Middletown transcript., 1872-01-06
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lIOn. SAMu@ TOWNooSoy
Nemtsr Dsuocratlc National Executive
Commitsee:
DsAa sms--At session d tis Board of Al
dernen Of this City, held on tls 9Th or October,
and Of the Board OF Ceuncilmeu, held on the
3Ist Of November, Joint resolution was mani
m0usly adopted, rendering 70 ~ National Rxe-
ewttvs Csmmiitees Of the two great political par
lies Of NE Ccantry the fres uss y espseii!ou
Hall In this City, for the psrpose. Of holding
therein the National Conventions 10 bs convened
during the ensuing year, and the nndorsigncd
were appointed . Committee 10 notify the said
Executive Coinmittee Of the action taken By the
Consmon Council.
Ia pursuance, thereof, of the action referred
10, we nddrcss you this communication. Gin
cinnati Is centrally located, is readily accessible
from all sections Of the country, has ample hotel
accommodations, and tenders the use Of hall
capable Of seating ten thousand persons thus
a6ording every requisite for tho personal comfort
Of delegates and visitors, and uneqnalcd fncili-
tics fcr tho transaction Of the business Of the
Convention, and the accommodation Of those
VINO desire 10 witness lis deliberations.
We trust that the Executive Committee, Of which
ron are a member, will honor Cincinnati by ac-
,epting the invitation which we have been In
slrucicd 10 extend.
Very respectfully,
william Storms Thos. q. Smith,
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Paul Reinlcin. J @. ". Bishop,
Address, William Storms, Chairman Com.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
TOWNSEND, Dsl. Dsc. 4th. 1871.
Mr.. Vim. Sorms, Chairman ot Committee Of A.
drmen and Council cf Cincinnaii-- Dear Sir -
received your circular. You state that rour
Board tenders the free use Of Exposition Hall TO
the two grcn, political parties, 10 hold the mex,
National Conventions In, and that II will scat
10, 600; and also that your hotel accommoda-
,ions are ample. Such an offer Is very magnaui-
nous, and should at least be accepted by the Re-
publicans. as your State Ia the banner Rcpubli-
can State and besides, In all after times, can
claim the immortal honor OF originating through
vaiandighan and Chase what IL called the New
Departure Democratic Negro Equality doctrine,
whc' killed the Democratic party in the old free
States, from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific oceans ;
aud from wha, you state Of your Hall, Il would
bc fitting place for the New Dcpariuris,s 10 hold
and perform their funeral rites. ! nm a white
man, and union man, aud was such during tnc
war, but nm utterly opposed TO giving negroes
political equality with white people, and thefc-
fore nm in favor Of the white people In the late
slave States holding n Convention IN either BAL
imorc or Louisville, and nominating candidates
for President and viec-prcsdent, aud the passage
of resolutions In favor Of the repeal of the fraud
| ulrnily obtained so-cillcd laih and 18th amend
mcnts TO the Constitution.
| Yours very respectfully, SANrEi TOWNSEND.
One OF the Nat. Gem. OF the late Dem. party
| Since the above was written aud forwarded 10
Mr.. Storms, the Cincinnati Engnirrr, of the til
OF Fec .mbcr. took exception TO said reply aud sta
ted ,ha, Ohio, next 10 New York, was nearer u
Democratic State than any of the old free States
east Of the Rocky Mountains: had one United
States Senator, aud with the change Of 200 votes
| this very year, would have given one more 10 ii,
/ by his side. The editor does not say what these
200 y9ics should constitute members OF the Leg
islaturc or 200 votes changed in every township,
which would make many thousands ofvo,es in the
State, and lie further says new departure did not
| come from his bul from some Of the important
southern slave States. lie does no, name them,
however, md further says = write from the
impof,an, Stale OF Delaware, and sign my name
| One of the National Committee Of the late tc-
mocra,ie Party, and that ought no, 10 hc al.
/ lowed to take my seat In the Conseniion Now,
| 10 reply, Mr.. Enqnitcr, your riiy has the inn-
kee and Dutch insiiaet, to make money; there.
fore, if both parties would hold conventions In
your city, several Thousands Of dollars oi profit
10 her would be left there and your council did
not care what sort OF pcbald conventions WAS
held, so they were held there Now, Sir, yout
State Is no, only entitled to the disgrace .
bringing forward the New Departure, whici
mems nceroixing the Democratic Party Of 1851
/
was the first young abolition giant west Of th,
mountains, and raised her hand against her mo
ther Virginia las she had been part ef her ter
riiory.l She is the first State that furnished
Presidential candidate who, through irickerl
and dodging the issues Of the country, beat th
Democratic Party General William Henry Har
rison, the ''log cabin candidaie1, who was pu
under guard OF three men, believe, in you
ri,y. One Of them was named Wright, inrge
the two Others who took charge ofhim. aud did no
allow him 10 answer my questions. Well, the
r associated with him Tor tier, John Tyler VIII
had voted against the United States Bank. Til
was done 10 catch Democratic voters who VIA
opposcd 10 the U. y. Bank Harrison died, an
Tyler deceived the tricksters; and his son
Smoke Stack Bobby is now away down i
. Alabama, writing articles In the Monigoni-r
Advertiser, In praise Of New Departure. Nes
Ohio had the disgrace Of having the frs, abe
: l,ion Congressman, Joshua X. Giddings, .,
PEELED from Congress. The aboliiionists OF sal
State reelected him aud sent him back. You
. Ben Wade and Salmon P. chasc, John Sherman
and hos, OF others, turned over from the pcns
Gratis TO the abolilionis,s, and Chase, in a spcec
In your very city, TO n negro celebration VI III
Z pretended 18th amendment, stated that he ha
for quarter OF n century, worked aud used b
influence TO bring about negro equality; aud
will state further, tina. was informed by one
the Judges, In 1865, who had been on to Washin;
whilst In Washington, there should be no res,o
alton Of thc Union until the negroes were give
the rish, TO vote, 10 balance the Dutch and Iris
and this mnn In 1868 WAS named AT New loi
| as n suitable candidate for the Democratic part
= That was another Ohio move; and this man, yt
: will not deny, congratulated Vallanaigham &
bringing forward the New Departure, or In 9th
: words, The attempt to engrat negro equality {
2 the Democratic party; aud ifa National Conve
tion Ia TO be held under, or governed by III
. doctrine, agrcc With you that | should not
u allowed 10 take a sent In said convention. Don
0 distress yourself: ! would rather aekc seat In
national convention Of horse-thieves, than In
new departure Democratic negro equality na,io
: nj convention; for in tho first thcy could ON
! declare by resolution to take my horses, but
/ the second they might not only declare 10 tai
!, my rights, but those Of my descendants, NJ
place them on An equality with negroes. "
: help 70 defeat any party thA. accepts, or tol.
D atcs the ffaudently cngrafted lam aud ID
!. amendments Of the Constitution.
!. You say that write from the important Sta
1 Of pslawa ars--shs 10 not large, but, NJ you IN
Importani. Her whole delegation In Congrs
| sch s,nAn a H. 4.