Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-05-24
For the journal and staiesmau.
THE DOVER MEETING.

MR. EDITOR -
A meeting called by the friends
of the Union was held yesterday at this place
A detailed account Of its proceedings may show
to our people who are the real unionists and
who are the sympathizers with treason and
traitors.
Previously to the assembling Of the meeting
weil-known clique ri locoloco md "funk horn"
politicians had, by great effort, secured the at
tendance Of all persons in the county who are
not favor of sustaining the Government These
persons had refused TO Join in the call for the
meeting. Having well secured the Court House
doors, some of their leaders gained entrance
through the office Of the Secretary Of State and
as soon as the bell rang took possession Of the
meeting and appointed u Chairman. BY this
time those who had called the meeting and who
had been studlousy kept out, arrived. "a
clergyman who had been invited by the true
Union men to open the meeting with prayer was
locked out lie was not, after his admission, in
vted to oiiciate by the usurpers) Hon. NJ.
W. Bates, u very feeble, old gentleman who had
been hid in the library was dragged in to pre-
side, and looked around, upon entering as il he
did not really know what the game was. lie is
by no means an unconditional Union man,
Amongst the Vice-presidents proposed by
these usnrpers were, Ex-uov VIM. Temple,
would be Gov. Robert W. Reynolds, office suckled
Dorsey, Charles Warren and William Townsend.
who are all secessionists would-be U. S. Senator
Comegys and Wilson S. Cannon who are 10
better than seoessiOnists while Chancellor Iar-
riugton, John W0odall and William Shaw, we're
the only true Union men in the entire list A
majority Of the business committee were disuniou
sympathizers.
While the committee was preparing business
the chairman was called upon for n speech. He
responded and was followed by j. P. Comegys.
These gentlemen occupy strange ground for
| Union men. The latter was once for the "Union,
the Constitution aud the enforcement Of Me iairs u
II seems he can change. lie is now bitter in
his demonstrations Of Republicanism but he went
to Batim9re once TO nominate a candidate who
might be accepted by the Chicago Convention.
lie was the father of the Peoples party-but be
disowned his child and became a "funk-horu''
fusion man.
lie was followed by Chancellor Harrington,
Attorney General woottHn, and Elias S. Reed,
ESQ all of whom made able and unqualified
Union speeches. They received frequent rounds
of applause DR.. Cove salisbury then ranted.
This gentleman was 10 transport Of rage, and
his real principles leaked out. The sum Of his
speech was in fact this-"Lincoln he damned
aud success to jeff DaSis-as soon rs we cau
make a decent show VIC will transfer Delaware
to the model cOntederacy III the Black Republ
cans don't head US oh.'')
lie was followed by Mr.. Whitley w. Meredith
who 'puts on the livery of heaven to serve the
Devil in" This Rev Gentleman literally bel
lowed like n calf Among other things he said,
"Qh for peace, oh for forbearance' TALL OF
which means IDEAS Northern friends don't pre-
pare to fight till the enemy invades you. Let
the South alone-dont defend the Capit0l-don't
resist the marclfof the South upon it, There
might be blo0dshed, and, you know if you were
to kill your brothers in defending your country,
you might be murderers, even though you should
preserve the best government in the world
lie also said "whose names will be handed
down to posterity for their gratitude Those
Of Burke and Pitt because they resisted the ad-
minstratiou Of Lord North" $50 will We resAl
the administration OF Lord DAyls) This man is
an avOwgd secessionis'. II he had been at
honorable man he would have kept away from
the meeting. But he is bound neck aud heels Il
Salisbury. "lpse dixit," aud behold MEREDITH
was on hand to vote against Union. Such it
southern chivalry,
A fit follower wns William Temple. lie open
cd his mouth aud out came the blunders and
arrant rebellion which his silence has heretofor,
concealed. put hun low enough when | ranl
him politically, as now do, with tue Saulsburys
lie said "hc did not think there Wss q secession
let in Kent county" HE is in daily commun
cation with them.) lie said that sit was moi
good policy in family that the father should
make the two sons fight, that they might BE-
friends" Me-. W. r. Morris who followed
knocked this argument "as high as a kite"
when be said that in our national fight 1.-THE son
was trying to whip the father and we must heI
the father" Mr.. MS speech was sound aud
effective. But bark what is that l hear
1t is the voice Of the rgreat American heart, T"
alias Rev. T. B. Bradford, lie said, "hr Pre-
sdent, can't keep still any longer-I'm chuck
full and must let it out or Ill bust" (Cries oil
of "let it out.') "Oh Peace, sweet, gentle
peace, love thee. AT the risk OF all that is
dear and that the traitor may succeed desire
thee. Oh war, fratroidal war, thou art horrible
and loathsome, (but march on Southern brethren,
whip them abOlltonists)" And in the same
strain he preached for fifteen minutes. When
he concluded motion was made and seconded
to ''send the peace preacher to the rebellious
services of the South" Tommy grunted and
the meeting said Anon.
! After him Messrs. Edward Ridgley and John
d. Pennington spoken for secession. The latter
gentleman declared that the "whole North could
not whip Virginia alone" and some OF the
lignoramuaes actually believed it, an, hence,