Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-27


After the organization was effected, l. U. |
Grubb ESQ, moved that committee OF one |
from each Hundred be appointed to report res0- |
lutions for the consideration Of the meeting; |
At this juncture, although 1t had been looked |
for before, the hag OF representation according |
to population was suddenly unfurled by George |
Chance, of the Advertiser, who stated that his |
question had to come and 1t might as well be |
met now as at any other time, and moved to |
amend the motion by adding, And one from |
each ward Of the city of Wilmington"
Mr.. Ray--Can't stand that That would be |
representation according to population, and give
Wilmington as many members on the Committee |
as all the rest of the County.
Mr-Itjs not worth while to discuss that |
question il is just and right, and we have got |
to have 1t.
pointInent of a committee on resolution. The |
rules for the government of Democratic County |
meetings provided for the appointment OF one
from each Hundred. 1t did not matter where the
members of the committee were appointed FROM |
so that they were good men. Wilmington being
but one Hundred OF the County. why should she
ask for more representation than the other Hun-
dreds Of the County.
of Representation according to population was
right, but he was willing to abide by the rules
of the Democratic party until they we're amend
ed.
ment the city OF Wilmington was virtually
disfranchised. Wilmington has 270O Democratic
voters, and yet she had no more voice here than
the little Hundred outside that polled not more
than 400. The principle was right and proper;
and the people OF Wilmington claim and demand
it.
Mr.. Herbert opposed the amendment and
could not see what difference it made to VIII
mington, whether she had one or more upon the
committee. :,
The vote upon the amendment being loudly
called for, it was taken, and the amendment was
| defeated, only or voting in the affirmative
j. O'ByIne, Esq ahen arose and moved as an
amendment that Wilmington be allowed two
members of the committee and as large pro-
| portion on the committee will be from the
country, two from Wilmington could not make
any material difference AIR. Ocheltree, OF VIII
| mngton here called Mr.. 0Byrne to order, but
| the Chairman decided that he was in order He
| thought that Wilmington could safely be divided
| by Market street and member appointed Tor
| each side of the city The principle OF repre-
sentation according to population was Demo,
cratic principle, and the Democratic party could
not afford 10 be unjust and unfair. Ihere was
no reason in the world why it takes ten men IN
| the City OF Wilmington TO equal one man IN tue
| country.
Mr. Samuel Townsend of Appoquinimink,
here arose. He had very little respect for these
| Northern men, coming down here to Delaware,
| and teaching the white Democracy their new
| tangled ideas. He instanced the fact that Della
/ ware and Rhode Island each had two U. y. Sen
/ ators, which did not agree with the idea OF
Representation according to population MT; i.
/ mington, in an earnest manner, aud in language
| not any more than polite. He did not wish to
| have Appoquinimink, the only Hundred in the
| County that gave Democratic majority worth
| counting, made equal to rabble OF nlggers IN
william Dean endorsed all that Mr.. o'Byrne
| had said He did not care il the niggers do vote,
they had right to vote and 30 let them VOTE
but let us at least be an equality with the
| nlggers There was no reason why we should
be inferior to any man. He was tired OF being
trampled in the dust by Kent and Sussex Coun-
ties he was as good as any man IN me lower
| part of the State, and was tired OF being repre-
| sented as 3 half man.
The amendment os Mr.. OByrne was lost, and
the original motion to appoint committee OF
one from each Hundred was adopted with one
dissenting voice The following persons were
} appointed upon the committee ~. OByrne, l.
| d, Grubb, ]. II. Mccullough, ]. II. Rodney,
Lewis Miller, VIM. Reynolds, David Ford, B. N.
r Ogle, H. A. Nowland, +. I. Perry.
} A committee Of one from each Hundred was
then appointed to fix the time and appoint
Judges to hold the nomination election for Sher-
| IN and Coroner, and also to nominate County
> Executive Committee.
letter from Hon T. f. Bayard was presented
and read to the meeting. He regretted that a
press of business consequent on the closing days
:, Of Congress prevented him from being WIN
. / them. The future was rendered obscure py tine
o | Cincinnati Convention, but fortunately the De-
b | mocracy had deep underlying principles, and he
o did not think the party would barter away lte
y | privileges Whatever may be the result he
. thought Delaware could be kept in the Demo
8 cratic fold, by white men.
4 The COMMITTEES on resolutions here enterei
s and presented three resolutions which were reai
b by John II. Rodney, Esq.
It The first resolution considers the present not
8 A time to make up the issues OF the campaign
hut defors it to the action of the Baltimore Con
yention, and believes the Democratic party Y
be founded upon fixed principles, which must al
ways remain intact, and renews allegiance 10 Tn,
4 flaA NlnfkHfli
L | nat on of the military the sacredness OF thu
| right of Habeas Corpus an Independent Judl
ciarp the reservation OF the public lands 10
i the whole people.
The second resolution arraigns the Fedora
r. Administration for violating the reserved rgh
"a of the States and its tendency to Capitalization
re- fot the unnecessary use OF military arms III CIV
"A affairs for placing the liberties OF the people
v the feet of military chieftain for lnhuencn
N the Judiciary for the unlimited grant Of Publ
- lands to grant corporations aud for the gros
% abuse of official patronage.
10 The third resolution read in full as follows :
NJ ResOlped That while We wish and intend
e ~ preserve inviolate the rights of all, we sha
Ie maintain that the future OF America as lts pat
hi shall belong to the white race.
ed Mr.. O'Byrne then presented and had read Cd
m | following as a minority report:
~ lat That the Third Resolution being incol
n | sisteRt with the fundamental law of the lar
n. should not have been offered by the committe
m 2nd, That it is the sense Of the Democrat
ri citizens of New Castle County in county meetiI
r., assembled, that the fundamental principles
= the Democratic party require representation a
ara cording to population.
Mr.. 0Byrne stated that he alone was respo
sible for the introduction OF the resolutlo
Contained in the minority report, for on each
tbe resolutions he found nine stubborn membe
a. Of the committee who did not think as he di
Sss After very eloquent address in favor OF q
~ - New Departure and Representation Accor
= inc 10 Population he moved the adoption of t
nee majority report except the third resolution,
nd, which he offered his own as a substitute.
rec John P. Springer moved to lay that motion
ma the table After further discussions by n
Dean. and others, in favor of the minority
tful mort and by Sam. Townsend and others in opI
ips rition, the motion to lay on the table prevail
by an overwhelming majority, there being Oh
3votes in the negative
rl;, The majority report was then adopted.
mo The committee to FIX the time and appo