Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-08-27


Mr.. Editor Seeing in some of the Will
mington papers, call of the Peoples Party
together, preparatory to the Mayors election,
having myself, taken an active part last year,
in getting it up, and member of it, until
the knowN othings who had pretended they
had forswore their dark lantern tricks Joined
it, as they said, in great faith. But after we
had carried the Levy Court, in this county.
strangled the Peoples party, and fell back in
to know-Nothingism, and appointed old Know
Nothings to every office in their gift, except
the County Treasurer, who received five Dem
ocratc votes. The five Collectors commence
ing with New Castle Hundred, and going
down, had all been. Democrats, who left the
party in 1854, and joined the Know Nothings.
The other five Collectors, am informed, was
Wing Know Nothings. AN other appoint
ments of Constables, and Overseers of the
Poor, and Others meeted out in the same man.
ner as agreed, in their Know Nothing caucus
at New Castle. The county Treasurer, were
to have been in the same manner, but Levi
Latomus voted with FIVE Democrats for Scott,
and disappointed those caucus Know-Noth-
ings, in that office. No person who had not
been a Know Nothing, was appointed to any
office, by these men, although they had
honestly contributed to help obtain the
victory. Now, these proscriptive Know
Nothings, who murdered the Peoples party,
have the meanness to stand dark lantern in
hand beside its grave, and ask it to arise,
and help them again, attain victory, at the
City election.
Your call this time hope will be in vain,
and Vengeance meeted out to you, as you de-
serve. Republicans, Foreigners and Popular
Sovereignty Democrats, particularly appeal
to you. Republicans can you, or will you,
be cajoled in any manner, to help these Know
Nothings, who have the meanness, yet to try
to call themselves Peoples party men. The
may, and no doubt will, be sorely pressed,
and offer to nominate some of you for city
officers, thus placing you under obligation
to vote for their county and State ticket next
year. These Know Nothing meyer
dream, of putting you on a Court or State
tlchel' nhVeyOu lOfSot Jhelr stdDS at EDWARD
G. Bradford, last year. They would not let
him speak in the lower countless and no
where else, until they were afraid theywould
get beat in this county. They yielded to his
friends, and begged him to speak, and he al
though, merely treated by this portion of
the party, spoke at the city Hall, and it was
generally acknowledged to be the ablest
speech made during the campaign. AT
Peoples party meeting, Joshua Valentine
another man, in the Sheriti's nomination,
was singled out, and prosecuted. Andothers
forsupporting his nomination, myself among
them The candidates for Sheriff all being
clever men, and whoever of them that was
nominated, judged would in good faith,
support the doctrine of the Peoples party
had concluded to vote for Mr.. Valentine, he
being poor man, and competent. meeting
was called in my Hundred. l invited Mr..
Cannon personally, and sent word to, Mr..
Valentine, and Mr.. Gemmill to come to the
meeting. On the evening of the meeting,
Mr.. Valentine come to my house in the cars.
After supper, | took him to Black Bird, to the
meeting. Whilst there he made a very good