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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

MEssRs. EDIroRs Tho new Tax Bill propos-
ed by the Committee OF Ways and Means has
taken the people by surprise,-that is ii they
could be surprised by any kind of unfair partizan
action by the present Democratic Legislature of
Delaware The whole spirit of this bill is to
make the industry OF New Cassie, pay both the
interest on the State debt and the other expenses
of the State government. Perhaps we might
leave out the Democratic hundreds in this county
and say that the great bulk of oil the taxes to be
raised by this b is to be collected in the City OF
| Wilmington and its Immediate neighborhood.
Or, 10 make the Partially of this infamous bill
somewhat palmer, it is only necessary to re-
mark that il is evidently designed to collect the
taxes only from persons belonging to the repub-
| lican party.
The title of this bill ought to be =" 4 bill 10 pa,
certain debts created by Democratic Legislature
in order to prevent the United States from OBJ
tanning men TO crush the Rebellion"
To enact tax bills to make Republicans pay
that debt tho creation of which they opposed, IL
manifcstly unjust.
The whole contest of our revolution hinges oil
the great principle, No taxation without repre-
sentation." During all their struggles this wa
the war cry OF our revolutionary fathers.
When have the business interests oil Whining
ton had any power or voice in the Legislature
Delaware?
Among the thirty members of our General AS
scmbly, who is there to represent any of the i'm
portant intcrestsOf this community, now cxpecte
to pay nearly all the current expenses OF on
State government?
Under these circumstances il can be easily sccl
| how partizan Legislature eau pass any tyranica
bill which might be thought expcdlent-can re
move taxation from their constituency, and fror
J interests they represent, and fix taxation on in
terests and parties unreprcsentcd. The bushes
men of Delaware should never submit to hay
this partial tax bill, this hen on them and Mei
business, go into operation MS law.
This BILL il passed, would cripple enterprise
and its tendencies would be to injure all the pro
gressivc and business operations now being con
ineuccd in our State. JUSTICE
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18
the next minister TO England,

We want in England Minister who will
not spend his time at public dinners and in
making speeches. A plain, practical Ameri-
can who will give his time to the service of
the country, and who will preserve our
friendly relations with the British Govern
ment without yielding any of our rights
Horace Greedy is such man. We believe
that he would make one OF the ablest and
most efficient representatives the United
States has ever had in Europe. As recent
writer in The Hdependcnt says: ''If we
were to write Mr.. Grceley's character in a
sentence, we would call him The American
gentleman. We say this at the risk of of
Tending the tailors and diapers. Here is q
man Of pure life, sweet speech, from
whose lips no vileness comes, Of boundless
charity, of courage, and self-reliance,
and wit The solitary objection that
has has been raised to Mr.. Greeley's APP
pointment as Minister to England, is that
he would not cut a fashionable figure al
the Court of st. James. We think the
same objection was made to Benjamin
Franklin.
We have no idea that Mr.. Greeley wants
to go to England. Heis probably too much
in love with The IriJune-the child OF
his own soul to leave it for any honor.
lie has made that great joIrnal what is is,
aid has watched over it from the days
when it was feeble and despised to these
when it is a giant with a hundred arms
But though lie might not leave it fol
honor, he would for duty, and it seems tc
us necessity that Horace Greeley. or {
man of like character, should be called
upon to undo the evil which Reverdy John
son has done. At least we should rejoice
If the mission were offered TO him. -Phiia
delphiu Morning Post.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18
HE DAILY COMMERCIAL

THE DAILY COMMERCIAL Is
ISSUED every afternoon, except Sunday.
n Is the only Daily Paper in Whining
ton, and the State Of De'atoorc. Terms
Siz dollars per onnuns, or Twelue cents
a week. Single copies Three cents.
THE Della WARE TRIBUNE Is
sssxed from the COMMERCIAL office,
every Thursday morning, and contains
principally reading matter published u,
the Daily. Hfs the largest paper ana
contains by far the most reading matter
ofUsose published on the Peninsula
Terms, Ttco dollars per onn'na.
THE COMMERCIAL JOB OFFICE
ss amply provided Nth printing mater
Sal of the latest styles, and our work d
done equal to Philadelphia offices, tt'ac
at no higher rates.
THE OFFICEof the COMMERCIAL
and IRLB UNE is at $40 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware Entrance dd
Joining the City Hall.
JENKINS &c A IKLNSON.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

WE SEE n stated that Rev. DR.. Berkeley,
minister of one OF the leading Churches in
81. Louis, has denounced the woman suffrage
movement from the pulpit and, that other
ministers were preparing to take similar
ground. This will doubtless be warmly COM
mended by people whose delicate souls were
curdled with horror during the war at what
they called introducing politics into the pull
pit, and yet, if the question Of woman suf-
frage be rot political question, what is it ?
We do not wish to be understood as ques-
tioning the Rev. Doctors right to de-
| nouncc it. If he thinks the movement wrong
he ought TO oppose it. Ii is tho duty OF
every man and especially Of ministers to
oppose wrong everywhere in church, state,
politics or society. We merely allude TO IL
to show how shallow and insincere was the
cry raised during the war against "politica
preaching" AS to the effect of this preach
ing we feel easy. The movement to Civ,
the ballot to women is sensible, practicabl
and just movement which recommends i!
self to the approval Of most people afte
they have given it some intelligent stud
and careful thought nothing is so well cal
culated to make people think and stud
about it as for Il certain class in the clerg
to eenounce ii, hence we are delighted tn.
they have commenced
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18
Telegraphic News.
CONGRE SS.

SENATE.
WAsniNGroN, March 17.-Mr. Sumner present:
cd petition from Texas praying for division OF
that State into two or three parts placed I'M
der military or territorial governments.
The credentials of the Georgia Senators were
reported back by the Judiciary Committee witha
recommendation that they lie on the table until
further action by Congress in joint resolution re-
litiyc to Georgia.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
The Indian Appropriation Bill was made the
order Of the day for tomorrow.
The joint resolution reported to supply IN
omission in the enrolment of the Appropriation
Bills passed on the last night of the late session
requiring owners OF bonded warehouses to rein
bursc the government for the salaries of store
keepers which had been omitted because, as Mr.
Butler said, il would take million OF dollars on
OF the pockets Of the whiskey ring.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

A lady who writes in the Independent says
that the Judges of the Supreme Court are chiefly
remarkable for their grave faces and immense
stomachs.
The Wisconsin Legislature has resolved to
recommend the restoration Of the death penalty
MS punishment for murder
"A man named Pickering, Of Brooklyn, Conn,
recently dug his grave and got in and shot him.
self causing his instant death.
An organization called "Anti-Ku Klux,''
about 20 strong, entered somerville, Ala, last
week. but disturbed no one. They boldly pro.
claim their intention to avenge every outrage Of
the Ku Klux Khan.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

No LEGISLATURE in this State will ever
again disgrace themselves and their Com
monwcalth by passing lottery grant. But
House, on Friday, was in itself an insult to
the Legislature, and a shame upon every
one of tire parties connected with it. Here
would have been the proper opportunity fol-
some quick blooded member TO have moved
''to throw the proposition under the table
anything more respectful indicates too much
oomplaisancc with measure, which needs
but to be named 10 incur other condemna,
| tion
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

In THE LEGISLATURE, Tuesday, the bill
incorporating the Grace Church Sunday
School was lost, yeas, II nays, 8, not
two thirds vote. The bills authorizing the
Wilmington e Reading Railroad Co., to
borrow money at seven per cent; and to in
corporate the town of Smyrna; were also
lost, the latter receiving II votes against ..
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

MORE TROUBLE with the Indians in Alaska.
The Russians lived in peace with them for
centuries, but there has been trouble between
them and the American settlers ever since
our government acquired the territory. This
may not indicate fault in the part of the
whites, but it looks much in that way. We
hope that "Let us have peace, will be made
as applicable to Indian affairs as to the South
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

Judge Kelley. has already re-introduced
his bill for new nickel-copper coinage of l.,
8 and cents, which came near becoming a
law by the last Congress. The promptness
with which the Judge brings up this bill is
evidence not only of his earncsness in the
matter, but that he will certainly carry il
through, thus furnishing the handsomest
and most convenient series of small coins
the country has ever had Indeed no ma
tion, so far as we know, has as desirable a
small coinaSe rs that proposed by judge
Kelley bill, --Phitodelphid LedQey.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18
THE CoLoRED SCHOOL USE


The City Council have committed wrong |
and outrage upon the taxpayers of Will |
mington in appropriating $4,000 of the hard |
earned money of the poor white people |
toward building a school house for negro
children. The negroes have never paid Il
dollar of school tax, and it is in no sense |
right that this money should be expended
for their benefit. -Gdsette.
We have been expecting this, it is so en-
tirely in keeping with the Bourbon character
of our contemporary. Let us, for minute,
examine the action of the City Council, and
we think we shall find that in this matter ii
displays as much Of shrewdncss and com
mon sense, as it does of justice or philan-
thropy.
There is scarcely man living with suf-
icient sense to entitle his opinions to any
respect that does not see that colored chill
dren must soon be educated at the public
expense, the same as white children, and
that there must be school houses for them.
Whenever that time comes those houses
will have to be built entirely at the public
expense.
AS there is no compulsion in the matter
now however, the friends of the colorcd
man wishing TO secure Immediately the
education of the colored children, came be
fore the Council with proposition which i.
substantially as follows;
General Howard, on behalf of the Freed
mems Bureau, will give $4,000 if the city
will appropriate like amount towards
building the proposed house, while the 'Del
aware Association for the moral improve
ment and education of the colored people,
offered to purchase and donate site for III
building, the whole property to be vested il
the city authorities in trust, forever, 70
the maintenance of school for the childre
of both sexes without distinction of color.
The members of the Council would hav
committed wrong and an outrage upon III
taxpayers of Wilmington had they don
aught else than accept so liberal an of,
which secures for $1,000 building an
ground worth from $4,000 to $4,000, ii
whole cost Of which would otherwise la,
had to be borne by the city in the course
few years.
Now as to the Justice of the proposition
The Gazette says, 'The negroes never pa
a dollar of school tax, and It is in no sem
right that this money should be expend,
for their benefit" This looks quite plaus
BILE, but will not bear Investigation. TT
school houses built by the city, were not bu
with the money raised by school tax. b
with the money raised by regular city take
and towards these the colored property ow
ers of this city, have paid consideral
amount, and at a very moderate calculate,
$4,000 of the money paid by them has go
toward building houses in which white CHI
dren alone were educated.
As to the appeal to the preludlces OF Il
foreign and the Catholic population to use
homely expression, that lis played out.
is an Insult to single them out as being /
culiarly the Ignorant class which is contr
ed more by preduiice than by reason. v
know them and do not thus insult them.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18
CORRESPONDENCE.


The State of Delaware is in debt. Shall we
provide the means to pay that debt In fair and
honorable way? Or shall we resort to plan OF
raising money which will disgrace our State and
certainly tend to demorallze our fellow citizens,
as we'll as those of our sister States which do not
tolerate the system2
Many who have barely the means to live, as
well as some in comfortable circumstances. slim
ulatcd by the fllacious hope OF gain, buy lottery
tickets and thus beggar their dependent families
and then, to deaden the angulsh of dsappoint-
ment, resort TO intoxication.
The gain on lotteries arises from tho loss o
those who buy the tickets.
What Is q swindler? One who makes practice
of defraudiug others by imposition or deliberate
artifce.
Righteousness exoeth n nation, but sin is
reproach to any people,"
ONE WHO HOPES THE DIAMOND STATE MA,
NEVER AGAIN BE DIsGRAcED ny LOTTERIES.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

The CITY Council has now, by the votes
which were substantially unanimous, and
not of party character, disapproved both
the political jobs eifecting the city, now
pending in the Legislature-the 'nine
wards bill, and the bill permitting persons
to vote at city elections, without any pay
ment of city tax. Both propositions are
unnecessary, mischievous, and expensive.
They are no, called for, in the slightest de-
gree by any public interest, and the Coun-
Gil has done well to unanimously protest
against their adoption.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

THE GEORGIA House of Representatives,
after once adopting, and then reconsidering
the 10Th Amendment, ratified it again, yester-
day, by vote of "a TO 46. Georgia was
one of the States not counted on by the
friends Of the Amendment
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18
COMMERCIAL REPORTS.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.

PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
PHILADELPHIA, March 11.-Flour dull weak
Northwest extra family, $3.50 20 81; Ohio do,
IS u 80.
Wheat dull red, a1.G0 amber, s1.65 @gs1 81.
Rye, s1.53 20 S1.57. Corn dull, lower yellow,
Ss &c 9S cents. Oats unchanged.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET.
PHILADELPHIA, March 15.-Bccf Cattle dull and
unsettled 1900 head sold at Gctg3f
Hogs lower; 1000 head sold at i1j@s16 pei
cwt nett
Sheep firm and selling at full rates, 10000 head
sold at 799lsc per pound.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18
N %1NHR h n 1Fs1S rDnoHs rHo'nlFr0A'
WILMINGTON. DEL:
THURSDAY, MARCH l8, 1869.
Two GENTLEMEN at Dover are said to fav-
or the tax bills. These are Governor sauis-
bury and brother Eli.

THE PROPOSED TAx-BILL to make winning
ton and vicinity pay the principal and inter
est of the State debt meets with nothing but
execration from business men ofboth parties.
In fact all ideas of party seem to sink beneath
the considerations of the odious injustice of
the proposed law, and democrats join repub-
licans in openly threatening revolution, IT
such measure is passed. Even in the Leg
islature this feeling finds a reflex, and a
democratic member from this county pub
licly threatened to join the republicans in
demanding a republican form of government
if New Castle County be thus compelled to
pay all the taxes of the State without repre-
sentation according to population.
We publish elsewhere an indignant pro-
test from prominent manufacturer, who is a
republican, against the measure, and while in
another column that war horse of the Democ,
iacy, Samuel Townsend, Esq, of Appoquin-
mink, gives clarion blast against the sui
cidal law. Even the Bourbon Gazette is
compelled to notice this proposed wholesale
robbery of our city, for it says SIT is quite
apparent that those who formed the bill in
tended that the great burden ofthe tax should
be paid by New Castle County,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

The NEW WILMINGTON CONFERENCE of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, commenced
its first session in this city, yestslay. We
report its proceedings, elsewhere.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

The SHAMEFUL INJUSTICE of the present APP
portionment of the Legislature was never
more glaringly displayed, than in the pres
ent attempt TO arrange a system of State tax
alton. Wilmington city,with one-fourth the
population ofall Delaware, has but one mem
Der of the Legislature in thirty! The con-
sequence is, that with no sufficient represen.
tation to guard her interests, with no suffi-
cient voice in laying their taxes, the whole
burden is about to be put upon her back
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

ONE OF our contemporaries speaks of the
'seasy virtue of the late administration. VIZ
are gratified that any one has discovered
any virtue, easy or otherwise in it.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

MEETINGS OF CITIZENS to protect against
the proposed Tax Law are beginning to be
held. The repor. of meeting at Newark,
yesterday, we print elsewhere.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

WE CoMNIsERATE the unfortunate Chair
man of the Ways and Means Committee at
Dover. After having the two distinguished
legal gentlemen to incubate for ten weeks on
the tax question, at one hundred dollars
apiece, per week, it is now found that the
eggs selected were the wrong kind, and that
the whole Matching will have to be killed.
The npe.~ion has preu regular mares
nest, and motley collection of specimens
neither fish flesh nor fowl, is the unfortunate
result. Mr.. Dean had much better covered
the nest himself lie would have got through
sooner and could moi possibly have had poor
err success
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

WnMINeroN, with one thirtleth of the
Legislature, is very naturally called upon to
pay twenty pine-thirtieths of the State
taxation.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

THAT BRANCH of the Methodist denomi-
nation in this County known as the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South has always
been the apologist for, and advocate of the
system which the founder of Methodism de-
nounced as ''the sum of all villainies." Be-
fore the war it seeded from the main body
of the NJ. L. Church because it loved Mann
mon better than God, and during the wal
It's members were active rebels.
Any Improvement of sentiment in such a
body is most gratifying, and the recent ac-
ton of the Baltimore Conference belonging
to it gives evidence of marked improvement
or shameless duplicity.
The report of its committee on the reli
gious interests of the colored people is as
follows:-
ssThe colored people endeared to us by The
relations they formerly sustained to our fam
lilies and our churches, and by their notabl,
fidelity to us under the most trying circum
stances during the war; and though ever,
appliance of intrigue and power has been ex
erted to estrange them from us, we have In
creasing reason to believe that the,
will not much longer continue to be the tool
Of political managers In former years on
colored membership far exceeded that Of an.
other church in the wcrld. They wer
brought to God through the labors Of on
ministers and members,a at our homes and a.
tars, when those who now labor to beguil
them from our communion showed as the,
do now, but little care for their souls
We still feel the Mvcliest interests in thei
spiritual welfare, and hold ourselves read
at all times to do anything in our power t
promote the cause Of God among them"
The committee further report the followin
resolution
'Reso,ved, That the preachers of the Cor
ference are hereby instructed to offer the
assistance whenever it is asked in the organ
ization Of societies, circuits and distnc
among our colored brethren within the lin
its of our conference, according to the pla
submitted by the General Conference, and
assure them that the Church, through whol
ministry they were at first brought to &c
and instructed in the way of life, still ole
them its prayers and love and help"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

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New CASTLE COUNTY has long been the
willing horse, but the indications are that too
heavy q load Is now proposed for her.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

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