Daily Republican., 1880-09-03

ny suoh system OF ueUtb Jus ior n9Hos
for q current year, shall be wholly ez
empt from attachment or execution
process.
G. The present assessment law
were conceived more in the interest
Of the Democratic party than of tn
people, and largely at the expense o
taxpayer. Their administration b,
the Levy Courts of the several countie
is in dsrogstion of the rights Of free
men, is unjust, partisan and dishonest
7. That we may urge upon the Re
publican party Of this State, and al
persons having q. heart its success, II
give To the State Central Committee
their full and hearty support in its ef
forts to place Delaware In the line o
Republican States.
When he finished reading and sue
ceeded in making himself heard abov'
the applause Mr.. Harrington said: g
move the adoption of the resolutions
and breathing as they do the principles
of Republicanism and the wisest OF wis'
measures they nothing contain
fer which Republican cannot vote.
feel to-day that a new epoch is about II
commence, and the Democrats, like
those who went about in the old dayi
asking, lis the Macedonian dead p are
now going about asking, are the Re
publicans divided p The chill winds
Of next November will bring them un'
welcome tidings that the Macedonian
lives, that the undivided Republicans
have carried the day"
DOMINATING ELECTORS.
Mr.. Bird, now, in behalf Of New
Castle. nominated General Henry Du
Pont, for Presidential Elector. For the
past IL years General Henry Dupont
had been an elector. His name Ii
enough to silence opposition. No mat
ter what else the county can't agree
upon let us be unanimous in this.
Mr.. Mills nominated Samuel 2. Barn
ard for Kent.
Burton nominated John D. Rodney
for Sussex.
On Judge Fishers motion the thret
parties named for electoral candidates
were nominated by hearty acclamation
SPEAKERS FOR HOUSTON.
W. W. Morgan Of Sussex arose tc
nomir ate a candidate for Congress
Mr.. Morgan is not speaker, but in 9
plain interesting manner he told how
he and ga certain man born near .his
brothers. rlace in Sassex, "hai grown
up side by side, and he followed to
sketch his life. So well did he do II
that every one knew what was coming
when he mentioned the name-Hon.
J. W. Houston-and the croWds was
ready to cheer. And it did cheer, not
once nor twice but many times until
great enthusiasm prevailed.
Mr.. Higgins now arose and a burst
of applause broke forth for the crowd
we'll knew the treat in store for them.
Mr.. Higgins speech though imperfect y
reported, was substantially as follows:
Mr.. HIGGINS SPEECH.
Mr.. Higgins said: ssgs0.
: GENTLEMEN: In behalf Of the Repub
lican party of Delaware, beg leave to
second the nomination Of Hon. John
W. Houston. History, sirs, marks It,
self by periods. This country is free.
No slave treads its soil. 1t owes its
freedom to the Republican party, as it
owes its unity and its life. The late
conflict, sirs, which had its glorious
ending, had its beginning; this conflict,
of which we have seen its travail, lis
struggle and the victory. During a
portion of the time the Republican par
" of Delaware has been unable to ut
ter one word upon the side of freedom
and right, and it has persistently, il
not consistently, been misrepresented.
To day we take up the thread of his.
tory. We go back TO the time when,
in lS49, at the close of the Mexican
war, when the question was raised as
to whether the conceded territory
should be on the side Of freedom or
slavery, then, sirs, the forerunner and
progenitor, the Whig party of blessed
memory, was in the ascendancy, and
the vote of Delaware was cast Oh the
side of freedom by John W. Houston.
Great cheering.]
Sirs, since that phase of the battle is
over, we again take up the thread of
history. We now take up our honored
leader Of those days one who sat side
bv side with great ones who have gone
forever by. We put him again at the
head of our column. Cheers. With
him we propose unitedly to march on
the foe. [Applause.)
Let me make another contrast. His
tory again repeats itself. Another man
stands before the people of America.
Take up th, ethrea6l lof the musty mouldy
past, and we have brought before us a
man, who, when this great question
vas hanging in balance, gave his
name to bind upon the people of Kan
Jas the degrading chains of slavery,
which by the help Of God they rendsd
and threw from them.
Against William H. English, whom
he Democratic party now takes with
his record OF twenty years ago takes
lim to-day, standing in united re-
public, standing in the light Of the I'M
Mortal Declaration; Little Delaware
,oing back to its record, takes it's
statesman of the past. We are willing
hat the people Of Delaware should
pass in judgment on John W. Houston
ind William H. English [Great ap-
plause.
OTHER TRIBUTES.
Judge Fisher arose to second the
on part of Kent as soon as
he wild applause, following Mr.. Hig-
,ins' brilliant effort, had subsided. He
lad known Judge Houston for 40 years.
The Republicans could choose no can
lMate who would achieve for them
uch a signal victory. In Sussex he
lad immense popularity. He had car
.iad the hannar of nrntactiua tariff and