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


Jesse Sharp's letter, Thomas NJ. 0gle's letter
Elihu Jeffsrson's letter. Thomas Sharpcs letter
Peter Wanderers letter, and other letters from
Democrats of standing and sent them by mail
to the Governor. On the 9th day OF December
| Mr. Stats came to my house and gave Thomas
Scott and myself his resignation. We went
down to the Governor next day and presented
the letters and the resignation on condition that
Stats should be appointed Justice, and jacob
Hill, Levy Court Commissioner in place OF
Stats The Governor accepted them on that
condition, saying that he did not IKE to make
the appointment until the expiration of Well
dons term, which would be on Saturday, the
| 10th inst, but if we would leave the resigna-
ton with him he would pledge his honor to re-
turn it il he did not make the appointments we
desired. We left, fully satisfied it would be
done on Friday evening the 9th inst. lie came to
Dover, and from some cause did not make the
appointments On Saturday morning went to
Dover, as q rumor had got out in this hundred
that men calling themselves Democrats were
opposing it, Squire Weldon and q. L. Johnsons
Levels posse. ! was not so much surprised at
Weldon, as his brother was our present Col
lector appointed by know-Nothing Levy
Court, and il the Democrats got possession of
the Levy Court they would turn him out. As
before remarked went to Dover and called
on the Secretary of State. lletold me that the
Governor had been up and gone back home
without making the appointment. then Went
to Hon. Martin W. Bates, and told the old gem
tleman about the matter, and that wished nm
to write to the Governor. He said yes, ut oncei
and, old and iniirm as he was, he went INTO MS
rhice and dictated strong letter, whilst his
adopted son wrote it, urging the Governor to
make the desired appointments and pointing
out the necessity Of doing it. went down the
same day and gave TIE letter to the Governor.
He read IL. and remarked that the letter had
great weight with him, and that certain men
from my Hundred was opposing il. lie finally
agreed that he would go TO Wilmington on the
following Monday morning, the 18th inst, and
have talk with the leading men Of me Demo-
cratic party He went up, and at Middletown
was accosted by John p. Cochran, who opposed
the appointments. After his arrival in VIII
mington he went to the office OF his son-in-law,
Alfred Wootten Esq, and was called on by
Col. Jesse sharpe, Charles Almond, Esq, Thos.
NJ. ogle, Esq, Francis D. Dunlap, ESQ.,, Eli
Todd, ESD, Howard Ogle, Esq, MIR. Cullen,
Esq, and Thomas Young, Mayor OF Wlllning-
ton and father-in-law OF Q. T.. johnson, oil I'd
zette uotoriety. All those persons in my pres
ence advised the Governor to make the changes,
and il was supposed there would be no doubt
about il, The Governor however did not doit
hut sent Stats his resignation back. have
nothing to say. He has perfect right to ex-
ercise his own opinion. have tried to give
truthful report. so that the Democracy OF TINS
county may know that it was set OF Demo-
Gratis mostly living on the Levels, and around
and in Middletown, in st. Georges Hundred,
who opposed a measure that would have placed
all the patronage of this county in the hands
of the Democrats, and besides, worth to them
two hundred votes.
a. 0Ist. naR aIn thar
On that evening Weldon and one or Two 9th
ers mt nm a small written notice for a Demo-
cratic meeting TO be held at Blackbird, on the
3lst of December On the first of the week it
was whispered about that it was the purpose OF
n few men to get together and speak for the
whole Democracy of this Hundred, and to try
and make the Governor believe that the Demo-
Gratis here preferred the appointment of JUS
tice and the continuation of Squire Weldon's
brother as Collector, in preference to having
Democratic Collectors and Constables IN every |
Hundred in the county, the control OF the Poor
house board, the bridge tender, and Attorney |
Of the Levy Court. On Tuesday morning, inc
2oth. an administration Democrat proposed to
me to have some bills printed inviting the De-
and men in favor of the Union, to come
nut TO the meeting of the 3lst so if they were
10 be sold. they should at least be present. The
bills were procured inviting all Union loving
Democrats to attend large gathering was
had, and after waiting until O'Clock the meet
ing was organized by appointing Benz Carmen,
chairman, and Lammot Simmons, secretary.
William NJ. johnson then stated the OBJECT OF
the meeting. Squire Weldon and about ten
Democrats and ten Americans, stood at one
end of The room. Among them were James '.
Moore. Jacob yandkyc, and William Smith.
Weldon came forward as spokesman for them,
and grumbled about the printed bill and about
there being so many Democrats out. johnson |
and him quarreled for some time. was asked
to come forward and straighten affairs. then
advised them to quit qnarrelling, and both SIDES
noree to bring no business before the meeting, |
and adjourn over to the 14th of january, then
come together, unite and harmonic. Ihis
proposition appearing to give satisfaction tne
meeting adjourned. Weldon Immediately call
ed another or second meeting. Thos. Deakyne
took the chair, and a committee was appointed.
I saw then they were determined to rule or
ruin; and when they presented their resolutions
for adoption we voted them down nearly unan-
imously. then presented few resolutions to
the meeting which were read and almost IMAM |
imously adopted then in order to make an
example Of Weldon for his behavior, proposed
that he be read out of the Democratic party. |
II was seconded and carried almost unanl-
Afterwards these men, notwlthstand-
ing their resolutions had been voted down, had
them published as genuine in their Patrons
Gazette Isaac Price was authorized to call
Democratic meeting on the Attn day OF Janu-
nry to try and harmonic. That day being
most disagreeable one only about fifty persons
turned out, We then adjourned until the 18th
inst, and on that day we had the largest and
most harmonious Hundred Democratic meet
ing ever held in this Hundred. Isaac Price
was President, Benjamin David and Samuel
Armstrong ST., Vice Presidents, and Titus
Irons, Secretary A committee of five were
Amounted, who reported the names of nine per-
sons for Central Committee and five delegates
to the County Conventions and resolutions,
which YOU can see in the INQUIRER, and COM
monwealth. They were by resolution directed
to be published in the INQUIRER and in the Det'
Gazette. The Secretary sent copyto the Ga
zeite johnson would not publish them, but
tool, rood care to steal our ideas about calling
The County Convention to appoint the delegate
10 the Charleston Convention. Since our meet
inc see that Elihu jefferson has requestedthe
different Hundreds to hold meetings on the
nth inst, to appoint five delegates to meet IN
New Castle in Convention on the 18th inst
Our Central Committee, to whom the power 'fa'
given to call meetings, have called meei4nS
on the 18th inst, to conform to Mr.. JEFFERSON
request. G. p. johnson after refusing to pub
lsh the proceedings of the large Democratic
meeting here, abused the persons who held II
and encouraged the disorganizers, principally
on the Levels, to hold meeting on last Satur-
day to denounce me and my friends which are
legion. Myself and others attended out of GU
riosity to see what the disorganizers would do.
They drummed up nine Americans from -.
Georges Hundred and more hands like Smith
and frinnds here They organized and appoint-