Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-10

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| The Convention was called to order ut one
o'cluck by DIR. Worrell and organized by electing
Samuel Jefferson, Chairman, and John H. Rod
ney, Secretary.
| AT this stage Of the proceedings, noticing that
reporters for the COMMERCIAL, were present,
several Of the members held brief consultation
amongst themselves at the conclusion of which
the chair announced that the delegates would
Withdraw to the Grand Jury Room, 'for consult
tation.' They remained withdrawn" for q |
| period of two hours,not returning to the |
| Court Room where they had commenced their |
meeting until they had completed their protracted
secret session, made the ticket and adjourned as
| q Delegate Convention sine die.
| THE COUNTY MEETING.
On the adjournment of the Delegate Conven-
ton, at about o'clock, the county meeting was
called to order by Geo. W. Smith.
Committee on Permanent Organization was
appointed who reported Samuel Jefferson for
President, list Of ten Vice Presidents, one from
each Hundred, and John H. Moore aud John Ii.
Rodney Secretaries. The nominations were ac-
cepted and the officers took their seats.
The chairman announced on behalf of the Del
egate Convention the following as the county
nomination
State Senate-Chares Goodng, Wilmington.
Representatives. Lot Cloud, Brandywne: DIR.
john A. Brown, Christiana; Albert H.. Silver,
New Castle; Wm. Dean, White Clay Greek Geo.
r. Brady, pencader; Joseph W. Vandegriit, st.
Georges; Joseph Deakyne, Appoquinimink.
Milton Lackey, Wilmington; David NJ. Price,
Chrisiiana; Robert ID. Hicks, New Castle; An
drew IL. Fisher, pencader.
On motion, the nominations were ratlncd by
the meeting. Att3
Mr. Bayard offered a resolution of respect for
the memory of Walter L. Southgate, deceased,
Chairman of the last county meeting. Adopted
NO MORE NOMINATIONS LIKE THAT OF MIR.
RIoHARDsoN--NED LEARY NOT TO VOTE IN
, FUTURE.
The Secretary read resolution declaring that
at all future nomination elections of the party no
person not legally entitled to vote at u regular
election shall be allowed to vote. sanu that the
, Judges may require the person offering to vote to
pledge himself t~ support the successful candl-
date. 1t was adopted.
sPRROH OF Mr. wHlTELEY-soATHING INDIoT-
, MENT OF ANDY JoHNsoN's REVENUE Off
GERS" THE REBELLION, AS THEY CALLED
IT..
VIM G. Whiteley, Esq, offered q resolution
= plpdpipp the hearty aud earnest support of the
Democracy OF New Castle county to the candi-
II date for Congress Mr.. Bggs. Mr.. Whiteley spoke
g at sume leigth, admitting that he had opposed
n Mr. Biggs nomination, but purely on personal
grounds. Not from any opposition to MIR. Blggs,
I but from personal preference for another. He
n then went iuto national matters, and asked the
: Democracy il there has not been more OF treason
: in the action of Congress than in that OF Lee and
the whue Confederate army. He asked II we
e had not gone lar enough into debt. He said our
If debt is more now than il was in April 1860 when
: the concluded. or the rebellion, us they call
v I'd 1t, was crushed The estimates ior the army
, penditure during Folks administration in the
: Mexican war was not over $780, e,0OO. All this
!; increase is for the purpose OF keeping negroes on
!, top OF white men. lie spoke ut length in oppo-
J. siliou to the Frecdmen's Bureau and Of the ip-
r crease of our burdens by keeping the Southern
d States out o. the Union. He also said that OF all
a the enormous amounts drawn from the people
not more than half reached the Golfers OF the
!, Government and intilnated that the remainder Il
u fllchpd by dishonest officials.
d AT the conclusion oi the speech he alluded To
" MIR. Biggs, when the resolution concerning thai
c. gentleman was adopted.
l. NEW PARTY RULES.
!; A resolution was adopted instrucling the Chair
IS man of the meeting to appoint Cummlttee o.
ig one from each Hundied, to revise the rules ant
s. regulations governing the Democratic party.
~ SPEECH OF MIR, BAYvRD-GALLANT DEFENcI
~ OF ANDY JoHNsoN-RE NUT
~ TERlNes-THE DELAWARE DEMOCRACY UN
q cHANGEp-BLAIR ACCEPTED FOR WHAT Ill
y IS, NOT WHAT HE wAs-wHAT WE GAINEI
III BY THE WAR is "a DEAD HORSE" I'd
~ ~ Thomas i. Buyard, Esq, offered a resolatol
reairming the principles OF the platform adopte'
ny ny at Dover, and pledging the Democracy Of Ncy
n dress on the political subjects of the day, pro
u testing in advance that he really believed what
ey was about TO say was true, and that IL should nc
n. be tinged by what Europeans call the America
must be very bind or have the bump OF hope
tulness largely developed, who did not believ
that this campaign will settle the question as I
his whether we are to haye Constitutional Govern
Ter ment. The whole course OF the government id
mt the last eight years had been one hendong driv
90 over the plaiest provisions Of the Federal Col
% stituton. He quoted Hon Thaddeus Stevens
=, admitting this, aud stated Stevens had said th'
70 70 there was nobody in the country but two d
6o fools, whom he named, that cid not believe u
led Constitution had been broken. Mr.. Bayard sai
he that even now enough of power is deposited, Ill
is der color OF law, in the hands Of the General
nIe the Armes II used, to entirely destroy Constit
ri tional Government The Presidents powers ha'
been invaded, and the Office has been stripped
NJ its prerogatives, and fnally huding he won
ng not bow TO the radicals will. the revolutionary
cnt pedient of impeachment had been attempted.
,nr would have been better had Congress tried OPP
the revolution, and sent guard to arrest the Pres
In dent, and thrown him in prison, Tor then the pc
~ pie would have known what they meant NJ
itn have met revolution by counter-rcvolution. WI
me had this attempt been made at removal? 1
uld his not following the dctation OF Congress al
49," such laws as 1t choose to enact. Mr. Bayard I
urn luded TO the McArde case, md said that Congre
ARE had taken IufisoicIlon u, IL rom .he ouplei
ma would have decision adverse to the reconstru
ne toa laws. Such u decision would yet be render
OF and the wholeof this Infamous Radical legslati
wal would yet be crushed. The speaker seemed
one become excited here and for moment check
to his speech to avoid imprudent utteunces
snming he said he felt strongly oil these suhjec
de- Cut that If he were addressing Republican
~. dence he might possibly not say some things
'ahe had spoken to-day. The things concerning whi
de- we had differed in the past, differed strongly,
ty." bitterly, were now past, aud there is need
no rcviving the old issues Where the Democra
)out of Delaware stood during the war 1t stands nt
wait their advice, however, was not needed, the Y
at was persevered in, aud now the issue Is past
~, we stand confronting the questions OF to-day.
eup One OF these, and one OF the gravest, was
LOT Of the public debt and it is serious quest
ned, whether the existence of such debt was con
ould tent with q form OF government based on uni'
olve sal suffrage, for no one could doubt that we y
who almost universal suffrage. Mr.. Bayard spok
,nId great length OIL the debt, apparently acknowe
80, lug ii as au obligation to be met, though pay
az. it, he said, s'was like paying ior dead hors
on He argued that the Democratic party was N
andi- likely TO pay it than the Republicans. He I
with totk up the nigger and carpet bag governn
De- nj the South, and spoke in the usual strai
ong- Democratic speakers on these subjt
ons bitterly bcwailug that if Mr. Biggs were ele
- some one of these carpet baggers W.
lnua- neutralize his vote aud another make a majc
very against him. Referring to the complete uc
I'd its tance Of the situation by the Democracy, he
into here we find the Democrats Of Delaware
moo favored peace during the war, supporting on
is the most gaa1s o. tne m % ~ iu
ntry Ar, army sr, , ,he ,, he vas right and they wr
iliza mni hut tby accent him for what be Is now
cratic AZ the conclusion Of Mr.. Bayards speech
with resolution was adopted.
epub- Mr.. ogle offered resolution that repres
!, and tivcs and Levy Court Comm'ssioners De ~ !,
Is the aed by popular vo'o III .ne G
epub anu M moven vps 's 'e''''"'' W wy 'o''''
5, ee- VIZ ~ % mo,ion. the meeting adjourned. with
that single cheer and without having given the 8
mar eat manifestation of enthHsiasm throughou