Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-03
GREELEY AND BROWN.
Ratification Meeting at Dover-spoeohss
by James R. Booth, Esq, Captain Barr
and Samuel Townsend, Esq.

fhlllN lho nolnluullnuN o. NFtclfN hnu
Brown for President and Niee President of |
the United Staten. A party, accompanied |
by the Guy Cornet Band, left Wilmington
by the lO.lO, AM, train, and were Joined
by others al different stations, among
whom wac Samuel Townsend, Esq, Of
Appoqulnimink. The reception at Dover,
however, WIS anything but enthusiastic,
for notwithstanding that Il Ia n stronghold
of Democracy, they purposcly absentcd
themselves from the streets even although
the stirring strains of such band as the
COrnet rarely fails to excite the people.
At about ESQ, PM, the meeting organ
lzed In the Court House, with full
attendance, every available space being
occupied. Among those present were
samuel Townsend, ESD, Councilman W
II. Quinn, a. o. Newton, Esq, William
A. Atkinson, Ed, DIR. Il.Rltrley, Edward
Ridgley. Esq, SAKE uolha Laws, Jchu v.
rharp, Esl., d. Nathan Pratt. James X
Booth, Captain Barr, Beniah Watson and
others. The Wilmington EVERY EVENING,
Commercial aud Aipsrtiscr, the smyma
Times and Htttlligncer, aud PeNihstldr
Mems aud AdBriissr were also represented.
On motion oi Samuel Townsend, A. q.
Newton, Of New Castle county, was ap-
pointed Chairman. Mr.. y. thanked the
meeting for the honor conferred, aud stated
that their business was to raliIy the nOmi
nations Of Horace Greeley aud Is. Gratz
Brown he REGARDED the platform made at
Baltimore rs guarantee for 81 tic rights
aud for self government, aud that nothing
was LEFT for them TO do but IN secure their
election. Messrs. John Townsend, New
Castle; n. H. Powell, Kent aud William
Elligood, of Sussex, we're appolutcd Vice
Presidents, aud George Chance aud j. W.
Cooper. Secretaries.
Mr.. Quinn moved the appointment by
the chair ola committee Of VIZ FROM each
'Ouuty on resolutions. Mr.. &. Townsend
said ii would save time 10 have them ap-
pointed by the chair, but IL was more
Democratic for the meeting to 10 il. The
chair appointed W. H. Quinn, Samuel
Townsend, F.. Ridgley, W. A. Atkinson,
W. T. Townsend and &. NJ. Cullen.
The committee having retired for bust
ness, ON motion Of Mr.. Reed, chairman of
Committee On speakers, J Il. Booth Esq,
addressed the NEE lug. lie said he had
il llw iys been Democrat and expected al
ways TO he one lie did not wonder that
here was opposition eveu in his own party
10 this nomination, for he hinAe I thought
! Il was one not III to he madr-une that no
yeii,"N i'' ND 80 '""..v"' wv w "'"'
.ual'uns Il. S'ne,,l'la,i eainu r'nall 20 uvs
,u'lula'.ug sn'' "1',!yy auu ns ,,, suu.''u
ov nouiipa'eV at "a'elli,oIci o'',l .hu pr1-
pie H'vV, * ""s'' ~V"ue'Vu' Huu "pPVseu,
epeeay .nos. VI oul uNh H",V "u,
,ui. IO,iou ~, .u- No'''S III" ,l'll'u u'''ll
| II the first ballot II h ON duty, there
1 fore, in this emergency. 10 disregard unr
l'uuel "elu'oh'es "vu 70 "v'oPt VII
/ ,ieo,ey 40 Wy ',''.n n'use MY 10 "ils AZ
tne NIhh' tn"' noW 'elEha III NH'nluE-
4 WI VIZ WI 'H " po'H ]" '' lpln'
l4th ana IAN amendments aud all That
lnu al stpn-nVN'r pcllcVcd III pc'ng
II equal 10 an Interior race whose DrrialhuIs
perhaps were canhlhlls, lncarNing these
amendments, our opponents panderrd ~
tue WOtse-letllhss OF the human heart,
nut every question settled 10y these amend
hehlS l give Tie 9" 10y 10 forever, hnd
urge earnest ana united action o. secure
4 Ne elerilon 81 HrtcitN aud Brown next
November.
Mt. Quinn reported n series nt ResOlu
IONS, cuihOhylhg Tile following 'rutimenl
w Approving ana railNng the nOmlna'
tons OF Greelry and Brown that theil
election Will remove all disabilities from
the south, secure general annrsty-prU-
serve local state governments and Stat,
rights establish the supremacy OF tic
clvll power, preserve lnviolalc the wril
Ot liabcas Corpus guarantee cUnstitu
tlOnal rights 10 all, and reform the civll
service OF the Government.
II Tho next speaker, Captain Barr, IN wit
rected some elevated poetry about the ira
lltl0nhl white OAKS OF SUSSEX, and thsi
gave 70 running commentary on black
guards ~ general which excited the deri
SION Oi the meeting amongst other villain
aus recltals he scented to cherish sharI
'lnegarish trc"lleellun OF tue Post Mastg
reuer'u. rom hcglnniug to end' In
sPo'cn Nas NOfus arc it''lly "ahtlhl
s'y mat
SAM ioWusehhi Este WasheXl lhlruduc
Gu ne salu ne was NOT - stranger 10 lhrhl
no hau gwen hl' nest Efforts IN behalf u
tue D'hlo'rill, lglr' " ANA asked the meet
lhE l" rrNlc" lhnir d"lngs during the las
'"''N' )V'Ns' N"nc Oh uh 'h"ughl 'lWtN
y'h'h ago, '"t We N"ulu nr 30 Illuminated
~ 10 Ne opllI'I !" take Horace 'rerle
lot our leAuDr' pu' SO IL was. lie CON
Plaineu oi tue ra'c"llly "l Tue present Ad
hlhlSirhuulli hui Judging lN Tie manhr
MW'n we 'culn'fhth ol this srtiiu
Wltu-uuu 'I"'h IaVllNlhg llo nominations
Nuulu hluiu't Nt,lh llitl theN an no
lhlhh 50 naaly "l 'Ithl = Government al
CT hli. II 's na' enough ton KNOWS, hu
lhlh You nave h'arn enough from IN
otn'r u eakui,' ana az inl, ialr hour aha
oh'y aeA you l" Nvih an together 80 ina
We may lur"" "u' tue present government
inc PIeseh' Hllte "l lhlhs' are lnr iron
oc'hg 10 my Hllnd' Ny desire WA, TIA
our partN sh"Nu fleallarlly contend Tor
WINE "'th government, What lhuug
VIC were III minority III '"hgfe-st Man
COCA measures can ho s'eh cd 10y a c"l
lhleht minority But We mus sail on
selves u the requirements Of the Tune
uur party al btlllli"ir thought that
D'no'rat W1ulu h"t sn'i them 80 well q
% ""ia'c NitV''n2 anu my gave MN u
nr il was The host tbry r,niJ Jo wb, n,
our organ been 80 long h c.n,pnin,e m
ihcatiou mretingi And " hcn IL was ral
70 ed. why should they ahs,nr lh,ms,Iv,
S 1 because il Was mt called hy A certain IN
Ity1 The entire PARTY ,hotlid have RAIN,
% on an occasion ut hr. Kind mn man
L who called H. with (,rr,.l,v ,,,,,.,n,,'t
l Democratic Congress. Yam mu.t G,b, ii
| ra.cale in their own way. dnn't Ian,
n | curse about the Gucipn,ti Pb,tl,,r,n an
4 | taking Greeley il mo- mon, etra,,,.,, tban 4
4 l the other pnttv Ia liz. lnktnv rrh,l. .,nd
t, l Jeff Davis was To drcIte for Grant
d | would hp liunizcA and taken thr,nph n
, 1 country 10 make Krpuhlir.n sn4,chr- 4
Iakr Greeley WIN leay,. Ia. tt,ttv bo,.,,,
l they are thieves Icl.us nnvryer ,,nIi ,
rsiier. nut some Ltbetul E.tn.hli,,,,
your ticket. try 10 Interest thrn ~ 49,,
never befir, in surb a fla. Ne n,,,hi
have taken Grant when vr tool an,