Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-07-16

Mn. EDITOR.-
would ask the privilege. through
your Journal, Of saying few words, to correct
in part, a statement that made its appearance III
the Delaware Gazette on the 9th inst, over the
signature Of "a Citizen" purporting to be
statement / facts, concerning tho expenditure
of certain monies, appropriated by the Cly
Council in the early part of May last.
Now Mr.. Editor, had "a Citizen confined
himself to making statement OF facts as NC
promised to do in the commencement OF his com
munication, it might have parsed unnoiiced, but
| he has not done so; it is from beginning 10 cnd,
SO far as | have been able to ascertain from in-
| quiry made of those who are well acqualutol
with tue facts in the case, perverslon oil lacts
u listortng Of the truth, purposey or ese "A
Citizen" displays amazing amount OF lgnor
ance on his part If Ignorance is bliss "
Citizen" must be one of the most snptemoly
happy men in our City or State.
"a Citizen" Claims to be "a man of few words
but an old citizen and heavy tax payer OF WI
mngton," all which may or may not be true
but judging from the communication, very
mush doubt the uuthfuness Of Il. For poltl-
col stump speaker, one who has made poIlheS ms
business through life To lay claim 10 the merit,
if it be one, of being man of few words is aston
ishng, although il ought not to be and is not,
when YOU read the communication carefully and
ascertain the author.
In the second paragraph "A Citizen" says
"ln majority of the City Council Il do not
speak politically your correspondent has entire
confidence hut in the management Of its Imam
uial affairs, by its Financial and other commit
ties, he has none" In the above quotation there
is plain contradiction, for how can "A Citizen
have entire confidence in n majority Of toe Cltj
q Council when he says in the committees he has
none, well knowing 1T the time that every mem
=, her Of the Council excepting the President IS OF
. one or more OF those committees! Perhaps -
I.tl M "
4 concerning mniorties, ii SO he may bt III posses
sion OF knowledge that your humble correspond
n cnt has not, by which hu can magniy one int
4, ii majority out of fifteen. That is the only wa.
in which | can account for il.
,r In another pluce he says some weeks ago III
ir Financial Committee made u report stating tina
They had purchased fourteen rifles, twelve reSol
n vers, two hundred mnskets and twelve thousnn
cartridges. Now this committee is composed {
ID three members. one, the chairman, Is out {
town; the other two members say positively, q
40 being asked, that no such report was ever mad
y. 10y that committee; much for that fact.
n. Again, "A Citizen says, he has been inlormC
he by two respectable and responsible members
he Home Guard that one half the muskets NJ
,3r unfit for use and unsafe to fire. by another u
in of the most responsible citizens Of Wilmingi'
,es whose name he will not give unless necessai
m that out Of thr,e cases last opened containii
for about sixty guns, most Of The ramrodh We
in rused ell the barrels were 50 rusty inside tn
is when IL rAm,od was placed in them IT could wi
IN d flIculty bu withdrawn, and that many of Il
CO barrels were so Iuste1 that strong pin could
through them. have made inquiry about push
those guns, and have heard but one gun col
les PINNED Of; that one the plug had not been p
req in sufficiently tight or workmanlke and hi,
OK, uut. 1t was not one Of the guns purchased
the Finance Committee iu New ork but one
rh those old ones that hal been i'll the possession
wa The City tor years, and il there is any rnsted
Ii II the manner described By IA Citizen which
= OF doubt very much-they IRE Of this lot T
orh guns purchased by the Fnapce Committee la
'er' 80 far given satisfaction TO those who ha
ms charge of them.
r. IT "a Citizen" had written his article "
MT any regard for truth caudor | could In
Respected him, but when he makes it So pla
ury that the article is nothing but cloak und
thp which to vent his feelings at being dsappon
.er in getting Cnptaincy Of a company Of lilo
cts Guards, despise him and his motives also
,.-- man Friday who, if in his position is unable
in obtain valuable information had better tore
the business and follow the occupation for VIII
nature intended him. "A Citizen well ku
i'm that the members of the City Council were
ting still are unconditional Union men, he also |
lese ascerained that they would not sanction
best commissioning of any one us an officer Of
ieal Homo Guard who did not cone up fully to I
requirement. that no one who was for peucca
ro separation Of this Union would be considcre
M reliable man by the Council. That is the 81
t,rv difficulty with "a Citizen" had he waited II
rket cooler mohehts ahu ho, wrl''cn III tlo IVA IVA
rjrs passion, he would not have exposed so pn
and the broken down politician and disoppOir
IL military aspirant whose ambition far exceeds
" courage or ability, hope the City Council
etal sauction the commissioning of no one 20 vii
nee can attach the least suspicion of dsoyalty
ing the government OF our country and by so do
'h' should they incur the dspleasure of "a Citizc
may they be able to survive his wrath.
wine WILMNGToN, July l0th, 1861.