The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-05
LABOR'S GREAT DAY.
The Event Celebrated In
Hudson County as 1t
Never Was Before,
THE KNIGHTS. OF LABOR.
Their Picnic and Games at Gale
donian Park-Oiher Events of
Importance.

The 4th day of September. 1909. Is the
day New Jersey soil was first pressed by
the feet OK E uropeans, The Indians and
the companions of HendricK Hudson got
along together very welt-an augury. as
it were, of the good will which was ever
thereafter to characterizs the people of
the S9ate. The 4th of September, 1898,
was an evidence or the friendship and
good will hat still continues among the
people. Yesterday = Labor Day-was
given over to pleasure seeking, and the
seeking was not tiresome or In vain, for
at every turn there was opportunity for
enjoyment, and all took advantage of it.
The result was that Labor Day, 1898. in
Hudson County, was memorable one
for all.
Recurring to the manner of the white
mans acquiring possession OF and title
to lands III New Jersey, the story has
been often and variously told; but 1t is
always an interesting one. All his torians
agree In namiug Friday. the 4th day of
September. 1909. as the day on which
New Jersey soil was first pressed By the
feet of Euro peaus.
THE FIRST LANDING.
On the preceding DAY Heu DIR ick Hud-
sou, in his little Dutch Vheboat, the
Half Moon, entered the lower bay, and
the next day. dropping anc hor in lhe
Horse Shoe, sent some of bis men on
shore TO discover what m amer of
men were the natives and whether
they were kindly disposed From
that day on the Colonial History of
New Jersey" bears testimony to the fact
that the most equitable dealings were
maintained between the Jersey people
and the Indians. The Six Nations. at
meeting held for the purpose of confirm
ing the acts of the Eastern Con ference
the last of a series held at different times
and places. FROM 1855 10 1758-honored
the Governor OF the province by calling
him Sagorighweyoghsto or the Great
Arbiter o. Doer of Justice"
Senator Samuel IL. Southard, speak, ng
of the dealings and purchases just re-
ferred to, before the Legislature, sad:
1T is a proud fact in the history OF New
JERSEY that every foot of her soil has
been obtained from the Indian by fair
and voluntary purchase and transfer, n
fact that no other State in the Union, not
even the land which bears the name of
Penn can boast Of"
THE RED MANS REPRESENTATIVE.
On the occasion referred TO the Red
Men were represented by Snawrishekung,
or WiIted Grass. II Delaware Indian of
pure native blood. He was q graduate
of Princeton College. having been
educated at the expense OF the scotch
Missionary Society, which had given
him the name of Bartholomew S. Calvin.
AT the age of rwenty-three ne entered
the Continental Army TO fight for iEde-
pendence. and at the time he presented
to the Legislature the petition to pay for
the Indian fishing rights, he was up
wards of eigh5y years old. In ad vocating
the claim of his people he warmly in
dorsed the just tribute paid to tue State
by Mr.. Southard. The aged Indian
closed his address with the fol lowing
words. testifying TO the honorab le policy
and actions which had disti ngnished
the people of New Jersey in their treat
nenJ aud dealings with the aborgines:-
mot drop OF our blood have You
spilled in battle; not an acre OF our laud
have you taken but by our consent.
These facts speak for themse Ives and
need no comment. They place the char
acter of New Jersey in bold re lief and
bright example to those States within
whose territorial limits our brethren
still remain. Nothing save benlsons can
TALL upon her from the lips of Lenni-Len-
ape. There may be some who would
pise an Indian benediction. but when
I return TO my people and make known
TO them the result of my misss ion the ear
Of the Great Sovereign OF the Universe.
which is still open LO our cry. will be
penetrated with our invocarions upon the
generous sous OF New Jersey"
Following will be found detailed ac-
counts of the several eveuts of the day