Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-25
Saturday, February rs, 1860.

lowed down n little; thinking that We might
speak too nearly our own feelings on that oc-
casion if VIC did IL at once.
II was well known TO the community at
large, that We had made the popular aovereign-
~ question test Of the party in this city and
in APPOINTMENTS Hundred; we had plenty of
Sovereignty Democrats in every Hundred in the
County, but there was no organization; there
was no understanding among them we did
not care to bring that matter into the field just
now, and it was not agreed among our friends
10 make any stir about it at present; conse-
quenty VIC only fought under the Popular
Sovereignty banner where it was actually
forced upon US by the Federal portion Of the
party. We met them on that question, in four
Of the wards in this city, and defeated them by
a majority of hundred and one; in the Fifth
we could have nominated candidate at
O'Clock on Thursday evening, aud elected him
by decided majority il We had been so dis
posed; many Of our friends having called at
our Office to know why we did not run eau
didate there. Our reason for not doing so is
not public one. In Appoquinimink Hundred
the party held nomination election on the 18th
day of February, for the purpose OF electing
delegates to the County Convention this was
done in accordance with the recommendation
Of Elihu Jefferson who called that convention;
the Popular Sovereignty Democrats polled
sevsnty-fvc votes the Federals none. Add
the rs of Appoquinimink to the l0l Of Whining
ton, and We have the very best evidence that
a majority of the votes for delegates to the
Convention on Saturday-all overthe county
were in favor of Popular Sovereignty. We
know how delegates are appointed in the diff
ferent Hundreds, and we will venture TO say
they did not average ten votes each at the pri-
mary meetings that sent the delegates to the
Convention on Saturday last. We know full
we'll that Brandywine Hundred did not even
hold meeting for that purpose. With these
facts before US, we might have expected de-
cency from the minority delegates of the differ
ent Hundreds but il we did, we were very
much mistaken in our reckoning. Federalism
in power is more despotic than crowned des-
potism; and the idea might have occurred to
the managers Of them that this was the jump
ing off point with them, and ifthey did not ex-
ercise it then, they would never have the OPP
portunity again; avery wise conclusion. They
did exercise their power-aye TO the bitter end
Unheard they threw out the entire delegation
from Appoquinimink Hundred, appointed in
accordance with there commentator of Elihu
jefferson, and thus east the voice of the
seveuty-fye voters of that Hundred aside.
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ton of minority concentrated power-which
has no better detention than the one we have
given Justice blush not brazen-faced impu-
dence when we mention the word Justice
Brandywine Hundred did not send delegates at
all, hut there happened to be man from that
Hundred there, and the Convention took the
liberty to appoint him to represent the Hun
dred, and vote against the regularly elected
delegates from Appoquinimink. This is called
Democracy. We merely mention this matter
80 that our friends throughout the county will
be posted when the day OF retribution comes.
The members of this Convention (27 strong)
passed eEolutions-whieh ten of them never
heard read--cndorsng the course Of this Adj
miuistration. Was this polite? The whole
country has repudiated Buchansm had any
one the remotcst idea that twenty-seven men
would take the responsibility to comIAit this
county to the exploded Federalism Of the Adj
nnistration Did any one think that we would
concur with the proceedings of Convention
that endorsed the Mormon War; the prescription
of our friends throughout the county, and coun-
tenanced the corruptions that have come to light
withina few months ifany one expeetedthat we
would do anything else than repudiate such a
proceeding, he was wonderfully mistaken We
believe in an honest Democratic party /; not one
that panders to every corruption because it is
within the organization of the parE We re-
pudatc such endorsement, and throw il to the
winds, and when the tug of war comes, We will
have clean sheet; aconsstent record. We are
opposed to lacking to the skirts of the nominee
of the Charleston Convention the sins of the
Administration. We despise such course
there is no Democracy about it.
The people of this city were opposed to send
ing Mr.. Bayard delegate to the Charleston
Convention they decided SO by decisive
majority that majority added to the votes OF
Appoquinimink, was more than all the votes
cast in the county besides. Such being the
case, Mr. Bayard and his associates do not re-
present the majority Of the people in this coun-
ty, when they 60 to Charleston to vote against
Popular Sovereignty in the choice of Presi-
dent. We wish that full, unbiased expression
ofpublc opinion could be had in the county,
so that there could be no mistake about the