Smyrna times., 1858-09-16
Hundred ITcnfinp

c a Hicttih9 OF the PcOplC'S party of Due
J. creek Hundred was held Sept. lIth, at Smyrnf
Tor the purpose of clecting nine Delegates t
i me County Convention, and the nomination G
, Assessor aud Inspector of said Hundred. AyRE
! SrocKLY was invited to the Chair: Can't. XYm
2 Denney and COL David Lockwood. Vice. Presi
dents; William 7. Collins, Secretary. com
mlttee OF five was appointed to r. port business
Tor The meetlng-Col II. C. Douglass Enocl
Spruanct, Thomas Carrow, Samuel r. Sutton
and John II. Bowman
The meeting proceeded to the election o
Delegates and Assessor and Inspector. which
resulted in the following: James f. Downs
David Nllds, John Williams, John r. Griffin,
Dr. IL. s. w. lllrons, John Ii. Bowman, VIM,
V. Grieves, John II. Hendrckson and George
Kennedy, Delegates. Assessor James Guess
ford. Inspector, Jas. p. IIotfecker
In case of sickness or other inability TO at.
tend, on part of Delegates, it was ordered, that
said delegate so situated be empowered to send
substitute to the County Convention.
Per motion, an Executive Committee Of five,
from the hundred, was appointed, whose duty
1t should be to attend to the general business of
subcommittee necessary, with power to ar
range meetings, procure speakers and attend
to all matters necessary to secure the success
of the Peoples ticket in the hundred. Com.
mlttee consisted Of William Temple, DIR. f. ID.
Daley, Col. Henry Clay Douglass, Enoch Spru-
ancc and Samuel Il. Sutton.
The Business committee reported, through
their chairman, Mr.. Douglass the following
Resolutions, which, being read, were unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That we hereby re.asscrt our con
hdence IN, and devotion to every plank of the
platform OF prncp pies adopted by the Ieope's |
party, at Dover, on the 10th day of June last.
VIZ: The distribution of the proceeds of The |
sales of the public lands among the old States as
well as the new; tariff for the protection of
American industry, and the vital principle of |
popular sovereignty.
Resolved, That the eXtraVagant policy ofl
James Blchanan's administration has no paral- |
lei IN our cOuntry's history, as evlnced by the |
total prosraton Of every business interest
throughout the length and breadth of the land,
by depleted treasury and the creation of a |
large public debt.
Resolved, That the conduct of The President |
and large portion of the so.called Democratic |
party in Congress, in the attempt to force an
odlous constitution on the protesting people OF
Kansas, richly deserve, as they undoubtedly do |
receive, the condemnation of all honest men of |
every political complexion
Resolved, That James A. Bayard, United |
States Senator from this State, and William g. |
Whitley, Delaware misrepresentation in Con-
gresS, in their Jealous support of the Presidents
Kansas policy, in opposition to the wishes of
the people of Delaware, and in utter violation |
of their oft repeated assertions TO the contrary, |
have forfeited all claims to political honesty, |
and while we will exert all our energies to
defeat the latter, we most unqualiiedy con-
denim the former.
Resolved, That we regard the Tariff resolu-
ton passed by the Buchanan State Convention
at Dover, on the Goth ult, as a willy trick, the |
object of which is to catch the votes of honest,
but unsuspectng men aud that it is in direct
opposition 10 the views of the leaders of that |
party in Congress, many of whom at the last
session, while the country was as it still is,
groanlng under the ma administration of the
" Powers that Be-" advocated free trade and
direct taxation.
Resolved, That we look upon James S. Buck
master as " an honest man, the noblcst work of
God" who is emphatlcally the Peoples caNdi-
date for Governor
Resolved, That we recognise in William r.
Morris, our able and talented candidate for Re-
preventative in Congress, the true exponent Of
the principles of the Peoples party; and that
we, Of Duck Creek hundred, this day unfurl the
glorious banner of the Peoples party, with Jas
S. Buckmaster and VIM. r. Morris nailed to
the mast head, and go forth to battle confident
Of victory.
The meeting was then ably addressed by
William r. Morris and Nathaniel b. Smithers,
Esqrs.; after which the meeting adjourned.
AYREs STocKLY, Chm.
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