Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-06

THE DELAWARE RAILRoAD.-A letter APP
peared in the Peninsular Ne,rs of Friday last,
from which we make the following extract, to
sustain the position we assumed in the Repab-
hcan of last week, and show how unjust and
unmerrited was the attack of our cotempo-
rary =
"The train this p. NJ. brought up some IA
cars, loaded with wheat and lumber, from sta
lions below this, and two market cars crammed
with berries, fruit and other vegetables. The
train will probably be doubled before ii reach
es wilmington. The down train brought near
~ as many cars loaded with lime for the com
ing wheat crop. For all of this, except the
grain, the Delaware Railroad has almost crea-
ted a market; for the grain it affords an early
market at first prices. One car last week car
ried up over 100 buckets Of berries, for which
so cents per bucket were paid the pickers, not
one-tenth part of which would have been gath
cred or sold without tho Railroad and this,
to large extent, is repeated five times o week.
And yet the same train brought up n newEpa-
per published in your town, denOuncing the
Delaware Railroad rs failure, and the COM
pany by whose liberal policy ,sand by the aid of
whose money and credit the road was made
cannot conceive what would induce any
one to hazard reputation by the mOnstrous as
sertion with which the articles sets out nor
what possible motive could prompt the njus-
tice of charging on the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad Company design
to Hnurse the Delaware Railroad to death.''
Everything that it has done, Or is doing,
proves lust the contrary, and it has every I'M
terest TO promote the success of this road
Without its aid the road, nor single milo of
it, would have been built. 1t offered, as you
know, to contribute literally towards procur-
lug boats forthe Norfolk end last spring, but
the want of means on the part Of the company,
and tho failure of the Legislature TO aid its
"pet improvement" with any mere credit,
though guaranteed against loss, left the COM
pany without ability to finish It's road, or to
supply the desired connection with Norfolk.
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FREMoET's GOLD CLAMs.-A very important
principle has been decided by the Supreme
Court of California, in the case of tho Mercer
Mining Company against John q. FTemont-a
case which, from the magnitude of the inter-
ests involved, has attracted great attention.
The court holds that the minerals in the land
belong to the owner Of the land and not to
the United States, as has been claimed by
some; and that the extracting them by other
parties would be working him an irreparable
injury. Consequently an injunction will hold.
The decision was rendered by a majority of the
court, the chief justice dissenting.
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The AUGUST ELEcrIoNs.-It appears that in
addition to Kentucky, Missouri and Alabama
the States of Arkansas and Iowa, and the terri
tory Of N ebraska held their election on Monday.
Arkansas chooses Legislature which is to elect
United States Senator. In Iowa the chiefo nes.
ton is the adoption or rejection of a new con.
stitution, formed by a convention containing a
republican majority. The constitution permits
suffrage to colored men, if acceded to by tho
eople. Nebraska votes for delegate to Con.
ress.