Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-03-07

EXCITING MEETING OF ooLoREp CITIZENS
IN THE NINTH wAkD-THK EQUAL
EXPERIMENTATION ouHarrou

vote more iptelligently than heretofore.
He said every intslligsnt white voter
knows precisely who he is voting for
and the principles presented-havipg
an Astounding confidence In the afore.
said white voter we wish we could share.
lie added, wish all present to under
stand that this is no cancus as he had
understood II was reported II would be.
lie said that as II was then about half
past O'Clock, and the chapel had been
obtained on the condition that ii should
be vacated by 10 O'Clock, the
speeches would have To be but We or ten
minutes In length, as he wanted every
one TO have a chance, and in thanking
the meeting for making him chairman,
ne announced that he would so rule that
every one should have a chance TO speak.
A committee Of 1--we to prepare resolu-
lions was then appointed.
While the committee was out, A. X.
Henry obtained the floor, but while he
was speaking the Committee on Resolu-
lions returned and announced themselves
ready to report.
Joseph II. j. Myers asked permission
to ask a question. The chairman gave
| permission, and said be would answer as
correctly as possible.
Myers said he wanted to know whether
or not that committee drew those resolu-
lions, or whether they were handed to
them, and also If the committee had
agreed on them. TT is probably proper
that we should add here that Myers de-
elares that one of the HeDrys wrote the
resolutions, and handed them TO the COM
miitee as II went out, and that none of
the members of 1t could read writing. |
To Myers question Blake responded
that to his mind ii mattertd not If the
committee had bushel OF resolutions
before 1t If 1t had agreed on some 1t had
done its duty and they were now before
The meeting. If the gentleman (Myers)
would be kind enough to hear the resolu-
tons read aud they did not suit him, no
one could hinder him from voting against
them.
At this, Myers, according to one report,
look OIL his coat and rushed toward the
secretsry's table, saying we don't intend
10 have any gag law, but halted upon an
animation from the chair, that If he
valued the privilege of continued exist
ence he had better not "tech them reso-
lntiuns" One report says that Blake
threatened to make daylight shine
through Myers, but both he and Myers
deny this, ard Myeis denies the whole
story, we believe.
Blake says he merely said II might
prove fatal to touch the resolutions. and
he told Myers that he believed the whole
thing was a set up job of himself and
Others TO capture the meeting.
Here, 1t Is reported, some one In the
front part Of the chapel said If the meet
ing is not In the interest of Pickles we
will break it up. The Myers party de.
clare that the Blake party raised this cry
themselves.
Blake declared from the chair that
there was no use In trying that game, as
he was chairman of that meeting, and II
was going TO stsy there till 10 O'Clock.
After the confusion had to some extent
subsidized the resolutions which those op-
posing them had not up to this time heard
were read, and they were as followsi
awe, portion OF the citizens of Whining.
ton, assembled In public mass meeting, do
! openly and solemnly pledge ourselves to be
faithful TO the following resolutions:
Resolved That believing In principles OF
our tOref4thera that all men are created
equal, and thus being equal 1t is plainly
visible that without our united efforts
through the ballot 10 sustaining those who
have been true to us as an oppressed race
In the days that tried mems souls;
Resoiped, That 1t was intended by the
founders OF the great republic that this
government should for all time lay reposed
on the strong hands and enlightend Wills
/ of Its people, believing at the same time In
the Holy Scriptures when saying seek and
you shall hnd. knock and II shall be opened
| unto you, placing our trust In the same
Diety, believing In due time that he will
raise the dropping head of the Afrloo.
| American
Resolved, That taxation without represen-
when our ore 6reT sn the ySE By
| British aggression, that we, the sons follow
hard on their foot printa and do sOlemnly
declare that the present system Of taxation
without representation In this State Is
absolute tyranny to the people and must
and shall ceAre.
Resolped, That the present system oil
State Government has not been sufficient
TO guarantee us our full rights. that we
unite our whole efforts in supporting equal
representation which is to be the Issue Ia
the coming campaign,
RESOLVED, That we will no longer support
candidates under the blind of mere prom
iHeH, but that we VIII now come out 40 trut
and legitimate citizens of the State of Del
aware on the broad platform OF equal rep
resentatlOn, and also with those rights AnC
immunities which justly belong TO US al
citizens Of this State, and thus give homo
to those who would do unto Us a. thel
would we should do unto them.
Resolved, That we, as citizens, do pledgi
/ ourselves to support no candidate in thu
coming election who will not pledge him
self to secure TO us all the rights belonging
to us as American citizens.
They were declared adopted by small
vote without any vltes in opposition, bu
the Myers party declare that very few
voted one way or the other.
Lewis 2. b. Henry then made speed
which lasted till ten minutes of 10, Il
which II is said he alluded quite severed,
to the conduct of some OF the polltica
managers.
Immediately afterwards two men go
the floor. The President, Blake, said b
would like to hear them both, hut tina
as there were but ten minutes left of tn
time for which the house was engaged
they could have but FIVE minutes each.
Stephen L. Nichols, one Of the two
said he intended to have more than thai
that he wanteu fifteen or twenty minutes
I The President said he intended TO az
iourn that meeting at 10 O'Clock the tim
agreed on, and If Mr.. Welsh, from whoI
he had obtained permission to use h
house, and who was present, chose to i
Them have 1t they could hold another
their own.
8. p. Nichols still having the floor wei
on to say that they were Republicans, "
do not ally with Democrats. The do
. trnes expressed here this evening al
4 democratic.
L.. P. B. Henry jumped up and denit
the assertion, when some one behind hi
> attempted to strike him with a club.
AT ten o'clock a motion to adjourn WI
made and the President declared
y adopted.
/ Myers said "This meeting shall n
k adjourn" lie moved TO cali Joseph
< Walker TO the chair. The latter said
J., could not accept while there was sui
:, confusion.
e Walker, however, finally did consel
Il to serve, and Myers was appointed Seer
b, tary, Mr.. Welsh granting them the use
: the chapel for Is minutes. Speech
n were made by james l.. Hawkins (white
) letter carrier, d. P. Hamilton and 5.
Nichols denouncing those who he
i. managed the previous meeting aft
i which the following resolution wi
d Adopted
z Resolved That this meeting condemns,
l. the strongest terms, the attempted meeti
Ie to be held by Messrs. Blake, Murray, I
h Messrs. Henry and others ms disgrace
the whole State, hut more especially to I
= col0red Republicans belonging to the
y publican party here,
y The meeting adjourned amidst mu'
. confusion.
)r Royal Arch MRsOns.