Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-04-14

THE BAYARD MEETING-wHo WILL FATHER 1T?
sMYRNA, April slh.-This town has been in
state of mild excitement ever since the announce
ment by hand-bills last Saturday, that Senator
Bayard would deliver political speech here last
evening. IL was such Singular time for political
speech making that curiosity was excited, but, as
the call was anonymous, there was none OF whom
to inquire. bill was posted in Dover where it
produced equal surprise aud the numerous menu
bers OF the Ring, who help run the machine
Willard calls his own, disclaimed my kuow'
edge OF the meeting or its purpose.
Your correspondent wishing to get some inior-
nation concerning it made omeinquiries yesler-
mainly instrumental in getting up the affair but
be protessed 10 know nothing of the arrange
ments and thought John NJ. Voshell, County
Treasurer, would be posted. Mr.. V. said he
knew nothing about it, had nothing to do with it,
while another office holder under the Saulsburys
standing near him. shrugged his shoulders sug-
geslively and said he guessed Mrs knew more of
IL than anybody else, though Mr.. s. happened to
be the first man OF whom we inquired. An ex
representative iu the Legislature professed equal
Ignorance in regard 10 the meeting, and there was
generally an apparent washing Of all hauds
the atiai.
1t had managers. though, aud plenty Of h,n,,
for not only Duck Greek, but Little Creek AID
kentun Hundreds. adjoining, and App0quinimius,
IN New Castle county, were induslriously drum
med for recruits and all of them, 1t afterwards
appeared, were represented in the meeting. On"
thing was noticeable about 1t: every one who
appeared TO have anything to do with the meelut
belonged TO the old Whig element of the Demo.
cracy, and was anti-Saulsbury 10 the back-bnne.
When the meeting came to be organized, how
ever, the prophecies of the case demanded tho'
tub should be thrown to the Salisbury whale
and SO Mr.. Noshell was made Chairman. 1t was
another part of the programme to have 80 dis
satisfied Republican," as they openly call those
they chuckle over in secret us weak. kneed,"
appear on the platform, and, after diligent IT,
spcction, the knees of one John G. Jester were
decided 10 be in the proper shaky condition, and
he was made one OF the Vice Presidents.
One explanation of The cause nf the meeting
had nearly neglected To state. Mr. Bayard In mis-
recent speech in the Senate on the Funding bill
referred in complimentary terms to one of the
village tnapciers OF this Place, who had furnished
him with the ideas for his speech. The "you
TICKLE me and I'll tickle you principle sugges-
tlon return of the favor ard hence the invitation
to speak here.
Be the causes what they may, by the noon
train. aud not on horscbatk,n the "youpg SEN
ator arrived, and was greeted al the depot by
the young bloods of the Duck Creek Democracy,
on whom he smiled Llandly. The meeting was
held in the new Town Han, which, by the way,
the managers grumslad much at having to pay
for, aud al O'Clock III doors were thrown open.
Two cunstabes were placed at the door ior some
purpose, probably To keep out any iutruding
black men, Tor the flcts that the Invitation was
addressed . To men of all parties" and that the
Times had jokingly assured the colored men that
that meant TO include them, led to much appro-
hension on the part of the "wbitc men" that
negroes would attend the meeting hear that
some OF them even went so tar n 10 ask Repub-
licans TO exert their Influence 10 Keep them away
None came, however, and by eight O'clock the
audience had assembled, aud it numbered but
about 800, all told, aud toward this small number
four Hundreds had contributed their quota.
Alter the meeting was organized another COM
mittee was appointed to walt ou Mr. Bayard and
agaiu invite him TO speak, and all formalties
ha ying thus been gone through the speaking
commenced. The speech WAS regular scissors
and paste pot" atiiir, made up, dlsjointed and
exhibiting throughout haste and lack of thought.
| He drew largely on translation from recent
| French work on the races. and the countenances
| of the Duck Greek Domncracy while he was en-
| deavoring TO demonstrate by the abstruse specn-
| lations aud labored productions of Freuchman
what they considered the stlf-evdent truth that
white men are better than black men, were
| study for the humorlst or the physlognomist.
| Bayard must have been mixing up with Republic
cans too much or he would never hare thought It
necessary TO use argument to convince Duck
Creek Democratic audience that they are better
han "ninEers.' "'t 5a ,
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