Smyrna times., 1870-05-18
Republican State Convention,

Republican State Convention.
The Republicans Of tie Stote Of DeIacarc
and ALL
Who regard the long disputed question of
Suffrage as definitely settled by the Amend
tnent of the National Constitution
Who demand an essential change in the ad-
ministratiOn of the State government, and the
uprooting of the numerous cOTuptOns and ex-
travagances which characterize it,
Who insist on a reduction of the burdens of
State t1xation now pressing GENEROUSLY and un-
equally upon the people;
Wh) desire an honest and economical collec-
ton and expenditure of the public monies;
Who desire the reduction and extinction of
the immense State debt, accumulated under the
administration Of the men now in power;
Who demand measures of relief for the strnp-
Cling agricultural interests of the State;
All who are now ready to Join in an emphat-
lc and earnest condemnation of the present
tyrannlcal, odiouS, and intoierable Ring rule.
which Is preying upon the public vitals, and
striking down the independent and manly citi-
kenship of the State;
And, in brief, all who are ready to seize the
present great opportunity for thorough and
harmonious reform of the State government.
IN behalf of the public Interests as against the
private advantage of few selfish, corrupt, and
unscrupuiuus pAr;isans;
Are invited to assemble, BY their duly elect
cd delegates, in STATE CONVENTION. in the
Hall OF Representatives of the State House.
at DoTer, on Thursday, the 9th day of June.
1870 at o'clock, r VI, for the purnose of
naming candidates for Governor, and Repre-.
sentative In Congress, and taking such other
a'tlon as may appropriately be considered
In accordance with the apportonmcut fixed
upon the basis OF the Census of 1860,
New Castle county will elect seventy-eight
delegates.
Kent county viii elect forty delegates.
Sussex county will elect forty two delegates.
The Republican Executive Committees. in
each county, are requested to give early notice
OF the number of delegates apportioned to each
Hundred and Ward, and the time and place Of
their election.
Citizens ef De't~arc! The opportnojty is
Jo0rs, t1r Il clcpyc ?r gorernmeut Let oot
be Wdsted!
BY order Of the Republican State Executive
OoInlI'tee' ANTHONY HIGGINs,
May l6, 1870. Ch,;r,,,,,
SAMUEL REsIGNS.-Samuel Townsend has
addressed letter to Jas. Ponder, Eso.. and
otherS, State Delegates from Delaware to tba
National Democratic Convention of 1868 re-
signing his position as IA member from Della.
ware of the National Democratic Fxocn,;to
Committee. The following is an extract from
the letter.
:. think the white people Of the late slave
Gtates have had enough of Northern pretendaI
democracy high tariffs, and many other sec
t,oh|, MEASURES which We're advantageous to
the North alone and at the late Democrat.
National Convention Northern D.rncr.,!,.
maze an attempt to thrust s. T. Chase. IN"
originator OF negro franchise and the fifteenth
amendment, on to the Democratic rartv ,s i,s
candidate f'r President Therefore. since tLn
passage by Congress Of the fifteenth amend
ment' and equal franchise given to the negroes
our cup OF disgrace. Is full to the brin But
httle more could be added The Democratic
parry from causes | have enumerated. was
uhanie 10 prevent, and for the same c,1,ses i
unable to repeal sad laws, or render Ms any
alo' therefore 1t Is dead to our wants. and NAV
as wen 6g buried, I'd another party. to be-
called The White Mans Partv'' oroonizod
anu 1t should he made secf'onGI and G;rcr,I'
to S"dserre ttc interests ot rhite mr., IN Ho L,E1
STARE NtnteS, and the States bordering On and
contiguous to the Pacific where the Rerubli.
Sai 91ns arc SGeking power through the aid of
Chinese aud Indian votes"
Gam has always been a great enemy TO his
political friends He has always been a fac.
ton, though has rarely succeeded in creat;pc
faction III his ralty. He flies off at a tan,
gent at his opponents, bat the rebound i, more
injurious than the concus>ion And what
maNea The matter worse this time is his
sell complaccnt presumption in resigninc DO
sitlon y "a~ never intended he should fill. and
u'.'1 -Hrh il flourish. By some unac-
Countable means he was placed upon the Com
mlttee, and Notwithstanding the efforts of tbe
elder Bayard to get him off, he stuck To
resign IN this style is rather cool for even Sam
uel' The secret Of the matter, however is
this: Sam was at the head of the 'White Man
Party failure two or three weeks ago. His
desire was 70 lead new party, which was
really attractive; in name at least to duite
number of our prominent Democrats. who.
had they not heard that Sam was so promi
nently connected with it, would have given it
hearty support, it is believed But through
the timidity of thess admirers the party lead
ers were enable to balk Sam. in his little en-
terprise. Hence this damaging resignation.
LAY DELEGATION IN THE NJ. +. CHURCH.
The long and animated contest in the Method
ist Episcopal Church on the Introduction of
Lay Delegation into the Quadrernial General
Conference was finally decided by the vote, on
Saturday last, of the East Maine Annlal Con