Daily Republican., 1880-03-11
THEL COURT.
slew work with the Assessments
Seventeen or the ~. Georges
Delegation get on the Lists
Fifty.Eighs Names Assessed I'm
Enmr Hnu "a and n NALL

Delegation Get ON the Lasts
Fifty. Eight Names Assessed Il
Four Hours and o Half.
Specially Reported Of the REPUBLICAN.
New CASTLE, March 10, 1880.
Since the last report in the RgpUBLI
CAN the following names were place,
upon the assessments: Archie Gooden
Thomas M. Goaler, Lewis Ellison, Sam
usl Lytls. Henry Richards, Tsntl
Ward Elijah Knots, George W. King
Charles Dishroom, First Ward; DR.
George R. Henderson, Edward H
Woodward, George B. Robinson, I'd
ward NJ. Ward, Isaac Sykes, Edvart
Hogan, Fifth Ward; George Y. Wood
ward, Algia Stanley, Third Ward
Emanuel Wellington, George Waters
Seventh Ward; Samuel J. Henry
Eighth Ward; Samuel Steward, Johr
Murray, Second Ward; James T. Van
dergrift, John Ponzo, Theodore Have
low, Elias Sharper, Harry Bradley
Henry Williams, John Henry Hooper
William W. Chandley, William Hogan
Levin Dennis, William Essiak, Jaool
Virgins, George Gibbs, Nathan Wilson
Sewell Camomile, James Deputy, vii
liam Thomas Rmpson, Charles R. Cor
don, St. Georges Hundred; George e
Duncan, William II. Bolk, Thomas e
Banke, David W. Gemmill, New Cas-
tie Hundred.
The Levy Court to-day adjourned
eight minutes before IL O'Clock. When
II met again at II o'clock, the court
room was full but not crowded, there
being a great sea Of black faces Of men
upturned TO che Levy Court from the
back seats anxious 10 be put upon the
assessment. About fifty Of these men
came all the way up from St. Georges
Hundved, accompanied by such stall
wart Republicans as Richard &. Smith,
Richard Lockwood and Albert G. Cox.
1t was great disappointment that only
seventeen Of the colorel Republicans Of
st. Georges succeeded in the object for
which they had come so far. A large
number Of both black and white Re.
publicans were also present from vii.
mington who were anxious to get as
sesssd as were those from the lower
part Of the county. Many Of these col.
ored men had been in attendance al
ready four days at the court, losing
their time and their money in the vain
effort to get assessed while the court
was slowly putting them through the
wheel within. a.wheel assess
nent at the rate Of one every four min
utes and a half on an average.
There was q strong feeling prevailing
even amongst the members Of the Levy
Court that the assessors had not done
thier duty, especially in Wilmington
and St. Georges. If they had why
should these crowds Of men Of both
colors be clamoring at the Levy Court
10 have justice done, and why was it
that in the crowd there were no Demo-
,rats applying with possible exceptions
10 get assessed The reasons were OBJ
Vious. These men were just o. anx-
ous to get assessed before the return
lay as they were to-day, but the search
'or the assessor was vain and II success
ful 1t was unsatisfactory.
Democrats as we'll as Republicans are
beginning to realize the great injustice
hat has been done to these Door
humble men and more than one Demo.
rat has declared that II this was De.
nocracy they wanted no more of 1t.
The mass of the Democrats want fair
play and they are anxious for little
'un and lively tilt with the enemy on
election days, but they scorn to fight a
'oe that has his hands tied behind him
Is the assessors and the Levy Conrt
have tied the hands Of the Republican
party by disfranchising its voters.
The members Of the Levy Court are
waking up to the fact that a great mis-
AXE has been made. Wellington at the
battle of Waterloo as the shades Of
night we're gathering around him, look
ID to the east and strained his ears to
latch the first blast OF the trumpet
hat was TO announce the coming OF
Blucher's army. II 1t came not We'll
ington was lost and the pride of Britain
would be humbled. Blucher came,
England was saved but Napoleon fell.
The illustration may not be an apt one
% the Levy Court, but there can be no
ioubt that the appearance of a crowd
" unassessed Democrats of New Castle
,lamoring to be assessed would be a
perfect God-send to the frightened,
Democracy, for 1t would show that
Democrats as we'll as Republicans we're
eft off the assessment.
The Levy Court will look in vain for
he appearance Of large numbers of
Democrats from Wilmington to get as.
essed. They were nearly all put on
he list before return day, those on the
rror list and all others that could be
craped together, only Republicans
lave been omitted. This is what ID
making all the tronble now. Hon
at Democrats now see through 1t all,
nd more than one has been heard to
ay "After all the REPUBLICAN, has
'sen right"
Immediately after the court met for
he afternoon session to-day the tall
,ortly form of Ex-senator Ray was seen
dying its way among the crowd to a
eat within the railing and permission
'eing given Mr.. Ray addressed the
,ourt some eight or ten minutes on the
ubjeot Of foreign investments. He sta
ed that few years ago he had the
lonor or dishonor whatever it might
'e of being member Of the Legisla-
urs and while there the tax was ia
rem off Of bonds and mortgages and he
vas sorry it was not taken from for
ign investments also. Mr.. Ray showed
hat while a farmer in Delaware could
teep his stock on farm in Maryland
aid stock could not be taxed in Della
Vare but when citizen of Delaware
'ad Investments Of money in Maryland
n any other State IL was taxad