Middletown transcript., 1873-01-25
Division Of New Castle County.

The Wilmington Commercial Of Tues
day last. in an article perfectly character
istic Of that journal reviews at some
length our editorial Of last Saturday, and,
after drawing false infsrences, making un-
fair representations and endeavering to
create personal prejudiccs, closes its ar,i-
Gle by saying it =" insults no one, and asks
equal courtesy from those who differ with
It," Perhaps this may be courtesy in the
Commercials vocabulary, it certainly is
not in oars.
We do not propose to enter into pers-
ou.l .quabble with the Commercial or
any other paper We devote our columns
to subjects whsch concern the public, aud
II anyone wishes to engage in personal
alteration with us. we can always be
found ut our office. On matters Of public
iuteres, We will exchange views with any
Of our contemporaries whether We get the
best or worst OF the argument As to the
unmauly aticmpt to prejudice US IN the
eyes Of our advertisers, knowing that no
person with any claim to intelligence or
responsibility would suffer himself to be
Influenced BY such weak attempts, we
treat il with the contempt j, deserves.
Tho Commercial says the speakers a,
the meeting to consider the Court House
removal +" recognized and considered the
wants Of nil the people Of she county" aud
that it " was shown that the latter were
interested and deeply SO, on the side Of the
proposed change" We do not dispute that
those gentlemen said and really believed
that we Of the lower hundreds would be
bsn6ted by this move, because they were
20 thoroughly convinced Of its advantages
themselves. that they could but think that
others must be alao. But they reckoned
without their host; from all parts Of the
county Genes opposition to their scheme,
and we're it left to tho people outside of
Wilmington to decide, there would in all
probability be an almost unanimous vote
against il. Wilmington people might,
aud no donbt would give large vote in
favor Of il, but the rest Of tho county
would oppose It
The county division question is hand.
led very delicately, and no opinion is ex-
pressed either 10 favor Of il or in opposit-
ion to il, and the joining of the two quest.
ions together is pronouccd as L" hardly
fair" We do not so consider it. One
necessarily accompanies the other. II the
county is divided. there will. Of course, be
no necessity for any further agitation of
the removal question,
But il 10 urged that an amendment to
the constitution will be needed to divide
tho county. OF course. We all know
that, and what We want TO do now is to
bring this matter fairly before the people.
Il will take tao sessions Of the Legisla-
turs 10 consummaic tho amendment, but
II il is never started, it can never be
finished, and We want to see properly
prepared bill passed by the General As
ssmbly. and then at our next election the
people can either sustain IL or quash it.
II is subject that has been long talked
=. and Il certainly ought to bo brough,
tsssss the people for their action. for OF
sgainst.
Al % argument sgaiDst the division il
b sresd thsA the people Of the lower hun
drsds will have their taxes greatly incrsas-
ed 10 dsffsy the expense Of . new set oI
sssssy naehiusry. By which " suppose
b meant. sossty Clerks. sheriff and other
S6ssss.
Nev thsss Offices ere 80 salsrisd bat The
iasuubssss receive their ssspsosssiou from
-, 81, thesgh sasa individual ofhcs
sssl1 - ~ y we'll In this county IN
sass q divisios y Il docs aow. yet the
s,ersssasion would b. a~ply ssARcient ia