Smyrna times., 1872-07-31
The Greeley and Brown Ratification
Meeting at Dover.

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| The Ratification Meeting 10 endorse the nomina
ton OF Greeley and Brown. called by The anti Saus
bury or Polly McNatt" party of this county, in two
anonymous calls. one signed " Many Democrats" the
olher Many Cllizens 10 meet III difft rent in
The Stale House. Oh the same day held Yesterday
-Tuesuay-in the court room. Richie band, Of
WIlmnglo accompanied by IhI four gent emen
OF that city, came down the and were Iolned
by several other gentlemen on the route. There was
no delegation from Sussex. The band after playIDg
around town. followed by few children ma rched 10
the Capitol and was follow ed INTO the court room bv
about Two dozen persons The OrganIzation was
effected about O'Clock upon a notion Of Samuel
Townsend that Albert o Newton. of Me- Castle CO.
be president OF The meeting Mr ~, on taking The
char' read a hhorl address OF acknowledgment. The
organization was completed as follows: Vice PresI.
dents. John TOWnscu nd of New Castle; NJ II Powell
| Of Kent; and DR.. John Laws Of SUSSEX SecretarIes
q. w Chance OF The Wilmington Advertiser; F
T. Cooper. OF The Delaware InIelIIIencer and w E
Townsend of The Sussex Journal COmnIttee nm
Resolutions was then appointed. viz: WIN H. Quinn
samuel Townsend. Of New Castle co Edw RIdglay
| NI'Iam A. Atkinson. Kent; e., NJ Cullen w II
Townsend SUSSEX. These latter were subsequently
! charged 10 G. w Nicholson and Dr Laws The two
former MOI being present.
During the relIremOnt Of this committee to Mr.
h'ugeiey Office +. ) Reed, Esq chairman OF com.
ml'lee on Sneakers named r. Booth. ESQ. OF WI.
mInston who was introduced as the first speaker
tie spoke in a dIgnihed and forciale manner,
and stated that he came there TO speak for the
raIt cation, without regard to any difference that
might exist He said he was always Demo.
crat and expected always to be- yet he accepted the
situation. There may be opposition TO the nOmna
non No one was more opposed TO Greeley aud
Brown than he nt first and hence lie appreciated this
opposition. lie at first thought it absurd abumna-
bile, but when the approval came from every quarter
there was no alternative. II was a phenomenon
IN the political word to nominate men who
always, and still opposed the party and put them
at The head IF the ticket The South said give US
man at least honest to stem the outrages against
and Tor their sakrs he was willing TO heed the call
1t was not what he preferred, bu: it was what
was inevitable. All the delegates, but of three
States endorsed the nominees, and could Democrats
go back on them-ail who did were not Democrats.
The Delegates were the agents to do the work o. the
party and we are bound by their action. The
nomination was the uprising of the people Mr.
Thurman said and il was stronger than party aud
must he obeyed.
Much he would like to have put in the platform,
but the desire and the ability were two different
things. They took what they had to because they
couldn't get what they wanted. The amendments
were done and right wrong they had better be
submitted to, because they could not be rejected.
lie did not believe in equality, but ii was in the
Constitution aud he did not intend to but his head
against the wall lie would gIve it the 90 hv. Yet
he asked Is there anything in the platform
Democrat cannot endorse. He did not know what
II was, It there was.
The question Of States Rights, es Incorporated in
the platform was what the Democrats wanted, aud
no other question need be asked why they accepted it,
Capt }. VI. Barr next followed IN TRADE against
me personal character ol Gen Grant and his abue
which was not appreciated by even his pariizahs
The resolutions were then read. The first favored
the end"rsemen' OF the nomination OF Greeley and
Brown The I'd aud Sd read as follows:
W That By the reetion o. Greeey and Brown we
erm BreihTtn Tor the last years vii! be euove I'd That
enscndered by the evil 3d. That local self govern
'b Tot i WIZ preserve ht Liberties o. the people
vii he prompry estabIi>hed That the gnt o
all cWrns 9Th That the hmitaGrs OF power
That honest capable ccn officials in the civil service
WIN take the place OF the dishonest incompetent aud parzAu
incumbrns VIII" disgrace the peace
ali sections viii once Sr S taaf s a nights ia ana IL
'4ms Rss the people fS Si nus Who e c2nntry :,
eGa I" me Iotnsr political Affiliations 10 unite and
ballot the present Chief Magistrate q The country who
rom sa past ny h Incompetence by his arr -ary favoritr
a,sresad q the amu GI .ef'mE & 6y m
upon our southern Brehen by his interference by military
the duties OF his official position for his seaside
which Tor the tims has lost the Of the
ness civil ruler shown bimself unwortn the eond
dence OF American people.
Samuel Townsend next introduced and the
meeting which had been rather prosy, was IN pred
with some lie Mr. y. biurted awaV in a heller
. skeIter manner and failed bring his subec TO Il
head, II ne had one. The meeting becsme hi!arious
lie SAID he ia Vor OF a White mans partv and
hac the support ol thirteen States two wears ago bu
lhe late Dem cTac party OF The North surrende red
and now he was IN favIr OF beating lhese CSranIIe
anv way they could. tie DIDN'T want niggers TO vote
, The Greeey ticket bui # they wanted To they woulC
have 10 DO H. lie s,Id they might have had Gran
themselves four ago II they mad been IS sma
as The Radicals but heV got him amd see where
ihey were. Tie was for beating HIN any way the,
could They had called this meeting 10 rarfy Gree e,
and now the other side of The parry had issued a cal
u for meeting thirteen days afterwards. What h,
wane was harmony.
o This The only allnsiOn made TO the Polly
e movement. and implied surrender.
1t was moved 10 publish The proceedings in IN,
g Advertiser. lnleigeneer and Sussex JOutnr and III
o DELAY afeon being suggested, II was even adIed Il
the list
t The meeting adjourned with three cheers for Gree
ley and Brown by three Of the audience.
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\ Ac:IDENrs.-SeriOus Misfortune 10 Yount
: LGdy.-On Friday last Mss Mole English, # thi
town, was riding 10 visit some friends near Kenton
y and the horse became frightened and red up h
. the rcius getting down under his feet. Thi
= frightened the ladies in the carriage belong to Mr.
Frank Jones' and Miss MolIie, in Jumping out brok
her leg, below the knee, producing a serious frac
= = tu:e. DIR. Guodwin, Of Kenton. has the case il
" char and she is prngr, ssing favoraby. MucI
sympathy is expressed Tor the Young lady.
On Saturday morning, two horses attached to
: : farm wagon, belonging to Mr.. Isaac Macy raj
down Market street IN this town, and rearly demnl
: shed Mr.. Frank CollinS's Carriage and also brok
""O DC'HB"g W u dTTOWs ne damage wa
about $40. The runaway was caused by one o
the horses pulling his bride off.
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, THE AFRICAN NJ +. Conference closed its session
at DIVER on Monday. The following are the appoint
J. ments made for the Districts named:
L SMYRNA DisrRICr-J. II. Pearce. Presiding Elder
Middetown. J. Brown; SMYRNA, j. W Saunders MILLING
ton d. waters; Still Pond. =. Taylor: Mt. PSKa
ChesteItown Wing Maydel = p. Wilmington; Frendshl
8 treville G. Pollett; Denton. q. W. Fresland. 80
n CAMBRIDGE DIsTRICT So H. SmIth, PRESIDING Elder
Dove. s. Cooper; Milford. J. n. Holland IIarmony
Cox Talbot Webb; Landing Neck be supplied: Eqsor
e W. Parker; Miles River Neck. be supplied Bethel j
brlhckeY Washington, H. Morris: Cambridge j. 0. Dennis
; Ohurch Creek T. Kennedy Gum swamp, to be supplied
There are about fifty ministers IN the body.
" MARYLAND ITEMS.