Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-22
FROM APPOINTMENTS.
Mr.. Townssnd's Political Plana--He Comes
out for Single Legislative Districts.


Efitors of Ebery Evening FL see by
your correspondent from Dover mention
made Of the offer by Mr.. Wilds, a member
from Kent county, Of Joint resolu-
tlon. opposing Summers supplementary |
Civil Rights bill, and pledging unceaaiDe |
opposition to the elevation Of the colored |
race, politically or socially. and de-
uouncing the proposition TO give the col |
ored people the right to enjoy the came |
privilege as the whites In hotele, places |
Of amusement, public conyeysnces, etc.,
and that this resolution, although EN-.
bodyIng the faith of every democratic aud
whig president from Washington down to
Lincoln, and also the faith and doctrine
20 molly upheld and defended both In the
United States Senate and House By Jas.
A. Bayard, G. r. Riddle. Thomas y
Bavard, willard salisbury, Ell SALISBURY,
and John A. Nicholson and Benjamin. 7.
Biggs, was defeated, partly by Democratic
votes.
Now, I ask any f.ir-minded white
man. who loves the old, true, democratic
principles. what would the Democratic
marty of Delaware do to-day (as much
crippled as II is) II Mr.. Thomas F. Bayard,
| Mr.. Eli Salisbury, in the Senate, aud
Mr.. R. T. Blggs, In the House, had voted
on the above resolution, as the five demo
cratic members of Kent and Sussex did,
i With the repitt cans, and thereby helped
kill the resolution, and the Idea goes
abroad that neither Bayard, salisbury or
Riggs are truly representing Delaware, for
whilst they in Congress are manfully
fighting against Sumner'e negro equality
measures. the lower house Of the Leglsla-
ture OF Delaware, by vote Of twelve to
nine, and Ave of that twelve democrats,
indefinitely nostpone resolution that said
in effect IN Messrs. Bsyard, salisbury ana
Blggs Well done, good and faithful SER
; wants. for the noble fight you have made
against Summers and the Republican
partv's negro equality encroachments on
the rights Of white men, and that we will
stand by you. Instead of this, what do
we sect Seven Republicans, as a unit
voting against the resolution, and 1--we
Democrats voting with them, and there
fore, 10 effect, condeming the democratic
delegation In Congress and lauding and
encouraging Sumner and his followers,
who for the last twelve years, by every act
, their minds could invent, have sought TO
D crush white men down TO a level with
q negroes, AMI have used the negroes 10
, half crush and destroy the Democratic
party until II has ceased to give that pro
= lection to white men that they ought to
} have and II the present Legislature will
not make two counties out OF New Castle
!, county, hope they willl lay the State OF
in single election districts aud give to each
s district the right to nominate aud elect
i the members Of the Legislature and Levy
II Court, make districts out Of separate hun
dreds where they can, (for instance, In
this county, give the nine hundreds seven
II representatives and two senators, aud lay
It Wilmington city of In six election dis
D. tricts, and give them four Representatives
and two senator's aud lay Kent and SUSSEX
II off each In ten districts and give them The
same as now, seven representatives anC
three senators from each county, ana II
case of a tie III the Senate give the Speaker
Al the casting vote.
Is If the Legislature will neither divid'
=, this county or lay the State of In singl'
- election districts. then | say as soon as Thu
10 Legislature adjourns am In favor OF al
I. white people in Delaware who are 10 favo
Id Of that said Joint resolution to meet frs
n In each of the three counties and then Ia.
down a white mans party platform OF
OF the doctrine of that rejected Joint resolu
ut tion, .'and also adopt the single eleotiol
O district principle then for each county T.
- elect delegates TO State convention, T.
" meet and organize white mans party o
u the State. For the indefinite postpone
no ment of that Joint resolution by the vote
"A Of members elected on the Democrat
- ticket Is enough TO alarm all true whit
VI men of Delaware, and further proof Q
re the decentralization of the once noble Dem
be ocratie party The Republicans then
NJ selves as a party In this county, and VIII
-, could not have sent their members to III
10 Legislature only by and through the al
of negro votes, last week, at th
visit Of the President Of the Unite
States to Wilmington, the feeling {
Cd the white race Of their superiority owe
all other races was ~ great that VI
50 Republicans did not dare appoint on
e negro on the receiving committee, nor dl
as they allow them to press round the Pres
a dent on his arrival.
was an eye witness, neither did the
allow them at the banquet, only as waitel
nv on the table, which was right. Then
say if the masses of white Republicans
he Wilmington az the reception ara banqu
given the President hat received he neg
vote were so sensitive of public feeling
to not allow negroes TO take part In TIL
q reception, what have the Democratic men
he hers to fear in voting for the joint resol
mn tien 7
us A white peoples party should be formet
81 then take up and elect men who Will re
sn- resent them. All who think negro p
so litically equal to the white man can vo
=, 10 a party holding to that doctrine. Tit
viii P PIalS that at' NO o man Nc need make mista
as to the side he 10 on, and whichey
party carries the election, thar acts CT
'er' be pretty clearly guessed at In advance.
YES SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
tho TOwNsEND. Feb, ID, l9Ta.