Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-17

shall Ye Divide the County ,

r. the Editor OF the Commercial:
Yes, if it ID tho desire of our people to perret-
nate and continue forever the force and effect of
a principle in itself 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 d-
VISION which it is perfectly evident to every man
~ unjust? Although, as Governor Cochran says
in substance in his inaugural when the present
pystem was adopted the three counties were
nearly equal in population 80 that representa-
ton was then by the present plan essentially ac-
cording to the populations, yeti is found in its
OF Grafton to work injustice at this hour. Moth
Jug will better illustrate the error Of the plan
itself than its present unjust operation. A
principle essentially bad can never be corrected
by its continuance or re-adoption. Let no man
therefore pretend to advocate both equal repre-
Sentatton and county dtoasion. They are as
opposite as the two arms OF the balance, or the
two hemspheres-as the one goes up The other
goes down-When one il III light the other is IN
darkness.
All temporizlng or attempting to mend and
patch mp what is wrong has ever led to greater
evil and done harm. We then say go for equal
representation and nothing else-for it is right
and Just in itself, and the only plan that meets
the whole question in all its bearings, and sat
lsiies every demand
But it Is said we cannot get equal representa-
ton and 30 let us not be 30 impracticable as to
cast away benefit because we cannot get it 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 DO not publish It to the world that
in this noble high. minded State there exists
such an unjust aud tyranical majority in any
portion of the State M will tarnish and blot out
tue illustrious memories of its revolutionary
fathers, by denying to the people Of New Castle
county the benefits of the very principle upon
which tho war of the Revolution was begun and
carried on to its successful issue.
But there are other reasons why the poope
of this county should oppose division. 1t s for
the prosperity OF this county to unite all its in
terests together and 30 maintain and continue
them. Tho city Of Wilmington is not only con-
cerned in the prosperity of the whole county
and State but also materially interested in o.
tablshing and maintaining the most intimate
and friendly relationship with every part OF the
State. This should lead it by euery pos
sible means, to cultivate union and
harmony with every section Its enterprises
and improvements depend in good degree
upon the whole county and State. And on the
other hand, Wilmington belongs to the county
and State as such contributes by its prosperity
to the essential improvement and advancement
of the State.
much Wilmington contributes to the general
prosperity of the county and State can be found
than to go and exame the records of the county
and State Treaurer's offices.
The relation of Worcester, Somerset and Wi
comico counties, Maryland, presents no analogy
to illustrate this present relation of Wilmington
recprocally. The analogy is far better main
tanned by that of Boston, where city located at
the extreme end of the State, III spite of this
seeming disadvantage of position, has 30 made
itself the master of its own resources that it is
the seventh in population in the continent. and
among the first in business resources. But in
accomplishing 30 much for herself she has ais
persed abroad her efforts to secure trade and
business have covered Massachusetts with fac
tories railroads and some of the first literary
and scientific institutions of our land and this
c)ntributedl essentially to cover u hard and
sterile soil with the smiling habitations of peace
and plenty. AS Boston ,oas TO Massachusetts,,
20 is Wilmington to Delaware.
Everything urges to union. There is no
good reason for division. Phil.