
at eat si..u S. o. e " colon al his
: to, VIII e., : not without inter St
Irea,,A tt. =. Y. !. IiiJHnt.