Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-02-10
The County Division.
WHY THE RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTHERN PART
or THE COUNTY WANT IT DIVIDED.

WHY THE RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTHERN PART
or THE COUNTY WANT 1T DIVIDED,
The MiddletOwn TndnscTpt o, Saturday
& contains q long article ia relation 20 the pro
losed division Of New Castle county, from
which We make the following extract;
The chief reason why we want the oau nty
ilvided Is because we believe it would be Z
treat benefit and the means Of saving both In
valuable time and expense 20 our citizens,
che people OF the ak lower hundreds are
nainly engaged Ia agricultural, and every
armer In New Castle county knOws how ex-
eedingly annoying and incOnvenient Is it to
)e called away from home for three weeks OF
more In the Spring, just at time when his
usieSt season commences, and when his pre-
sense at home is imperaiively demanded, and
gain IN the busy season of Autumn when
,he gathering of his corn crop requires his per-
sOnal superntendenCe.
Our Wilmington friends say-and say truly
that their city furnishes the major portion
the business that is brought before the
'Uurts, and this they use as an argument why
he courts should hold their sittings in VIII
ninRtOn. We agree with them; We think that
uIts ought to be held IN their city. She Is
uly large enough to have her courts and we
ave no doubt tnat tine interest Of her citizens
lemand that she should have courts and we
ire perfectly willing for her to have them, but
sc are not willing to be compelled to be away
rom our farms la corn planting season and
aGdiiI III COth-uusAlAk hCdoOi IOi tui6t Vi IuuE
weeks to attend as jurors whilst the courts
Iear the alterations and settle the disputes
# WilmingtOn's litgOus citizens This our
farmers are forced TO do year after year. and
As the population and Importance of the city
Increases the business brought thence to the
courts will be increased. Now, is it Just that
,ur farmers should be drawn away from their
fields to attend court during all the time it
must take to transact that business?
We see no better remedy for this gross in
than division OF the county. IL
This is done and Wilmington is provided with
courts of her own, the time occupied by the
courts in the transaction of the business COM
ng from the remaining hundreds wOnld be of
hort duration. The session of our courts
vOuld be of but few days. Then, too, the |
yrest bHg-b the want of hotel accOmmoda- |
ION which 50 shocks tie sensitive feelings of
people so long accustomed to the splendid table
# the Clayton House, WOpld no longer be an |
'bject of dread, for it would be pOor indeed if |
man could not stand it for two or three |
laysl
This is one among many reasons that might |
'e urged for the division of the county. We |
viii hot stop now TO produce other arguments 1
n favor of this project. We do not know in |
What light the matter may be viewed by the |
members of the Legislature from Kent and |
sussex counties, but we do earnestly hope
lat they will consider well this and the kin |
red propositions IRON this county, and that |
hey vii not QUash all these proposed changes |
lithOut allowing the voice of the people to be |
card Give the people an opportunity to pass
pom these questions and decide them for