New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-08
FROM DELAWARE.
,;ROWTH OF REPUBLICANS,

WILMINGTON, Wednesday, Aug. &, IeZ
Afer bo,dipg one or tgo preliminary n>e,n,,
for The purpose Of organizing Republican A.,.
citation, short time before the nomination ofrr,
mop,. o ConseDton Was called OF the RepuBicr,
in Ills city. They met, at the Central Hal, ssl
nominated Delegates TO att nd the CooVeRtpsp
Priade pbis There must have been se'as .,
presert, principally from this (Ne.ca'ae) coSng.
never saw more earnest or respectable BODY q
mn. Our Senator, Mr.. Baymd spoke Of the ss
xtO made this nom nation. Hell grea y nlsAlc.
Thew exceeded N numbers and resp ctsbili.y tho.
wbo ponipa,ed hun as Delrgate 10 Clncisnst
There Was Dot single Officer or eIpec'snt ofce.
holder among them; while the Democratic meet
ipg vas almost entirely composed VI office bolden
or Office seekers.
After tie nomination at Philadelphia. lboc.
thee weeks since, the Fremont Club WAS organ.
lied. The attendance vas larger than a,any sim.
lar political organization held this season 10 tau
civ IL greatly exceeded in numbers either tAe
Democratic or American meetInss OF similar
eharscrer The Club has nos held three STATED
meetings and each meeting has oeen more huner.
ONLY sttt1ded than any similar meeting OF My
Official psrry n this city. he Consul laon re-
ourts the orc sDiZatOn 10 continue uhtil me ~dos
OF John l.. Fremont he officers OF the h,ocia
finn arc: Chairman, Thomas Walters; Vice Pres.
!, MS Thomas N. Rodney and Moses Bradori;
Secretaries. + II. Williams and +. N. Bye; ID.
rectors Messrs. Rodney, Lehans, Williams ani
others v hose names cannot recOllect, and rhs.
Rodney, Francis Vincent aud Moses Bradford
Corresponding Committee, "a write 20 citizens in
other potions OF the state and urge the rnail0n
of similar Associations. On the last meeting ng,t
Of The Club resolution was laid over, which Will
psss al the next MEETING, 10 ohdHenge the ditenn
pOlticdi parties TO public discussion Of their prfs
nI,s. a, The Gu Han Mr T.. G Bradford deliy
FL. d one of The uOst eloquent addresses ever
beard. His soul appears 10 be in the work. Mr.
Bradford was formerly member of the Legiss
ture. al prom nent cshdicate OF the Wing party
for Congress. Mr. Valentine, also formerly 4
member Of the lie gislatuIe, delivered snrrng
address.
The Republicans have also held large meetings.
the City hall In fact they are the only party among
vhom there appears to be- any enthusiasm While
the meetings Of the other parties have been but
SHINY attended hardly filling the benches, those
Of the Republicans have been cramned, there be.
inc scarcely standing room. Had we ony the
orsanizatiOn Of the other parties with sn e1-
p-ctati.n OF uffice to urge Den TO exerton, the
chsnc.s woulo be that We should carry the Sate;
as it il, il is really my opinion that If We nominate
Gas the rest If the parties have done) both an
~,
this county. The politicians, and .yen the Re.
lublicsns, are not aware of the prevalence OF Re-
publican sentiment In this State the RepuN-
can sentiment is nothing new; il is merely the re.
q, cl, ration OF an old sentiment as, both in ls1
aid lc49 the Legislature passed resolutions in
stIuctiDg their Senators aud Representatives to
te AZ LIST the extension of Slavery into the Ter
rtsries OF the Union. This is fhe feeling OF ms,
iorty of the citizens of this State. In zeal aud
determination the Republicans are far ahead Of the
other parties; they are always ready for dis
cu.siOn-tbe Democrats especially avoid them.
AZ Oh evidence of feeling I will mention cir.
cuustaDct that took place at a Democratic Meet.
ing IN this city short time since. Mr.. Baysn,
our present Senator, was addressing them. The
meeting was slim. Speaking of the Sumner affair
ara brt akiDg suddeDly INTO extra emphasis and
gesture, with the eyoent determination of bring.
"Ing down the house," he said with voice oi
tlupoer "lf be had made use of the word Della
" naie instead of South Carolina, 1 could hare
bat HIM To a july" instead of the applause
which be expected to follow tots savage dcc.ars-
noD, it WAS received with profound silence. 1t
fell like lend OH the audience. he bad misealcu.
Jared their feelings. The Blue Hens Chickens
who bad faced ,ne British at Camden when they
were deserted by the terrified North Carolinans
in terror, cOulo not see the merit OF bravery ia
crawling up TO all uhsuspectlDg man, and wlths
tluogton telling HIM to the ground, and best-
ing him while thus helpless nearly to death. lhs
Demo crsts were evidently ~ hamed b. think their
Senator had al idea of following such an example.
The Increase Of the circulation of The 1RIBtsE
in tbit IeighbJrhOod is encouraging or the many
clubs that have been sent from here you Of course
know better than do. | allude to the news office
Were they bre sold. AS Or. Butler, our Dews-
man, purcbases them from news agen, IN Phla.
del ba, you caubot be as we'll aware of the in.
creased sale in this city. Before this Kan,a. bust.
ness Mr.. Butler sold ten 1RiBUNes aud thirty one
Heraids About two months since | inquired Of
lin lo~ the papers stood, aud he in'osmed me
that he TRIBUNE had caught up to The H.rad,
and that he could sell more TRINNEs bnt th :, he
had difficulty in getting them. THE TRBrsEs
were ali sold about an hour after they arrived.
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