Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-08
Sam. Town.end.s pInniresto.

etor lie takes possession Immediately.
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Sam. Townscnd's Manifesto.
| The following are some of the more
salient points in Sam Townsend's late man.
iiesto, the whole of it being quite lengthy
EDS. COMMERCIAL.
THE ARIsTooRATIo "GAzRTTE.
Q. p. johnson, after last spring refusing
| my communication ON "The Vital Imports
| ance to the Democratic party of Nomina-
| tions by Ballot states in his paper he done
so at the request Of my brother John For
| refutation of this talsehood | refer you to
his columns of that date the notice states
the editor being away from home, Samuel
Townsends communication is crowded out +"
Now If the editor, G. p. johnson, was away
from home, how could he consult with my
brother.
ANOTHER.
He says l wished to be q delegate to the
New York National Convention and was
| disappointed, hence my opposition. Now
| this is another falsehood, and carries the
proof on its face, That State Convention
that appointed delegates to the New York
Convention was never held until late in
June, therefore how could its action have
had anything to do with my writings in favor
OF county meeting and the ballot system
urged last spring. 4
THE "GREAT UPRISING" OF Sixty PERSONS.
But this junto of wire-pulling Democrats,
after that one year of nomination by ballot,
fell back to the delegate system, where few
| active wire-workers, aided by the Gazette,
have hung on to that tyrannical system. But
at their great popular uprising of the people
| on the 9th inst, AT New Castle, to ratify their
tyranny, where the immortal sixty persons
| attended, a resolution was offered by MIR.
Thomas nj. Ogle that hereafter al nomina-
tions should be made by ballot. This grand
proposition for the rights of the Democratic
masses, was refused instant approval, and
| referred to a committee who will report at
the end Of the campaign of 1870. Great God
what gushing Democracy 1t was enough
to make old General Jacksons bones Jump
in his grave.
THAT NEW PAPER.
Howeyer,as these wire ullers have damn
ed themselves in this county this calnpuirp.
it probably is as well to let them be their
own executioners and next campaign we
VIII only have TO move their dead political
carcasses out OF the way, and proceed by bal
lot, backed by a new Democratic daily paper
in Wilmington, ind then this county will
| take its stand among other Democratic coun-
| ties. Had the poor white man been proper
| ly and justly interested in this campaign in
this county, we could have beat the Niger
| Suffrage party one thousand votes.
MIR. BArARp THE ELDER.
| And next came the talk of who should be
sent as the two delegates from this county
to the Democratic National Convention.
The name of james A. Bayard, and his son
/ Thomas uspI I onfI
ton to Thomas Bayard, but for God sake
don't send James A. Bayard; that we, the
Democracy was lighting II death struggle
against the measures of that Radical Con
gress, and that hundreds of men who had
heretofore voted with the Republicans, was
alarmed at the measures of said Congress-
and would vote the Democratic ticket. but
the sending of James A. Bayard to the Ma
tional Convention at New York, would. in
effect, ratify and endorse by the Democracy
OF Delaware, the act Of james A. Bayard at
the Charleston Convention, where he, as an.
old man and Senator, should, by his coun-
sells, have poured oil on the troubled waters.
and submitted himself to the self-eyident
VIII OF the majority of said Convention.
But because there was Il majority for Steph-
en- A. Douglas, he encouraged II split and
lett the Convention, trying TO take the whole
delegation from Delaware with him; but,
In honor be it said, Kent and Sussex re-
manned. And those two noble counties To-
day have large Democratic maioritlcs. and
the Democracy in the county where Mr..
l1ayard was sent from has been beaten ever
since. Mr.. Bayard did not only leave tile
Charleston Convention, but he set as The
hrst President of secedcrs from the Demo.
cratic party
''RAsoALLY' TREATMENT.
|
You treated me rascally in 1886, by ruling
my brother out OF Il nomination to spite me
It was said, and although @. p johnson,
through an anonymous cur between his
iess, VINO banks in last week. paper, says
nave no influence, will call to mind certain
facts that ! think will explode that idea. In
1886 the Democratic ticket was elected in
this County by over 500 votes, between that
and the next election, 1885, Buchanan acqui-
esced in his Kansas policy, forced on him
by Jefferson Davis, Howell, Cobb, Floyd
and Others | called meeting at Middle
town, sat as its President proposed thai
each Hundred in New Castle county should
on or before certain day elect, by ballot,
llve delegates to meet a like number from
Kent and Sussex in State Convention, ia
see II we could agree on arrangements for a
new party. We met and organized party
| proposed that it should be called the Union
Democratic party, and had G5 votes, another
person moved that il be called the Peoples
party, and so it was called; but its organi-
zation was essentially Democratic VIZ
nominated Sheriff, Coroner, members of the
Legislature and Levy Court in this County,
by ballot, and elected every man. Thus
sinking In two years over eight hundred ma.
Jority. Now what other man ever proposcd
or took leading part In getting up a party
that beat the opposite party over eight hun
dred votes in two years?
SEVERELY PERSONAL,
Now, Mr.. johnson, did you not thinl,
you were hitting me stunning bl0w when
you said was mad because | was not SEM
as one OF the delegates to the National Con.
yention; l was candidate for that appoint.
ment before what was called Democrats
But when you was candidate for U. s.
Marshal OF Delaware, who were you can.
didate before? A Black Republican Senate
and they knocked you to the other side ol
Jordan. Did you not feel small when yor
picked yourself up, to see the broad grin on
every Republicans face? They knew YOU
liked to feed out of the Democratic crib. but
was astonishcd to see you hanging around
their crib trying to get your hand in. Now
sir, you have another smart way of showing
off and consigning all men to the Republi.
can party who have appeals or circulars
printed. Thinking you control the only
Democratic paper in Wilmington, and when
you, to please the junto, refuse to print in
your paper, and the persons then printing
in any other paper or by circular, is outside
OF the Democratic party, and gone neck and
heels over to the Black Republicans. What
a wonderful man you must be to suppose
you could make Black Republicans in this
manner.
MR.. rs PERSONAL PREFERENCES.
am in favor of the rights of the white
masses, the will Of the majority, nominations
by ballot, the election of Seymour and Blair,
Benjamin T. Biggs, Representative to Con,
gress, Richardson and Pendegrass, our can.
didate for Sheriff and Coroner; and although
/ do not like the manner that the candidates
for Legislature and Levy Court was nomi.
mated, nor have any great confidence in
some of them for political honesty, still i
| will vote for them, hoping they all are OPP
posed to negro suffrage and negro equality.
But If they are beaten, do not blame me, fol
| it will be the fault Of those who opposed
nominations by ballot.
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