The Smyrna telegraph. (Smyrna, Del.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-24
DIX QUOD DIXT.
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democratic Meeting.

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democratic Meeting.
At meeting of the Democratic party, of
Dover Hundred, held at the Court House, in
Dover, according to previous notice, on Satur-
day the 9th Of January, 1850, to select nine
delegates to represent the Democracy of this
Hundred in State Democratic Convention,
to meet at Dover on the 2ad day of February
next.
Truston L. Davis was called to the chair,
and Alex. |. Taylor appointed secretary.
On motion, John A. Nicholson, George B.
Dickson, George Stevenson, Daniel Marvel,
Jr., and William c. Price were appointed a
committee to report business TO the meeting.
On motion, the meeting adjourned until half
past one o'clock.
IIalfpast one o'clock, P. NJ. the meeting re-
assembled, and called to order by the chair,
the committee submitted the following resou-
tons, which were UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
LIST. ResolUed, That we approve the pro-
position of our Democratic friends of New
Castle county, to hold state convention of
the party at Dover, on the 22d of February
next, and we earnestly request our political
brethren Of the respective Hundreds, in Sus-
sex and Kent counties to unite in the move
ment, and take early measures for the selcc-
ton of their delegates to said convention.
ed. sAnd whereas the subject of calling p
convention of the people, to revise and an,cnd
our state constitution, has Of late been, and is
being much agtatcd and whereas, this is pc
culiarly question for the people, and an APP
propriate subject for consideration and action
at their primary meetings, lis proper that the
delegates this day elected to represent our
Hundred in the said February convention,
should be appraised of the wishes of their con.
stituents in this respect, therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the judgement of this
meeting, our state constitution is essentially
ante Democratic in many of its provisions,
and ought to be revised and reformed as(among
other things) to abrogats the odous and cor
ruptng necessity of the payment of tax as
a prerequisite to the right of suffrage; to aboi.
ish all property qualification for Office; to pro-
vide for the election Of nearly, ifnot all, public
officers by direct vote of the people, and tc
prohibit the drawing Of Lotteries and sale O
Lottery tickets within the state.
Sd. Resolved, That we have no confidence
III the practcabity Of obtaining these needed
reforms in any other way, than by conven
ton OF the people. We are, therefore, il
favor OF such convention, and we expect oul
delegates 10 support our views as here ex
: pressed in said February convention, and tt
= endeavor to give effect to them by nil means
consistent with their own honor and the homo
and harmony of the Democratic party.
4th. ResolUed. That in closely contested
county like Kent, it is important to the who'll
1party, that no Democrat should be disfran
chised by the negligence or corruption of al
assessor, and that our friends in the seyera
Hundreds be respectfully reminded Of the ne
tcessity of seeing that all are assessed. An
also, exhorted to see that the taxes of GU
/ voters are paid up before the coming Marc
:. session of the Levy court, as every one allow
J ed as delinquent at that session, will thereb,
: be deprived of the right of voting at the mex
! election.
On motion the meeting went into an cleo
ton of Delegates, which resulted in the selec
= ton of the following gentlemen, viz:
Martin w. Bates, Truston l.. Davis, Thoma
;. Marvel, William S. Osborn, Henry Ridgely
Cableb H. Sipple, William Stay, Charles M
Wharton and Peter Wilson. On motion,
Resolved, That the delegates have powe
to fill any vacancies which may occur in thei
numbers.
Resolved, That the proceedings of thi
meeting be published in all the papers of thi
State. On motion the meeting adjourned.
TRUSTON L. DAVIS,
Chairman.
r ALEX. l.. TAILOR,
!, Se7ceoTy.