Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-13

The failure OF our State Senate to pass the
consider the SUBJECT OF penlnsuiar union did
hol arise,we Ve,throueh any opposilioh
IN lhat oranch to the PROJECT, but from leei-
ing that II was hot proper mat Inc Legisia-
lure OF this State should alone call a
convention 10 DC made up oil delegates from
threc states, and especially that II should
not 40 SO by a formal legislative enactment
rms ieelihg was doubtless strengthened ny
'ue a''empt Oh al 'ne opponun's oi 'he
moScment 10 iliake IL appear llhc ah AZ
tempt Oh the ht.ie olate Oh Deiaware 10
swallow up terfitory larger thah her own.
Inc iiousc' .he popu'ar piahch' no"oVoi'
passed inc reso.utiohs u"es"1"so"Sty' which
was Us siShihcant an cApressioh Vi op'iioh
as 'ie NOS. aiueh' iiiehu Vi .he ihoNoihcii'
couiu ASK andy peleVe' larry representa-
'he opinions ol 'he niaJori.y vi thc peopie
Vi the ola'e, 90 'ar, 'heh' from .he ac''oh
u the h.s,sia'u', u'so"u'ae'ns 'Ae ',-'nn' ~
Oh uhion' shou'o s'i'h"ii,e 'noi'i W ~
oiease.' eAo'''on', W. say 'nis pAi'o"'a'9
70 'nose VI oui niai anu eAoAa,'se' "no'
'a'o'hg oonso'',A''o',' 'on''',' 'no "o.'o"
'no Doia"'e i4' '''''a'e 40 A"s 9'en
0'o aeath-pio" W any i"''nei piostess ~
puseh''
,ho hose'non' s'lou'u W e,i'"''s poPu..'
anu snouiu oiis.na'e "''A .no p.oPio' "i'n
whom II aifeauy nus great s''ons'n'
ino ioop,e VI i'oia"''o a,s ',"', "'''n
NOUS IN us laVor tne pcolie Vi tue has'cin
ohore OF virginia are aiiiiost IL hot quitc "s
unanimous tor the change; III Eastern
Maryland propapiy nan agree anu nan op-
1cct. 80 lar as we nave yet seen ms la'.cr
hall base their objections on State Pride,
severance from baitlmore anu inc supposed
disadvantage OF loss oil the present contfoi
py single State oil the waters OF the ohesa-
peaSe Bay Let us cohsluer these opJcc-
IONS
Maryanders doubtless nave just ptloe III
'he past history OF theif o'ate ; put !. Is ho'
Il proposed to antedate Inc dlvislon' ana nc
A act OF the present can deprive the people o'
the Eastern Shore OF their share in lhe pas'
4 glory OF their State I; while Inc lnslre OF theh
ii iorefathers deeds VIII shed as prisht IA
Il dance on their progeny IN the new e'ate az
Il lhough no change hau ever peeh llaae'-
Whatever OF the past is theirs is theifs IRE
yocably. But it is not with the past tina
we have chiefly to do, but with the presen
and the future. The present and practlca
"a advantages of consolidation are SO evlden
N mat they do not need stating ana VINO shai
say that there VIII ~ IN 'ne iu.uie open pe
lore The new ota'e career oi nonor ant
success which our i.as'ein 'onoto pie'nei,
| may oe as prouu ~ sna'o III % ~ '''' ''oioi
III oi Maryland past
"a Inc next onlectioh ID fealy .i'h.ns one
~ Inc iact that lhe people Vi 'ne las.ei
|# ohore nave olate uoVernhieh' VI enS'
|3 own, VIII not aHect .heir coh'heiciai ah
business relations win Baltimore lh .h
"a leas', and indeed, II we may Juuse ny VI
ri past history OF that city, 1t VIII ratner IL
crease baltimores interest IN anu respe'
| LOT them. rms, at least Is certain IN
8 natural course OF Trade cannot DC barred
EH lhteriered with py py state lines, ana all th
E trading between Baltimore and the PENN
sula, which is to their mutual interest," wi
be done ,vho,ber tho nronosed chance
soi0' "ns'A'i 'He p'NfN
Aiaue OF not