Smyrna times., 1867-09-11

ton OF the United States in every partirnIsr
HeS0fred That We demand the recognition
Dy law OF the entire equality of all Amcrica,
clt,zchs without regard to color, in all civil an,
pohtlca rights and privileges, and the protcc
i eioh ana encouragement Of the government tC
enable every man to occupy whatever nositior
ms Vlrtves and Intelligence NAV qualify him r.
hold. HN"iii' MN u
Heso[red, That we confidently look to Con.
eIeSs 10 adopt, at lts approaching session. such
measures as will effectualy remove eyerv OH.
stacle to Reconstruction secure A faithful avo.
cutlon OF the laws, and sustain those officer.
civil and military, who are earnestly and brave,
~ enue3Vorlng to carry out the will of the peo-
PIE; ana OF Their chosen representatives
fe$0fced, That standing upoD these nr;nc;
PIES ana having no motive but to promote the
happiness, peace and permanence of our conn.
Try, and to elevate our fellow men of evarv
race, we are content to wait, through succe:.
or defeat, until in the Providence of God onr
hcepnbllc shall be established upon the bssi.
OF Virtue and Justice
Mr. Bancroft, from the Committee On Dele
gates reported the following named peraonS =,
ueiega'eS TO the Baltimore Convention:
! NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
John 7. McLear, Samuel NJ. HARRINGTON
ian lsmmot, Jr, Clement b. Smvtb, ] r
lleala' Howard VI. Jenkins, Benjamin Nields
a. n. I1j5gglns, IL. f. Pickles, John W. Layton,
RavId GuStus, r. Graves, F. J. Cooper Wm
Il. Coldwelh Daniel p. Hamilton. Hansen
Robinson, Edward Tatnall, Jr, Lewis Tbnmn4
son; SC 40, John Il. Jackson JAS G. jackson, ,Inbn
r. r. =" "llllamson, ). Minor Curtis, John Piln5
"eorgG Norris, Washington Milburn. 5, K.n. |
croft Dr., DIR. joseph H. Chandler, Dr. R p
Greenleat, Jacob Tilghman, Nathaniel WoIf. |
BENJAMIN ): Booth, Henry IL. McMuIen
oeotge Janvler' John Nining, James b. Hen, !
y WWntho4y VI. Higgins, Charles Corbit, Elon |
- way; i, George Young, Shadrck Bower
G George w karsner j. Jones, f.. b. Rice
nhngel Segars, James Berry, Jonathan s
P;, IPIand, Isaac Staats, Perry Hamilton, John
KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTY.
W. James X: Clements, William Cummins
" m' T. Smithers, William W. Nelson, Thoml
as a. sutton, Isaac Lapham. George (i,rIinDr
Arnold, Nunos II. Coyerdale. Thoma, b Conn.
IIey' Iy' John Green, y. q. Fisher, Vim. Denny, {
4 a. d. n. II. C3mmlns, Dr. } s. Prettyman, i.
! i, O'mond' ". {. Davidson, Il. Hazard,
Iion. 7. ,; Layton, X. A. Houston. John !
VtcTSrt, W "a T. John r. Anderson, Henry f. Rodney,
homas Wallace, II. H. Lewis, Lewis Hanii, c
ION, lrlnce y. Caldwell, Thos. g. C,lJwrU
; "shuS Parker, Nathaniel Brnkley, Isaac,Jrn, /
ems; James Houston, r. Risler. Jacob Krysm (
=: u IS Kice, Elias Pennington, Simeon PENN. 0
, Ht"i' James L. Blister, DR.. JAS. y. Wes,. 5. II
55ennett' , D. {. Hazard, Jos : Burton, \. B, Il
[GtIy n man. l'anlei Cowgirl, George W. Jo.erL II
HTcrt aTG Cuffey' r; IL. Prettyman, Dr. Powell ?
nc report OF the Committee was adoptod L;
hu lhe gentlemen named appointed depgata. c,
On motion OF Mr.. Bancroft, such of the 3rIr. o
a'es as could not attend were emnoyereJ n
ppont alternates. '-00 " J
me convention WAS then addressed by Hon IL
; A. j.. Crcswcll, OF Maryland, and Hon Wm Ii
heiiey, OF Pltllade phia sc
H,S"r't' nat committee of three be an. Z,
oIn.eu py this Convention to issue, as soon as 81
ractlcably, an address to the ue3nIe of tLs d,
tate Of Delaware, discussing ia a Main snJ 81
'hGlse manner the lsoues involed in the E,uaI eu
I-day. u A'eu m
ihe following named gentlemen were an. in
onted upon this Committee: ot
Anthony Higgins, Dr. VIM. c. Dayilson
Smuti u VI; Harrington, David L. Gustus, aud .
Mr.. Creswell referred to the various attempt. ii,
Reconstruction, by Congress. from the nas Sc
ge Of the Louisiana bill, which President lie,
NEON dId not sign, down to the latest. Thn 50
suit OF Johnson's labors WAS found to he hi
men examined, fostering mass of treason.- du
ongresS assumed its duty IN the work. enact tn
universal manhood suffrage, and placed Re- On
instruction on its true bxsiS. bu
II mere Is Constitution that justified the be
ar there Is Constitution that Justified us in wa
curing the fruits Of that war. The speaker HC
lerred with severity to the course Of John uSt
IL whose political history is one Of tortuous cul
lphcty and fraud, "au attenuated lie u In tel
siacng an alluslOn to the present situation at the
ashlngton, he said he spoke with no refer wit
&c to Presldeutial aspirations. There was ch.
, t one man whom he would vote for for Pre- me
lent, and only for Vice -President-anI they ant
2 the mon WlOO tho National ID - | nm
a convention may see lit to put in nomina- gen
tOn. yoa
10 the fidelity and patriotism of Gen. Grant dun
gave the WarlncSt testimony, believing thai ! cOu
would be found rs true to the best iptprests the
the country IN the future 2s he had proved VIII
the past. The speaker doubted the asser- ed
II thSt the DIack man would vote as bis for my
n master does, and cited the late election, ed
the District Of Columbia and Tennessee tn she
1ve that the negro will vote according TO his she
u political convictions. He said thai in Na mai
ahd there were thirty thousand blacks. nnd are
Delaware thirty six hundred, and if the riOht tau
suffrage was extended to them. those States the
ui1 prove as radically loyal as Massachusetts OF
: CfeS"eil then reviewed the whole suffrage eFcl
sstlon at length, and closed amid great ap-
Judge Kelley hoped that some one of the nal
tllhgulShed delegates just appointed to at VINO
u the Border States Convention would bear anoF
1t message from him, viz that he endors- p"
every word Of the admirabls resolutions re- ton
ted by his friend Harrington. lie saw ear form
n the war that il WAS the duty of the Gov her
ment to rally all of its citizens around its been
:, and to allow all to peril their lives in its
ence. From the beginning Of our great InglJ
hct he saw that our imperilled country nee hear
the aid Of four millions of its most robust prin
zens, aud felt the Almighty would not al pure
victory to perch upon our banners till We your
asst did Justice to our American citizens of save
'cau descent. And now we need the politi-
power of those four millions of people, as Al
needed their military power before. With abou
their aid We cannot reconstruct a single Of W
Al State of the South. Some time State 1t
ernment must be organized there. We said
not send white men there, because thew him
t want to go, and if they did they womb
dly be welcomed by their white brethren Al
in all those States there are brave and true son
come