The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-15
4 FUNNY REHELATECN.
George Alfred Townsend Tells che Story
OF How Delaware Voted TT ClncIn-
natl.

The following communication was sent tt
the Philadelphia Press administration, az
yet:)
To the Editor Of the Free Press:
SIR-The following editorial paragraph from
your issue of Monday Is al hand:
friend In Delaw re wrlies 30 Us Tor informa
tton concerning tn" delegation at CINCINNATI from
his State, which at SIX votes for Adaus. he
has no IL owedge Of tile election or ev. n he self
app, iutment OF deegaIes from The little Coal
mouwealth, aid hence the gu rs addressed to Us
This, like quite number OF other Auh)ecls In Con
n- ction with The Cincinnati Convention is one OF
| those things "Ihat no fe low Can ind OUT"
want every fellow 10 find out all about 1t.
The subscriber had that pleasure alone. He
was go we'll known to be NATIVES of the State
of Deaware-never having voted elsewhere
\ ami to be writer in favor Of the liberalization
of both parties, parlicu arly the ruling party.
| that the Administration journals accused him
| of a design to appear at Cincinnati and vote
Delaware here. A paragraph TO this effect,
conce we'd In llttleness like 10 lts form, went
on its travels, and by the time Iarr,ved In
Cincinnati TO act In the line OF nv profession,
letters and telegrahs came 10 me froui Della.
wsre-from crlleyiaIes of Newark, people ef
my naive county Of Sussex, and folks Uf the
City of WllmiDglon-adVisiDg me that the
Liberal Republicans of Delaware were pleased
to hear that they would not be Without dele
gate. Had none Of these messages been re-
celved, should have voted anyhow as Della
warean by oil th, Interests, and BY intentions
OF residence aud citizenship never abandoned
since my boy hood, and which, long ere this,
had BEEN grataed. except by my rowing at
tachmpnt to the profession OF the illustrlOns
man whom We nominated ut Cncianai1, and
whose old white coat. az Chateaubriand said
of Napo!pou's Tedingote 'grtS, has alreany
"made all the politicians OF the continent run
to arms"
nj, lad in
hearing before all the committees, without re-
sponse At last presented my name before
the committee on credentials, where | wGS.
perhaps, not the only solitary representative
of State; for this was called as 'mass con-
vention." But times have also been when as
large Stat, as Pennsylvania had only one
voice in a Irregular" convention. the echoes,
however, counting. 10 this convention at
Cincinnati every delegate counted, and none
were echoes. was recognized, and cast six
votes alternately for Adams and Trumbull-
the rule adopted being that where State was
partly represented, the fractional representa-
lion should still give the whole vote. In our
Delegation there was no division. We never
retired TO consult. In the language of Carl
schurz, 1--WE meant business" Finally we ac'
c-pted Horace Greeley with entire unanlmity-
one blue hen sitting on six electoral eggs with
ease It was remarked that as We were the
first State to ratity the constitution, We were
the easiest to please and fall Into accord at
Cincinnati. The following was the resolution
we drew up 10 report to the people OF our
State:
First In war was Uncle Horace, when he
outlined all the campaign with "On 10 Rich
mond;' first In peace when he appeared at
Richmond, conqueror, aud took The most
grieved man in the fallen cause by the hand:
bound up his wounds, poured IN the oil with
out the wine, and became his surety with The
mild manner ed landlord. And when We prove
him, next November. first In the hearts of his
countrymen, somebody may perhaps ask.
Without captlousness, "Who cast the six
votes of Delaware for Horace Greeley's nomi-
ma ion 7" I shall oe ready to answer as cheer
fully then as now, and believe my children
truly GEO. ALFRED TOWNSEND.
Washington City, May 10, 1872.