Delaware gazette. (Wilmington, Del.) 1837-1883, 1861-06-01
~ FLOR the Delaware Gase,te,I
THE UNION MEETING AT DOVER.

NM, EDITOR :-Ona OF the most diabolioal
schemes Of villany ever concocted to defraud the
pee3'e of their just and inalienable rights and to
drag The people Of Kent Into an apparent Endorse
Mept Of the most unnatural and perfdious war
2fe WV about to be waged by tho Lincoln adj
hiohtration at Washington, against the Inherent
lsot the people Of eleven Statos and the utter
clifton and crushing out Of their independent
z sosereignlies, was that enacted at Dover, on
Aday last
ppei r. upon the most reliable Information
- tNAthdniel p. Smithers and Mr.. Geo. p. Fish
SAapon their inditidual authority nlOne issued .
loa Tor uhion meeting, irrespeciipe Of parties, to
lake such action as should reflect the will and pat
Fletism aad express the devotion Of the people TO
Sfe Union. Nov mark the modus 0peranG Of
.AAg fprcreslingA About q week or ton days be-
bro NJ call was publ she'd for the meeting. N ID.
IIy'nli1jrs aud Mr.. q. P. Fisher, with their boon
eSmlaniona Of the bassr sort, sent runners all over
the county TO apprise the faithful but uuintialed
u hold themselves in readiness to appeM in force
"a May; aud on Friday just three days be-
~ take place, they, without having
~ 8z387ayh the Democratic aud Union PARTIES
&h to either, sent call TO the press 70,
coi3yy unon Mass meeting, irrespectice Of par
| Ys Understanding the treaohery and covert
7 s5#zzsI# attempted to be exercised towards the
hple Of Kent, the eouservatOrs of their
F1lfy the patriotic and intelligent masses OF tho
pcople tnrned out upon u threo days notice and
rallieffdthe support Of the Union and Consttu-
| lion 4nd utterly defeated those designing poll
ticiani
y. Union mass meeting, irresperiive Of parties
Nsvst xeye party lines drawn more tense than they
were % That occasion by the Republicans. The
reInarks Of N. b. Smitbers, E. S. Reed, W. r.
sIorrN Geo. ?. Fisher aud James X. LoAand,
were bf the most ultra Black Republican Adolf
MonNmi the most inaanatOry and vindictive that
tsscs e..4.Aej ia the most barbarOns times; and
frtiur cOfr0aDulluent WIN uccuuted pOaitton
scan ofory movement and hear every word, was
fforsibly reminded Of tho hungry rage OF tameles.
tsora Initiating for blood. Yet. amid the din and
tyonhsi2no Of that .dense mass of human beings
tLhqe Wkto those who prompted alike by patriot
Pm nh Tts good Of their fellow nens counselled
lfoT psa,s aud prosperity as preferable to san
gpinarg.ead murderous conflict Of arms in ciyi
y strife. ~
| OF those whose voice was heard for peace, wa
l tbe worthy President Of the meeting, Hon. NV
l Dates, whose loyalty none ever doubted, Hon.
W. Comesys, ex governor Temple, E, Ridgey, j
IB. Peusington, &c. Salisbury, Esqs, DR.. Cow
SsulsbufsJ Whiteley W. Meredith, and Rev. T.
4 Bradford,
7 Attorney A. r. Wootten, Elias s. Reed, ant
Geo. p. Fisher we're the "war horses" and eoeroy'
champions Of the day. FROM their lips issued pes
ltilenia breath and trinculent growls, which chOk
/ % tue aiTwith discord and made the day hideou
with tho detesfed sounds Of coercion, subjugation
retsiSssd sabiAgdted propinces. Yet, during thei
def Dry Dad vindictiye harangues TO the bat
l,snd mad zeal Of an excited populaee, the
SdFere never once disturbed save when upplauded
| But how different tho case whom Whitley w. Mer
edith, Of N. Murderkiln, who truly represented
tho sentiments of majority of the people, at
tempted TO raise his voice in behalf of suffering
humanity, to plead for peace, and avert so direfu
Ia calamity as civil war, intestine fued, and turn
aside hptmost to DO dreaded of all government
military dosp0tism. L say, how different theI
was thtcase. He was attempted 60 be gagged, Il
have hn mouth elosedj-a jeiioio 10 the audienc
by the tame Of John Dawnham,a political parson
"a pEpee4s of blood, and not minister OF penc
fand Righteousness, 40 individual OF localiEe
4 reputation, yelled out COMMITTEE! Committee
which was taken up by Physician bailing iror
Wilmington, and by him and bis compeers lustil
y ypcftralea throughout the Hall to drown ID
I speakefS Voice. Nor were those the only repre-
4 hensibl, features OF Tuesdays dongs;-a commit
toe Of Alccn was appointed to draft resolutions
who rep0rted majority and minority report l.
the majority was appended eleven names of tn
committee,
Il On The question, Shall the majority report no,
pass Thomas s. Murphey, Of Duck Creek, th
4 candidtte.On the Republican ticket for State Sen
ator, moved that it lie on the table, thus hoping
staye OF direct vote aud by chicanory defeat th
4 majority report. But in this endeavor to ehok
down the true sentiments of the people by dupli
city the opposition was doomed to disappointment
Tho majority report was sustained by lao majori
ty, and the opposition engulfod in the mine whic
they hadbprnng for the honest masses.
j The FIXTURES of the minority report may DO sal
TO be contained In the oonvoking Of the legfsls
tare, the passage Of a militia law, tho appropuai
iHB VI frdG S2O0,0 900 TO 100000 aud the taxing
tho bone aud sinss aud the grinding of the atles
and bloplinto dstlars aud ecn,s, posing d Ell
tutiA anu RlirfnuS taxation upon tns eaxf gantrf
s.,i 6'say yeArt to come to sustain an ol
1 Let me say that the sentiment OF the masses