Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-10
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TO he Eiis0r d ne Commercial

10 We 14ttDE " we NOHHtpfot1t
THE HIsToKroAh SOCIETY OF DELAWARE.
From your issue of Wednesday, we clip the
following: "old Papers, gentleman from
Cecil Co., Nd, left at our Office, yesterday, some
papers Of ye olden time, which furnish no
little amusement to theH curious. Among
them are the Christian Repository, and the Cir
csldr published In this city by Robert Porter. IN
1S22-24, and then followa brief description Now
why did not that gentleman give those papers to
our State Historical Society 1t is the proper
place for them-and why do others the like
We begrudge those papers and all other matters
Of historical interest concerning our little state.
We desire them all, not to make ourselves lndl-
vidually rich in curious ware, but 70 enhance
their value. and benefit the community at large,
now and hereafter. Our Historical Society 70
by no means appreciated, commensurate with
ite inherent or relative Importance, either IN our
city, town or State. How many families nave
hooks and papers slowed away in some garret or
loft, threatened with the moth or mouse, or
some day liable to be sold as SO much waste
paper, which would adorn the shelves OF any
historical society-books and papers which per-
haps could never be regained2 Come, now,
friends OF the COMMERCIAL, be liberal and hand
over those papers, and invite all others who have
anything Of the kind to do the like,to our fellow
townsman, William d. Dove, Esq, Librarian OF
the Historical Society OF DELAWARE.
Mr.. WHITLEY, AND THE EVERY EVENING.
To the E,fttor OF ne Commercial;
In the Eoery Eoening. OF late date there
appeared an article headed "a chance to apollo
gize" II mentions by name the Hon. VIM. q.
Whitley, and offered the columns OF that paper as
medium for the apology. Now, Mr. Editor, l
desire to notice, in a very few words, the un-
scrupulous effort Of that paper to attain noto-
riety by creating and fostering prejudices. When
such efforts, on the part OF the press. are
wide and extended, either national or inter
nation al, they are in my opinion to be con-
demned. but when you find little paper whose
circulation is merely local, attempting to ex-
cite any feeling against gentleman residing IN
eur midst, who is well known and numbers
EUeaing does readers, it meets and will receive
| the severest Judgment of the public. So much
| for the effort OF that paper.
The result as far as any effect from that arti-
| Gle Is concerned is simply nothing. MIR Whitely'i
| friends are not to be blown away By line oil
| two from Cameron and Crossdale, and times are
not &C ont of joint that the independent consis-
tent action of a gentleman, in a matter OF pub
lie interest, will warrant personal reference by
newspaper. The removal Of the Court House
has many opponents, even in your city, anc
should imagine Mr.. Whitley can have nt
| apology to offer for proving himself to be an i'll
| dependent, public-spirited citizen, who will no
| allow his personal, selfish ends to influence hii
i Judgment in matters OF public moment. As ht
has not seen fit to notice the article referred to
/ | only write to call attention to the self suffi
| cheney OF the paper that published it, and to ex
press the hope that in the future it will not b'
so quick to ask, but more ready to make apollo
| gies. FAIR DEALING.
New CASTLE, March 7.