Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1848-11-10

o. The voters OF Delnware 10 the game OF fraud and
SANDER which is now acting by the Locofoco party
ofihis State towards this gentleman; Fraud and sla
der we term II, for never were there two malignant
elements more entirely combined and never in
any election that has happened in Delaware have
those base weapons been openly resorted 10 as
on the present occasion. We know that here in
the County of New Casile, MFR Houston is denoun-
ced as stakeholder, an advocate of negro slavery,
while in Sussex, we learn, that he Is impndently
and falsely proclaimed TO be a6olitionist We
call upon our fellow citizens 10 mark this inconss-
~ Mr.. Houston cannot be both; he cannot be
both an abolitionist and advocate OF slavery! II
ia precisely the same game which the same party
has been playing on a more gigantic scale towards
General Taylor. The country has been inundated
with pamphlets issued from the ofice-hulders press.
at Washington, one for the South and Il other for
the NORTH The Southern face denounces him as
an abolitionist and Wimoi Proyiso man ; while
IL the Northern face he is branded as Shareholder
and Slave dealer, AMI one who amuses his leisure
hours by having his slaves fugged tor his entertain
ment! The people Of Delaware have not been &c
customed 10 have such frauds practiscd upon them,
They have not hitherto, been cheated like Pennsyl-
vania, in TIE Tariff fraud Of 1884, nor like Louis
lana, in the Plaquemine fraud of the same YEAR.
But the attempt is now made, and in as open and
oanefu manner, 10 palm upon them fraud as i'm.
pudent and false either of them and for the same
purpose, 10 cheat them into the election Of man
who but for this fraud, could not have the slightest
| chance of success.
We learn that Mr. Whiieey, in his late tour
through Sussex, has given counienance TO the cal
umny that Mr.. Houston is an abolitioaist, and in.
deed that he and his Squire, Willard Salisbury,
have made il tue burden of all their speeches in
that county. We have heard great deal of the
dreadful pictures they have drawn oil negro insur-
rections, of st. Domingo massacres and of The
Bloody barbarites of serve war, as the probable
consequences of Mr. Houston's abolition PRINCIPLES,
Their pathetic and prophetic wailing, and their
crocodile groaus over the bloody "negro war,
which, according 10 these veraceous gentlemen,
Mr. Houston's principles will infalibly involve US
in, have been heard in every corner of Sussex! II
is possible that these gentlemen believe, that the
intelligent yeomanry of Sussex county are to be
bamboozled by such balderdash as this! we are
grossly mistaken in the people of Sussex il thew do
not treat this bomLast as an insult TO their under
standings, and spurn its authors with contempt =
| John w. Houston lives in Sussex County, he is in
the midst of them, has grown up amougs, them, and
| they know, every man in Sussex knows, that he
has not drop of abolition blood in his body! And
what return is this, on the part Of Mr.. Whiteey
to the generous and manly proposition made to him
by MIR. Houston, in the confidence of old friendship
thai ihey should canvass the State together, and
mutually and in The presence OF each other, main
| tam Their own cause before the people II Mr..
| "hheley had not shrunk from meeting his hpnora-
Die and manly opponent he never would have assail
| ed hun as an 0buiiiOnist, because Mr.. Houston
| would have been present 10 meet the calumny and
show lis utter asehood! Is il fair, is il honorable
we ask, for political opponent after being invited
10 u mode OF discussion which would have given 10
each candidate the most perfect fair play, by ena-
bling each 10 correct and defend himself against
any mistake or misrepresentation Of the other, "a
lake advantage Of his own refusal or evasion tc
meet the other in fair discussion, by Saying that Be
0fosenrs oae6 hief nc laOHlf NOT dare Il
say 10 his Igee Or was il forihs, that Mr. White
ley backed out of the proposition made by Mr.
Houston
JoHs W. HoUsToH is no aboiiionist. The cal
jimmy is pure invention, unsupported by single
fact, and negatvedby every speech and every act o
Mr.. Houston's political life which has any referenc,
10 the subject. We challenge his calumnators I,
lay their finger upon single syllable that he hal
ever uttered TO sustain the charge. John W. Hons
ton is a6olitoniSt, but he is opposed to the eren
SION Of slavery into the territory acquired from Meg
ieo and he opposed TO the Mesicam toar 5ecanss
as PROMINENT objection, he conscsciouSly belicpe6
KAT is 'oas rugged fir the acquisition Of SLAVE terri
tory He stands by the compromises OF the constitu
on which protects slavery in the States and woult
go as far as any man 10 oppose any interference,
with slavery as il exists in the several States
This is his position, End tins position he has AWAY.
consistently and conscieRiousy maintained lie
voted for the Wilmo provso, because he is oppo
sed 10 the extension Of slavery; not as an abolition
measure, but TO prevent slavery from being rar-iet
into a country where it does not exist. What il
this Wimot Proviso! II is copied from the ordi-
nance of 1857, measure drafted by Thomas Jefer.
son, slaYehoder. II is not measure for the ado
hilton of slavery where ii exists but for The pre-
vsntiom Of slavery where il does not exist.
1t is alleged too, that Mr.. Houston is unwilling Il
disclose his opinions on the subject Of the extension
Of slavery into the territories Of New Mexico an,
California, and Mr.. Wheley, we understand, ha
been among the first 10 prefer this charge We ask
did Mr.. Houston ever conceal the fact that he ha
voted for the Wilmoi proviso, and has Mr. Whitele,
never seen the first volume of g Wheeler's Histo
ry Of Congress" published six months ago in thu
city Of New York, in which Mr.. Houston's senii
ments on this subject are given at large. In ha
work there is biographical sketch of Mr.. Houston
and other members Of Congress. When The aulho
was preparing the sketch, as appears from his owl
statement, he add, essed inquiry 10 Mr.. Houston
10 ascertain his reasons for voting for the Wimo
Proviso as IN amendment TO the Three Million
bill. In answer 10 the enquiry Mr.. Houston says:
al had verv strong directions to the 6iH as origi
tnally repor ed 5 the House without the proyiEo