The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-11
FOIc sENATOW.



Mr.. EprToR:-I perceive In your issues
that the Circular boundary Question"and
the rights OF the Delawareans who wore
lrregulnrly turned over iIito Pennsylvania
by the foolish action OF an unlawful com
mission nre still before the public
The merits OF this question and the ma.
ture OF this unlawful action are not appre
ciated by many OF the we'll disposed an
thinking public. / have lived 10 year.
or more, In sight of said Boundary anc
oil woli established land marks therein and
hase as surveyor worked up to some oI
the trees along the borders of Mill Ureei
and ChrisLinne hundreds that were mark.
ed by the authority OF WIN Penn In l7D /,
and yet havs now lived to see their ancient
land marks ignored by the aid OF an un
constitutional Commission. who elected
themselves to the o1lce' under the i'm
fellow citizun. (whom they took In with
them. who now is aptly CARR 'atured ay
'blacking John Bulls boots') would have
iulluence enough to plaster over all un.
: 'constitutionality and irregularity OF ao.
tion,as he hns helped to cook no the laws
oil Delaware, for u series of years towards
his own interests and that o. his party.
Being intimately acquainted with the
original movement made at the sol cta.
ton OF the citizens along the boundary. LD
have said landmarks restored and pre-,
served. aud also acquainted with all the
steps taken lunder only q Clique or the
party tben In power III Della ware). l mm
free to pronounce Lbs whole proceedings
or That Irregular commission rotten
from the stamp uD." and tnat instead of
restoring and properly marking the old
line run Dy Wllliam Penn near two hun.
dred Years ago. Gas could have been easily
aud simply accomplished with moderat. /.
cosDthey have by fooiishy spending NJ on.
ey auu tiiDe IN tile erection uf oUsei yaturiss
Oh The hililops aud touious trlung guiutIuns
ham IN ut41 "a ~.
circular iino according to Lhe letter." aud
not according to tho Old marks, as estilt-
llsheu Dy near Two neuturies Of pUssessio q
pIId usB.
And yet they did not succeed In doing
even that, as their reports amply show
put Irampled upon III, vested rights OF
tho State oil Delaware und her patriotic
citizsns. by turning them over into u
he'stnoring State, and producing endless
complications aud dissltisfactions
William Penn. wneu bs originally run
and markei that line was landsI pro
pIieLor, and his proprietary grants and
narklngs, as affecting Individual rights
eau he neid good before tha Supreme
Court OF ths United States, Ia spite OF
Stnte Legislative action b5 IL regular, or
Irregular M we claim u to be.
In CONCLUSION, permit mo to suggest,
SomeThht 5entimentaliy, that we fancy
Niiilain Penn Gas his statue now stand,
In tie great Stata and City sstaDlIshel by
him. ut height sufficient to ioDk down
upon the aAuisnt Doandarr ~ Oul,i ftowa
upol tue foolish action OF tndt irrag Ola T.
coilinlssion and would ask the patriots
IN tic Legislature OF Uel4w rs Of We now
have them. or when We do have thom) to
order commission OF review II tho very
doubtful work done. sail commission to
be Latued Ivy the Governor OF our State
from the rank OF patriotic gentlemen. &C
qdainlad with the facts aud conittion OF
tue situation, not elected Nv tuaInsel lves
In the lace ur tho luLtei and spirit OF our
Constitution, as tho former coinmisslon
was ). u. JACKSON.