The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02
MEETING OF THE PENINSULAR Ed.
TORIAL ASSOCIATION,


organization at a meeting in Salisbury,
Md, last Autumn, perfected its organiza-
ton on Wednesday and Thursday last, at
an adjourned meeting, which was held at
the Board of Trade rooms, in Wilmington.
On Wednesday evening at ) o'clock, the
meeting was called to order by the Presi-
dent of the Association, Howard M. Jen-
kins. Esq, editor of Wilmington CONNER
cial, when it was found that thirty three
editors and publishers from the Peninsula
had assembled.
The Association had been invited by the
Board of Trade to be their guests while in
the city, and every accommodation for the
comfort of their editorial friends had been
had been proposed by the Board, and at Z
o'clock the company adjourned to the ban
quoting hall at the Clayton House, where a
most sumptuous feast was spread, of all
the dainties of the season, where heartier
discussion was held for an hour, and one
more equally shared in, than had before
taken place at the Board of Trade rooms.
After the " cloth had been removed" toasts
with Wilmington and Peninsula eulogy
sauce, were in order, but the Wilmington
uppertendom, unlike the magnates of most
other wealthy commercial centers, are noted
for their total abstinence habits, and the
toasts were all drank in cold water, which,
as the witty John O'Byrne remarked, in
responding the sentiment, "Our Ladies"
cold water would make any man serious.
Several speeches were made. and we must
say in candor, for such an occasion, some
of them were unusually good. Mr.. Joshua
7. Heald' S remarks were particularly worthy
of note, being chiefly directed to the capa-
bilities of the Peninsula as highly favored
agricultural center, which, within a radmus
of 1875 miles, had population of nearly six
millions of persons to be fed, with a re-
markable water communication and one of
the best railroad systems in the world, after
few miles of connecting links had been
supplied. The points and suggestions made
by the speakers on the advantages of the
Peninsula, were full of interest and may be
elaborated by the gentlemen of the press
who were attentive and interested listeners,
with great profit to the future advance
ment of this favored geographical section
embraced by those noble arms of the Allan
tic, the Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
The leading object with the movers of an
Association of the Pennsular Press was
to induce unity of sentiment on the sub
ject, outlined BY the principal speakers,
particularly by Mr.. Head, and make the
study and discussion Of peninsular affairs 4
leading subject on all favorable opportuni-
ties among the editorial fraternity.
The Importance of political or govern
mental union between the State of Della
ware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
forming Peninsular State, was earnestly
advocated, while the step was deplored,
which had divided by imaginary lines, a
territory SO firmly united by geographical
boundaries, as Delaware and the Eastern
Shore counties of Maryland and Virginia.
We were surprised to find such a unanim-
ity of feeling existing on the subject of
union. We had been led to believe that
the sentiment of the pride of State and
ancient royal patents was stronger than
self-interest and good sense in large por
ton of our leading speakers and writers,
but if the enunciations by the Association
are fair reflection of public opinion of the
peninsular, we are agreeably disappointed.
ho Convention
day morning to finish the business brought
before it, after which the members were
shown through the leading manufacturing
establishments and shp-yards of the city.
We were unable to attend on Thursday,
which we much regretted.
The Association forms focus of power
which is capable, if properly directed, of
promoting the future prosperity of the
peninsula, and the city of Wilmington, to a
degree, to many, at present Incompetent
sible. The whole souled men of Whining
ton, who did the handsome so gracefully
toward the editors of the Peninsuar press,
fairly earned, and will doubtless receive,
their most grateful remembrance, which
cannot find more satisfactory expression
to those large hearted enterprising men of
Wilmington, than the future manifestation
of having imbibed a portion of their earn
est enthusiasm for the union of contiguous
territory now separated by imaginary State
lines, and the effort to promote the mater
ial welfare of the little territory bounded
by the bays.