Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-12-17
Letter from Geo. Alfred Townsend


A Republican has handed 10 us the DanbVy
Ne,cS. 1t contains q letter from which an extract
al least was expected TO find its way to the public
through some OF the Delaware papers. Why it
did not appear in the Republican party papers 10 OF
little consequence We presume some Of them
would refuse it an Insertions at least We have no
objection that Mr Il. may air himself and his cIiu-
ciser, to a limited extent, through he GAZETTE:
From the Danbury News, of the l3th)
AUToBIOGRAHICAIe
l was born in Georgetown, Del, and as my
name is George Townsend, have always
entertained the opinion that either myself or
the town would have been cOmplimented II
they had not put in the Alfred, like the mys-
terry in the sausage.
For years have wondered what Alfred was
meant to be commemmOrAted in my prenom-
en-, and have given ii up. presume the name
was put in as prophetic tribute to the Saxon
which deplOy. have never seen George
town, and am afraid to 60 there, because,
I am told that ex-senator Willard salisbury
is at large. Mr., salisbury lives at George
town do not fear his cudgel, but his hOspi-
tality.
When l was few moons Old was moved
out of ma tive my State, as it was too small for
me, and patrOnized the morning milk man at
the great mercantile mart of Salisbury, Mary
land. A defective memory foTbids me to de-
scribe the glOreS Of Salisbury, which left
when about three years of age, and have new
er visited since Ihave no doubt 1t was as big
place as Hull, when Robnson CruSoe sailed
away, but my first Tecollections are Of Della.
ware City.
They put the City inte the name Of this
town because it was their last chance. Great
numbers of mules have died on the tow-path
of that great Atlantic port. Peaches are grown
in the surrounding country. The hedges are
trimmed where fences should be- or Connec-
ticnt stone walls, and just abreast of the town
is large fort on Pea Patch Island, obviously
| intended TO keep the desperate inhabitants OF
Delaware City from putting out to sea to take
Cuba. COmpOsure reigned over this sylvan
scene; virtue and agriculture kept their do
main there, until one Howard NJ. jenkins
moved down from NOrristOwn at the close OF
the war and established daily paperi in the
| county.
lie wore goggles. He presumed the State
belonged to him from the time he set his foot
| in it. Relieving that nature and art had enti-
| tied him TO place in the L. - Senate, ne put
4 a chOker collar upon his neck, and wrap
ped several yards of white stock around it, so
that he bore the similtitude Of a stunted cleri-
| cal scare-crOW. 1t was impossible that two
| such able men as Jenkins and myself should
at the same time occupy such small premises
The remaining history of Delaware has been
a series of aggressive and bloody campaigns
between Jenkins and myself. To spite Jen
kins voted the six votes of Delaware In the
Cincinnati Convention, and enjoyed the pro
found satisfaction of hearing that when, on
subsequent occasion, new hotel was dedeca
ted in Wilmington, jenkins was the only mai
In the place who felt alarmed because wa
invited to make speech.
? Here dismiss jenkins and Delaware City
e and when / dismiss Jenkins can say will
COriolanus Jenkins, there is world else
where