Smyrna times., 1870-11-02
tFOr the smyrna Times
Corruption Unearthed.
Dover, Del. Nov. lst

Mr.. Editor: Having heard much of
late concerning bargain aud sale between the
Republicans and the Independent Democrats
before going further, will state, am genu-
inc independent Democrat; was ore Of the
" forty four signerS, and know whereof |
speak, will say there has been no bargain or
sale.
But, there ,ods a bargain and sale once,
which, had it not been for Divine nterpOsi
ton, would cause the cheek Of every honest
Deawarean to crimson with shame, even to
this day.
The sale was no less than that Of DR. Sauls-
bury, now Gov. Cove, selling all his influence
with the l. legislature Of Delaware, for the sum
of Sirtg Thousand DolldrS-and for what?-
and whore was the money to go? Was it to
procure charter for a railroad to pass through
our State, and was this sixty thousand dollars
/ to be used in the construction of II? Or was
it that some noble minded men wished to builL
a college in the State, that DIR. Salisbury S
Influence was needed to secure charter, and
was the money to be invested as an end0w-
ment? No am sorry to say it, bur Dr. Sauls-
bury's influence was bought for no such com
mendablc and noble objects. But it was tha:
he should do all in his power to secure an en-
actment OF Lottery grant to France md
Broadbent, of Baltimore The grant was Sc
cured And h ID it not been for the bankrupt
cy OF Richard France, the State of Delaware
to-day would have been gambling he'll and
part of the money paid for our Diamond
State, to be used for such a purpose would
= have been in the pocket of d. Salisbury In
that same pocket where he feels such deep
interest in his native State, and in the
Democratic party.
Let me ask the queston--can a man, who
has once sold the State aud pocketed the
money, be trusted? Would not Cove Sauls-
bury, were he sent to the U. s. Senate, sell
the State and the United States to the highest
bidder? Experience, yea, bitter experience of
the past, says yes.
Will he not be sent to the U. s. Senate if
the Sausburys elect their ticket? Nothing is
more certain. The only alternative il to con
tInue Willard another six years to the disgrace
of the State, and to the disgust of all decent
men.
Who were engaged in selling the State at
the same time with Cove? They were Sam
uel Townsend, Of New Castle county, John
: Townsend (his brOther) of Wilmington and
John Is. Pennington, OF Dover, receiving res
nectlvely, twenty Thousand, ten thousand and
twenty thousand dollars. Where are these
men to-day2 They are bending the supliant
knee at the Salisbury altar, and licking their
masters hands. Was there man engaged in
that lottery sale who is in this Independent
movementH We answer, not one. That no
. one may he deceived about this matter, the
Independent Democrats have a Gel eltifed copy.
} FROM under the Seal of the District Court OF
the United States, with the names and figures
as given above This authenticated anu i'm
pOrtsnt document may be seen by calling on
any Independent Democrat at Dover, or at the
Oyster Roast at Davis Corner on Friday af-
. ternoOn, or at Smyrna, on Saturday afternoon.
There Is one other nun, OF more nOtorlety IN
this county than his intellect has given him
Mr.. G. II. B. D,y, who few years since
knowing the corruption of certain persons.
mlde use OF this language, publicity, that he
: would sooner, and had rather, 90 to the pol /.
with loyal negro than with Cove Salisbury
Where Is he to-day ?-he is where we want
him to be-doing our cause good by stumping
e the county for the perpetuation Of the SauIs
bury dynasty.
How is it that Samuel Townsend and the
/ Saulsburys are so intimate just now? No
long since Sammy was very bitter in his de
I nunclation of the Ring" now he is 4 part o
it. There must be another lottery grant com
ing, OF Sammy wants the State to pay his bill
f OF Ten dollars for having certain bills printed
. George W. Spicer, alias the JackSoniar
Democrat, of the Clayton Herald, where il
your . salisbury Ring? How much are yol
to receive as deputy Sheriff, under Mr.. Harga
j dine? Mr.. John Ii. Bewley, how mucl
= did you get for having the governors saiar!
v raised? Mr.. Bewley, you look far ahead wheI
you sre the bread cast on the water for your owl
use, eight years in advance-you can never b'
). governor" Poly" will attend to that.
i Mr.. Eli, of THE Dcla,oarean, will yo,
! answer few questions The public mind i
. at present somewhat agtated to know if tn,
. printing of those cards, appearing in the Dcla
lcGreaa from week to week, purporting TO hav
It been written by certain men, once in syinpaih,
d with the Independent Democratic movement