New-York tribune., 1880-04-05

Kent and Sussex Newcastle has majority Oh tue
population. and nine-tenths Of the wealth OF tne
State, but it has only one-third OF the poh.icai
power The other two counties are jealous Oh 10
and by combining outvote it in the Legislature III
the proportion of two to one. People here say tna'
nothing short of DOrr Rebellion will ever gam
for them the political power to which they are
fairly entitled. They cannot hope TO amend the
Constitution so as to base representation on p0pu-
latOn, because the two d0wn-country counties VIII
always oppose such measure. The inhabitants OF
Kent and Sussex Southern in their character,
the farms large the country isolated from the
currents of travel and migration, and the nine
teenth century spirit of progress and enterprise
does not dwell In the land. lu Newcastle. however,
there are many Quakers and people of Northern
lineage: Wilmington has become q busy, prosper
GUS manufacturing city; small farms are the rule
in the country Northern habits and ideas prevail
TO great extent II is no wonder. therefore. that
people never allow Newcastle to name o Governor.
gnd II It had not been for the superior talents Of the
EBaya,rds both senatorships would be taken by tho
The Salisbury represent the ideas and character
of the dOwn-cOuntry population, They are pro-
ncnce in single generation. The head OF the house
is Willard Salisbury, now a man verging on
seventy He has genuine intellectual @ force. broad road
of political ability. For many years he served IN
the Senate but he contracted the habit OF drinking
to such an extent that at last it ruined his useful
ness and caused his retirement to private life.
People were surprised q few years later when ms
brother:n-law.. Governor Ponder. appointed bin
Chancellor of the State, Office of great RESPONSE
blliy and still more. surprised when they saw hIm
change his old habits entirely and perform the du-
ties OF the Cbancellorship with clear-headed fidelity.
He had grown rusty in cbanccry practice during ms
long career in politics. but he studied hard and
soon fitted himself for his duties, The lawyers say
he makes an excellent Chancellor. he IS physl;;
it,,r, IN rnffa
using u pen with such difficulty that he writes
nOthing but his signature, but his brain IS un-
cOuded. He has two sons, one OF whom 10 IS care
fully training for politics and publlc LIE. HIS
honie is Dover. OF property he is said to possess
very little beside bis homestead.
brother D saOqFS o HS GEandsof s pIfSfn aSa sSpa IS
of different type physically and mentally.
Spare in person, of ascetic habits and bachelor.
handsome, full-blo0ded free-living brother. His
talents are only moderate. He was fairly success
ful country lawyer before he went to the, Senate.
and his success in politics was achleyed rather
through the influence his brother had built up than
by his own force or skill. He is q man OF sound
Judgment however and much tenacity OF purpose.
and will not fall through any personal weaknesses
The third brother, Cove usually called the Doctor;
was once Governor Of the State, but Is not reckoned
as of much account in present or future politics.
Ii the Salisbury influence IS prolonged beyond
this generation, the sons of Willard will inherit and
maintain it, and they are still roo young TO show
whether they have the stuff of successful pOlitcians
in them. There is a report atoat that the old
Chancellor wants to 20 back to the Senate and is Of
mind to try to shove Bayard out. But people who
how heavily his physical intirmitles weigh upon
him do not believe it.
Delaware has but single member of the House
of Representatives. The loneliness of the position,
one might suppose, would make it conspicuous.
When Mr.. Hayes resigned his seat In the House TO
take the gubelnatOral char III Ohio, lie said to
friend, There arc nineteen Congressman in Ohio,
but only one Governorp So the Delaware repre-
sentative might say, There are TWO Senators from
my State, but only one member Of the House," but
III point of fact the two Senators crowd the mem-
Der into insignfcance. There isn't room for three
great men on 80 small o territory. The place OF
Con.sressman is usually given to some third-ra
politician who holds it for q term or two and then
drops back into obscurity. AS the Hon. Benjamin
Bzgs said when lie left Congress, 1.-THE farmer re-
turns 10 his furrow."
Government in Delaware il based on the old Eng.
lish idea that the few should rule the many: The
State Senate is composed of nine persOnS the House
of twcnty-one. Representation is divided equally
between the three counties irrespective OF pOUula-
tion. The active. vital. loud Democracy OF the New
England town has no counterpart here. The cOun-
ties are divided into Hundreds. Hundred being
originally district having 100 men capable OF bear
ing arms. There is intense State pride, but little
public spirit. In fact. tho 1250O0 inhabitants OF
the State do not form n large enOngh mass to de-
There is excellent material in the population but
there is too little of 1t. sometimes think 1t pity
that Simon CamerOn's plan, broached during the
war; was not carried out. lie proposed to make one
State out of the whole peninsula between the Della
ware and Chesapeake Bays. another out of Mary
land west of the Chesapeake and Virginia east OF
the Ancgcnies, and third out of the part OF Vir-
ginia living west Uf the mountains. lie creation
of the State OF West Virginia was but q lame and
partial attempt i'll tho direction OF realizing his
project. VS.
[For other Political News see Second Pngel