The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-05-20
LETTER FROM LANDINBERG.
LANDINBERG, Pa, Nav, 1871

LANDINBERG, Pa, May, 1871.
Mr.. EDITUR:-IIopiug l may not tire
you, l will, with your permission, devote Il
half hour in suggestions if not important
to Elkton and vicinity, perhaps applicable
to the entire Peninsula Being somewhat
an observer of human nature, rs well as the
country through which [ pass, I've been
previously at a loss to understand why
your town and vicinity has played the lag
ard in times past, as well us present, in
comparison with other sections, with less
natural advantages and fewer facilities
ann outlets. You have tlourishing towns
growing up above and below you. Middle
town, Del, and Oxford, Pa, each and
both younger and newer, both, too, inland
towns with branch railroads, as it were
passing them, while your town is at the
head of navigation and on the great
thoroughfare to the Capitol of our nation.
Strange to me, but true it is, facts are
stubborn and will present themselves Some
times unwelcomed) to thinking men-whyis
Elkton and vicinity standing idly quiet the
submissive victim of the political vampire
and the avaricious money changer. Is the
cause to be found in locality, climate, or
soil? Certainly not; candor compels me to
answer A few miles above as well as
below the towns are growing rapidly. Bus
mess active; lands improving, increasing
in value, producing largely; while your
vicinity stands listlessly by, monument to
its own Incidence and lack of energy. A
common sense birds eye view explains all
in moment. Elkton and vicinity has too
many drones in its homes, lacks the energy,
enterprise, and stability. Cares too much
for outward show, and too little for intrin-
sic worth; cultivates too many acres with
too little force, plows too much and lines
too little, uses too many stimulants in body,
as well as land, thereby exhausting instead
of improving. Then again Elkton is SEEM
ingly the asylum for the politicians, young
as we'll as aged. For half century Elk.
ton has been burdened with families whose
birth was all sufficient lin their own opin-
tage or candidates therefor, else wait
indolently for something else in shape of
official favor to fall on their living, and
eating the substance of few men of energy,
real worth, and less pretensions. Many of
your drones are men of good minds and
healthy bodies barring the appetite for
stimulants;) but biased against personal
effort by false pride, thus reducing the
and reality blood, pride and politics, against
energy honor and real aoorh. The latter
in all cases, countries and ages, have real
solidity. In thus writing am only holding
up to your view, your own mirror, so that
in your near-sightedness, you might see
yourselves as other see you.
Tell your capitalist to forsake the street.
brokerage, arouse, shake off that lethargy,
hanging over and around you, survey your
fields i'll and around your town. Send
some penitent money grabbing, note shay
ing street-broker, as delegate and represen-
tative man, to the President of the P, w.
& B. R. r. Co., there let him, on Bonded
knee, beg that President and Company to
accept broad acres on which to erect their
new workshops, as free gift or offering,
from town and its land owners, by way
of atonement for the stupidity of past
generations. Then will commence your
resurrection. Factories must take the
,,1no Of ca1n Ia or iSfla
instead of vulgar oath will be heard, in
short thrift will come almost unbidden, if
you will only take the initiative step. Send
your surplus lawyer stock to the less popu-
and wire-pulling, hungry, vulture-like poll
ticians, and hangers on to the anvil, pillow
handle or work bench, (else to the work
house, then, and not till then, will you
occupy proper position i'll the business
and moral point to which your advantages
entitle you when compared with your sur
roundings and neighboring towns. Then
will your county grow richly green with
its abundance, energy and honesty will be
above par, while Incidence and pride must
necessarily go below even though they may
have appeared chronic. The music of
driving wheel or two must awake these
sluggish land and money -grabbers, else tile
Judgment Day will find you with your
talent buried from which nothing but any
eruption of bankruptcy will resurect it and
you, pardon apparent presumption in init
Ii
as my head is perhaps no larger than others,
yet fancy it's thicker. PEPPER PoT.