Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-02-27

I.ewes-The ship CanaI-Indian River
The Home OF CIaytOn-TOwn OF Trees
People and Politics.

The Home of CIRytOn-TOwn OF Trees
People and Politics.
MIR. EDIroR-Aner iriP~nIl the way
down from the Sassafras TO Sussex, one sees
, sense in the Yankees facelIous recon-
mendatIon Of narrow gauge railroads for
Delaware that both rails may be 10 the State;
and II the Diamond is not large, in this
lower section OF Il alone there Is Dlultum an
pa; 10 10 all save those " ho "having eyes zee
MT, and ears hear not" A rua TO
LEwEs
suilices to sec Paradise Point, the good old
Firms sppellatlon for Cape Henlopen, and
10 hear "the rythm OF the endless"
A Gland shark" for such some Of these
comics call us, once here no longer regards
the cry OF Xerxes and his army, "Ihe seap'
the seal" as wild enormity OF ancient en-
thusiasm DIETER, "the gliltering generalllies
Of revolutionary pronunciamento). Ali
no,
IT'S the bouudless touching limit. with melody
The pulse Of the Eternal beating on the shores of
time"
But, said the Western stump orator, my
learned opponent has roamed with Romeo,
skipped with Sclpio, ripped with Euripides,
and what has that 10 do with the laws OF
Michigan. So lest we find ourselves "4t sea"
now that the pier is planted, and the sour
oranges from tho last wreck have all been
'chawed up Into tubacker ends"
THE SHIP CANAL
is In eyerybody's mouth, and if words
could cut 1t they would "spit il out" The
route from the Sassafras river 10 a point on
the Delaware bay does not meet with favor
no matter where II begins ii must breast
the Breakwalcr, and the present probabili-
ties are that II will end here; still great
curiosity exists 10 know all about the result
Of the interview between his excelency,
Gov. Ponder, and the Committee OF the
Maryland Legislature appointed TO consider
the feasibility Of the proposed enterprise.
Since fish didn't bite, off the Cape, drive
along lots OF young peach orchards through
Rehobotb, and by the site OF a city of the
same name, on paper, headed up at
INDIAN RIVER INLET,
where we were on the rock. The album
dance OF this and other fish there has seemed
inexhauslible, but serious fears are felt by
those who have given 1t their attention lest
the present lavish supplies be cut shorter I'm
less persons begin TO wade into 1.-THE propa-
| CATION Of the species" pisces.
DAesBoRo,
The home OF Clayton is in itself rescued
cums;ance OF being the birth place OF John.
Clayton, as the colder heads" speak OF him.
The opinion VI others, TO tue contrary, there
is no danger OF getting sDGmped IN the sur
rounding country. The shrill whistle of
the steam SAW mill sounds out enterprise
| tho clearings speak for themselves at 2.40
rate, that is lofty bushels OF corn 10 every
two acres (nOt two bushels 10 every forty
acfes), aud 10 test storehouse and hospitality,
a hungry traveller has only to give the
solid farmers a chance to fill his "6redd
basket"
THE PEOPLE BEGIN TO TALK POLITICS.
"Ez-Senator Salisbury says he has es-
chewed politics" was significant item
10 tie Sussex journal, lying on the
table OF "mine host" who wished TO
know "what's all this fuss about that
is IN the paper. For my part" he
added, "Beu Bggs is good enough Tor me,
but ii they have better man in Wilmington
lei them trot him out"
The only Democratic paper 10 Sussex
seems 10 favor the return OF Mr.. Biggs TO
Congress. Its urging of s,hool reform is
more TO the point a, present, aud the exhibit
il gave OF county finances was encouraging.
The disposal Of surplus revenue to school
extension, or reduction OF taxes, is live
local issue In
THE TOWN OF TREES.
Georgetown is also, even al this early day,
all excitement over the nominations for next
fall. Tue young politicians, now that Mr..
salisbury has left the field (?), vie with ach
/ other for leadership Of the honest yeomanry.
| The b Id stand taken months ago, as | am
| informed, by the county paper, in favor OF
| full attendance upon tue primary meetings
and unlrammeled choice Of candidates by
the people has had its effect, aud Col. w. f.
Townsend, its editor, is spoken Of for our
next representative 10 the House at Washing
ton. | mention this because | cannot call 10
mind-sc wrote another correspondent-from
list of acquaintance in the craft twenty-five
years long, a single Delaware editor whose
name has been presented Tor this position.
Mr. Townsend is said 10 be an editor OF
clever abilities, staunch Democrat, an
effective public speaker and a man OF clear
gtii, and possessed OF undOmllabe pluck.
Sussex, however, Is moi lacking 10 politicians
lawyers, doctors and preachers. What
she needs most IS school houses and husband.
men; and, while on this point, let me quote
the Squire whom interviewed near Bridge
vile.
"What We want. Sir" said he, "is to
sub-dlvide our lands, sell out halt 10 i'm
prove the other half, and we must not trust
10 peaches altogether. Potash ought TO be
supplied TO the soil TO prolong the life OF the
peach tree, but we will best go more and
more into The berry crops aud small fruit
, generally, year by gear. Then, too, by
2 knocking down dams that hedge mill ponds
? too shallow, and turn water-wheel half the
year, we can drain our low lands and gel
r. rld OF fever and ague, aud in its stead gel
! under cultivation The richest soil we have
! When we get prosperous as a people, !
! some few who live on sedge fields tina
, they won't sell, can't raise cabbage heads
' the county will be able 10 build schoo
:. houses for them, aud they can raise men,"
s Expecting soon again 10 meet your readers
. l letter drop, and on The way 10 the noteC
il farm Of Ex-Governor Ross, near by, Tor thl
- present trudge along. NEXT
!, Stafford, Del, Feb. 25lh, 1877,