Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-09-29
..MHERE pEMocRATs GROW"
An Analysis of the New Castle Common
Ring.

An Analysis of the New Castle Common
Ring.
To the Editor of the Commercial:
The question is asked over and over again by
many persons not familiar with the political
situation in New Castle, why is New Castle
Hundred so intensely Democratic and as the
Democracy inscribe on their banners: " The
Place where Democrats grow we propose to
give a condensed history of the soil upon
which they grow, and how the Ring cultivate
the growth of Democrats. Be it known, then,
that in 1901, William Penn directed the Sur
veyor General of the Province of PENNSYLVANIA
and Territories to s cause to be surveyed to
the only use and behoOf of the said Inhabi-
tantsr Of the Town of New Castle ito lie in
common one thousand acres of the Land adj
joining or near the said Town hitherto reputed
and called New Castle Common, in one conve-
nient tracts" &c.
In 1854, upon representation of the inhabi-
tants of the town that great quantities of the
said tract of land, surveyed as Common, mad
been enclosed by the owners OF tracts OF land
living contiguous thereto, and by them titled
and cultivated, and encrOachments are daily
making on the same, and that great waste and
destruction hath been and still is committed
| by many evil disposed persons to the great
| damage and in ury of the inhabitants afore-
said, who at present are remediless in the
premises /" Thomas Penn and Richard Penn,
| ESQS,. PrOprlelarleS anu NrONNFuOES IL CulSl VI
| the Counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex,
/ on Delaware, and Province of Pennsylvania,
| by charter appointed thirteen gentlemen,
| present inhab tants of the town of New Castle,
| TO be Trustees of New Castle Common, in
trust nevertheless, g that is to say, to and for
| the use of the present inhabitants and those
| who Shall hereafter become, and be inhabitants
| of said town." paying to them or their heirs
/ g yearly rent of one ear of Indian corn, II
| demanded, providing that in case any Trustee
died or was removed from his office for misbe.
havior therein, or removed out of the said
/ Town, "the inhabitants who have freeholds
| therein or otherwise pay yearly rent or forty
shilings per annum, within ten days aftel
either event." were authorized, directed, and
empowered TO meet at the courthouse and
elect, by a majority of voices of said electors
by ballot or otherwise, another Trustee.
Query-By the way, if all reports and rumor!
be true, was not the election for Trustee, held
January 9, 1875, held under this otherwise
clause We mean the one at which John IL
Rodney, Esq, elector for New Castle County
| for Samuel ]. Tiden, ESQ.,, the great Reformer
| was elected Trustee, Mr. VIA. Herbert being
INSPECTOR of the election. II was at the sam'
| election that MIR. Challenger offered to Civ
$40 to buy books for widows children for
copy of ;he list OF voters (QWery-Was it eve
returned to the Board?l
In 1871, John Penn, of Stoke Pogis, and JON
Penn, of Dover street, London, being wlllln
| to promote the prosperity of the ancient Tow
! of NEW Castle" t and in consideration OF IN
love and regard which they have Tor the IN
havitants of said town, and in consideration Q
the sum of five shillings, by deed conveyed