Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-09-03

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DETRAoTIoN.-There is a species of writing
eve will not so abuse language as to call it ar.
gument,) which Is never resorted to by men
who have regard for the courtesy due from a
man to his neighbour and which when used BY
others, is generally regarded as sign that
they havo no better weapons wherewith to
maintain their cause. We refer to personal
detraction, and if we arc to draw inferences ac-
cording to the ordinary rule, the senior organ
oil the administration party in this city, must
be in a sad plight. We presume from the
quotation OF phrase used by the Republican
IN its last issue, that the editor of the Gazette
had read our paper, and that it had disturbed
the equanimity OF his temper; or perhaps:the
sad position of his party, and the murmurs
g not loud but deep" from dissatisfied men,
bers which the breeze brought to his ears from
every quarter, had already disturbed the pla-
cid serenity of his mind, and that our appeal
to our fellow citizens, instead of pouring oil
upon the troubled waters, had added fuel to
the tame, and in an ill-starred moment. road
ed by bad humor, the article on the g CITY
Election" was written.
We wonder if our neighbor imagines that
Mr.. Sparks can be injured in the public mind
| ny such charitable insnuations as those he has
thrown out. We wonder if he imagines that
the people OF Wilmington are blind, or that
they walk habitually with their eyes shut. If
MI. sparks was recently settled resident
among us, our neighbor might hope to mislead
| some by his representations, or we might even
| presume that he was himself deceived. But
unfortunately for him Mr.. Sparks has lived
among us SO long, and has been before the pub
lie 30 prominently, that this &c cold unfeeling,
pompous man." is well known to be one of our
most urbane, uniformly courteous and liberal
eltlHens. Not only now that he has retired,
nut when he was engaged in the duties of an
aruuous and exacting employment, he has Civ
en- lOeraliy OF his time and means in tho pro-
motion Of benevolent operations, and the good
OF the public. His best recommendation is
that those who know him best, esteem him the
most highly. We can assure the Gazette that
MS shot has missed its mark; but the recoil-
all by the iecoil who is most injured
: Our neighbor is over sensitive in defending
5 his candidate. We never knew that that gel
e. lleman had been accused of engaging il
'prOils or lights" If that is, in the idea O
y the Gazette, the acme OF testimony in favor o
o a candidate, We may safely say Of our candi
,, date that lie has not, to our knowledge eve
been engaged in ssproils or fights Of any kind
- VIC must confess that on this point we ca
D. g say no more.' We will add, however tn
gu when one brother uses such harsh and unkir
a terms towards another, towards one who 81
around the same altar, processes the same fat
~ taxes sacrament from the same cup, wo are Ii
IN, TO suspect that ono or the other is unwortl
ey the place he iills-that he worships party rat
iii or than God, and heSitates not to sacrift
-, orotherly feeling, christian charity, and eve
IN 10 igi0n itself, for an unworthy and sordd Dill
ey pose.