Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-24

an Cdnoluate G6@grGSS aE&RKAM4 M4rs
Pc ndieton in the FIRST District. THE
frequent aliusion to this fact has
drawn from Mr.. Day a cards which
he comes down on the present Adj
ministration with yigor. we clip the
annexed passages from his address:
What are the issues TO be fought in
the coming campaign? We win take
them precisely. as presented by the
dominant party, whose fSithless and
corrupt rule we seek 10 overthrow.
Not togo into the whole Of the Kan
sas eontroversy-inyolving as il does
the Democratic party in = list Of sins
of omission and commission enough 20
crush it-wherein il could 0e shown
that, during the administration ofiwO
Democratic q Presidents, her people
have suffered o oppression than
ever did either OF the colonies of the
Old Thirteen, we will take the issue
just as IT Is presented. Party exigen-
cy demanded that q bill should be-
passed, BY which a most fragrant at
tempt should be made TO coerce tho
free people ofKansas TO adopt a Con-
i SlItAiiOn COAlCGhVG0 ia 1AHQ0 dLk4 WAOe
lence, and soughtiob be forced on them
by a most insulting b7fbe. True. the
freemen of Kansas have spurned tho
bribe, but the grave question now
ARISES, shall the threat contained im
the English swfndlego unFebsks6 By
the Preemen of the Northq Shaliig
be laid down as law,sby a venalparty
| th6S SIZE, Nk,&,,van "A ,~,IoX<on
the right To form q slave State, and W
takes twice that nNFAber % form q
free one? The Ilsa6ocratic party
pledged TO lis Souther allies that this
punishment shall be meied oui TO the
refractory f~reeInen of Kansas and 10
is FOR you, as the electors of one ct
the Congressional Districts of the
Union, to say it such a d~isgraceful
distinction shall be made. .
Another issue intimately connected
with the one presented, is, shall we
have a hereditary government or an
irresponsible and unscrupulous party1
We are gravely informed thai only
party formed 10 govern IA Republic
is the one nov in powers and BIZ lis
usurpations, its frauds Of she baliot-boEs
its prodigal use of the public eoffersr
its bribery and its corrupsions, We are
given 10 Understand that IL does not
intend TO lose its hold Of power with
Out a desperate struggle. Frauds in
Kansas, frauds in Minnesota, two b.
gus Senator's frem. Indiana, and an
evinced desire to. fawpnr4 the wilp 81
the people Of Ohio in Tie choice of a
~successorto their present young SEN
aioryr .aIl.sPeak bur too plaialy The un-
scrudulous means this party Will ussr
to perpelnate its power. With fhe-
shibboleth OF "nationaktjyr IL has
shown itself proscripavesof one Sec
ton of the unisn, and most abjecu
in AS seryility to- the ether. Ii has
become a renegade in principle; is
has virtually declared<the teachings
and, example OF Washington and JEFF
fersonl as false and bad; il has de-
nounced the divine precepts OF the.
DECLARATION of Independence a .'glit4.
tcring generalities;" and under the
lead OF the selfish the corrupt, and
the ambitious of the land. it is con-
centratine lis power for hereditary
rule. II has the patronage Of the
Executive. The power of the Judici-
airy, and the monarchaEbEanch Of the
General Legislature, 10 uid it.in Std
ing The Wit of The people. II Is ma
Idle threat when We are told the
Democratic () party is the only n
that q rule the Reput,liei Ii will
take Years OF steady and preserving
efforts to the Republie from the
grasp of the party now ruling il to-
its ruin; and If we are not content to-
lei it be the prey oil a heartless and
corrupt bandfof leaders, il is time so-
commence the work.
Another collateral issue il, shall the
e~xiravagant expenditures OF thesGov-
ernmeni, under Democratic, rule, be-
permitted TO go o IN. in4hc fearful ratio
efite past six years3 The de4eRmins-
ed attempt To thrust slavery upon
Kansas. ftle Mormon war instituted
10 give fat jobs 10. R&edy ~pnrtixans;:
wastsfui appropriations TO '.s1noral tri-
Ltnph" printers to Congress- and the
thousand and one leaks and breaks in.
ME Treasury ua&er Democratic QN
patronage have doubled the cost Of
Government in the past six yearsl--
Al a time OF profound. peace excePr
the civil wars created By the Demo-
cratic party Tor its own.uSessrh e cost
of this Goyernlnens. for one year. ha$
reached Rsar ninelv millions Of dob
karsI With IN overlooking treasury
at the beginning of his Administrations
James Buchanan, intent on his Kansas
policy. has seen the bottom of il, and
Heen forced Il borrow some thirty
millions. II SO much can be accom-
plished in one year, what@may we
not expect in the three years yet res
manning Of his 'shonest aud economic.
al'' rule, aided by a partisan House Of
REPRESENTATIVE With
these issues, broad and well defined.
why should there be a doubt Of sue-
cess in ihe elections this fall There
is a large majority Of voters not be-
strobe Of this "old man Of the sea-
and il, is only by divisions on abstraSAs
questions, oil this opposition, that ik6s
leaders Of their party rest their hopes
o~fsuccess. Shall their hope be veri.-
fedl Will you be kept asunder ~
these divisions, grounded in technic-
aIiiies aud o essentials, while the
party which you wish to displace al.
lows no dissensions of the kind To im-
pede its march I o victory2 Are yeu
doing your whole duty TO yourselves