Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-13

" committee of ten is employed in the
drafting Declaration of Rights. The
" rest of the members from Kent and Sus-
sex are getting impatient. Doctor Ridge
ly returned home sick I; such is the situa-
ton of matters here"
When Mr. Read went to New Castle he
prevailed on mo to stay in Congress, and
[said] that he would get the Convention to
give power to one member to act, so that
our Government might be represented by
me alone till the Convention should rise.
l mentioned this to Mr. McKean, who
directly declared they should make no ap-
pointment of delegates nor even alter the
powers given them, lest they, (meaning the
Convention should plead that as pre-
cedent for going into some other appoint
ments, which they were not authorized to
do by their choice. Therefore, upon the
whole, / don't imagine they will attempt
any change. But, sir, whether they do or
not, l do not purpose continuing here
longer than till the other gentlemen return.
have made very great sacrifice Of my
property to the cause /; Government never
paid me above half what have necessarily
expended, even when my friends were at
the helm. What may expect from these
They would see me serve without shilling.
You know they would, because you know
Gen. Dagworthy, MIR. Cloves and Mr..
Perry were here and say the Tory plan for
leaving me out of the Convention was, first,
to put me at the head of their ticket, to
show their appreciation of me, after which
they put another person in my stead, and
assigned as reason for it that it WAS now
a critical time, that it wasabaolutely neces-
sary we should keep up our representation
in the Congress, that they wished l might
not be laid under DE necessity of
leaving the CongressNat q time so
interesting, which l must do if chosen to
the Convention, &c. These gentlemen then
said that the inhabitantsfDf New Castle
County had not considered the matter in
that light, for they had chosen both their
delegates. In answer to this it was said
they-the people of New Castle-had done
very wrong, &C. BY such little cunning are
the people to be cajoled.
l saw a man from Mspillion who left
there day or two before my letter could
have reached it, who told me that yours
and Captain Adams families were well but
they were in much distress for the Della
wares, who, from all they had received,
were at least two-thirds cut off that almost
all the officers were killed, particularly you.
He told me the people were generally dis
treesed, having most of them some friend
or relation in the Battalion. My letter, am
sure, has set that matter right.
wrote above a week ago to Mr.. Mont
gomery, the Chaplain, not knowing then
whether you were among the dead or living.
Should be glad to know whether the letter
got safe to hand. Be pleased to inquire Of
him and let me know in your next
which hope will be soon.
Make my compliments to Doctor Til
ton and tell him l forwarded his brothers
letter. That you may have happy deliv
erance and your Battalion be crowned, il
possible, with still more honor in every
combat,is the sincere wish Of, sir,your rea
friend [&c] CESAR RODNEY.
Colonel John Haslet.
P. ST. remembered you, as desir ed, tt
Messrs. Killen and Rodney.