Blue hens chicken & Delaware Democratic Whig. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1845-1848, 1847-03-05

Messrs. Edisors--Dear Sirs--I saw in my
paper, the Blue Hens Chicken Of The 18th inst,
an anonymous communication, purporiing TO
be from Dover, and signed "Cross Fire."
think it wocd have been little more appro-
pirate if he had signed his name 8 defunct
Court House Borer," who expired politically
about half past ten o'clock on "Wednesday
morning. the iOlh instant, in the lobby the
Senate Chamber, at Dover, from oyer-exertion
on the Court House bill. did not intend to
have answered any more anonymous commu-
nications, but as this g Mr. Defunot Borer,"
.sBroken Auger' or Cross Fire" has seen
proper to state that S. T. of Black Bird, was
In favor of freehold suffrage and says that tho
people in MiaiNagton and the upper part OF the
county import Irish 10 vote fot then; and now
sirs, suppose from tile words 5 I. and Black
bird used that " Cross Fire. means me, all
though do not live within two miles Of Black
Bird, and never made such an assertion as
nhasged abosA. Int ! do Sis live in Eand old
independent Appoquininink Hundred. and was
one Of her citizens who were appointed 10 70
to Dover, to appeal in her behalf to an enlight-
ened Senate, 10 prevent MIR. Cross Fire Bro
ken Auger'' and his brother fricksters from mis-
representing and thereby fastening the Court
House tax upon us; and thanks 10 the Senate Ter
their manly and patriotic course in ant'hiidiing
at one cute all the fires 50rerS, seretp augers,
I
aohafoeper, hat had bean gathered and sent from
! The greqt city n IYiimingioni and as predicted
in former communication, tina those irieksiers
would be struck with terror, had the pleasure
10 be an eye witness and see my prophecy full
filled 60 the letter. And now, in reply to the
charge Of being in favor Of property qualih-
cation, so that poor man could not vote at our
General and Hundred Elections, wi;houi own
ing certain amount Of redl estate, | never
q - sat n will
Such doctrine is contrary TO my nature. do
not suppose there is a man in the United States
more opposed to property qualification than
am. ] hold this doctrine, that this is partner
ship government, and rich and poor all own
stock Ii ii alike, and are all equally interested
in having good and wholesome laws tn govern
them, aud it is their inlerestto do so; for man
may be rich to-day and poor tomorrow. aud on
the other hand, man may be poor To-day and
rich tn-murow: fortune is always changing in
this country. Aud now, in regard TO letting tho
majuIiy decide euery matter at the ballot box
that dcsi ain triessitrs may Start, an opposed
To-, for suppose some fanatic would start tho
doctrine that there should be dirisioH IF all
progertY among every citizen, he would soon
have a majority, for nearly every poor man
would vote fog it, as he would be the ganer.
Now | consider this Court House proposition
the same-every poor mans vote would count
lust as much as il he owned large amount OF
real estate; and when you come 10 lay the tax,
the poor man would not probably pay one NJ
tell or hundredfh part as much as some itch
men would have 10 pay. and therefore do not
consider it right 10 decide the Court House re-
mova and tax by ballot, unless all men i1ere
EQUALLY interested and payed The idr ahfe. And
, | do not consider that have any right to use
my vote to lay tax on my nelghbor who IS
better of than ] am, to benefit myself. would
have just as much right to demand division
} of his property with me and il this new doc
trine Of Court House removal tax is allowed
the popui0us Pars q NE county or STATE may en-
: trely ruin The t0eafer paris.
And now in regard to the charge Of import
i ing Irish to vote, said suppose this Court House
out stion should be continued, and this majority
doctrine Court House tax be allowed, and Viii
mington should lack certain number Of votes,
she could import a load of foreigners, and with
their votes have majority, and thereby cause
heavy tax to be laid on the lower part OF the
county, which was opposed to- But SO lar as
making good and wholesome laws 10 govern
the whole people alike, am as much in favor
Of foreigners voting as any mani that is. pro-
yided thew have been here tho requisite time
the constitution specifies, and have been natu-
a-alized. ! have always been friend OF the
Door oppressed foreigner and am at this moment,
ind have abundant proof Of it, and guess there
s no foreigner that knows me, VINO supposes
me instant that would wish 10 take away one
ARTICLE Of his liberty that belonged to him; but
le il fully understood, that ! do not say one
VOID IL this communication 70 catch vote from
my man, native or foreigner, for want no oliics
ior will | receive any. So MI. "Ct.ss fiie,
: L .you expected, as no DOUBT you did, to make
political CAPITAL against me, you ms your aiili
ain not 10 be caught mapping on ticket Du'
; khenrver yuu trlcksters altenp, your Nllmlng.
: ,on ,fcis, you vi fad me about. DISREGARD
,he whole elm a you. ! anu fully acquainted
With ali your ifee.,eTs' and herers' movements
it Dover this winter, on the Court House CUES
Jon. overheard conversation IA Dir. VOL
! ,ott's biting rualu, hetw rcn Leading nemocra
;, lawyer Of Wilmington, OF tile one part ACC