Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-20
TINE NEGRO CONTENTION.
What il Did and How IL Got Along
without New Castle E1upty.

NtknoWt new NAStie county
Editor 3ta'e journal Please allow MS
small space Ia your paper to -. the
oolored people Of the State of Delaware
right aa to IT,. Object OF The State eonven-
liza which was to have oeen held in
Dover, 81, tsmb-r 10 ar' .} answer
soma Of - wo, pe llseut and in
fiuentiei oOlUred gentlemen OF New Castle
county, who are not DESTROYS of cheap
notorty, beoause they are great 10 good
ness, and good il greatness. Rut their
greatness il goodness aud goodness in
greatness is clpfined 10 the narrow com
pass Of their own minds aud OF their own
selyeb,
Believing the call for q national con-
vention al Louisville, Ky, on the 24th
inst, to be one OF greai Importance to our
people on the RrOunda of the following
points to be- discussed, viz: Il }
Whether it ta ths bst lute eat OF the
negroes of the UaiteA States b remain
identified with the Republican partp in
the future, or to assume IN independent
position in these United states. q TO
devise adme mean for better AID laore
adequate tystem Of education for the
negro chi)aref Of this country. (3 To
determine whether tEa patronage OF the
general government ia pIupor .ione'l to the
legrO votsrs OF this ev1ut. tAe cal
for the STATE convention was ,ns1e gtfer
com nj Ing th Mr.. " IL. Barry, who
informed us mat ne could consult With
the very best eltiueu. Of colcred atn III
New Castle County aud rcp5Ft to US tile
names Il t! ose who favored the call.
Upon TIT report ~ made tho call an
pending iue iollosinG name8 from Nav
Castle county: w. l. Clayton, JOSEPH
Bass, P s. Williams, W tirinago and
". H. rry
Som Guuaiter, through tht columns ut
tue No,mng Neoy OF til 1T inst, who
knew nothing of the object of the national
ouvaf tiuu, snd Who displayed ie ioranue
from the beginning to the end af his
article, woud have the people of .ht
state Of Delaware h,lieve tast tbs 0bieci
of tht uati0ua G0nv+ation was q boom to,
Fred ponglges and Senator Bruce; and
also that e. was .. dodge for oAesr
uotarety on She part OF fellow
| IN Kant county uamed McGinuis,
| lately admitted TO the bar, anS
| Joshua Parker, now in Govarnmeul
| employ in Washington 1t is YET un.
settled as To whether Mr. u nStass will
| be entitled ia a seat ia lilo ,,at,9uaI con.
y,ntion. And. as to the cb.ap pctoristy
of Mctiinpis aud srker in Kent county,
We the people Of Keat can we'll appreciate
tie fealiags Of N.w Castl. sgaiIisi tlese
| rpntietn,n' bacans. tbpse tyyn ls,nsd ger,.
| tlnmsn bsva alysvs mads MAJ Css.Is
oointy tbinh encajs. and do hist wb;cI
| Uas ripbt gra Ia ths bsst int-rsst ot n,
ne5pls ii tLs wholr ststs. rather thar
| tbat of anv sipyle eouptv.
II /, tyns "a rnIIisI,aI h the Af,nin,
| Nswy of ,h4 lltb iast that nat a deis
yate from Nav Cssti, nounly was nresao
al ths convantiou held ia o,ir towp 81 tbt
| ION ins, no; wen tL. .icnnrs tn N,
call. They either Isetsd nr1stip.. anone
The neople, ar we're dnbi.ns Of their spc
q, "a in = Stats eopreutien ball in Dover
Bat il ia not trup tLat convention wa
A Gzzla ami that X III ,gss slimlv rerra
santad Va Lad ds,or.t.a frGr, a. !
hupdr4d in Kent e,untv Ind A. no on,
arrived trem NpS jI,atls IN tpe moo,
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