The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-08
EUROPE.
REBELLION Meeting.

AL large and respectable meeting of the
citizens OF New Castle county, convened pursu-
AMI to public notice at the Red Lion iasetn on
Saturday the 24th of June, 1909, to take into
consideration the propriety Of removal Of the
seat Of justice of New Castle county, from its
present to central and suitable situation,
and 10 concert measures TO carry the same into
eHect->i GORGE CLARK, Esq. was appointed
Chairman, and JEREMIAH LEwpEN, Secretary.
The chairman having explained the object of
the meeting, committee OF five persons were
appointed to prepare and report resolutions to
the neeting on the subject. The committee
having retired and prepared, presented the fol-
loving report:
That whereas it appears 10 your committee
that very general complaints have been made b,
the citizens Of New Castle county, of the secret
as well as open attacks of the people Of the town
OF New Castle on their property and interests
under the dciusve prctext of public improve
ments, while it is evident to every observer thar
these innovations are not intended to be gene
raj benctl TO tho county, but on the contrary are
calculated TO enhance the value of the property
o, 's Y pti;ate individuals, and to shorten and
Improve the roads to the tresent seat of Justice,
situated at an extreme part of the county; Justly
dtcadng from the increasing population aud spl-
rlt u pubic accommodation, tina, the citizens
OF this couHty will not long pat up with the IN
convenience OF travelling many miles turther than
necessary to the present seat OF justice without
some exsraortl nary induce ment, which the peo-
pie OF the town of New Castle hope to find in
shortening and beau,ifying the roads from every
pat ct the county, (which can only be done by
defansng old establishments aud running the
principal part ofthe property through which they
pass) and making new and unnecessary roads,
tor no other purpose than to facilitate the Com
munication with that place, erecting elegant and
expensive bridges, sc. &c. that the enormous
expenccs of these innovations are iniqultously
an'. unlnstly Intended to be drawn from the funds
Of the county.
That secret and fraudulent measures have
been takes! to obtain orders of court tor those
roads, and petitions forwarded to the houses OF
assembly, praying the sanction of the Legislature
to measures of the greatest importance, without
the knowledge Of those most interested living in
the vicinity, and signed by few persons only,
whom they are intended 30 benefit.
EeH Me2yjare resotz,cd, as the opinion Of this
meeting, that such conduct, with such means,
must defy common vigilance, and hence it is
reasonable to calculate that sooner or later they
will succeed, unless the excuse and pretexl lor
employing them be removed, and
BE Il jnrther resotred, that a memorial be pre-
scned 10 the Legislature Of the state OF Delaware,
at their next session, paying removal Of the
scat CT justice of New Castle county, from its
present to a more central and suitable place.
Which report WAS unanimously adopted.
On motion, Reso'rtd, that committee of six
| persons from Christina hundred, and of three
from each of the other hundreds be, and are
hereby appointed to meet at the Red Lion Tav-
ern, on the third Saturday in August next, 1.-THE
l9th) TO draught and publish memorial to be
presented to tine state legislature, praying re-
moval of the seat of Justice of New Castle coun.
ty, from its present to a more central situation
to be designated in the said memorial, and that
the said committee consist of the following per.
sons, viz. John Elliot, Adam Williamson and
John MClntock for B. H. John Way, James
Rrobson, Daniel Lowber, Jacob Broom, Fran
els OsDanie and Jacob Robinson for G.. II. Johr
Tweed, jeremiah Springer and Andrew Rey.
nolds for M. G. H. George Giaspie, james
Price and David Nvin for w. G. c. II. Will
am Cooch. Morgan Jones and Oliver R. How
ell for P. C. H. Jesse Devoeu, Jeremiah Lew
den and Abraham Short Tor NC. II. Jesse Hig
gins, Alexander Jamison and James Miles 70
K. l.. H. Enoch Thomas, John Merit ant
r William Frazier for ST. Georges Hand JOIN
= Clark, Captain Richard MKee and Abraham
Shafts for Appk. II.
: Resolrcd that the said committe be, and the,
: are hereby invested with such further power, a
Il in their opinion and discretion may be necessar
e for carrying the same into effect
.dad it zyas further Resolved, that the proceed
II ings of this meeting signed :, the Charma
1t and Secretary be published in the Delaware Ga