Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-27
Eor the UeIa,pare Rspublican

Nit EDITOR The movement In favor Of
the location of the County Seat OF Justice, at
Wilmington, has naturally developed some an
tagonism. Any measure for the attainment OF
even the most desirable ends, which entails ex-
pense upon the people, will always meet with
opposition from some Of those persons who |
fancy that its success would be prejudicial 70 i
their precuniary interests, but in order that
such opposition may justly be entitledto weight, |
1t Is necessary either that the persons opposed,
should be majority Of all who are interested |
In the matter, or at least, that If they are NIL
nority, they should have an interest therein, In |
a Tar higher degree than the majority. II they |
have neither majority nor such pseuliar In. |
terest, reason demands that their voice should
be without effect.
The proposed removal Is advocated not mere
| ly by the professional and business men Of Will
mington, but by others, both within and with
out that city, who are many and influential
| Facts and arguments have been adduced be-
| fore the public 10 show that the success OF the
measure ould be highly beneficial to great
majority of the people Of New Castle County:
It Is useless to gainsay those facts and 1t would
be difficult to detract from the force OF those
arguments ,,,....
Court Uonse at New Castle Is fncomm0dtous
and Inadequate In point Of space and conve-
niences, to answer the purposes Of It's erection
| and that the Court room Is fnjvffous 10 the
health Of all who remain fol- any considerable
| time therein
The building, from It's peculiar structure, can
| not be altered, at any cost which would %
warranted, in such manner as to obvlate thu
| above defects, and that therefore new County
| Buildings should be erected.
That the city OF WILMINGTON contains una
jorty of the people Of this county, and Is there
fore entitled to be heard In the matter.
That all but q small fraction Of the business
of this county, rendering recourse to the county
seat nee ssary, comes from that city, and that
| therefore the present location OF the County
Seat operates as a great hardship to the citizens
| of this county, who are most interested 10 the
! matter.
That the city OF Wilmington contains nearly
all of the manufacturing interests OF this county
that such interests always suffer more than
those which are agricultural from distant To-
: cation Of the County Seat, and that therefore
is present location Injuries the manufac turing
Interests, more than Il benefits the agricultural
interests ct this county.
That the town Of New Castle does not Iar-
nish suitable accommodations Tor those VINO
are i'm attendance upon Court; and that there
fore such persons suffer great discomfort.
That the town Of New Castle Is easily and
. adily accessible, only to very small minori-
= " of the people ofthis county and that there
Q fore much valuable time Is frequently wasted,
y which would not be the case to nearly the sams
y degree, IT the County seat were III winning
ton -, :
Z That the great majority Of the lawyers o
N New Castle county, reside iu Wilmington, AM
transact ost of tile legal business of this coun
= ty there and that therefore the majority @
the people are obliged to pay higher legal fee
for professional services rendering recourse :
the Offices of court necessary, than they would
!, were lie County Buildings in Wilmington.
That the city of Wilmington with It's raj
road facilities, Is the most accessible place
this county TO very great majority, OF the cil
Irens Of this county, and that therefore It Is th
proper, and the only proper place for the Cour
iy Seat Of Jpst!ce.
The above are some Of the grounds npo
which the location Of the County Buildings
Wilmington, is claimed ; and the justice al
y INTEREST," strength of the movement are made a
e the mole manifest from the manner In whit
viii It, opponents have attacked It, They have 70
I'D saken facts and legitimate arguments, and ha'
Try resorted to bare assertions, petty auibbling. 81
unfair dealing.
/. Two communications have lately appear
}. In the Dele,varean, written by individui
who style themselves respectfully, "Six JAG
Alta" and "New Castle County" The %
.s ss gentleman writing from the town Of New @
lag lie, states that the people In Wilmington ha