The commonwealth. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1859-03-12
For Tho Commonwealth
LETTER FROM APPOQUINIMINK.
DEFENCE OF MIR. NAUDAIN


Mr.. Editor,-In perusing the columns of the
Journal and Statesman, of Wilmington, dated
Friday morning, February 25h, l find an cdio.
rial, in which Mr.. H. Eckel has presumed 10 abuse
and SANDER one Of the most worthy citizens Of APP
poquinimink Hundred. He begins by saying, ail
our Legislative Report Of tuesdays proceedings,
which will be found In another place be correct,
The Gentleman from Appoquinimink,' Mr.. Nau
dan, is progressive legislator" Now, in the
first place, Mr.. Eckel is the first Editor ] ever
knew to at lest object, through his columns to the
course of Member of the Legislature, without
knowing whether the report was correct or not
He accuses MIR. Nauiain Of treating The peoples
petitions coolly.n Now,in this instance, ] am CON-
PEELED to say, Mr. Eckel is guilty of false state
ment, which can be proven by men of higher repu.
lStion and better than Mr.. Eckel ever had or
can have, Hence, he gays, awe find him now and
then voting and acting directly the reverse of
what his constituents ofNew Castle county would
have told him 10 do, had they known in time that
he POSSESSED such an inordinale ambition 10 make
himself appear ridiculous before the Stale and
country by his COURSE" suppose Mr.. Eckel has
tia presumption to style himself and few Of his
abolition friends the whoseoul constituents of Mr.
Naudain. Permit me 10 say hese, Dir. Nauduin's
constituents in this part Of tho county, who sp.
prove Of his course in the Legislature, are men Of
equally as much integrity, and the most OF them
of higher standing, than his sutiy consttuents Of
Wilmington He says, .tMr. Naudain wisely
and for moral sends-fos' he wanted money 10
build church in his hundred assisted in fasteu.
ing ilie i3famy upon the State, for a period of
twenty years" Now, here again must accuse
Mr.. Eckcl OF false statement. do assert, it
was not Mr. Naudain's proposition to build
church He also says, TO say nothing Of the
wines sent 10 Dover specimens, we presume, of
the Juice ofihe 'Yhic his to he used on com.
munion occasions in the aforesaid church." Now,
tho man who would connect the sacred commu.
MON Of Almighty God with political falsehood,
is, in my estimation, unworthy to edit a rsspecia
bic journal. He also says, therefore, we find
Mr.. Naudain, as our Legislative Reporter in an
other column informs US, gravely rising in his
place in the Legislature, on Wsshingions birth
day, and introducing his second prodigious effort,
as follows IAN act regulating the taking of pass
engers on the Delaware Rail Road'" And says
Mr., Eckel, what do you think, reader, is the OBJ.
ect nfthis act Why, that after the irst day Of
May next. il shall not be lawful to taks on said
road as passengers, any negro or mulrlto, on pen.
atty ola forfeiture Of FIVE dollars for each person
taken as passengers. to be recovered by any per-
sui WIN Will SUE LOT tne same, as uebts oil like
amount are by law recoverable Now, 10 anoth.
instance, Ezekiel guilty ola false statement
The above is not this provision If said net. The
act prohibits negroes from riding in cur with
while passengers, and does not prohibit them from
passing over the road. Mr.. Eckel seems to have
taken u particular fancy to the suttys! Well, we
have no objection TO his riding with them, und
enjoying their society in his own way but WE do
not want to partake Of such Injuries in this part
of the country. IN my opinion. Mr., Eckel is nro.
crossing rapidly. He has made use Of word
I've never known 10 be used in the same way -
Mr.. Naudain is progressive legislator Now,
IL he can make ii appear that Mr.. Naudain was
The law giver of a sovereign or the superior law
giyer f = the Stale of Delaware, he is correct
Mr.. Eckel had better read Virgil before he makes
a-'-e OF such (misplaced) terms again. Il is my
busiisSss to defend so genllem My man us Mr.
NAudaiA One whuse disposition through Hlt
has he love his felloe. man, and by them tc
be bel and not TO 0ntsr into private urgu