Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-10
Delaware aud the Cincinnati Convention.

The following communication was sent to the
Philadelphia Press:
To he Editor of the Press:
SIR: The following editorial paragraph, from
your issue of Monday, is at hand;
IA friend in Delaware writes to us for infor-
nation concerning the delegation at Cincinnati
from his State which cast six votes for Adams.
He has no knowledge Of the election or even the
Helf-appointment of delegates from the little
Commonwealth, and hence the query addressed
to us. This, like quite number OF other sub
iects in connection with the Cincinnati Conven-
ton, is one of those things that no fellow can
find out"
want every fellow to find out all about it,
The subscriber had that pleasure, alone. He
was so well known to be native of the State
of Delaware-never having voted elsewhere
and to be writer in favor of the liberalization
of both parties particularly the ruling party.
Il a. the Administration journals accused him
of n design to appear at CINCINNATI and vote
Delaware there. A paragraph to this effect
conceived in littleness like to its form, went
on its travels, and by the time / arrived in
Cincinnati to act in the line Of my profess
sisn, letters and kilograms came 10 me-
| FROM Delaware-from eoneeiates OF New
| ark, people of my native County OF Sus-
sex, and folks Of the City of Wilmington -adyis-
ing me that the Liberal Republicans of Delaware
we're pleased to hear that they would not be
/ without delegate. Had none OF these messages
| been received ! should have voted anyhow AZ 3
| Delawarean by birth, interests, and by intentions
| of residence and citizenship never abandoned
| since my boyhood, and which, long ere this, had
| been gratihed, except by my rowing attachment
| to the profession OF the illustrious man whom
| we nominated at Cincinnati and whose old white
| coat as Chateaubriand said oflNapoleon's redti-
| gOlp aria has already made all the politicians
| of the continent run to arms"
| The name of Delaware was called in my hear
ing before all the Committees, without response.
All last presented my name before the Commit
| tee on Credentials where l was, perhsps, not
| the only representative of State for this was
called az ''mass Convention" But times have
| also been when as large State as Pennsylva-
| MIA has only one voice in q regular Convention,
| the echoes however counting. In this Convention
| at Cincinnati every delegate counted, and none
we're echoes. | was recognized, and cast votes
alternately for Adams and Trumbull-the
| rule adopted being that where State was partly
represented the fractional representation should
still give the whole vote. In our Delaware dele
CATION, there was no division. We never retired
to consult. In the language of Carl Schurz, 1--WE
meant business" Finally we accepted Horace
Greeley with entire unanimity-one blue her
sitting on six electoral eggs with ease. In wat
remarked that as we were the first State to rat
fy the constitution. we were the easiest to please
and to fall into accord at Clnonnati. The fol-
| lowing was the resolution we drew up to lepol
| to the people of our State
First in war was Uncle Horace when he ont
lined all the compagns with "On to Richmond,
first in peace when he appeared at Richmond
conqueror and took the most grevous man il
the fallen cause by the hand, bound up hi
wounds poured in the oil without the wine AM
became his surety with the md-mannered land
lord. And when we prove him, in November tirs
in the hearts of his cOuntrymen. somebod
may, ask, without captiousness, "Who cast tn
! six votes of Delaware for Horace Greeleys nom
nation 2" l shall be ready to answer cheer
fully then as now and believe my children wi
, approve of it, They were given by (yours truly
GEO. ALFRED TOWNSEND.
Washington city, May 10, 1872.