Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-17
THE NEW CATTLE COUNTY DEN
OcRATS- WHAT SAN TOWN
SENn glYC

THE NEW CATTLE COUNTY DEN
OCRATS WHAT SAN TOWN
SEND 81 VS.
We have -ecsiFed, through the mail,
printed slip, which We reprint in full, be-
ow. The language used By Mr.. Townsend,
onoerning his party in New Castle county,
strong, but we know it to be warranted
~ the facts. Whatever may be laid TO bis
barge, none can say tina; he is not truly 8
Democrat, guarding faithfully the rights Of
he masses, and we regret 10 see him yield
ing bis assent, TO the Bsyard Gazstte-Aris-
focrssic resolution, that voters have no right |
70 the ballot, but that it il meie privilege.
! FEW LINES TO TIE DEMOCRATS OF NEW CAS-
TIE oousTr = PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO |
AER IN FAVOR or soxrsATIoSs BIT BALLOT. |
This icing the year 70 elect President and Vice
President ii WAS eli imporsAn, thai literal and
lair Organization Of tie Democratic parry 10 this
county should have been made so that its success
would have been certain. This. boweysr, did DO.
,gii sci o. stf-assnrned leaders 10 Wilmington
sho, through the Delaware Cazsde, had The bold
oess TO tell the Democrats Of this county that
| nominations would not be made by ballot for
| members Of Legislature and Levy Court This
j1nto in Wilmington fearing the Democratic
yoiera and their Conservative friends would t1ke
llis power Of nominating members for the Legs-
| iature and Levy Courf into their OWL hands, be-
| came alarmed. and in the month Of May issued
an edici 10 the Cdsett< over the signature Of Lot
/ Cloud ~ Chairman Of an executive committee Of
1850, ths. on or before the sixth day OF June, the
| iifereui Hundred. Of thi. county should appoint
Eve delegates TO meet 10 County Convection. and
take up candidates for Legislature and Levy
Court, ihss foresiAlllng the holding Of county
| meeting, where this subject Of nominations would
aays COME up. And this l. not all there was still
anoths. ehspcs for the people 70 get together ID
oanty meeting 70 appoint delegates TO the DEM
| ocratc National Conreution il New York, TO
thsa1 this county meeting STATE Conyetstion
wa called 10 appoint delegates 70 the Saiioua
| Convention. This made trouble 10 this Hundred
and catne near making serious trouble in suss+x
| Next this lunio Issued or caused j. Smith. Vice
| President VI county meeting held 10 1860 To
| lseus Lis mandate hiking day for Sheriff porIi-
nation and appointing judges in The several
| Hundreds.
We pas siong for some time after the nou.ina-
.lous for President and Vice President wss rlads
without seeing or hearing Vi any ratification IL
| their nomination. then determined would, q,
one Democrat get up ratification nesting at tins
1 pllet DOUgHi DIzfCb. Tie DtfnOErete here Dullt
the sisbd, got haDd-biiis printed, invited speak-
err, and heid ts,lhcaiion meeting 10 Ills HID
and had greater number Of people ct it thai.
Sas al the County .nesiin2 Last saturday at Sew
Castle. notwithstanding several bayafd Deu1o-
cfzts 10 hi, Hundred done all they c9uld u Keep
: Deuoerals from coming here 70 ihe ratification
nesting. We pass On, bat the half ia. cot teen
told. Further. this jauto was opt.lsed to having
! 2 npnlnee iof hspfessntative u Cobgiese clLDe
from tn. cnDn.y. thus leaving tie doDr NOR sllv
. open for Coited states Senator tlis move x.s
al atsoFupn, ~ O.ter parties ercep, this eoquty
had saw ia the matter. We bexi pas on uutil
last ussoay. shsn al the Mayors election IL VIII
tnipgtpn itis l5L,o, Gdzsus aud al, pot 10 tie
political ss-les and found santDg. vac iygyulit-
ionsy LEA. 81 yOp=s then they broke 70, ID
Treat plsGt AID cursed The f1tn-shops. AID trie1
v thtos dasi Ia The eyes Of TIE people By h., Ing
TIE whole blaine On the rum-shsJ,s, uen The mai
caas- VA the sslf-ass9med nslsgelneul u tie
Parry by ihis i1rto. and tue further bluDder and
outrage On the shoie Democratic party or the
STATE by making Tie Democratic party II VII
-s.ngtcn ny i,s candidates for Council seemingly
Epl,esf 10 favor VI division Of the school fI1d
iDr Esetsrl2u p1r,osss thu and lie dietAliOrg tf
Ne iauU MA the principal CAUSE OF defeat md
70 Tue rulH-s+!efs. Tor hi. i3nto vel EDew Tie
Derce.ailc party nsTey had 10 ii : more literal
=; q ,isnds tAsu The r8in-sellers. fot they have
slHsrsiurnlshed lnooey literally t1beippsy tsxe.
i2f lhs p1or MAO and Other expeubss 81 The party
How could Nj. fsieniiEs, nhe EVEN dispOsed
which o<ileTe lie not favor IT,. rurtl-s4.lJsf.
as you tay u trek tie law, could yDu nj
present. s1ct aw breaksTs 10 the grand Jury VI
,hlA county VITO sat twice year. Therefore
cease trying 70 throw duet il tie eyes Of tie
DeLnoerat down tie equity, they understand
you aud the real cause Of defeat All Of The l,ad
management OF the iunto 10 this campaign ~ 70
NE pfzent, eliminated las, Saturday, tie ah
insi.. a. sew castle where IL advertised 3
county nesting would be held " take I'D the
Ticket and also : ratification Of the Sslional
STATE snd County candidates. this grand and i'm
: fs.slng characterization took place, was an eye
witness uLtl half-p.s: three O'Clock, and there
wa not over sixty persons present this hunter
! We also the estimate .; high Official and Dem
ocrat, and mind. sixty Democrats Out of potu-
lation u al lsast sixty thousand people II New
Castle County. This County meeting and grand
j ralheaaon got ~ by ihis iunto Wa great pop
ular uprising Of the people. over the left. have
tssen attending nearly al Democratic County
? meetings since have been q voter, 1o5i AID
tns OF Last Saturday, In the midst Of the most i'm
portant campaign that ever was or probably ever
{ Will Be IN the United STATES and where the life or
. death Of the Sation and the supremacy OF the
white man Ia al stake, was the mos, complete
D failure ever saw, and the cause was this junto
by its edlcts publifhed 10 the Gazette Its tyrauy
over the white voters, denying the poor white
man any say 10 selecting the candidates he IL
h expected 70 vote for, whilst our enemies not only
. allow the poor white man an equal say In the
! selection Of candidates, but propose further %
: allow negroes also tho right whilst these Bay
ardites VIII not even allow poor white people
that right. felt Inundated last Saturday,
E Tor whilst packed Get Of delegates called Dem.
II, ocrats was up in the grand jury room packing on
Z County ticket, our enemies Of New Castle Hun.
e ored we're holding In the room right under the
b grand jury room, an election by ballot 70 nomin-
ave candidate from that Funded for the Legis.
: iature. Now will put this plain question tc
! every honest Democrat, il our enemies car
trust their mssses TO all equally participate b,
70 ballot 10 helping select candidates for Legislature
cannot aud should not the Democratic party who
, tjasts oil equality Of white men, act at least al
= liberal 10 the white and allow all 10 free
e ly participate in nominations by ballot for th,
candidates they are expected 10 yot,
fori Does any sensible Democrat believe II To,
= Democratic masses had been interested in III,
;, nominations az they should have been, that sucl
afnlserable fzzle Of County meeting as wa
. held lat Saturday. at New Castle, would hay
p taken place. That meeting pointed to certain
defeat Of the County ticket except Sheriff ant
c Coroner, who were nominated by ballot and thu
d whole Democratic masses are interested 10 then
AZ they were consulted by ballot in the choice
i We want, 1.-THE Democratic party ever expect u
l. carry this County, more Democratic papers ant
more liberal action towards the white masses
= One hundred men, throughout the Stale, 70 take
q one share each Of one hundred dollars would b,
enough to establish daily Democratic paper II
Wilmington u advocate the rights Of the whit,
d Masses. will take one share In such a paper
= When Inst Spring advocated the rights Of the
inasses. nominations by ballot, notice appeared
= IN the Goseus that my communication was crowd
e ed out, Of course that junto would not allow tho
editor 10 publish anything from any person who
c wrote IN favor Of the masses and nomination BY
e ballot; for that was against this Junto and they
= had determined 10 run the Democratic machine
Q ln this County. And i we are 70 Judge from the
e Mayors election and last Saturdays fzzle, they
!. have run 1t pretty well into the ground. 10 con.
:, clnsion, being crowded out Of the Gazette las
It Spring have this published In hand-bill form
q ANY editor who sees proper, free Of charge, car
: insert 1t 10 his paper SAMUEL. TOWNSEND
Y Townsend, September 9Th, 1868.
Dos'r WAIT Hin.-The Baltimore Eplscopa
Methodist contradcts the report that JEFF. Davil