Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-03-04
no TINE pnnLlc.

The public will 10 we'll to bestow careful
peruHAl upon the following exposure Of the late
meeting, held at Levi ", LAttomus's Hotel Town
senl propose TO exhibit ia their true light All
the why's and wherefortH Of the snid meeting. the
lisplay Of names in the public papers, the man
ner ia which those names we're procured, and
the trckery by which the secessionists are en-.
deaYJring to delule aud hoo Twink the voters Of
thecounty Ia the course 0fthe second week OF the
recent extra session u cur Legislature was in
formed that certain persons were secretly circu.
latlng, aud endeav1ung to get signatures To-,
petition in favor ol changing the name Of Town
send station 10 that u Lancaster, and although
l own more property around the place than oil
others put together, the petitioners never called
upon me but took their petition 10 Dover, and n
bill was reported went 70 Dover and told nv
acquaintauces, both in and out OF the Legisla-
ture lhat the Railroad company had named the
station, and that neither the company nor
wanted the PROPOSED change, The almost uni
versal reDly was -''rownsend, do not bother
yourself; we understand this kin1 Of thing and
will knock IL sky high then wrote the
protest, which publish herewith, aud had it
read just before the third reading Of the bill in
House, after which the vote was taken, for
the bill, and l3 agaiost Two Of the minority Of
I were Cochran and Appleton from this County.
The petitioners then came home and insulted
home
After that, in conjunction with Secessioplsts
they -gned their names 70 a call for Mas
Heeimg U1hom respect 10 pQrfies to be held at the
Hotel Ot Levi W. Littomus. The Breckipridge
men knowing that they would be held responsible
fJr the civil war that IL now raging, and being
aaAlouH to extricnte themselves, eagerly caught
at even 70 dirty a straw aa that, and not only at
tended the meeting but took au active and con
Z INN fur - in tNa
spirit, it not the very words, Of the resolutions.
Not one word can you find in them in favor Of
sustaining the government in putting down the
Rebellion not Que word Of announcement to
those noble soldiers who are serving under our
glorious stars and stripes. But you can preeeiye
ia one of their resolutions n mean thrust at
George J. Fisher, 10 the untrue allegation that
he left Washington for Dover, on account Of this
bill Now, he knew no more about the bill
when he left Washington than the mau 10 the
Moon does and / believe he was at Dover be-
ioie the Legislature met.
la their sixth resolution those secessionists
who controlled the meeting Mt Lattomus's Hotel
plainly, though quite unutentionally. disclose
tue real object Of the meeting, although they
con'riye to make holes in it to abuse me. il
was on mat sixth resolution that they obtained n
full half Of the agnatnres. II reads thus.
RESOLVED, that we hereby tender our thanks to
Robert Cochran, Esq our fearless Representa-
tive, for the noble stand that he made ia ,lefence
Of our rights, and also for truly Representing
Appoquinimink Hundred in the matter Of the
Emancipation Scheme
The above resolution ia a key to the whole
meeting for if it was really got up to sustain
the members OF this county ia voting for the
change OF the name of this place, why was not
Henry Appetou's name mentionedi He both
spoke aud voted for the change of the name 10
"Lancaster," but they are silent as tho tomb
about him, because he voted for the Emancipa-
ton Bill. Now, it is perfectly plain that though
the ostensibe and simulated Object of the meet.
ing was to abuse me, its real purpose was ia
serve as a nucleus around which TO form a new
pa ty to oppose the Emancipation of the Niepers
in Delawars.--ghsse Appoquinimink Secession.
lists wanted to crawl in somewhere, aud like the