Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-11
The Psn,nsuiar Union.


Representatives of The State of Delc,odre
in General Assembly met, That on the
first Wednesday in May next there b, held
in the town Of Dover convention O delo-
gates from the State of Delaware, III. nine
counties of Maryland, and the two counties
of Virginia lying east of the Chesapeake
Bay, for the purpose of advising upon the
propriety of uniting this Peninsula under
one State Government and II found ad-
visable, TO agree upon basis of Unin sub
ject to the consent Of the Leglslaturesof the
States OF Delaware, Maryland and Virginia
respectively and the approval of thu Con-
gress of the United States.
RESOLVED further, That said committee
be composed Of five delegates from Zach Of
the counties on the Peninsula and that the
Secretary of State cause these resolutions to
be published in each Of the newspapers of
the several counties inviting the ,eople
thereof to such action as will cause tn, Con-
vention 10 be fully represented.
pIsooRpANT NOTE = ONE EASTERN SHORE
PAPER OBJECTS.
No great movement succeeds unless ii IS
well opposed, and we were beginning to
fear that the feeling in favor of Pcnnsular
Union was entirely too unanimous to he sue
SoSSihi. Wv HapSi, hoWSftit bNCh
found to object, and now we have great
hopes of a lively discussion, whereof, truth
will be elected, and the object of the move
ment attained The Easton talbot county)
htar argues that It's pride as a Marylmdcr is
opposed 10 the measure, aud that it does not
desire to be severed in State relation, from
Baltimore, for Baltimore is great market,
&C., &c. 1t proceeds, with tremendous
| dignity, and immense dogmatism, thus =
"Whcre is the sense of sevcring the exist
ing political relations and thus cutting our
| selves oil from all participation in theprofit-
able trade of Our commercial metropolis !?
Why deprive ourselves of all influence and
power in directing the policy Of Baltimore
Can the sand banks of Accomac and North
ampton compensate for the loss of the iron
mines and coal fields of Allegany? Would
ii be Il sensible trade to swap the "Monu-
mental City for the peach orchards of Della
ware? So different are the laws and prac-
tice of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, 1t
would take an age to secure uniformity in
the practice and decisions of the courts of
the new State. We can see no earthly adj
vantage of the new State project, but hun
dred things to influence us in ''lctting well
enough alone" We of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland have glorious inheritance let
us improve it; let us devclope our rosour-
ccs; let us adorn and beautify it, If the
Eastern Shore of Virginia. or the State of
Delaware, OF both, wish to Join their for
tunes with those of Old Maryland, we have
not the slightest objection; so far from il
we will gladly receive and welcome them,
and extend over them our protecting mgis ;
but us for severing our political relations
with Western Mary land, or our commercial
| with Baltimore, for the sake of union Ia
be flaught with no advantages whatever to
the Eastern Shore, why should we do II T:
The proposition cannot be even seriously
entertained
FURTHER coMMENTs-ANoTIIER DIRECTOR.
Our Peninsula exchange still continues to
discuss this most interesting and important
subject. The Observer, an influential dem.
ocratic paper published at Centrcville, Queen
Anne's County is rather non-commltal, but
we think disposed TO regard the movement
! WIN iavUi, 1t says.
'The Wilmington (Del.) Commercial ha.
assumed the championship of the new move
ment in Delaware, land has awakened quite a
lively discussion on the subject. 1t urges til,
DciaWale LEGISLATURE, now III scssion,to pro
~ N;nhn,sn, Es ~ o nf,,a J'a 49,, uoois'
so taken the matter in hand. nnd has Ieliv.
cred an able and argumentative address be-
tore the Legislature urging them to adopt thu
plan suggested by the Commercial. :
AS yet the Legislature Of Delaware has Ia
ken no steps in the matter Until it does
and the matter is brought before us as an is
| sue, we shall withhold our views. We will
say, however that the Eastern Shore of Ma
ryland embracing more counties than Della
ware and the Eastern Shore Of Virginia to
gcther would be no longer considered n mere
portegee, but would WELD q commanding in
huence In the Legislature Of the new State.
The Maryland Citizen republican pane
publisbed NJ tho eon,o ,o,,, ,,,,,o. d. 49,.
H., '''.'e' ,i'' loa'
'Nc ihiss'a'cmeht that me Eastern Shoie pa
pers give but little favor to the movement
and quotes the Easton Star which ia ,b,
o,I,, no,.r H., a. ., :.
~, @ '' ""s s"'u uos"t "s"i'st IL
Inc CHt@eh also falsely states tsat the Den
ton Union onposes ,hr movemnrt .ltLnu =
that paper promises hearty cooperation
the whipping post and pillory are done ava,
with. The citizen does not venture 10 OK
press an opinion of its own.
Inc Detdwafeun the organ Of the Demo
cratic party at our own state capital. refer
inc Ia Tho Ir,;o,,. o,,;,o,;ors so,,s;,I', ..,..s
100 ? 0Je.'io"' "o"9ip's says
arc not aware tliat any one in Della
ware mas even suggested That the laws ant
customs Oh Dciaware should be adopted by
NV ut,ier pehihstiar districts III the event
oohsonuatioh. one oil the hrst acts follow
ny consoiaallon necessarily would be The
adoption oil constitution Tor the recon
stlucieu commonwealth, ana inc courts, II
.lc absence o. olher aulhofity, as has beer
inc custom from time immemorial, woult
iegaia as law iot each particular district thu
,um2 ~ ,oiGc u. 'ne tline inc change OF juris
u ,n.oi LOON p,ue, uhtil inc same were al
o 'o,eu ~ iepeaeu ny inc legislature OF thu
v ,I.a. W districts: we 10 not know
.nae .nis generation WIN ever have the pleas
consolidated nrninsua h ~ ,,,; .. ln'
certain, that the adoption OF The oddities o
our Sta'ee,as the Union terms the whipping
I,aa. ahu out u,voteemenl lacllllies, viii mo-
Doli "uo al '"oisi'ehsanic condition of con
S ~,
Inc JoeuRaf, u democratic paper publish
cd at Easton, and said to have The larrcs
circulation of onv n,,,, l., IN, -,