Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-26
THIRD EDITION..
OOUnTIEs OF DELAWARE.
Historical Proof I'm Reference 10
How They Derived Their Names.

How They Derived Their Names.
Ex-City Treasurer Francis Vincent is
constantly receiving inquiries in rela-
ton to matters Of historical importance.
A person has written, asking how New
Castle, Kent and sussex counties OBJ
tanned their names. Tho following is
his answer
"New Castle derives her name from
the county Of Newcastle, in England,
the capital Of the county of Northum-
berland, or land situated north of the
river Humber. Hence orth-Humber-
land. The English spell New Castle as
one word, whilst we make it two. The
mode Of spelling this name was recently
O subject of discussicn in the Philadel-
phia Ledger"
New Castle in England derived its
name from new castle built in the
year 1880, by Robert, eldest son Of
William the Conqueror, just after he
had made hostile inroad into Scot
land. Our New Castle County was
named by james Duke, of York, who
formerly possessed our state, and who
afterwards granted it in 1859 in two
deeds to William Penn.
Kent County derived its name from
the County Of Kent, in England. (The
English always place the word county
before, whilst We place it after the
name it bears.) Kent is a Celtic word
signitying corner or projection. Ia Eng
land this county extends in point or
cape into the sea. The original name
of our Kent County WAS Deal. 1t was
renamed by Penn, after he received a
grant Of our State from tho Duke OF
York. The capital Of Kent in England
is Dover, as 1t is in our Kent here. This
English Dover was originally called
Dubrio. The English County of Kent
is also celebrated from its never having
held a slave. In England formerly
white slavery was as PREVALENT as negro
slavery here. Until late day every
man who made asuault in England was
made slsvs, and in Scotland, to March
25, 1893, every miner was slave. So
that every citizen of Delaware born 81
years ago, lived whilst white slavery
existed in Great Britain. The statute
passed in 1901, so celebrated as appar-
entity aboliahing slavery, and giving
freedom to Scotland has this provision
And sick like it is hereby provided
and declared that this present act Is
no wars 10 be extended TO golfers or
miners WHO we're still to De slaves. The
act Of George the Sd passed March 25th
1893, first declared that miners should
bo free from their Servitude. The sla-
very in England really in q measure,
also extended to women of wealth who
were compelled to marry q person
named by the Lord Of the Manor OF for
felt their land.
In portions of France this slavery of
ladies (for | can call 1t nothing else)
was still more degrading. as tee Lord
Of the Msuor claimed by the law Of ell
jambage, the right Of aleeping with the
bride the first night, AID insisted on
exercising this right az one OF his per,
quisites if not bought off by bride.
This freedom of her citizen made the
County Of Kent so prosperous, as to
give rise to the following little political
sketch.
A Knight Of Gales,
A gentleman OF Wales,
And a Lord of the North COuntric.
A yeomen Of Kent,
With hls yearly rent,
VIII buy them all three.
Sussex County was named by Penn
after the County of Sussex in England.
sfter we received the State OF Delaware
from the Duke Of York. 1t derives its
names from Sus (South) Sex (Saxons)
South sSaxions, from their conquering
and inhabiting the South part Of En-
gland, when the the Saxons invaded
Britain and drove away the original
inhabitants. The word Sex, means aka.
So the name Saxons, simply meant axe
men, from their fighting with axes,
instead Of swords. The original mans
of Sussex was the WhorshilIs. But as
| have said above,s Penn Immediately
changed it to the name of Sussex
where be residedSin England. Lswes now
Ditch called Lewestown was more than
probably named after Lewes one OF the
principal towns in England.
II was close to this town Of Lewes that
the great battle of Lewes Wss fought by
Simon de- Montford Earle of Leicester,
and the English Barons against King
Henry the 3rd, in 1864, or 6l6 years
ago. There was terrible slaughter in
this battle, but it confirmed the Magra
Charts pronounced Magma Karts)
which is the foundation of American
and English liberty. The word itself
means magma, great, charta, writing.
III other words great writing. By the
violation of one of its principle fea.
lures, by the English government to-
wards tho American colonies, caused
orr revolution. This principle was
that ne freomen should be taxed with
out his consent.
We were freemen. Then British cit
liens. But We had no representation
in the British Parliament. And again
We had our own parlismeuts or lsgisla-
lures, which We alleged, according to
Magma Charta, alone had the power to
tax us. The British Parliament, en-
deavoring to violate this principle and
enforce taxation by their act, we're re-
sisted, and hence the separation OF the
Anglo-Saxon people into two govern
ments, which l have for ysars been en-
deavoring to re-units into a political
confederacy, founded upon a strict
principle OF justice to be called an An
glo-Saxon Confederation.
Our Lswes was for long time the
principal town in Sussex county, and
its capital until law was passed re-
moving the court to Georgetown. 1t
has had varied history. 1t was the
first place on the Delaware where the
Meanonites settled. 1t was pluniered
by Sir Robert Carr with his fleet, when