Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-27
LETTER FROM SENATOR BAYARp.
WAsHINGroS, D. G. May cath, 1s'

NSloS, -. Y. NAY Sflll, lots
Ny Dear Str:-If it were at all possible
would oup to New Castle and meet YOU and
my other party friends Tomorrow, but | am
prevented frst by my pressing duties here
| upon the Commlttre OF Finance. and the
| many measures OF great public interest which
are pressed into the closing days of the ses-
| sion
My eyes too are in such a condition from
over work, that shoSld be hardly fit to make
! the address which am Sure would be ex
pectrd, and which for many reasons. should
feel just nov 81 drsir"as of making to my
fellow citizens and Constituents | do not
doubt that the action Of the meeting will be
creditabe and wise. and that sound personal
character such aS entities man to the gen.
eral respect of the community will be made
prerequisite for nomination to any position.
In national politics th. future has been
rendered unfortunately obscure by the unex.
pected and much 10 be regretted result of
the Cincinnati COnve atlon, but fortunately
the Democratic party was not organized on
the basis OF class interests or for personal
ends. 1t was founded upon a belief in the
existence OF certa great underlying principles
Of government; the written constitution which
Washington signed, and Delaware was the
first to ratify contains in plain language
statements of those principles, which We
have only to obey to find ourselves free,
: happy, prosperous Union of States, and to the
disObedenc- Of which it is easy to trace every
political sorrow that now afflicts our country
With this view presented to the Dtmocra-
tic masses of the country, soberly and sensl-
bly. | cannot think they will barter away
= their grand and simple party faith to follow
an pcc entric nomination which defeats ever,
theory of wisdom, propriety and justice
which have ever been advanced for the con
u trol of our party movements.
y would have no denunciatiOn of thOs
! men who have broken the ties of party, whcl
would have held them ON course of absolute
ruin of our Republican form of goyernmen
= and its speedy conversion into centralizt,
h drspotisln; on the contrary, ! hail sue
movements with respect as they exhibit n pei
sonal independence. which of lale years seeI
tn ma to have died ont among the member
of the so-called Republican party.
Rnt whatever may be the confusion
national matters We can in Delaware maintai
the government OF our own State in the hand
of white men, sensible of the responsibilitlt
for lust use OF the power confdrd to theI
for the benentot all CLASSES ot people Will
her borders.
With the terrible experience of the effects
handing over State to the control Of negro'
or Of that class of white men who fratcrnl1
with negroes, and act politically under the
influence, which the unhappy states OF Il
south afford US, cannot doubt that the Sob
sense OF our people in Delaware will preve
the possibility of such evils to themselves al
ac. their posterity.
~ l believe the truth Is steadily though it ms
seem 10 us SloWly k"tuiuB pOSsCoSiou " ~
minds Of the Northern masses from which
-, had been driven by the passions Of war. 81
~" that the representatives III Congress will n
"r hereafter:nlake it possible for such a Dill y
Il now inclose to receive as this one did a majorl
me Of the votes Qncludlng the casting vote OF VI
ich president CUltax) in the Senate of the Unit
to States.
AN need not say the voices and the votes
ar. the two Delaware Senators were in opposite
He With thanks for your invitation aud regr'
d, for my compulsory absence,
s.s am very truly, your friend,
rv.
H., Chairman New Castle County Democra
=" meeting. New Castle.
,;., The Com milce OH Resolutions, made
nix. port, which was read by j. II. Rodney. IS
ced Us follows.
THE PLATFORM.
Re,oivsd Tho Democracy of New Castle eoun
. while tt ey consider the present not an OCCASION u
mt VIII ch they should make and formulate the ss
a to upon which the contest OF the approaen!ns u
paign is to be fought. eheertuily ieis'hs Una.
to the r. pres ntatv,s OF the party soon 10 pe uss
linz u ed IN National Y. invention At Btlisnore. yer
lieving with just pride tha the Deuiocratli par.
sons founded upou xed principles VIII n mus aiWANs
ram main vital VIII 10 there l. pc ol
Repu pcan form OF ITO, erGment tr lheu W WI
theirs, again renew and declAte their aiek'au>
nv those principles, prominent among wh'eh are
lst The maintenance of local sflf-soy arnH
'' as necessary /" the happinese aud ptospers VI
nces peo lp OF ,very race and class and suaian,sv,
q strict construct n of the Fed"ru toh,u'us'e.
I'd. The sub0rdinatiOn OF the military 10 'uo
wing authority. ,s
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