Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-04

A DIRTY PHILADELPHIA TRick-rnE CUTTER
ron rus DISTRICT To REPORT TO AN
oTnEn PORT.
A Washington special 10 the Philadelphia
Ltdgsr. ut Thursday morning, says &C.,
.fhe revenue steamer HImtHOH is ordered
10 PhlndelphiH. Pa, for dutN, Tor cruising
grounds VIII extend from uteal Egg liaihui
10 Chinc0tcague, and include Delaware
river and bay"
Thereby hangs a tale, and one It Will be
well Tor the people OF Wilmington to know
and to remember. The cruising ground, 1t
will be noticed, 10 entirely within this reve-
nue. district. and for many years the cutter
oT this district has always properly ana
naturally repnrted 10 the Collector OF Gus
toms lor the port OF Wilmington, and made
this her port.
mart ot the war n was represented That the
cutter was IN danger ui capture by the PEG.
pie OF this city. which we believe tsentitled
TO the disiinctiono of having been the most
steadfastiy and enthusiastically loyhl OF
any on this continent. In these panicy
DAYS, however, the suggestion was sufficient
to secure the cutters removal to fhiladel
phia aud there she continued 10 report unlil
| The close oi the war wien she WAS property
| transferred back 10 her old station.
After the Miami WAS sum-, however the
new cutter WAS ordered to report To fhilH-
delphia and continued to do 50, until, ~
/ response to a request from the Wilmington
! Board Of Trade, backed by the advice Of
| prominent officers OF the revenue marine
| service she was restored TO her proper
| place and ordered to report again At VIII
Al active effort WAS at once begun on the
/ mort OF number Of Philadelphia dealers
in supplies, &c., to have her recalled 20
that port, and they enlisted ~ then hchAll
the active efforts Of all the local politicians.
They sent delegation down To ashington
headed by Simon Cameron and including
eN- Postmaster Bingham, and despite the
/ advkre and we believe the remembrance ui
1 .,,I nf1ara nrapffrNllN familiar
with the requirements Of the service. the
Secretary Of the Treasury has succumbed
10 political influences, and IN utter disfe-
gard Of the public interests, has again Or
dered the cutter back TO Philadelphia.
! II the whole question AZ sta Ike was inc
comparatively trihing one whether the
40 900 or S60OOO a year the cutter. ana het
officers and crew spend annually should hr
spent IN this city or IN Philadelphia, II
| would be in accordance with PhiladelphiH
characteristics hoggishness 10 seek TO EraI
this crumb from this district, nut u MoulV
show very great contempt for our people
tor the Treasury Department TO comply
with the request -,
b But that Is not the whole question. The
,, action Of the Secetry Of the Irearury show
a willingness ON his part to HAcrince thi
. public interest utterly TO please pnlltl
, clans. The cruising ground of this cutie
is below Wilmington and this Ia the neares
aud most convenient port where she can &c
she can Obtain everything she needs her
, lust Az cheaply M In Philadelphia. Sh
can obtain some things especially rationa
more cheaply She will waste hundreds Q
: tons of coal year in unnecessary trips :
j Philadelphia and back, % milcs each time
d and be oft her cruising ground and out q
l. her district several hours every tim
she IL compelled to go to her new por
I, In winter, when philadelphia is bottle
u no BY the ice gorge at the Horse shoe, Oh
: cannot get there at all, or, should she .
there when the ice forms, she could not g
e back 10 her cruising grounds all winte
y her Ia repoit 10 Philade lphia, to please II
a Presidents political friends In that city.
10 We believe that ninety-nine out Of 4 hu
dred of the trees in this city are NAPLES.