The daily gazette., 1879-03-15

MEssRs. J. Ii. RODNEY, GEO. GRAY
AND \. Is. COOPER, al. practicing law
Fers at New Castle, deny that they are
ia favor of the removal of the couutv-
b4at 10 Wilmington. At least two of
them are office-holders, and all of them
are or have been i'll Offices more or less
connected with the courts. That they
should, therefore, feel it more to their
ease and interest to have the county-seat
near their own residences is quite nstu-
fal but 1t Is no less n.tural that other
citizens fad that they have such desires.
I'd iuasmuch as these gentlemen have
had the courts near their homes for so
4oAg time, is 1t not eXacting too much
oi vO,oOO peop.e 10 require them TO con-
tInue TO 90 Out OF their way to accommo-
date them and their friends at New Cas-
lie : AT least, if they expect this,
they should furnish other and stron-
|s-r reasons than We have heard from
them yet. 1t would seem to lis that any
generous and fair-minded man must con-
ceed the injustice Of making a city. the
size OF Wilmington, with an intelligent
population approximating 5000, travel
Ten miles to record deed. Mr.. Rodney
las condescended to furnish his reaso for
opposing the removal Of the courts. They
are honestly expressed, just such as we
would expect from fair-minded man.
but the other two gentlemen have fur
nished no reasons whatever for their on
position. We did hold one of Mr.. Rod
ney's objections and should have stood
with him upon it had there not been a
b!ll sent to Dover for the purpose of &C.
curing authority to expend S1O0,0OO in
the erection OF new Court House at
New Castle. Had Messrs. George GRAY,
j. IL. Rodney and A. b. Cooper then
spoken out in opposition to building a new
Courthouse, they would, we doubt not,
nave secured the cooperation of very
large body of the people of Wilmington,
as well as of the county. But so far as
we have been able to learn, these gentle
men concurred with the opinions ex-
pressed by the judiciary and the Grand
Juries and most of the members of the
bar, that new Courthouse was neces-
sary. Now, if it is necessary, we be.
lleve the majority of the people OF
the county desire that its location should
be in this city; and since the people
CT wilmington propose TO erect suit
able buildings for one-fourth les.
money that was proposed in the bill
emanating from New Castle, we have n,
doubt that the people in the aljoinin.
hundreds will prefer that the location OF
the county-seat with the county record,
shall he removed to this city as wei
Tor economy as for the greater facilities
that would be offered to the public, t,
say hothing of the saving of some two
or three thousand dollars year to tn,
county as may be demonstrated by fact,
ehclted from the statements of til,
States Attorney and his predecessor.
Mr.. Rodney's reasons for continuing
Tie Courthouse at New Castle are giyel
by himself over his own signature ane
We reproduce them here. lie says:
''And desire to state that my interest,
are ia my native place and my besl
wishes for the neighbors and friend,
among whom have lived. Whether il
may be believed or not, | desire also tc
state that, irrespective of these interests
and friendly relations and feelings, l am
utterly opposed to the possibility of any