New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-27
MATTERS IN DELAWARE.

Corsspendeaos Of Tho n Y. Trfsme.
| LEwEs, Del, April %, 1860.
The programme Of the Opposition 10 this Ssse, shs
coming campaign, il We uocenisod IL properly 10 tho
Republicans will not make shy no1inat'oos State or
CoDrty-but will ooneede this right 10 the Peoples
party, which psIy js expected will support the Re
publieabs IN their electoral ticket In coDsdsracn Of
the latter sssirg the former In their local issrfs IL
Is TO be hoped that this contemplated arrangement! nay
| be effected satisfactorily.
An official call has ct Last been made for RepabHcsn
Convention 10 be held st Dover the first day of May
Ibis call for such anomaly IN Slave State ssisnsd
BY nea,ly six hundred pames-no uncomfortable
Der in 9 diniDDiive State like Delaware. Phs Demo
cratic press IL not little exercised concerning this
move. i. Is sstoristed indeed as'ounsed. IL bad
always supposed thst the citizens Of the Diamond Safe
were conservative In their feelings bat ia this call snd
in the Rrooipg favor of Republican views IT sees evil
6eDces that they becoming sectional and sheddng
mary crocodile teas over the detection, aod rea1y
70 exclam IN their wellfeiensd grief, " How often
"woold we have gathered thee togeibe even az hen
"psibefeth her chickens under her wiogs, ard ye
"wcpDd potp No. the people will not submit to tie
protecting care that Is promised them, bat oosunay
IA 5sist IN doing as hsy think best not wibsaedng tEo
warning ut cred ADD Tie mournfhl cry Of ssctionsism
and dspger. With what narrowed feelings IL cohfsm-
plated the prospect Of DelsS are losing her cooserva.
iitm II such sppreher sions were not considered
bJpocritica, they might have their weight bat there
are few that believe 10 their sincerity.
Tie inter State slave traffic has been hourishiDg in
Delaware Of late At the reosnt sscn Of the S9ps.
rior Court IN and for Sussex County, qns batch OF
negro before the Grand Jury. Inoictmerts
were fond against five men fof lsrceDy OF a slave
against two men for inprisoDiDg a free negro sith
intent 70 Eidnsp, and against six men foS kidnapping
and aidiI end assisting to kidnsp. These men will be
pro.ecuteo at the pez term This fact shows soma Of
The features Of the trade here. long ese Esders
confne themselves TO buying and exporting bon tnde
slaves very little notice is taken Of It, although there
is law forbiddpg such. There are very few prose.
cutoDs SO sDst this clsss Of dealers Ii is computed
that from fifty TO oDe hundred persons are engaged
babituay IN this traffic IN Sussex either ss purchasers
agents. Tbese men buy not 70 cell az ain In the
State but to chip to Baltimore from whence they are
carried further South. IL will not require 6 great
length Of time sensiby to de lee this class Of popdla
top at the present rate OF ezpoaon as the enors OF
there people are untiriug stimulated by The hope OF
great ard immeds reward Toere are few that
bave prost cuied this business successfully aud this
fact becoming notorious, has induced others TO enter
the field in competition.
The effect of this trade if it lie to make bad citizens
Of both buyer spd seller because Of lava viosed 10
also 10 diminish the fupgUe OF the BODY PoDgc as II -
regarded bv many and for this resson there are those
who in hind would tolerate it, as they observe 10
means OF email cipation of the Stse. We are inclined
10 be opinion that this tnued dram upnn the eye
tenn has favored slightly the progress of Republican
opirioDs, because with each exploration OF save Ino
State loRts 80 much more interest in the Instructor.
Another effect Of high prices of slaves, with couss-
quept exporatiop is the Diminished nunber OF usou-
missions. Within the last 1t rec years theirs nave oeen
recorded but three OF Dsnuns'ops m the
Recorders Office of this County. Formerly tbs num-
Der was much greater. Most persons viii not DO so
eeperops as to msDunit theJ slaves when they COM
nand sueh prices the present. Years ago. whey tue
pIices were low, deeds Of manumssion we're common.
The farmers ID the State quite forward IN their
work end especially on the low grounds md sxamp:
lands of this county, lie their work much sdvaoced
Ley ono what it last year at this season, raere
have been DO rsns Of last Spring, to in-
update ibe 10 lands and reard the farmer the season
thus far has been quite favorable for the o.
eIouI6s and the consequence must be an increase
ave. e. swappIspdy pre- cared for cultivation.