Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-09-20
For the Delaware Republican.
THELOCOFOCO COUNTY MEETING.

THE LOCOFOCO COUNTY MEETING.
About Q o'clock, P. NJ, the Cour. House
bell having been ruug half dozen times and
some ixy-hre or seventy persons beng in
attendance, VIM. NJ. johnson of Appoquini-
mink Hundred, was introduced to the audience
by an old gentleman who has become some
what notorious as a political weathereodk from
the same hundred. Speaker No |, wno ty
the by presented the appearance OF an adept
| In the grooming business, more than thai OF
| political leader, had said bat very few
| words before tue Democracy discovered that
| he and the schoolmaster had ever been strang
ers to each other; he, however, hWvin evident
ly been reared in close promixity 10 the col
ored race was enabled to say, Niger, Niger,
| Niger, which was his theme. W were inform
ed thai he is regarded by his poll friends IN
| Appoa uinilnink Hundred as solomon; il it
any marvel they give TWO hundred majority
| for the Democratic ticket, ia said hun trtd -
| Speaker No q was Dr.. Chandler OF Mill Creek
| Hundred, n tall and rather liak looking spec
linen of humanity. The ur. laoored some t,ole
to prove that he had been living under dcspot-
! ism for four or more years past; his remarks
were generally quite harmless closing Uut on
the inevitable Negro. At this point il WAS an-
| nounred that n Democratic flag Nuull raised
| ia front Of Delaware House, and the uutcFri-
| fed were invited to be on hand to make
| noise; a gentleman leaned over 20 the writer
and inquired what kind of Il flag tIet was TO
| be; the audience withdrew to the street, AMI
| 10, they'had large American II " stars rtpcs
| and all and this they call Democratic Il g
how unlike tho rag used by them nbOlt Tt
III aud Sd days OF July, 1862 when Ice Sarmy
WAS near Gettysburg; who will say Democracy
ia not progressing. Spe Iker No ia the street
almost under the flag, was short bulie. head
ed looking little fellow, who IA order to he
| seen ut NJ, had to b. elevated on c''air or
| box; this was the game individual that was al
| most annihilated in the Court room n few
years ago, for participating AS prosecutor u
gainst young man who was being led for
murder. | have iudistinct recollection OF
something being said at the time about blOai
money; his speech (condonied,) 10 III Ike asa
of an obsolete word, was mere "BrHtum'nl-
med" Aud now comes the speaker Of the d IS,
No 4, James A. Bayard ii you please OF Char
| estowa Convention notUTlety, that Same that
had important business Ia New Orleans lust
before the rebellion broke out, add who il was
said went thther by the way of Montgomery,
Ala. not having any special bnsihess how
ever, in the city hgre WIN. Il. Yancy rusIigd.
Like his predecessor, No 2, he end"Lvored to
prove that we had been passing tbr0lgh DIS
potic times; he evidently hal II vivid .ecolIecs
tior OF little affair that had like To- (NnI but
Tor the timely interference othe pohce) on Il
have como oil 10 Philadelphia, during thc re
btliiou; it is certainly strange nat sJmga +
zars with rebels and traitors we H. e nit
ted to 10 as the pleased at t'H tue, mt {
loyal men could not restrain their On3r Jed
feelings Mr Il pNii hi7 resYects t. III c'cr
gymrn, who have recently entered tho Oiil al
arena IN this State, and are laburiag ia tn
pre-: eut campaign AS speakers upa" taesr h.
was particularly severe What think 8 OF tina,
Parsons Cooper ard Brad lord of Kent Cou t !
Out of the way gentlemen, aud n1ne q your
separations for Senatorial honors,a seat in q n
| I hp Gnbarnatntitl chair We tn ana IA >
! perhaps this high Priest oil Democracy would
) have rot through without stumbling over the
; Niger, but not so, this was bis Shibo1!sth :
with uplifted hand he declared that ,,alicye
that the people who were trying 10 elevate thl
: Ne 70 were warning against the will of A.
: mig hty God and further that the ayOwcI Oh,
ject OF the Republican party was not only Il
give them politicll bat also social tquaity. ,
Verify Ephraim il joined SO his idols. The
| nominating committee now mate t!tcir report,
and named the men Tor the Legislature an,
levy Court for tAo Hundreds, winch le'l oI
:, the meeting like cold wet shee'; dc ad 81;
! ence eusued, not siugle expression OF nppro
u baion from my part OF the room; it WAS =
about 81 +. NJ und the results of frequent o
a tntiOns OF bad whskeY were being made II. L
a iies; speakers and & were called for simul
thneously: Is. b. being il rather n coasplcuOu
place w0s ready To go in--thi5 is tas sam
10 Benny that ran for Congress few years tne
, and woll1 have bee. elected only inr IN fac
- thai he did not get enough votes. Being b II
:! and reared south of tho canal he OF cCuts
~ could not get far away from the Niger e
~ in good heart Benny, great anl pro mident al,
=, ate becoming scarce IL the pnrty OF yni
=, choice And now rs APpequnmink gives n
~ largest majority Tor the Denocrac' :, it was sac
" and right that she shou be last MS well ii
- irst on the Stage in this uig5er play cOusq
= qlsn,Iy No made his appearance and the 81
~ political weathercock could not help sIoHiu
i, by h more than ordinary blood red counter
Ao ance that he considered himself sighted /
= being called AT so late an hou". lie below,
- away however, for about five minutes in h
"a usual way OF addressing X roads meetings
~ old Appoquninink, not forgetting the Nig9e
= nor to throw in the usual amount OF Isl b
~ my. Strange that such speakers are tolerated
. auy parry at this day. Tue meeting now a
- jDurned whea all hands hurried of Tor the
=, whiskey. About II O'Clock at night one OF .
~ cttizeus vas called up by loud and repeat
ii" knocks at his tIOnt door. lie got up out Of b.
aud weat down and found Que Of the OLD, tin
y hunpred democracy; when asked what he Wa
-, ted he said want my old mare tor ! want
"u 90 home: he was directed to the 'avern aad
&c is hoped by daylight on Sunday mornins
-. nad reached his home, Thus ended the De,
w. 0cratic County Meeting. OBSERVER.