Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-04-16
For tho Delaware Republican.

Regretting as do the necessity Of mingling
In newspaper controversy Of any kind, should
have observed silence, If thequestion had been
placed befo re the public Ia its truthful and
proper light and upon its own intrinsic merits.
| shall conflne myself to statement of facts,
showing the position In which stand in the
matter, the means which l adopted to place
myself in the position in which am, and leave
the public to Judge Of the correctness and in
tegrity Of my actions, (and although strangely
willing to stand or fall by their verdict.
Aud in speaking Of the question at issue
shall not allow myself to stoop TO the use Of
ironical expression or intended opprobrious ep-
ithets by which to designate the Advertising
work to be published by Mr.. Eckel. If the
citizens Of Wilmington desire work simply
for the purpose of displaying their cards and
Of its being pnrely an advertising medium,
without atfording that intrinsic information to
wit The alphabetical list of names, business
and places of residence, with an appendix CIV
ing the general information to be found in
such works concerning its business, institutions
OF learning, societies, Banks, Insurance Co.'s
Railroad Co.'s and even its stage routes for
without which If there were any in the place,
the book would be faulty. am content.
Now as to the facts in the case. In the first
place my business is Directory Publisher and
as such am crcumscribed by no limits when the
field is open and can be honorably taken, DEEM
ing that give Gas my forthcoming work will
show a fair equivalent for what receive, ai-
fording work of instruction and utility both
to the traveller who visits tho place and to the
citizen tohose york publish.
AS such Directory Publisher, March 26th, l
wrote to Mr.. Head the only person had the
means or was bound, to recognize in the busl-
ness, he being the previous publisher, and as
such occupied the field, inquiring whether he
intended to issue one the present year, if not,
that had men employed in my business who
would come and canvass the field. He answered
my letter stating that such had been his inten'
ton but that he being had,latterly concluded t'
decline. Upon such answer l commenced th'
task, giving Mr.. Head not as all equivalent oil
| "ouid pro quo" but simply as small return 70
his courtesy towards me, the use of one or tw'
pages of the work, he actuated by no othe
motive as was bound TO judge by his actioi
other than the we'll being Of the place, wiliinl
| to sacrifice his own interest whatever that nigh
amount to, to have the city of Wilmington ant
her citizens furnished with a work which III
deemed from my acquaintance with the Dust
ness had the best facilities tor producing.
The whole question about which there ha'
been such parade of words has been fully
stated, and am quite content to allow my in
| terest in the work to abide the decision which
| the citizens of Wilmington shall arrive at upon
an examination of both publications. The one
work purely of advertisements, the other q
| full Directory Of the place, giving the business
places of business and residences OF all ddpeT-
hsing or not, together with valuable information
concerning its Banks, societies, &C., atfordlng
| to the stranger as well as the citizen and bust
ness man, perfect mirror of the mercantile
operations and general interests of the City
WIN. II. BOYD.
Directory Publisher, Appleton's Buildings,
346 Broadway, New York.