Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-10

turies. Beneath their shade the great Whitfield
had spoken to numbers far too great for the
spacious edihce to contain. In the grounds, now
used entirely as cemetery, repose the mortal
remains of Tenant, that great Apostle OF Pres-
byterianism, whose travels and wonderful reve-
ations disclosed to him whilst in state OF trance
form the subject of published volunln.
The inhabitants of our town partake OF the
characteristics of their neighbors, easy going,
gosspy generous and hospitable, not slothful IN
business, slow to anger but when aroused we'll.
Berlin has always enjoyed an envabie local
reputation at least for the good moral and intel
ligence of its people, its handsome ladies', excel
lent schools and superior mechanics i'll every de-
partment of trade
No finer agricultural section can be found in
our whole Peninsula, the land in its general
features reminding me very much OF that laying
in and around Middletown, Delaware. But land
there commands from one hundred and twenty
five to two hundred dollars per acre whilst the
best of ours would be considered dear at fifty
dollars.
We can attribute portion of this difference
to our greater distance from the great centres of
trade and commerce. Still another portion to
the fact of our location having been until
within a few years past a sort of terra
incognita in measure, whose natural
advantages have but Just begun to attract the at
tention of capitalists and settlers from abroad.
But yet quarter portion Of the difference to
our manner and matter of cultivation. Here We
still pursue our agricultural labors in the ante
nineteenth century style. Our husbandmen res
olutely setting their faces against any attempted
introduction Of modern utensils or methods OF
cultivation as an innovation almost sacriligious.
Our lands naturally fertile, have been impov-
erished in measure by this system 80 long per
sisted in. II is surprising how easily its falling
energies are rerecuperated. When proper attention
is paid to the rotation OF crops judicious use OF
fertilizers, &c. Corn as for hundred years past
is our only staple but since the completion Of our
railroad in 1868, some attention is being paid to
the cultivation Of fruits, berries, &c. They have
| already begun to form an important item in our
| shipments, and the remuneration has been such
as must greatly tend to stimulate their increased
| production.
Our corn crops have been sadly shortened Of
| late this being the fourth successive season in
which the crops will barely average one third.
This fact, together with the very low price OF
corn has made money very scarce, and times
| harder than have ever heretofore, at any time,
been experienced by us.
| Nature has undoubtedly formed our Peninsula
| for one State, man, unmindful of the Scriptural
injunction s'Whom God hath joined let no man
| put asunder," has thrown around and between
us his imaginary Geographical lines, dividing us
| into three or parts Of three States. Our prox
| unity, our interests and believe the wishes oi
a very large majority of our people ask, nay de-
mand, our Union. Let us endeayor to accom-
| plish that object. We can then claim Whining
ton, if not as our political, at least as our com
| mercal capital Whilst now we admire them w
could rejoice and share in your growing great
ness-your universally admitted manifest destin,
| as great city, towards which you are advancing
with strides now no way infantile but approach
ing the gigantic.
You have heard our cry, come over and hell
us. Yours, W. j. Il. P.