The daily gazette., 1879-03-15
Letter from Samuel Townsend.
THE COURT HOUSE QUESTION.
For the DELAWARE GAZETTE.

For the DELAWARE GAZETTE.
In my last communication OH that
subject, intended TO say the Levy Court
should not appropriate one thousand
dollars to repair offices and COURTHOUSE,
said not over one thousand dollars.
Now, this new Courthouse matter has
gone far enough and should be treated as
joke to scare some of the over anxious
people in New Castle for new Court
house. Now, a few words to the mem
bers of the Legislature from Kent and
Sussex. The Democracy of the lower
hundreds of New Castle county for years
felt that to ambitious aspirants, the vote
OF Wilmington was great bait and to
neutralize that influence, we of the lower
pait or below Wilmington, fought for
nominations by ballot, in each hundred,
for members OF the Legislature aud Levy
Court, to render our candidates indepen-
dent of Wilmington influence. Notwith-
standing you see member Of the SEN
ate acknowledge majority of the lower
part Of the county, and his immediate
cons ituents who nominated him includ-
ed, he stated he believed the lower part
Of the county was opposed to building a
now Courthouse in Wilmington; but
notwithstanding, as he thought, there
was majority in all of the Counties in
favor of Wilmington, lie voted for re-
moval. / have nothing to say to this
member, If he sees proper TO vote in that
way but / quote this act as a warning
to you Democrats of Kent and Sussex,
as your fathers used to take it, and tell
you members of the House from Kent
n md atun ,vfp tI,a
new COur. .-house they will eternaily OPP
pose division Of the County, and claim
representation for the whole numbers Of
the county, and Wilmington will rule the
whole State; for youi see we cannot
depend on the members of the county
below Wilmington. Red Lion has voted
for removal, and report says the mem-
beIs OF Blackpird hundred will do the
same. Old Appoquinimink has been
cheated out Of her voice by party trick
cry of this county, and by the said party
tnckery Wilmington next campaign
claims the Senator or member every year
in addition to controlling the whole
county, which you members from Kent
and Sussex can stop by passing law ap-
portioning the members of this county
from the different hundreds. Now l ap-
peal to you Democratic members of
Kent and Sussex TO save the Democratic
party before 1t is too late. Pass an act
to divide New Castle county and make
two counties. Then Wilmington can
have new Courthouse and we can have
the New Castle Courthouse, which is as
good as the Courthouse in Philadelphia,
and you appoint one man from each hun
dred 10 va ue and divide the property of
the county. The poor-house ground in
Wilmington will make nine squares of
property aud sell for enough money, If
ljudiciously managed, 10 build Whining
ton new Courthouse, Jail and offices,
without co,ting the Taxpayers one cent.
The lower county of New Castle will
already have the buildings at New Cas-
tie clear of tax, and what the farm sold
for at Hare's Corner will secure us a
poor-house and small farm. Then the
old New Castle county would be as Kent
aud Sussex county of farmers, whose
interests and feelings would be Identical
with Kent and Sussex. Therefore, men,
bers OF Kent and Sussex, this Courthouse
joke has gone far enough. The New
Castle city men have had a justifiable
fright for their meddling with the Levy
Court, and some of the Wilmington men
are 50 eated that they are half crazy.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
Townsend, March IA, 1879.