Smyrna times., 1872-10-30
IFor the Smyrna TlInes"l
A Letter from Samuel TOwnsend

10 The Editor Of The Smyrna Tunes
The editor OF the DeLaWare InteLLigencer. of vo.,
town. ana he supporter Oi Greeley Of the ono,
mai AoOIll'onsis has seen proper to attack Tue 10,
refusing to vote for this said Greeley after ha ~
that famous 81 eech on Saturday OclObeF Tho lO,h "
place IN New York, called PIeasanlyIle
Mr. Editor OF the IntelLgencer II would have loot al
much mo!e manly ia yOu 10 have published Cireel. w.
speech anu my criticism OF II. then the public wnn,d
have had TAR understanding Of the matter A MY
non OF shch papers as yours cannot thrust thai n
ahOIlIOn sinner Greeley on The white Democracv or
ms country, or elect him. AS 10 the s T. X IL wIi
WIN more iOrce apply % the Democratic Marty n.
National party, than TO me. | have voted for ev.,
Democratic Presidenlal candidate from Jackson do,
10 seymour, and have eternally, all my lie oppo,sd
Aoollll0hlsm and negro equality with the white ra,e
NOW let's look al the record OF the National demo
cratic Party. Under Jackson it crushed RebellIun =,
lis IhcIpiency; under Buchanan, II gave secret .iI
al ID comfort 10 the getleTs up OF the second and as R
nelllon anu IN 1861. large wing Of the party noni
mated John T.. Breckenridge, Of the Rebel ChieC,
Tor President. Ia 1864. the National Dem,cranr
Party nominated Gen Mcclellan Union Gepa,.I
that was lighting Rebellion IL 1868 Ihey come vsr
near minimizing Chase one Of the original propose,
OF Ngger Equality and Negro Franchise and finally
nominated Seymour. a War Democrat for Pres,dan,
aud The Black Republican Frank Blair for Viz
President and IN 1870 the Northern porIIOn Of Ibs
National Democracy proclaimed from their masthead
that they were New Departures from Ihe cid Demo
cratic ianhh0t IS Left port for a keith S72 n
so split and distracted as a National Party they held
no Convention until The 9h Of July, al Baltimore AM
then were 50 bankrupt ia principle that Ihey couJ
not afford another turn coat SUIT, and cIoIi,d
themselves up in the old habIlImenIs that e n
AbOiItIOnsi had worn al CINCINNATI aud so oless.d
were they with The old clothes iheV never sewed
button on or darned rent. and nominate o!d Hnrac.
Greeley for their candidate for PresIdenl-Ihe od
lifelong Bank Wing ami leading Abolll,Onist NJ m.
country; for him end HIS old Tribune have dan.
more 10 forward abOlIIIonism. and thereby bring IN
he late civil war than any other IN the country
Therefore, you servIe turn coats, please dub yovr
selves The > i. Of this nalipn. My sympathy for
the old National Democracy. and whom had baIllsd
with IN their be ter days caused try To swallow
Greeley. But Mr.. AdUertiSer y0u will bear eV,dAnca
that al The Greeley Ratification State Convention Al
Dover. denounced the First ID Second Resolution,
OF The cincinnati Plaiinrm. and declared wOuld not
be governed by them. also further Stale th.t did
not assist at this place 10 hols' the first Grpely FAC
was not present, or at al the time A mel further
! never had anthng To do with the Louisville Con.
ventIOn or sympa hIzed with Them although do not
blame them for not voting for GreeieV should
through my sympathy OF The National Democracy
have Voted for Greeley. suppOsIng he had repsned
and would hereafter march To The music Of the De,no
sralc Party. but by his late speech at Plessauyie
see the old sinner prefers still TO march the tune of
old 4" John Browns SOHl is Marching On " The DEM
Ocracy OF Delaware have heen sadly damaged by this
Greeley business and therefore rally as one man
TO save our County and Stale ncket shall do all I
can to help elect the State and County nsket and
would liked TO have defeated The Grant Adm,nis,rs
ton If we had had a candidate worthy Of the name
Democrat, hut to beat 1t with Old Greeley an lmpns
sIbIlity; and besides il such a thing could be done
II would only be change Of masters.
In conclusion, will add. that IT old Gteetev will
come TO smyrna and make. al a OemncraIIC meeting
such speech as he made al PeasanIvIlle New YORK
on Saturday. October the I2ih. the Smyrna Demo
crats would rotten egg him OOl Of town.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND
TOWNSEND DEL. Oct 2atL. 1879