The daily gazette., 1876-04-12
Fer the D delaware Gazette.
4 Letter from Samuel T0Wnsend.

Fer the Delaware Gazette.
4 Letter from Samuel T0Wnsend.
MIR. EDITOR: In locking over the
papers anil the discussions and recon-
nendations in them of seme very dis
interested politicians, they would have
you to believe who was the best and
strongest Democratic candidate 70
PRESIDENT. Among these set of disin-
terested advisers, 1 was struck with the
name OF Montgomery Blair, a. saying
that the Democratic party would have
to take Sam Tiden, or Governor Til
den, of New York; thai Tilden was
aot his choice; but it would be best
Tor the Democratic party. Now, this
kind OF talk is the most approved by
political hypocrites; for if certain
person is not taken up, he tries to make
the enc taken up believe his influence
brought his nomination about, and if
the other person is taken up, they go
to him and say, "you were not my first
choice, but l am delighted with your
nomination; yon are the only man we
can elect, and yield up my own feel
lngs ant % my death for yeu!' They
then traa hug and a drink; and
should | candidate be elected, this
dlsintere stcd hypocrite becomes his
l'esom friend and adviser as long as he
can get offices for himself and friends,
Now, | propope to 60 back to 1S48,
for the benefit of young Democratic
voters. AT the Convention that year
at Baltimore, there were two sets of
delegates from New York, known as
the Van Buren and Marcy delegates.
The Van Buren, or free soil Democrat
delegates, were led by Preston King,
James Il. DOlittle, and this same San.
Tilden, now Governor of New York.
The Marcy delegates were led by
Daniel S. Dickinson, and by Dickin-
sons pandering to the South, they
were admitted, although not repre-
senting more than one.third of the DE.
mocracy of New York. The VanBuren
men were shut out, and they went
home and raised the free soil standard
and prevented the State of New York
from casting her vote for Lewis Cass,
the Democratic nominee, and Cass
was beat, and Mr.. Sam Tilden has
some of that sin on his shoulders
Old Francis p. Blair, one OF the own
ers and editors of the old Washington
Globe newspaper, had two sons-this
Montgomery Blair and Frank Blair
There was more or less quarrelling in
the Democratic party from 1S48 to 1860.
1t finally eliminated in split; then
the free soil Democrats and Abolition
Wings formed a combination and
called it the Republican party. These
Blairs went with the Republicans, and
Lincoln made this Montgomery Blair
Postmaster General; and old Gideon
Wells, another free soil Democrat. of
Connecticut, and l believe, a novel
writer, was appointed Secretary of
the Navy, and knew about as much as
Grants Secretary, Borie. But to help
old Wells and help themselves, the
Blairs got Lincoln to appoint Captain
Fox Assistant Secretary. This Captain
Fox had married old Blair's daughter,
the sister of Frank and Montgomery
Blair, Old Preston King and Dolittle
became great leading Republicans
Dolittle, however, had moved out to
Wisconsin. Preston King some time
after, drowned himself in the North
river, off of ferry boat; and the said
Tilden turned up few years ago, and
is now Governor of New York. The
Democrats in 1868 were foolish enough
to forgive Frank Blair of his sins, and
nominated him for Vice. President, on
the ticket with Seymour, and both
were beat. Now, this disinterested cid
granny, Montgomery Blair, gives it out
that this Governor Tilden is the
strongest man; and l suppose this
granny Montgomery Blair would like
to be on as Vice-President with Sam
Tilden. What precious free soil
ticket the Democratic party would
have. hope the Democratic commit
tee will write on before the assem-
bling of the Convention. and rent the
largest hog pen in st. Louis, and il
Montgomery Blair, and such old stab
ers of the Democratic party, like him,
attempt to force their disinterested
advice on the Democratic Convention,
the Convention should at once order
such fellows to be thrown in the said
hog pen, and keep their foul carcasses
there unit. the Democratic Convention
gets through.
If men have left the Republican
party on any real or pretended affront,
let them come and act honestlywith the
Democratic party, and in time the
Democratic party will have confidence
in them, and vote for them as free as
for any other men of the party; but we
don't want these cursed, pretended
disinterested advisers. 1t will take a
generation or more 10 wipe that Greeley
freak of lunacy out of the party; and
the next rascals who propose anything
similar, hog-pen them at once. or rot
ten egg them, or both. The delegate
that is sent from this comfy to St.
Louis to represent the Democracy of
this county in the National Conven-
tion should be well-tried Democrat,
that is sound for white mans rule. and
should be an old resident of this coun-
ty, that knows the party's wants, and
at the seme time, stand firm for them.
No political trader should be thought
of for one moment as delegate.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
Townsend. April 10, 1876.