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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26
Telegraphic News.
CONGRESS.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March ga resolution was pre-
scented of the Constitutional Convention OF Nortn
Carolina expressing Indignation at the course o,
the President Ia opposition 10 Congress-. ana
thunking Congress for the stand II has taken
also, thanking General Candy, and the officers
under his command, for their iearlessness In car
rying out tho Reconstruction laws.
Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, introduced bill 10
provide a temporary and provisional government
for Alabama. Referred TO the Committee on the
Judiciary.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House considered the Senate amendments
to the House bills to exempt certain manufac-
lures from internal Tux.
The Committee on Ways and Means recon-
mendcd a non-concurrance In the first and second
amendmcnts which proposed proviso to the LIST
and 2nd sections that products OF petroleum ana
bitumlnous substances, except Illuminating gas,
shall he taxed at half the rates fixed by said sec
tion (9i). and nothing herein contained shall be
construed as repeal of any tax upon ma
chinery or other articles, which have been or
may be delivered in contracts made with the
United States prior the the passage OF this act
The Committee recommended the striking out
OF the third and fourth section OF the Senate
amendment and to substitute others.
Mr.. Schenck proceeded to explain the recon-
mcndation Of the Committee giving. notice that
he would demand the previous question, and have
action on the bills to-day. .
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

HON. DAVID wlLMOT.

nun. DAVID WllMoT-
The Hon. David Wilmot died at his resi-
dence, Towando, Bradford county, Penn,
on Monday last, March IL, in the 18th year
of his age. lie was native of Bethany,
Penn, and in early manhood was an active
member OF the Democratic party. He was
elected 10 Congress in 1884, and on August
6. 1916, pending the consideration Of n bill
placing two millions Of dollars at the dispo-
sal of President Polk to negotiate peace
with Mexico, he offered the celebrated
amendment since known as the "Wilmot
Proviso,' that in the event OF any Mexican
territory being added to the national domain.
neither slavery nor involuntary servitude.
except as punishment for crime. should he
tolerated therein. Mr.. Wilmot was re-
elected to Congress in 1916, and again in
1913, and in the latter year supported the
free soil candidate for the Presidency. In
1872, however, he voted for Gen. Pierce.
In 1854 he took ground against the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise, and upon the
formation Of the Republican party he be-
came prominent member, having OBLIGATED
as chairman of the Committee which drew
up the platform Of the National Republican
Convention at Philadelphia in 1856. In
1857 he resigned the position of District
Judge,to which he had been elected in 1851
and ran for Governor of Pennsylvania, but
was defeated by large majority. In 1858
he was again chosen Judge, and in 1860 he
was delegate to the Republican Conven-
ton at Chicago, over which he presided as
temporary chairman. Upon the appoint
ment of Mr.. Cameron as Secretary Of War
in March, 1861, he succeeded to his place in
the United States Senate, which lie held
until March 4, 1868, when lie retired from
public life. During the last few years he
has suffered much from severe nervous
prostration.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26
THE STA TIE COVIEvyyov

The call ofthe Union State Central Com
mttee, for State Convention to be held at
Dover, on the I'D Of April, for the purpose
OF electing delegates to the Republican Ma
tlonal Convention at Chicago, will be found
in our paper to-day. The apportionment of
delegates to the several counties has been
made in accordance with the Just and eaua-
BILE principle of representation according to
population, and pursuant to the instructions
of the Convention of 1866. This practical
settlement of this great principle, vital as a
plan of organization for every truly Repub-
lican party, and essential to our success in
all future efforts, is as conclusive as it is sat-
isiactory. The apportionment has, of
course, been made upon the basis of the fig
ures of the last census, that being the only
authoritative table of population of the
whole State. 1t is, of course, liberal to the
other counties, which in the increase since
1860 have not preserved the ratio they then
possessed to New Castle county, but as this
is comparatively small matter, and there be-
ing, as we have said, no other authoritative
figures for the whole State, everybody will
cheerfully acquiesce in the allotment fixed
upon.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

ONE LESSON or iNPEI CHMENT.
Without asserting to the idea of many
ultra reformers that the Office of President
is merely relic Of monarchy and an evil
dence that our fathers who framed the Con-
stitution, having been brought up under
monarchial institutions, had not come to
accept the republican idea of the right and
ability Of the people to govern themselves,
in its entirety, We cannot but believe that
the superstitious horror with which many
have shrunk from impeachment, and much
Of the twaddle about one of the great CO.
ordinate branches of the Government" does
arise from just such failure to accept with
all its logical conclusions that great central
fact and idea Of republican government.
With the conviction and removal of Mr.
johnson, the scales will drop from many
eyes and this principle will be asserted and
vindicated while the ability of the people to
do an act like this with the decency and
gravity the occasion merits, without popular
outbursts. will be demonstrated in manner
which shall carry terror to some rulers whose
hope is in their belief in the instability of
popular government.
This removal will have tendency to
make more clear the very simple character
of the real relations existing between the
people and the officers of the government.
1t will demonstrate that the oft repeated
"Public Servant theory is not all the
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26
Pennsylvania Local Eiections-Large He
publican Gains.

The Township and Borough elections took
place throughout Pennsylvania on Friday last,
and show large Republican gains.
In Norristown, on very full poll, Col. ALLIE
baugh, a Republican soldier, is elected Burgess,
by Is majority, being gain of l0l from the sim
liar election last year
In West Chester, the Democrats made no nom
nations, but allowed the Republican ticket to be
unanimously elected.
In Bucks comfy, the Doylestown Infsiigencer
says the Republicans have carried n majority of
the Election Judges. (This county gives from
800 to 1000 Democratic majority, at general cleo
tions.) Doylestown and Warminster townships,
usually Democratic, give Republican majoritirs |;
and In the Borough Of QuakertowR the Demo-
Gratis made no opposition.
In Montgomery county, Montgomery township
elected the whole Republican ticket, with one ex-
ceptlon, for the first time In n long term Of years.
the Democratic majority usually being % 70 TO-
Reports from eighteen or twenty districts state
that the Republicans have gained in nearly all Of
them.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

A convention of delegates of the Union party
from the several counties will meet at Dover on
Thursday, April 23d, at IL o'clock, PM, for the
purpose of electing delegates to represent this
State in tho National Republican Convention. to
be held in Chicago, on the 10Th day of May next
BY virtue of the authority vested in the State
Central Committee by the Convention held ut
Dover August 9th, 1866, and In recognition OF the
principle Of representation according to popula-
ton, the said Committee have allotted to each
county its proportion of Delegates as follows:-
To New Castle county, seventy-eight (7S) Dele
gates; to Kent county, forty (40) Delegates; to
Sussex county, forty-two 42) Delegates. Total
number OF Delegates, one hundred and sixty Q6O.)
The Committee recommend that the several
counties select their delegates to the State Con-
vention at a time not later than April 18th.
By order Of the State Central Committee.
SAM'L. NJ. HARRISGToN, Chairman.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

Tue GRANT CLrB of this city is but the
forerunner of similar organizations every
where throughout the State. AT Middle
town, our enthusiastic and earnest friends
have already organized, elected officers, and
are prepared to render good service in be-
half of the cause. We hope to see similar
action in every hundred, or what is better
still, in every town and village of any size
1t is neither necessary nor desirable that the
active campaign should commence for two
or three months yet, but the thorough orga-
nizaton which precedes meetings, speeches,
and similar efforts, can be best effected, now.
Our leader, the hero of Success in War, and
of Craftsmanship and Economy in Peace, is
in himselfa host. Following him, no party
can march to defeat. We urge this convic-
ton upon the Republicans of Delaware. In
our National canvass we cannot be defeated.
Whoever desires to keep step with the great
party Of Union, Liberty, and L lual Rights,
must step promptly into the ranks, now.
Forward, Grant Republicans
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

IT Is RELATED that our respected and emf
nently respectable representative at the
Court of st. James, or more properly In this
instance, St. Jeems Yellowplush, has been
deprived Of the pleasure of attending the
royal topee of Queen Wick. Not only he
but likewise all the members of his legation.
They couldn't go because the absurd ideas
of the American Congress had prescribed
that they should not represent this Republic
in the painted motley of what is called
court dress" with swords, bagwigs, pig
tails, &C., &c. II they couldn't 60 in that
style they would not go at all. To be sure,
they would have been admitted if they had
attircd themselves in the customary STYLE of
an American gentleman, but they were afraid
oil appearing TO poor advantage beside the
walters or other attendants who mirh, he
similarly clothed.
And so they pouted and would not yo Mt
all. Unfortunate little boys who could not
wear the pretty clothes. Cruel Congress.
which adheres to Republican simplicity =,
Send Mr.. Adams and his boys by all means
some velvet caps with nice long feathers in
them
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

According to our information from var
ious parts Of Bucks county, the young wheat
and rye have come through the winter very
successfully being hut little damaged by the
severe weather. The reasons Of this are
that il has been covered with snow during
Il great part of the winter and where not so
protected il has remained constantly frozen,
instead Of being subjected To alternate freez-
ing and tlawing, which is so injurious to
the young grain. ! he frost nearly or quite
all came ont af the ground last week, and
left it in very good condition, Under
many of the large drifts the vegetation is
tlattened down, but shows every indication
of an early revival. In such places the sur
face is traversed in every direction by the
paths of the field mice, whic! seem to have
been unusually numerous. The clover is
in the same favorable condition of the wheat,
and has as yet suffered little or no injury
from being drawn out of the ground II Is
now too late in the season for much DANA
ges to be done in this way.
The worst effects of the winter are to be
found in the young orchards, where the
mice have destroyed thousands of apple and
peach trees Ii las been very hard winter
for these animals, and they have been driy-
en- TO a great strait for food. in some or
chards, where no precautions were taken to
remove the rubbish from about the trees,
they have been almost ruined-in some cases
not one-fourth OF the trees being injured,
Peach trees, which are usually untouched
by the MICE have suffered about us much as
the apple. Elder bushes, dogwoods, and
even hickory branches in the wood piles,
have been cleaned of by the mice in their
efforts to obtain susicnance. The remedy
suggested by a correspondent, of cutting of
a t,.ky biunrlnc tim mi, IN. l.,
simply and easily tried. The losses suffered
this year have been severe enough to lead
farmers and others to pay some attention to
the subject
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

GARRETT DAVIS, in the Senate, on Monday
made his customary objection that that body
was unconstitutional and illegal, because
not properly constituted. On the vote, no
body agreed with him but his Kentucky col
league McCreery, the opposing opinions be-
ing forty-nine. 1t very properly suggest
ed that of Mr.. d. and Mr.. NJ. are really in
earnest in this opinion they ought not To
take part in the further proceedings of SO
unconstitutional abody. Strange, isn't it,
that for all purposes of business it is illegal,
hut for them to sit in, and draw their pay
from for services, it is legal enough? Let
them resign.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26
Union County Committee.

HEADQUARTERS UNION COUNTY Conf
MlrrEE FOR NEw CASTLE COUNTY, :
WILMINGTON, March 20, 1868.
The Union County Committee for New Castle
County will meet at the rooms OF the Republican
Club Baker Building, Wilmington, on Saturday,
the 18th inst, at O'Clock, PM. for the purpose
of allotting to each Hundred of New Castle Coun-
ty proper apportonmento of delegates according
To its population, in conformity with the resolu-
ton OF the State Convention at Dover and of the
call issued by the State Central Committee; and
fixing upon the time and manner Of choosing
said delegates. j. s. VALENTINE.
Chairman Union County Committee.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26
cufEE .If1ArYcE nHANE

1t requires something more than the cvl
lence which has yet been presented, to con-
rince us that Mr.. Chase, or his friends for
him, has ever entertained for moment the
possibility that he might accept the Demo-
cratic nomination tor the Presidency. 10
mention such an idea seems absurd, yet abb
surd or not, it is mentioned, and that too by
men and newspapers whose mouths were
but a month ago filled with praises of him
as Radical Republican, and condemnation
of General Grant as Conservative. The
kilograms from Washington, for several days,
have limited at the matter; the evening or
gan Of Mr.. johnson, In that city, has dis
tinctly suggested it several Democratic
have canyassed il, with not un-
favorable tongue; the correspondent Of the
Anti-Slausyy Standard, last week, d.
rectly, and in plain terms, charged that Mr..
Chase had given himself to Mr.. johnson,
intended to defeat Impeachment. and would
throw himself into the arms of the Demo-
Gratis for their Presidential nomination.
Such language seems monstrous, yet MIR.
-, =, =,
enase s'snu' ~ h,suei '"ah o'.'' inen nav.
stood, and the fall thus suggested and charged
Is no iur'her .han .ha' oi mr. oewaru. o'ay
and Webster have left us mournful evidence
that great men may In one iatai moment
lose 'neir paiance' plunge heauiohg from
their high place, and belle, in their old age,
all 'ne goou iaoors Oh aiie"me'
olisi' we say we nave turned aeai ear
10 these accusations against MI. onase'
WHOSE character we nave au'i'reu' whose
cou'se we nave eAui.eo Ill., whose e'eva'ion
We reJoiceu AZ ~ Is urged ny Tue i'cuo-
cratlc papers 'hat ne was formerly memoer
Oh their party; that lie ieil IL upon Tue s'a-
very question: anu tha' inc pracucai anu
maj soiution Oh 'nat queston leaves MN al
hperty TO unite vita IL again. lhis Is mol
true. lhere 49, to-uay' Vl'ai aiherehce
between inc principles 10 winch Judge ohase
mas auhefeu IN opposition 10 democracy
anu 'nose whicn 'ha' party support. ihey
Au''ca.eu .he aoe'iine 'na' man couiu nave
ownership III MS ieilo" man. Aga'ns' such
uiaoohshi 'uuse ohase pre'es'eu' upon
piiaoipie' rna' p'ino'pie was Tue glorious
"uu ..9'Aa. Dn.i"''o "u'u Vi 'n' po"''.A'
equa,,'y =, al lA'n, auu 'na' piih.'p'e 'ne
'o-'a''i Denioo'a''o party VI 'o-uay sp's
upon anu oonue'n1S as utterly as 1t esef uiu
s,noe o'asety anu succession srappieu II III
'ne 'w'n iou'iesSes vi '.eir einorace'
jung Hnase may 'eei u'sappoin'eo 'na'
.ne isopuo'''a's nA'e no' cnoseA MN io'
rfes'ueh'' nu' hc, n''i,sei'' gave up III
e,''i'n W 'ae pace wien III accep'eu iron
MT. Lincoln ms present posilioh Oh grah'
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

CmRF Jusriok CHASE feels seriously hurt
by the intimations which have been most
prominently in the mouths of those who
had claimed to be his especial friends, to the
effect that he had proved faithless, gone over
to the Democrats, and abjurcd the principles
of lifetime. He asserts that there is not
the slightest ground for any of these intima-
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

A NUMBER OF the honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors of this State have issued
a call for meeting at the City Hall, in this
city, to elect delegates to National Con-
vention of Soldiers and Sailors at Chicago,
on May 18th. The call will be found at the
head of our paper, to-day.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26
THE TPLST OTrESTTON

If the greatest good of the greatest num-
Der were the object sought in organizing
and administering governments, as unforlu-
nately it is not in Great Britain, Mr.. Disracl,
the head of the administration in that coun-
try might properly he termed genteel
swinder. Mr.. Disraei is no friend OF the
British people, but he came into office be-
cause he and his friends were sufficiently
numerous TO vote down in Parliament, a
measure honestly designed for the popular
relief, and which would have been practi-
cally of that character.
Mr.. Disraeli, this acute. agile, expedi-
tious jugsler, finds himself at the head of
the British nation, and finds himself, like
wise, confronted by the questions which
agitate ireland. As the protector of the
Irish peoples rights it is his duty TO meet
those questions fairly and honestly to give
them a patient and careful examination; to
decide them in the light of liberality and
perfect justice. This seems too reasonable
to deserve recitation, yet the fact is that
MIR. Disraeli's English Government intends
to pursue no such policy. His object is the
discovery of-How not to do it. lie should
se sorry above all else if he were compelled
to do strict justice between the English
power and the Irish people. Nay, as lie
distinctly threatened the House of Commons,
in his speech of Tuesday, if he is oppressed
to an issue on this question, he will make
it vital point, have the Queen to dissolve
Parliament, and in the election for new
members of the Commons, "appeal to the
country" to sustain him in preventing thes,
efforts for Irish Reform.
These are cheerful indications for Ireland
Her people are taxed to pay list of minis
tiers whose creed they reject whose service,
they do not wart, and which are conse
quently not rendered. They are grounc
into poverty by being made mere cnlonia
dependents upon English industry. The,
are forced into single class of pursuits b,
the Free Trade System, and in that on,
branch Of labor are subjected to tlousan,
disadvantages by nonresident landlords
For seven hundred years, says Mr.. Gladstone
have these evils existed. For seven cen
turtles England has kept open the wound by
continued injustice, till to-day it is bleeding
more CHASTITY and more painful than ever
1t is folly to ascribe the fact to any o,he
than its true origin. 1t does not spring from
any natural and immoyable cause it is no
the result OF ser ;imcntal idea; it is no
merely difference of religion or of race, bu
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26


DEMOCRATIC SYMPATHY FOR woRKlNG MEN
can never be an honest sentiment, so long
as that party reprediatcs the only principal
upon which real sympathy can be founded
Equal Rights. The old shareholders had no
interest in common with laboring men, be-
cause their theory was that those who were
rich enough to have the right by law to own
the flesh and blood of those whose circum-
stances compelled them to work. The
Maryland Legislature, a body unanimously
Democratic, has rejected without any serious
consideration, proposed eight hour law,
and Gov. English, of Connecticut, who
swindled the working men of his State into
his support as their especial friend, has
signed the eight-hour bill of the Legislature,
but now pays his GUN employees Jy tie
hour
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

LAST YEAR, the Democracy in Connect
cut pretended to he the especial friends of
the workingmcn, and succeeded in gaining
their votes. The result is that after Cover
nor English had signed an eight hour bill,
he simply adopted the effectual plan pay
ing his workmen by the hour, and now his
party, finding ii inconvenient to attend any
further to the wishes of he workingmen,
insist on formulating all side issues"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

of the National Executive Committee.
John P. Wales, Geo. 7. Price, JAS. s. Wheeler,
j. s. Valentine, A. d. O'Meara, S. s. Southland,
Jr., Jos. L. Killgore, John wainwright, Win. O.
Moore, Jas. NJ Williamson. A. ID. Vanaever,
Thos. Bishop,Jos. E. Booth, Edw. j. Dougherty.
Jacob B. Hyatt John Curry, Linton Smith, j. NJ.
Pennington, j. E. Buckingham, b. Benson Ca
hoon, Goo. v. Massey Z w. Jones, Charles g.
Rumford, Geo. Holton, L. S. n, W. Warner
Sam'l d. Marshal, w. E. Cotter, Harlan Cause
Willis J. Croasdale, G. NJ. ID. Watson,J. P.Wells
John NJ. Dunn, Chas. E. Evans, E. A. Vantrump
W. Il. Postles, VIM. Green Il. c. Alexander, Jas
w. Birnie, L. L. Hayes, W. Warmoth j. X
Busick, Daniel H.. Kent, Edgar A. Finley. Geo
Thompson, L. G. Jefleris, Frank A. Taylor, s. A
Macallistcr, L. c. Stotsenburg, Jr., Zacharial
Pickles, Benz. Nields, II. Z. Green, Robert NJ
Landis.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

THELooAL ELECTIONS in Pennsylvania, last
Friday, show decidedly favorable results for
the Republican, and indicate, apparently,
that the Democracy are dispirited and with
ont hopeful expectations of the future. We
expect to see Hartranft and Campbell walk
over the October track, with 10000 MAORI
ty. They are the leaders to dot.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26

THE MARYLAND House OF DELEGATES
Unanimously Democratic) has passed a bill
providing that ten hours shall be n days
labor in the cotton, woolen and other fac
tories of the State.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26
FIRE.

AT LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN.
LA CRossE Wis, March GA fire this morn
Ing burned building on Main street, between
Second and Third. Total loss S150. 900.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-26
THE CROPS.



or the crops in Washington county, the
Hagerstown Mail Of Saturday says;-
We learn from ID. Brumbaugh, Esq, the
able and energetic President of the Agricul-
tural Association of Washington county,
that the wheat crop looks remarkably well
throughout the county, having been pro-
tected during the past severe winter by the
SHOWS. Crops have thus far escaped injury
from the cold dry winds which generally
prevail in March in this latitude. Mr.. Brum-
baugh has been travelling through the coun-
ty, an ] thinks the crops never looked more
promising at this season OF the year, and no
one is more competent judge than he.
OF the prospect in Cecil county, the Elk
ton Wing has the following
Since the disappearance Of snow and ice
and the opening of spring, the wheat fields
show most luxuriant green swarl, and
farmers from all parts OF the county report
the fine appearance of the crop. II II escape
the cold dry winds which 50 often prevail in
the spring and ruin the wheat, the crop OF
this county cannot fail to prove an abundant