Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-04
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF
THE DEMOCRACY OF APPOQUINIMINK

HUNDRED.
In accordance to previous public notice. one
of the largest gatherings ever assembled of the
Democracy of Appoquinimink Hundred, nj
Blackbird, on Saturday the 2sth inst, the
meeting organized by appointing Isaac Price
President, and Benjamin David and Samuel
Armstrong, Sr., Vice Presidents, and Titus II
Irons, Secretary.
On motion, the President was authorized to
appoint Committee of nine, composed of the
following persons VIM. NJ johnson, John
Townsend, Samuel j. Price, Gideon f. Barlow
John McCrone David Wells, Richard Arm
strong, Purnell Jones, and Ward s. vandegrift
to report the names of nine persons for the
Hundred Central Committee and also five
persons to serve as delegates to County Com
vention, to select one Delegate TO the Charles
ton Convention, and such other business and
resolutions as they may think proper and ne
cessary. In due time they returned and re-
ported the following preamble and resolutions,
and committee and delegates, which
On motion was unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, The excitement caused by the Abo-
lition raid of old John Brown into Vireinin.
calls for the prompt action of all good Union
loving Democrats to come forward and help
stay the action Of all fanatics, from whatever
quarter, who seek to weaken the bonds of
Union in these United States of America
therefore,
Resolysd, That it is an undeniabe fact. tina,
this great Union Of States and their prosperity,
Is owing to the fostering care of the old Demo-
cratic party, and that as soon as that party
split on the Kansas question, one wing follow
ing the Interpretation OF James Buchanan, and
the other wing following the Interpretation of
stephen \. Douglas, sectionalisn raised its
hydra head, and threatens destruction to this
great Democratic government, the hope of the
down-trodden of the world.
Resotred, That we are in favor of those wings
of the Democratic party, known as Buchanan
men and Douglas men, uniting as of old on one
common platform Of principles, guaranteeing
to all persons emigratng from States the same
full, unreserved right to control their own do
nestle affairs in territory that they had by
right OF q majority in the states they cmigrated
rom.
Resotred That in our opinion, il is the duty
of our Senators in Congress, James A. Bavard
and Willard Salisbury, and also our Represcn
tatiye in Congress, William G. Whitley, 10 use
all honorable means in their power to helm
unite and strengthen the Democratic party.
Resotped, That we recommend the other Hum
dreds of this county to appoint five delegates
each, to meet our five delegates in Wilmington,
on day to be agreed upon by majority Of the
Hundreds, TO select the delegate to the Demo-
cratic National Convention at Charleston.
ResolUed, That we are in favor of such in
crease in the Tariff as will meet the wants of
the Treasury
Resotped, That we are opposed to delegate
nominations for county officers and in favor of
nominating said officers by ballot believing
that system more in harmony with the true in
terest and meaning of Democracy.
RESOLVED, That we assure the Democracy of
Delaware that those resolutions published in
the Gazette of the Sd inst, signed by Thomas
Deakyne, Chairman, and Mortimer Records,
Secretary, were when put before the meeting)
voted down almost unanimously, and, there
fore, no men making pretensions to honor,
should have had them published as genuine.
Resolped, That we empower the Central Com
mittee of this Hundred, or a majority of them.
to call meetings when and where they think il
necessary for the success Of the Democratic
party.
Resolgea, That we pronounce the anonymous
communication in the Gaze.te, signed C, a base
talsehood and SANDER on Democrats of this
Hundred, and we further condemn the editor of
sald Gdzetfe Tor publishing communications of
that sort in his paper it is calculated to keep
the Democratic party eternally in hot water
and thereby encourage the enemy to struggle
for its overthrow.
For Central Committee -
Isaac Price, Sam'l Townsend, Benjamin Gibbs.
Samuel j. Price, John McCrone, Albert G.
Deakyne, Thomas Scott, Titus H. Irons, and
Richard Ferguson.
For Delegates to the County Convention -
VIM. NJ. johnson, Samuel Townsend, Samuel
A. Armstrong, Thomas Deakyne, Abraham
Brattnn.
On motion the Central Commute was enpow-
cred to appoint three of their number to meet
a like number from each hundred to constitute
a County Central Committee.
RESOLVED That the Central Committee OF this
Hundred DO empowered to appoint three men
in each school district to sec that the voters
are all assessed, and to adopt such other mea-
sures as may be of service to the party.
RssOived, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the Delaware INouIRER and
Delaware Gazette. aat
ISAAC PRICE, President
BESJAMIS David, ~.
SAMUEL ARMSTRONG, vice Ffe s.
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