The daily gazette., 1874-12-31

,ere and accept the hospitality of the 4
Board of Trade, He said the Press OF u
he Peninsula had kept pace In charac- \.
.cr and influence with the Press else ~
where, and alluded briefly to the .,
growth of newspapers in this country
from 80 at the close of the revolution r
to over $500 ut the last census, inclu- In
ding 475 dailies, with over 5000, 600 o
readers. He said the papers of thePen- q
ipsul have as a true sense of what are
the legitimate functions Of journalism u
as the papers of any other place, and
are az courteOusly and properly con-
duced. He concluded by calling on
Lemnel Malone, ESQ.,, of the Salisbury
Adpertiser. II
Mr.. Malone after returning thethanks
of the Peninsula Editors for the kind
reception, said that the Board of Trade
represented one OF the first cities, con-
sidering population, in the county,
No other city in the world, all things
considered, has made such rapid pro-
aress as has Wilmington has In the
Iatt few years. Hemmed in by two
small streams, and within gun shot OF
large city which was constantly draw
ing from her merchantile trade by rea-
son of superior advantages, she has
prospered as no other city ever pros |
pered before. She has grown apace
with all the large cities of the country
Here are built ships which are sent to
sea with every article on board manu-
factured in Wilmington except the
Mariners compass, and even that Is
properly adjusted here. No other city
| In the world can say as much and this
fact alone has given Wilmington q
name and fame such as no other ever
did. :.
We of the Peninsula are proud OF
Wilmington, although she is in anoth.
er State, for we feel as il we were OF
the same State. And we want to be
, all of the same state. We want no
boundaries of the State were theBran-
dywine on the north, Cape Charles on
the South, the Chesapeake Bay on the
West and the Delaware on the East
|, Our pursuits are alike and We nope
the time will soon come when we sha'l
be one people, politically, morally and
socially.
, p "The Peninsula the Garden OF the At
4 lantic States"
g. W. Cruikshank, Esq, OF the Cscsi
Democrat, responded. He said eulogy
e had been exhausted, and as no more
;. could be uttered in praise OF the fe-
: ninsula, he would speak of its re
- sources and products. He then re-
!, viewed the products Of the Peninsula
|, from the Capes to Wilmington vi
Q our city he said it can challenge com
D. paris u. le ,rd to its energy and en-
: terpi >s y en- away from home, ane
4 peop = where he resides, ne ai
= way. ont 1S miles from vii
.. ming no further explanation
a; is net L. his is fact of which no
}. only Win gtop, but the whole Pc
H. ninsula mu feel proud.
:; :. "wilmms. the Metropolis of the Pc
= ninsua"
A. J.T. Head, ESD, responded. H
!, - said lac w0dld rather consider VII
W ,nington pan Of the whole Peninsul
h and peak ga'.erally. Consolidation
sl hc so.t, LIh heen one OF his life hot
}. bies, IN" irslre and anticipation 9
nd many years The whole Peninsul
d. should be one State, as nature intende
it to be. No other State In the Unio
8c so represents the character OF the wioi
~ United States as does this State. N,
M ture has done more for us than fo
any other people IN the country an
ng we must accept the situation. w
N are on the great line of travel betwee
sr- the North and the South, and ON u
no main line of Peninsula travel. W
are the centre of population OF frol
70 Ave to six millions, who we can suppl
nc no in the morning with produce gathere
,.s rs. the night before and in a radius
III. 124 miles we are the centre OF pop
ali lation larger than can be claimed in
the like manner for any city in the Unite
States.
re- The time has come for us to undo
nat stand each other better, and to discu
our advantages and necessities. "
4, need more complete system OF ra
eie ein roads throughout the Peninsula
no 40 very little more work in this directit
to will give us thorough and direct co
lies nection with north, south, east al
west, and make us the garden spot
Of the United States, as we should ha
the been long ago This Peninsula is 4
an place to supply large surroundil
ess, country. Nature has made it one
tns the best States in the Union, but m
'''" has destroyed it.
,ar We want the intelligent men of I
and Peninsula to tell US how to bring ca
ret tai here and not drive it away, whi
the we are doing Barbarian laws, viii
hes are driving our own money away
well as keeping other peoples outsi
'ing the State. hope laws will soon
was was enacted which will encourage emig
ln'f tion to this State, and not drive 1t aw
lad as our laws are doing.
ad. No purely agricultural country e'
orn. succeeded since the earth begun.
diversity of industry brings succ'
and therefore we must help each oth
the and must encourage our manufacture
7ton and home consumers. We want a Ii
UNI to release from taxation every mar
ade. facturer who comes here for the nj
aing ten years Maine has done this a
tire has extended her manufactur
ln. anu immensely during the past few yea
9us. Mr.. Head closed by earnestly urgi
,ant Peninsular consolidation.
at at. Professor Harkness bore tes:imo
With to what Mr.. Heald said in relation
ON the Maine manufactures. Not OF
bill were they exempt from taxation,