Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-01
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THE SUBJECT NOT DISPOSED or-MARyLANp AND
EASTERN VIRGINIA STILL EARNEST AND ACTIVE
IN IRIS FAVOR.
We learn, through private sources, that one of
the elements of popularity with Mr.. Israel Town
send who is a candidate for a seat in the Virginia
State Senate from the counties OF Northampton
aud Accomac, is that he is known to be warm
advocate of the sundcrng Of the political con-
nectiOn between these two counties and Virginia
proper, as to further the scheme OF forming
this peninsula into one State. The people there
are so thoroughly in favor of this, that Mr..
fownscnd's open advocacy of Pennsular Union
adds much To his chances for election.
But the feeling is still kept alive III Maryland.
The st. Michauls (ralbot county, Comet, which
has never favored consolidation, speaks us fol-
lows in its last issue:
ave had supposed that the adjournment of
the Delaware Legislature without taking definite
action upon the subject of pcninsnlar consulida-
ton would have disposed of that subject Tor n
year or two ut least. Such is not the case, how
ever The agitation Is vet active upon the Eist-
crn Shore Of Maryland, aud The advocates of the
proposed consolidation appear to te making pre-
GEES, aud adding to the number of those who
are in favor Of it.
There is at present an iron logic at work more
potent than the goose quill or printers ink.
When the projected EASTERN Shore railroads are
completed, giving each county a steam highway
from n tihewatcr port to the Delaware road, the
problem will suvc itself, in accordance with the
''higLcr law" Of trade. Should these railroads
have the effect of dverting our produce from
Baltimore Ia seek market further norm, should
the facilities of travel and transportation that
will then be afforded he sufficient 10 induce our
merchants to abandon Baltimore and To make
their pur, bases in Philadelphia or New York, we
opinc that our people will be ripe Tor separation
from Maryland and union with the other pplit-
cal fractions ot the peninsula, on the ground of
identity Of Interest. We are loyal now, because
Baltimore, to Il certain extent l. our metropolis
When II ceases to be, the strongest tic is severed
II will be useless to urge the ''menories OF the
past against the money of the present. Human
untare On the Eastern Shore, is about like it Is
elsewhere, and il Is hannah nature to covet pre-
sent prosperity, even II To attain il, past remin-
iscences are sacrificed.
Whether Baltimore will lose the Eastern Shore
trade can only he determined by experience. We
hope 1t will moi, but we believe Baltimore does
not care 10 retain it, or at least, that city does
not consider our trade TO be of sufficient impnr-
lance IL warrant an tifuit 10 retain. Ninc-tcnths
OF the foreign advertising done I'm the peninsula
Is done hy northern houses; III this one particu-
lar Baltimore lacks very essential feature of
business enterprise. There are a few houses in
b Baltimore sagaciOus en- cough to sec the necessity
Of liberal advertising amOngs, Eastern Shorcmen,
and we will guarantee that these houses would
require II pretty heavy consideration to induce
them to give up Their EASTERN Shore trade. They
have sought it, obtained it, and know its value"