Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-03-18
COUNTY DIVISION.
shall We Divide the County !

~ tAs Editor Of tAs Commercial:
Yes, II it il the desire Of our people to perpet.
uats and continue forever the force and effect Of
principle in itsslf essentially wrong. All admit
the present injustice arising from unequal re-
presentation. Whence does this evil derive its
origin but from the present system Of county di-
Vision. which II IL perfectly evident TO every man
Ii unjust2 Although, ~ Governor Cochran says
In substance in his inaugural, when the present
system was adopted tile three counties were
yearly equal in population NO that representa-
tion was then by the present plan essentially &C.
cording to the populations yet It IL found in it's
operation to work injustice at this hour. Moth
ing will better illustrate tho error Of the plan
Itself than it, present unjust operation. A
principle essentially bad can never be corrected
BY it's continuance or re-adoption. Let no man
therefore pretend to advocate both equal rvTr,
sentattOn and county dicisjOn. They are ~
opposite ns the two arms OF the balance, or the
two hemispheres-as the one goes up the other
goes down-When one ia IN light the other lis IN
darkness.
All temporizing or attempting to mend and
patch up what is wrong has ever led to greater
evil aud done harm. We then say go for equal
representation aud nothing else-for it In right
and just in itself, and the only plan that meets
the whole question in all its bearings, and sat
isles avery demand.
But it Is said we cannot get equal representa-
ton and 30 let us not be 30 impracticable ~ IA
cast away benefit because we cannnt get 1t IN
just the shape We ought to have The error Of
this is in assuming that it is impossible for us to
get what We ought to have from the people OF
Delaware. Do not publish it To the world thai
in this noble high.mnded State there exists
such an unjust aud tyranical majority In any
portion Of the State N will tarnish end blot out
the illustrious memories Of its revolutionary
county the benefits Of the very principle upor
which the war Of the Revolution WINS begun and
carried OH to its successful srue
| But there are other reasons why the people
Of this county should oppose division. It III fol
the prosperity Of this county to unite all its in
terests together and 30 maintain and continu,
them. The city Of Wilmington is not only con
cerned in the prosperity OF the whole county
and State, but also materially interested in On
tsblishing and maintaining the mcst intimat,
and friendly relationship with every part Of thu
State This should lead it By every pos
sibte means, to cultivate union ant
harmony with every section. 1ta enterprise
and improvements depend in = good dsgre,
upon the whole county and State And on thu
other hand, Wilmington belongs to the count,
and State AZ such contributes by its prosperit,
to the essential improvement and advancement
Of the State.
No better or surer criterion to determine no,
much Wilmington contributes to the genera
prosperity Of the county and State can be foun
; than to 60 and exame the records Of the count
| Auu otAt0 treasurer . Onlceb.
The relation Of Worcester, Somerset and Wi
comico counties, Maryland presents no analog
to illustrate this present relation OF Wilmington
reciprocally. The analogy is far better main
tanned by that Of Boston, where city located 4
the extreme end Of the State, IN spite Of thi
seeming disadvantage Of position has 80 mad
itself the master OF its own resources that it
the seventh in population in the continent, an
among the first in business resources. But
accomplishing 30 much for herself she has Iii,
persed abroad her Efforts to secure trade al,
business have covered Massachusetts with ia.
J tories railroads and some Of the first Literal
} and scientific institutions Of our land aud tn
! contributedl essentially to cover hard All
sterile soil with the smiling habitations OF peat
and plenty. Az Boston ,pds u Massachusetts
80 is Wilmington to Delaware.
: Everything urges to union. There lis Il
good reason for division. PHIL.