Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-02-13
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DEAD.
bad Condition of ThIr Gs In sussex
Sam. Townsend nnd the National Democratic
Committee.
sAMuEL's STATEMENT OF THE CASE.

sAMUELs STATEMENT OF THE CASE.
Sam. Townsend writes to the AIiddletown
Transcript a letter proving that he was the
member of the National Democratic Committee,
regularly appointed at the New York Conyen-
ton. He complains that the Gazette, Of this
city, would not do him Justice by publishing the
official list of the Committee
''But instead of publishing the names of said
committee he put in q small editorial saying that
correspondent 'B, WAS neither one of the dele
gates from this county. Then again this Is,
in another communication, asserted that was
not the committeeman for Delaware, but James
Ponder was which was cool lie, and johnson
knew it,"
Mr. Townsend then goes on to say that after
being appointed at New York. he consented to
act, and proceeds:-
II did act until | saw the free State Demo-
Gratis wayer, and show signs of favoring negro
franchise. / then resigned, as | have deter
mined not to act with what IL called New De-
parture Democrats-men who are in favor OF ac-
cepting the 18th and 10Th Amendments OF the
Constitution. Now @. p. Johnson, az you APP
pear determined to raise some old by-gones,
will merely add that in the year 1851, spent my
time and money and used my utmost eNertlon
at Dover to make that delegate from this county
and your city, who opposed my nomination Tor
one OF the committee, United States Senator,
for his fret term and it took three weeks and
the ninth ballot to accomplish 1t. strain on
my brain and nerve, independent OF iree use
of my money, for a man who, lo years alter, OPP
poses nv name being used for the insignificant
position OF State committeeman. Now, U. Z:
johnson, as you appear to want old sores opened
up, fire in defy you and euery snedktng DeH-
Ocrdtic hound that bdrks in your paper. knew
you when you come here as a carpet bagger from
Elkton. Our old Democratic party is dead and
il you wish to shake its dry bones, am ready,
either on the stump or in the newspapers There
is a bill against the old defunct Democratic gem
-. 4 .1a.. 40 al.UN. IN aata "a fr
campaign documents in 1868. That bill would
like to see forwarded to 4. o. Prince, Boston.
He sent me the following circular:
New YORK. July 10, 1868
Dear Sir AT meeting OF the National Dem
ocratc Committee, held this day at New York, it
was voted
" That an assessment Of one hundred dollars
| be laid on each Congressional District OF the
| United States, and that each member OF the
Committee attend to the collection OF the amount
due from his State and remit the same to the
| Treasurer OF the Committee
Will you please collect the amount due from
your State, and remit the same to
Yours respectfully,
+. o. PRINCE,
| Treasurer of the National Dem. Committee
| 80 COURT STREET, BOSTON.
| mentioned the matter to several, but not one
cent have | collected and now make this
| proposition to you hs you have, through the
| democratic party grown fat in pocket, II not III
body: that 1 will give S5, you S5 YOU
correspondent "B." S5 this will make Sl5 Of
| the 800, and il the party is too mean to make
mn the balance. then YOU, your correspondent
"B. and myself each pay s5s]G, and settle th'
hill Then. il you want general rafting O.
bones for the last thirty-hye or forty years. lei
me know, and will accommodate You hav'
a very vivid recollection OF scores OF pohtlca
scoundrels who professed to be great Democrat
but were only such from teeth outwsrds
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.