Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-01
From The Commercial Of March 2Glh.l
"log Roiiing.'-Ihe j. g. B.RniIroat, and
the mine wards" IIsiquity.

MEssRs. EDITons Two articles have recently
appeared in the columns of your journal, which
I think, are exceedingly Objectionable, upon
principle. The first article To which allude Is
IN EDITORIAL in your issue of the 23d Inst, In
which you remark "Ihe people of Sussex county
"afc now asking the Legislature for such an act
'as will give assistance to the Junction & Break
"watcr Railroad. The bill is pending in the Sen
g ate, and the New Castle county members are
"asked To vote for it. For our part, We protest
"against their raising finger to do so, If the out
"rascous Mac wards bill is passed by the aid
"of the Sussex members" The second article re-
ierred to, is in your issue Of yesterday, over the
signature Of Girls.
The Legislative cid has been respectfully in
yoked, in aid Of the Junction ~ Break water Rail-
road-a work of internal Improvement
ally necessary to the interests of-not only the
people OF Snsscx"-but TO the people of this
whole peninsula. The General Assembly, has
heretofore, We feel gratfcs 10 say, extended inl-
purtant assistance towards the construction of
this road and Is again respectfully solicited TO
return further assistance to this important enter
prize, to enable the Directors to finish this road
The State Is. as believe. amply protected from
all danger of having the bonds to pay, that may
be Issued in accordance to the provisions of the
bill and there will meyer be any danger that the
people will he taxed to pay the interest on the
bonds Tor the State is, as think, amply secured
By the first mortgage On the road, nc. The road
built As 1t now Is, from Harrington 10 George
town, although il has been in operation only u
little over year, has MS am informed, paid tx
pcnsGs; and there can be little doubt, believe
that il extended or completed TO Lcwes, il will be
on q the best paying roads in the country.
But the most obnoxious feature of these two
articles is found in your Editorial; which seems
t.f ttnta
The los-rolliig" basis, or you tickle me: and
III tickle YOU" The New Castle county mem
pers," you say, care asked to vote for it''-thc
railroad bill-and "for your part, you protest
AGAINST their raising finger to do SO, i the out
rageous Nine Wards bill is passed by the aid
oi the Sussex members" You would hitch n
work OF internal improvement, and of import
ancr to the welfare oi the people of this Peniusn-
IL, 10 miserable, petty political BILL cunnngly
dcsilncd To change the political power Of your
city-a portion only OF this State. The idea Is.
with all dlc respect, -absurd-prepostcrous Let
MS have no log-rolling' let every measure be-
fore the Legislature be calmly considered, and
passed., or rejected upon its merits or dement's.
IL The JuncllOn and Breakwater Railroad is such
| an improvement us may justly cnlite il TO the
fostering care ii the Legislature then let the bill
now before the Legislature pass without invok.
ilS the passions and prcjudices Of the people Of
New Castle county-or unfairly asking " tho New
Castle county members" to oppos t''if the uut-
rageuus Nine Wards bill Is passed by the aid
''oi theSusscy members, thus GENERALLY insiuunt-
ing to the Sussex members, that they can obtain
their WISHES in the passage Of their ivOritc rail-
| road bill, by defeating, or voting against the
"Nluc Wards bill,' and TO the New Castle mcil-
| hcrs, that they can vote for the Junction and
BFcakwatrr railroad bill, provided the Sussex
members will vote against the obnoxious :. Nine
Wards billy or in other words, ms before rc-
marked, yoii propose, gravely suggest To the
members III the General Assembly, the log roll
ing system, the lyon tickle me; aud I'll tickle
| yon." The " Nine Wards bin has not vet pass.
Cd and think it doubtful whether it can pa.
this Legislature. With you, believe, this "Nin,
Walds bill" is obnoxious, and involves capital Oh
jectipns; hut that it, 1t would pass, il will he
lu,nd 10 he harmless unless it lie accepted by
the corporation of your city. The Constitution
OF the State throws il broad egis over and pro-
tecls all your chartered rights aud franchises
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