Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-08-16
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Friday Afternoon, August 10.
CANNOT AGREE ON ANY PLATFORM.

The June Convention of our Democratic breth-
rem was homogeneous, inconsistent and inhanno-
nious. But their second Convention, this year,
was quarrelsome turbulent, and factious These
are the sober facts
In July, all sorts of resolutions were adopted
by the Convention First John Olyrne's clever
ly drawn resolves, intended to go to the utmost
length in endorsement of the New Departure,
,and bearing that construction only. were adopt
ed. and then Mr.. Alexander Coopers Bourbon
resolution, affirming everything which those
previously adopted denied, and denying all that
they affirmed, was sprung upon the Convention,
and hurriedly passed, with the evident approval
of large majority of tho delegates The salts
faction with which it was adopted proved clearly
flat its expressions were the real convictions of
the Democrats there represented and that they
took pleasure in utterng them, as rebuke to
those which had been put into their mouths by
Mr.. OByrne and his committee.
Thus the gathering OF the Delaware DemocIa-
cy, previous to the Baltimore Convention, was
homogeneous and unbalanced, but it was reserved
for the meeting, after Baltimore, to prove how
the elements Of discord and dissenson had in
eased in strength In June, all soits of ideas
were manifested; in August, all sots were
fought for In one. the various factions made
their appearance in the other they plunged
into conflict.
1t is evident from these presentations, that
the Democratic party Of Delaware cannot unite
upon any expression Of principle. Some of its
members hold to ono opinion and others to an
opinion precisely opposite. Some desire to sup
port Greeley and Brown, in good faith, and with
their utmost ability, while many more refuse to
resolve that they will support them at all, The
Committee on Resolutions, at the recent Con
yention, differed Violently, and warmly, over
what should be reported, and finally, by two
majority only, agreed upon Fix resolves, of
which the following were two:
ReSOlccl That in accepting the nomination Of
Horace Greeley and i. Graft Brown by the Bal
tlEore Convention for President and Vice Presi-
dcat, thus placing themselves in harmony, in
reference to candidates, with the National
Democracy, they neither change nor modify
their views heretofore enunciated by the party
lu his State on any question now or hereafter
likely to come before tie people of the country.
AeSoired While we hold that the government
OF the country was formed by our fathers IN the
interest of the white race, and ought TO be MI
der the control Of white men ACNE, we Will
not hinder or modest the colOred race in the eN-
crosse OF the elective FRANCHISE so long a. II IL
conferred upon them by the forms OF law new
ertheless, we hereby declare our purpose Il
preserve our party in this State unsulied l.,
po tical utilization with negroes, and will neithe
aliIlt them into our organization OF solicit then
ilrages FOR our party or its candidates.
These resolutions yielded preteuse of assent
to Baltimore's nominations, but delied Bati
rore's platform. The Delaware Democrats re
solved that they neither change nor molif,
tie views which they had heretofore expressed
Inc Wilmington Post Diluyiaus had taugl
them nothing. They did not recognize the fac
tAat there has been a del-oose. They refuse
10 follow the advice of those funny fellows VII
ratified Greeley and Brown in front Of die Wi
niug.on City Hall Messrs. Barr Sharpe
-.4ne AZ Co., admitted that the waves Ia
swept over their heads, and resolved to forge
Old things and learn new ones, but tho Couyen
items Committee denied that a drop Of wato
had fallen, and refused to change or modil
their views on account OF political Hoods.
1t is true that these resolutions we're 10
adopted. None We're. The following, offer, 1 a
substitute, was not
Resoleed, That the Democracy OF Deayar
are III accord with the Democracy OF the nation
and Will unite heartily with il in securing III
election of it, standard bearers Horace Creole,
OF New York, and u. GratZ Brown. Of Mszuu
on tile platform adopted by the National Con
NeAtlOn al Baltimore.
The last, as well as the resolves from I'll
Committee, was laid on tile table, and notAin
was agreed upon What suited some was uusa
i7factoIy to others; what many believed mar
others denied As we previously said, the Den
ocrats OF Delaware are, to-day, united on J.
platform aud their recent Convention is a den