Year: 1873




ms de, and she matter being hrought to The atts
ton Of the pnblie-aIl classes Of people u WI;
mington have taken carly occasion to cSpre9a
their earnest desire for the relief which would "
obtained by the measure proposed. am unable
70 perceive that there are any persons who have
greater grievance 20 redress, nor clearer right
citizens 10 appeal to the proper authority TO re


dress that grievance, than these members uf tho


Board OF Trade, a body composed OF the business
interested Wilmington which pay alarge city tax,
very considerable portion of the State tax, and
twothirdS of the county tax, which they think
would be decreased several thousand dollars a
year by the removal OF the Court House. And
set the exercise OF this right by these citizens
seems to be excessively distasteiul TO those who
oppose the removal, and IL Is described by one OF
these New Castle correspondents as making
iacetious addresses, and amusing themselves At
the expense of New Castle"


The members CT the Bar are the second class 10
whom is attributed this agitation andtheir action
is described In this choice style: 'sThe bar and
few speculators in Wilmington are all ON the
rampage" now, who the few specuators are,
know not, nor Doubtless docs this correspondent;
this word, with many Others, was thrown In to
excite prejudice, and because those who wish to
retain the Court House al New Castle ean urge
no substantial argument in nyor OF It, aud are
lcompelled to resort to other methods.
The Delasoare0n's Latin correspondent docs, II
is true, present what he calls some ''cogcnt rea
sons why the Courts should not bc removed"
one Is that "a number OF active working members
of the Bar reside In Now Castle, and the removal
would put them to sad inconvenience and even
pecuniary loss" think the New Castle men,
beB OF the Bar will decline to have their personal
convenience urged before the public basis OF
legislative action. Ii is absurd TO mention the
personal convenience of any small portion of the
people; the question will be, what would best
subserve the interests and convenience of the ma
jority of the people of the whole county? Anoth-
er ''cogent reason" (and indeed this will answer
as sample one) is, ''lhat there is railroad COM
muniealion with Wilmington, and a special court
train is run" The force OF this beyond lis effect
as an admission that the business comes from
Wilmington would be difficult TO see. The truth
Is there is only serious objection 70 This move
ment TO be met that OF taxation. This the VIII
mngton City Council have anticipated by prop
osition which on fair estimate would leave less
than $20,000 to be paid by the county outside OF
pended upon the present county buildings If they
were to remain ct New Castle, This Objettion is
unfairly urged, the expense Of a new building is
exaggerated, and it Is really asserted that New
Castle county would have 10 tax her people $3.50
600 to CRAFTY Wilmington, as though New Castle
county and Wilmington were bodies foreign to
each other, whereas the fact is concealed that of
this tax of Sl50,0O0 upon New Castle county two
thirds, or 100000 is paid by the citizens Of VII
mington who are made TO appear as If tricking
the county of this immense sum. This style al
is not calculated 10 aid any cause, ana
it Is probable that it will iu the end overfhOot
the mark. w i


1t is designed TO present this subject 90. the
Legislature and to spread the facts before them |
backed by the evidence of the will Of large ma I
ority Of the people Of the county, and We believe
that the members OF that body will hear us fairly
We therefore give notice TO all these New CASTLE
and to all whom It may concern |
that this subjcet is 70 be fairly discussed aud fully
ventilated; that we intend II IL takes ten years to
DO It 10 redress this anomalous wrong which 6 /
without parallel Of at least $1,000 people paying
such onerOuS tribute 20 the town OF New Castle;
md that we demand fair and temperate discus
lion in place OF appealstO prejudice and sneers
II any portion Of the community. Nor do We in
end that this subject shall be eneumbered with
my other issue, and We understand fully the tae-
les which seeks TO burden IL with the now iln-l
practicable proposition TO divide the county. It.
will be time enough to divide the county whenil
We have at least one respectable Court House to !
start two new counties with, and when the peo
pic Of the county outside Of Wilmington are will
ing TO pay one-sixth OF the cost Of proper public
buildings without adding the additional expense
If duplicating the entire machinery of the county
All VIC ask Of the General Assembly is, that We
nay be heard fairly and our cass impariially con-
idered and decided with. relsRace to the will oil
he majority Of the counfy, aHa we shall ask fur
her that when the New CaaI Deople come 10
'0n with arguments they nay Ie Aeard, but that
Vhen they try TO inhucnce tho members ifoin the
over counties with such an unworthy partisan
ppeal as concludes the letter 6S ss9lx jaaef hlta
hey may meet with the stern rebuke of impartial
ustice. DETTBERkTTuN \
Jan. "a, lSg3 81 s.. -.tf.r ssI-..s.a /
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