Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-11

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Cr' wy ~ 49,. ,;o Marty from
llns '''" w;,n,i,r,or and cot inf,
'nu NO. n. ,.;oa 80 ,,oLo tbo Demo
t"V .'1'. ~. .,,,,,oro,cc marty and woul,
cra''o P"''' /. - H., ,hat IN.
nave S".'e'.0. .., ,a,, novor hay,
sVu'N =. ,,,,i, -, ,oon sor a tow men. my
tsao"'" - MA sron, that da,
~ :. ,, 4, IL ,..,,,,,. haa attacked m,
y '''' ..,.,a nnor In ,aat tridayts pa.
~ 49, i ,,.o n.r,oc,o,s rasnec, mo. he
r., - ,l,o on,osition which means tn,
~ -. 4, Il ,rc,,v we'll settled thai
hePu"' IL, - =, ,ha pennhIicar
tue opPos'to" W.
Chicago PLATFORM Ai'er 'ohs e"ie "
am glad he has the honesty at last, 10 say tha'
ia ,.;li either rule or ruin, and that he is the
a..t.,anoo AZ ,bc Democracy of this
SUI" mn n.a ,,,ho istoo
county and woe be 70 inc peihoe'"' Mho 's'oo
independent 10 oc ms sl"'u'
c,.,,. county viii Won submit to sucha tyrant.
."'''' ~ nr.a,,o,d pnr,o, name no
lie Jugs IN Mr' maya"
ping to get their sympathy. VIZ i"u h"'n'ns "
dowith them our object was TO unite Buchanan
,n,,,,,,,s mon and nil others who oppose the
"''' VII, p.a,,., r,o,omcnt Wcyoted
hepupH''" -" IN.
down the resolutions, not mat we "eTc opPo-
.cd 10 Richard Ferguson, for Justice, or James
!, r,vord for President; il was disorganizing
mai as,o. NO srst Democratic meet
meetingi oai'e" 49, -
ing had adlournedi ana, whel' ~ 'o't ""'
at Dover trying to help make Mr. Bayard sen
a,or ,hus starting him in public life little did
think my gu liu'uieu' '''''S ~
at a little second meeting composer OF h'ii
Know -Nothings and halfDemocrats, would have
,.,.t as ia name linn Mt such a meet
'''" ~, 4, could "a o,,t !, tbc
ing ior ireS'uen' 81 -. - -" \,
world and probably ne throwl, NV .no ~
Of Dclpwnrians at the Charleston convention
that James A. Bayard was ilrst brought ior-
ward for President by rev disorgahiAers, III
one of tho Hundreds in the county where ,'e re-
sides Ponder on TINS oaieb' poh you .nis'h
Mr. Bayard ought to KICK your hinuer parts 'of
dragging his name before the pupile III such
manner.
Before proceed further | will define my po-
,Itjon. am now and always have been ma
tonal Democrat. first voted in 1884, during
tile administration of General Jackson, anu
took strong ground against the Z. states SANK
In 1896 took an active part in attempting to
elect Van Buren,; in l940 almost sweat blood
for the Democratic party in trying help elect
Van Buren, second time. Now, some OF the
Interest Wings of that day in this Hundred
IRA c. p. Johnson's pure Democrats, who have
ireeuse of his columns 10 Islander inc and other
Demorrats In s4i took an active part to help
stoct lanes X Polk: in 1913 | took an active
mar, in trying to help elect Gen. Cass; in 1859
fork an active mart in helpingt to elect Frank
toEn I dam a tuupl, n . any other
man in the State to help elect James Buchanan
wroto thc first resolution and this Hundred
nassau Il bringinp William Tharp before the
nennlc for Governor. and took an active partin
belpipp Ia elect him; and also Governor Ross
AMI also in making Delaware a Democratic
State ond Mr. Bayard Senator in 1861. Is not
this record enough to show that am a national
Democrat of long standing, and not mushroom
Democrat of Yesterdays growth. In 1854
an nersonal grounds, | voted against Riddle.
In ls56 whilst / was doing my utmost for Buch
anan a gang of conspirators were working
ogainst tbis Hundred. and succeeded at the
Delaware Citv meeting in trampling on the
rights NJ tho majority of this Hundred, by
tbrowing ont their nominee and nominating a
candidate from A minority. Notwith- landing
Mi tbis rascalitv and tyranny, voted the whole
ticket excent that minority nominee as IL was
4 Presidential election did not wish to en-
DANGER the election Of the Electors.
shonld add that in this same year 1856, the
Levels. Mddletown, junto (the same men whodre
notc distracting The pdrty) got up protest after
| was elected delegate to the State Convention,
10 try and prevent me from taking my seat. II
/ had brought these fellows before the conycn-
lion, we would have consumed the day and ad-
iourned without resolution in favor of re-
healing the Maine Liquor Law, and got heat,
~ AZ ,,oasooa nf that resolution gave us the
State.
Now we come to later events Buchanan
was sworn in on the 4th of March, 1867, and
issued his inaugural address. 1t gave great
satisfaction. We now pass until November;
things began to look squally at Washington.
The treat statesman Robert J. Walker, who
wns appointed as peace offering to Kansas,
fastened to Washington to see what was the
matter. and was sacrificed The message APP
pearedin December. ignoringthe old Democratic
doctrine. Of the rights of the masses and will Of
the majority, and also ignoring pledge we
gave in 1856, II successful, the people of Kan
sas should have the full free, fair right to settle
their own affairs in theirown way. Douglas, and
thousands of Popular Sovereignty Democrats,
lnyself among them, took exceptions to this
CHANGE in Democratic policy. War commenced
on us BY the administration men Here in Del
aware the defeated Know-Nothings, Ameri-
cans. and Wings. taking sides with us Douglas
Democrats. cried out we are Popular Sover-
eighty mon. our old marty is broke IN, &c., &c.
took these old sinners nj their word. and
wrote a call for a meeting at Delaware City to
form new Democratic party | received let
tcrs saving Delaware CITY would not be suit
able Mace then wrote another call proposing
Nddietown, We met and appointed ten per
sons to report a plan of action, and was one