Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-11
The court House Question.

Mr.. EDIToR.-To quiet observer of passing |
events, 1t is amusing at times to witness the mach
nations OF men, often very small men to COM |
pass their objects, be they good or evil but under
all the phases their projects assume the ears OF
the animal betraYs its paternity
For over thirty years, the removal OF the Court
House, and offices, and jail, from the town of New
Castle to the city of Wilmington, has disturbed
the peace and quiet OF a few of the people of the
latter burgh, at about intervals of six months the
paroxsyms lasting only a short time Sometimes
the Judges are seized with Court House on the
brain. Sometime the Editors Of the news
papers published there yours Mr.. Editor being
very mild, have an attack, and recently spasDl
has come upon the Board of Trade, and few
lmpassioned youthful caIpet-bag barresters-and
the amount OF zeal displayed by some of them the
other evening, can only be accounted far upon
the ground, that the Legislature of the State OF
which the meeting was intended, Is Democratic
whilst they happen to be black Republicans of the
| deepest dye. The rank and file of our County,
IN nor out OF Wilmington, do not appear TO have
imbibed the virus
| Board of Trade may be a yery good thing TO
talk over and manage trade. l do not object to
yours, but this do say, If they attempt TO inter-
fere or manage the affairs of New Castle County,
they may expect to get raped ON the knuckles-
therefore, hope we have had THE last of its in
| terierence III the business.
In their zeal and confidence, the speaker at the
late meeting in Wilmington, went SO for as to In
Gicate the sites for the Court House Offices about
the jan ana whipping post, not much Was said
where their city may be the most embeished by
them. appIehend they are a little too fast and
beg them to consider that there are a few persons
in the County who expect to be consulted in thi,
matter OF removal. Ii the people of Wilmington
not only furnish eligible Sites but the Iaoney t.
erect all the buildings, very good, Just let them
sly so, and proceed to raise the money 1 dom
want and don't intend that the tax PAYERS of ou
, County, who reside outside of the CITY limit
shall be required TO foot this BILL and demant
that they shall be consulted about it.
For one, am decidedly opposed to remoyn
the Court House from its ancient eligible Location
on the bank of the Delaware. 1 am opposed [
paying one dollar for such a purpose, and beiev
every nine men out of ten white men, and voter
n and tax payers South and North Christiana agre
9 with me.
: Ii this question IS pressed, it is certain as this
5 day succeeds night no other result can follow bI
a division OF the County by a line to be drawn
O and up the Christiana until the mouth of Whit
If Clay Creek Is reached, and then following tn,
IS stream, until the boundary of the State is Teacl
/, ed on the "Magic Circle," then we will hay
a four counties, Wilmington can have a full repr
l. sentatIon III the Legislature, which her peop
V seem to desire, and then Court House and office
Il and Jail, and whipping post, exactly where 81
may want 1t located, and built IN style wh
may crafty the most fastidious of her denizeI
and from no one outside Of her limits. would s
bs molested or complained of. Press the matt,
and such result will follow, and am prepared
i aequIesce in it, now or hereafter.
Corn PLANTER
N Sleepy Hollow, JAN 9, 1873.