Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-12-09
pocomoke and Tanglor sounds.
Citizens of Accomac Will Defend
Their Rights To Same In Supreme
Court of the United States. ss

Their Rights To Same In Supreme
Court of the United States.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of
the citizens of Accomac was held at
Parksley last Monday, presided over
by DR.. Jno. W. Bowdoin, for the pur-
pose of raising funds and employing
counsel to represent them at the fl
nal hearing before the United States
Supreme Court. in the case of Mary
land and Virginia, as to their rights
in Pocomoke and Tangier Sounds.
The following preamble and reso-
buttons presented by Mr.. James n.
Fletcher, Jr., were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, the cases known as the
Marsh and Wharton and Nelson"
cases will be argued before the o.. S..
Supreme Court on the 9Th of next
January preparatory to final decis-
ion in the same; and
Whereas, these cases are of
the utmost importance to citizens
of this State generally and of this
county in particular, involving as.
they do the question whether or not,
under the compact of 1856 between
Maryland and Virgin a, Maryland
has equal rights with citizens of Vir
GINA to take oysters and other she'll
fish in the waters of Pocomoke and
Tangier sounds; as that. portion of
those sounds lying within Virginia
waters contains thousands of acres OF
natural oyster rocks; and
Whereas, the State of Maryland
has contributed through it's legisla-
tnre and private citizens, consider.
able sum for the purpose of employ
ing eminent counsel to assist its At
torney General in properly present.
ing these cases before said Supreme
Court, now be it resolved:
LIST, That, recognizing the ability
and earnest efforts of our own Attor.
ney General, we consider it the dnty
OF all persons interested in the decis-
ion of these cases to contribute some
thing towards the employment OF
able counsel to assist our Attorney
General in the argument of these
cases; and that the members of our
Legislature be requested to make an
earnest effort to obtain an appropria-
ton from the State Treasury to sup
plement whatever fund may be be
raised by individual citizens
End, that copy of these re. 3lu-
lions be placed as soon as possible in
the hands of our representatives in
the legislature.
A resolution introduced by Mr..
Geo. W. Glenn, thanking Hon. Jno.
w. Gillet for his eminent services to
the citizens of Accomac in particu-
lar and to the State generally, for
series of articles, relative to the Po-
comoke and Tangier sounds, pub
lished in the PENINSULA ENTER
PRISE. and later, by order Of the
Board OF Supervisors of Accomac, in
pamphlet form, was enthusiastically
adopted-and, believing as they do,
that he is better posted as to the
matter in controversy than any one
else in the State of Virginia, it was
further resolved, that it is the unan-
imous request of this meeting that
he be waited upon and be engaged,
if possible, to represent them as coun-
sci in the argument of the cases be-
fore the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Messrs. Jas. II. Fletcher, Jr., Geo.
w. Glenn and Capt. Jno. W. Marsh
were appointed as committee to
wait upon Mr.. Gillet for the purpose
indicated in the above resolutions
and for the further purpose Of en-
gaging other counsel for the argu-
ment of the cases before the Supreme
Court.
Mr.. j. H. Fletcher, Jr. was by unan-
imous consent selected by the meet
ing as one of the counsel to represent
Virginia before the Supreme Court,
and responded by saying, that his SER
vices were at their command but
that he would not accept any COM
pensation for them.
On motion the following gentlemen
were selected to solicit contributions
for counsel, and other expenses, and
to report same at meeting to be held
at Parsksley, next Tuesday, 18th inst;
Noah E. Miles, Geo. P. Miles, Walter
J. Hall, Jas. A. Hall, Jas. E. Ander-
ton, NJ. e. Witham, G. w. Fedde-
man, w. R. Drummond, Jr., Capt.
Teagle Chase, Station T. Byrd, G. r.
Gladding, Capt. VIM. Somers, J. F.
Landlord, VIM. Harrison Lewis, al
fred Ewell, Geo. r. Justice, j. G.
Justice, VIM. J. Barnes, Heze Fitz-
gerald, D. H. johnson, Geo. Middle
ton, Jno. D. Watts, Capt. John W.
Marsh, John Allen, Thos. W. Black
stone, Capt. Henry l.. Crockett,
Frank NJ. Boggs, Chas. P. Finney,
Henry R. Boggs, Capt. Elzey Evans,
Geo. B. Hoffman, Capt. John Spar.
row, Jno. A. Birmingham, P. a..
Conorton, Jno. A. Chambers, Jos.
L. Cooper.
Xmas Entertainments.
The ladies and gentlemen of Frank