Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-05-16

Eroceedl1AEs II rho baltimore Convention
on Tnssasy-spss OF senator John q.
We clip from the ,Baitimore american
the following extracts from Tho proceedings
Of the Convention. On Tuesday last
REPRESENTATION sRox DELAWARE.
Hon john I. THoMAs, JR., ssid,.
Mr.. Chairman, before we proceed to call
for the regular business, am informed that
there is delegation in attendance upon
this Convention upon the part of the Re
publican party ofthe State Of Delaware, who
have come to participate with us as our
guests On this occasion, in this Convention.
l therefore offer the following resolution !:
Resolved. That the delegation from. the
Republican Association Of Delaware, now
in this city, be entitled TO seats upon the
floor of this Convention, and that Com
mlttee of five members be appointed to
announce to the delegation the action
of the Conventions
The resolution was adopted, and the Cha ir
appointed the following named gentlemen a
committee to wait on these gentlemen and
escort them to seats Hon. John L. Thomas,
Jr, Frederick Schley, DR.. G. II. Ohr, Col.
Thomas j. Wilson and Ellington Fulton,
Esq. The committee retired, and in few
minutes escorted the committee from Della
ware into the Convention, amidst the earnest
plaudits of the assemblage, and, as they
passed up to the stand, were greeted with
"three cheers for the Republicans of Della
ware" The committee were then introduced
formally by Mr., Thomas, and took their
seats. The gentlemen from Delaware were
DIR. John S. Prettyman, John G. jackson,
Lewis Thompson, Hanson Robinson, Hon.
Nathaniel B. Smithers, Samuel Bancroft,
Benjamin Nields, Anthony Higgins, Samuel
NJ. Harrington, ESQ.,, Howard NJ. jenkins,
Daniel Lammot, Daniel Corbit, III Jenkins,
s. Minor Curtis, DR.. Isaac Jump, and DIR.
William G. Davidson.
After various proceedings and speeches
loud cries were here made for voice from
Delaware, when Senator jackson, in re.
Spouse to the invitation, came forward and
said -
Gentlemen Of Me State of lfa,yland-
| My words, after what you have heard this
morning, am afraid, will be poor and lame
| We come before you, gentlemen, from the
little State of Delaware at the request or in.
vitation of some prominent gentlemen o.
this Convention, simply to extend to you oiy
congratulations and our encouragement II
the path you are pursuing in this Convention
[Cheers.] We perceive, with joy, the cours,
that is now being pursued, We look upor
1t as brightness toward which we have
long looked, when we saw the great princ
ples--the great foundation principles--upor
which the American Republic rests, purified
and represented, not alone by the Anglo
Saxon race, but by these colorcd delegation.
of our soil assembled here. [Cheers. /
becomes me, gentlemen, to he very bric
upon this occasion. only say that it is self
evident to every rational and every right
minded man in this Convention, that mer
who have fought for this flag, who hay,
helped to sustain the principles of the Gov
eminent through blood and suffering ant
death, have right to the privilege, tue full
privilege, of such rights as the claim. We
believe that this Convention is an initiator,
step that will gradually grow and increas,
and spread not only through the State o
Maryland and into the little State of Della
ware, but through all our Border States, our
| Northern and Southern. Cheers. Tia
this end may be-that the action here to-d,l,
may be blessed to the success of that grea
purpose-t the accomplishment ofthat grca
end-I simply have the honor to express IN,
united desire of the delegation from Della
ware.
The Republican party in the State of Del
aware, which we here represent, to small
| extent, stands very much in similar situa
ton to the Republican party of the State o
Maryland. hardly think the party of Del
aware as ripe as the party of Maryland in tn
encourage us to go forth and do likewise
Having expressed these few words of pleas
ure in seeing such demonstration as yo
| have here to-day, and having expressed hi
desire, which am sure will be responded /
by majority Of the Republicans of our Stat
| that this movement may go on to success
| respectfully retire.