Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-06-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


ARRESTED Thomas d. lockwood was ar
reslSd last week at Smyrna, by Deputy Provost
Marshal Sutton, for using treasonable languags,
and brought to this city, where he had hearing
before Provost Marshal Wilmer. While Ia the
guard house he wrote q letter to Col Wilmer ae-
knoWledging that he had been strong opponent
Of the Government, but he now saw he was
wrong; that the Government was right in show
ing It's authority and that the rebellion ought to
bo suppressed His peniteucs aul acknowledge
menl appearing sufficient on his examination
next day, bu was released on taking the oath Of
allegiance.
LocoFooo MEEFiN0.-The Locofocos Of this
county held County Convention in the hall OF
the Friendship Engine house, lust Saturday
afternoon, WHOM william R. Lyman was chosen
President; john T. Springer, Robert Walker,
William Washington, II. +. Readng, Benjamin.
Caulk, Geo. W. Smith, IT, W. Cochran, Howard
Oge, James Nicholson, John Diehl, Vice Pres-
denisi Benjamin FIaim and J. c. Craven, Sec
retaries. speech was made by tbs late Sena-
tor BAyard. William @. Whiteley also adJro sel
the meeting. Resolutions WerO adopted declin
ing TO send delegates 10 the Chicago National
Convention unless 1t should be postponed 10 the
first Monday in sepiemberi aud in case Of such
puslponsnent Il County Convention WAS au-
thorlzed to be held on the 9th Of August, to
elect delegates The following resolutions do
iue the position of the party;
ResOlptd, That the Democracy Of Delaware
believing Civil War eau neither reconstruct the
Union, or promote the happiness and welfare Of
tho people, but on the contrary, that IL will. if
continued, end in the subvefsun Of republican
institutions, are in favor OF an a,mistico aud ne
COLLATION., In order that passionate excitement
may have time 10 subside that the supremacy
Of the Civil tver the Military Power may be res
stored, and tho civil liberties Of the people be
preserved aud perpetuated.
Resoiped. Though recognizingAho supremacy
Of tue Federal Government within the scope OF
its degated authority, we hold that the exercise
Ut the elective franchise belongs OF right TO tho
people Of The States respectively, untrammelled
and uncontrolled by the slightest interference on
the part Of the Federal Government.
NoTIcg-The Executive Committee Of the
Union Party for New Castle County, will meet ai
the Delaware House, Wilmington, on Saturday,
June 25th, Mt 10 o'clock, A. A. All the mem
bers Of this committee hIe requested to he pre-
sent, AS business Of Importance will be brought
before the meeting. Jons II. ADAMS, Seo'y.
SENT TO FoRT DELAWARE. Under sentence Of
court martial, privales Morris Burns, company
e. George Case, company Q, uud John KeJo,
company A, lsl Connecticut; John GOWley, 60lh
) Nsw / ork engineers; w. II. HOgers, LIST United
States Francis L. Sabin, 9th Maine; Stephen
Finch, 4h New York, to 10 sent to Fort Della
ware Also William Brown aud L. Ellwood,
49th Virginia, tent III from Muddy Branch, aud
purpOrIing 10 be rebel deserters.
SEoOND DELAWARE. Accompanies A and Il, Of
the Second Delaware Regiment arrived in this
city on Tuesday afternoon aud marched 10 the
CHy Hall, where they we're dismissed They
mustered thirty nine men They will be paid
of aud discharged, as sOOR as the muster rolls
arrive.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Committee on Cotton
and Wollen manufactures would acknOwle lee
the folloeiug receipts 10 date;
James Blnd, isee sAlinelt, 315O
joseph walker Warp, o5 Gl
ltan H. urlihth, pieces Cashmere, 13UU
, FLANNEL, g6.e
James Ride, (alditioua) pieces Tvhing, $3.50
Joseph Dtan SON, l GAasiuefus, 2y7 Ou
J J,hn Wright and family, COCO
himinsi Factory operatives 5GtO
shaw a Knowles, sOOO
: Teton Milla operatives, 5000
9OOO
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g. Il. MeDOwBLI,
on behalf OF Cor mitteS