Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-09-14

who has mot yet paid his county an
poor tax, do so Immediately, and /
prepared TO vote.
MaW Castle Demonstrations.
Undoubtedly Yesterday WAS the grsa
est day In the history Of New Castle 8
far Is real crowd Of people and or
thusiasm are concerned. From the tim
that New Castle become . county town
and that was very early In the histor.
Of the country--indsed before tn
United States became . nation, Their
have been gatherings Of sll kinds ant
for almost all purposes, but never be
fore was II filed with such . large, re
spectacle and enthusiastic gathering o.
that which almost overrun the iniAn
city yesterday. Our fathers away
back in the past have met in tn
old borough when the tocsin Of wa
called them together to take into con
alteration measures to defeat oemnor
foe. When canals were to be dug, rail
roads to be built, or any public measur.
of importance was 10 be set afoot In
which Delaware was interested, New
Castle hiss been rallying point because
II was the county town Of New Castle
County, and contained the county
buildings which belonged to the whole
people. Bat = change has taken place
in New Castle.
1t will soon cease to be the place for
the arbitrament of oonteuding factions.
The semi-annuAl gatherings which
mark the opening Of the spring and
fall courts will soon be only known in
history. The old ancient borough vii
soon cease to be the shire town and in
slime the little old Courthouse in
which all the people Of the county have
. general interest, will disappear. The
temple Of justice has been removed to
the larger city Of Wilmington, and
whatever Of Importance, whatever of
greatness it has ever inherited from
the fact Of being q county town will
now attach to 1t no more. The past,
however, cannot be entirely oblitera.
I'D, while history records the fact that
New Castle was = county town before the
birth Of our nation. Yesterday marked
. new era in the history Of the town.
4 has already passed from the dull,
slew, careless, plo1ding county town
into young thrifty, busting manu-.
featuring city. Where but few short
years ago the sound Of manufacturing
industry was scarcely heard, the rumb-
ing noise Of rolling mills. the dull heavy
thud Of the trip hammer and the rat
Ting wheel Of machinery an d spindles,
I'LL the air with the music of industry
which portends q glorious future for
New Castle.
The little old court house will soon
be the temple Of Justice no longer but
IS it passes away another temple arises
to take its place. One not only reared
and dedicated 10 justice but to human
ity, to the godlike principles which
make Of all nations kiaGred and ton
cues one people, dedicated to Friend.
ship, Love and Truth. In the new
temple the stern statue Of justice is
yelled while the more godlike princ'-
pies OF love from man to man Is given
the prominence. This Is indeed an
important change-s transition Of our
young sister city into new sphere
q beginning of q new life. It was
right and proper that the brethren Of
the mystic tie that binds all hearts in
one should congregate as they did by
the thousands to do honor to the cause
of their respective orders, and to do
honor to New Castles new departure
The masons and odd fellows Of Will
Of Philadelphia and all the
surrounding towns by the thousands
honored masonry and odd fellowship
yesterday, and New Castle honored
her guests. The decorations were the
most profuse and beautiful we have
ever seen, outrivaling in some respects
the great receipt OF Gen. Grant in
Philadelphia. Flags of all nations
waved their welcome to the visitors,
and the mystic emblems Of the two
great orders which marched in triumph
through the young city, met the eye
every where. On the house tops, In the
triumphal arches, over the streets,
every where were blended. .ths compass !
and square and the triple links. New ,
Castle outdid herself. The young city ,
now has hall next-in beauty and ex f.,
tent,in the State, to the Masonic Tenn pie .
in Wilmington. L