Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-23
Ia NEW PARTY.
70 the voters Of Delaware.


a1[ lheJ Jolloeia9 @Gs pritten for The press in FEB.
ruaty last i1bm lis pxblicanon scds deferred antl ii
could be seen and approved by Others toihon iehost
sdnetiOn u roouid not hare 6ee, issued Haping
rceeped drir cordial approval IL is olD Submitted
Will confidence, 10 he Independent Votsfs of this
State, aii My qrerrespecyriiy iayiied 20 gips h a
a fair CONSOLIDATION. '
fYI 5l;i9oda 1i"' 50. gao sdi 30 hu
Recent articles in two Of the opposition papers
of this State, exhibit desire at least on the
part Of those who pennedg them, that there
should be q union, or cordial alliance OF the
various Interests in this State hostile to that
party Which calls itself the Democracy. Such a
spiritis not only.oommendablei in itself, but il
eyinced hereafter to the extent Of reasonable
sacrifices, will not fail to ensure the defeat of
The Democratic Party ESQ eallod.) Of the coun-
try, now occupies O. position which has, moi ut
traoed u it pny strength, but has depriye,t il Of
the support Of sorne Of its ablestmeni n has
persisted in It's policyiof free trade, Mntl the
conlmereial and manufacturing classes haye been
prostratcd at the shrine Of a visionary. theory ;
and naa u consequence the great agricultural
interests of the grNia growing states have leen
involved in their disasters. This result WAS
forseen al. the time the Tariff Of 1916 Uhe free
trade schene,) was cnncted by congfcss and
lnC .OuuHltJ MhhiA AhAfHbui uitlts DILL ihn-
fortunately, the free itrado adyocates had such
success 10 infaming the public breast against the
manufacturing ihtercat, and III assuring ,ht peo-
pie shatithe consumer paid tn duties on foreign
merchandise that the masses acquieseed in n
policy that has proved SO detrimental to their
prosperity. Now, however, that the usual
measure Of crops has been vouchsafed 10 wiAt
at the time of the passage Of the act Of 1886 vas
starving Europe, the enormous demand ihe fam
inc made for the breadstuiis Of America has boen
reduced within narrow limits ;3and although the
sppplyq Of gold from eur niides in Galifornia has,
from that period TO the present, been immensely
large, and the surplus exportahle products OF the
soil have greatly iucreasels wcyet find ourselves
nfhe dreadful reckoning j0stmadej utterly ia.
able to meet the expenses welhaYe incurred by
that consumption offoreign goods 40. which we
were stimulated hy the low prices Of that same
tariff. As q consequence Of this state Of things,
we have hadato pay in the precious metals what
would have been paid in produce under the pro-
tective economy, and the drain thus required,
exhausted the specie capital 10 the extent Of
impoveIishmcnt.a These faets are now either
openly, or mentally admitted BY all honest per
sons and it is to be presumed that all such are
nowwiling to return to that system that pre-
cetlcd the one OF which WI are speaking, namely
the System Of Protection. And such course
on the part Of those who once advocated free
kreaf =, ies srdleys, or deroeateBYsi~I tsrfr
'',ss s II if'fg 'ai "s q peiIg a-lfrom what WIZ
ohstnlcf FOR oosissfsieys that it netually susaus
NJ PoRsislencE in its true and admired sense,
2elng nothing less than consistent honesty, which
Kind OF consistency is rarely evidenced by Gin
tinucd support Of the same opinions, il being In
extremely rare instances only, that the human
Judgement is always right. II is to be fni,ly
supposed, therefore, thar those honest Democrats
Whe are convinced by the experience Of late
years that the protective, and not the free tra,
policy, is the true system for general prosperity
WIN be willing to unite with their former eppo-
nents on this question, and thus testify O their
own consistent honesty fsg &c.
Further, the ,em9cratic party, SO called, has
lorieited ali claim to the support of lis honest
partizansi in Delaware, who have stood hv II
nanfuy, ia al periods Of trial, because Of iis
professed yindiceton Of the rights of the people
-espeeinly'in The matter of elections. Its boast
ias always beeh that itwhs the champion Of the
masses against the encroachments of ooncentrn-
ca power. Hitherto no occasion has nriscn
Fhen the sincerity of such professions could be
ested, but tue past and present state Of ahai III
n, and with reference to Kansas, demonstrates.
Win n elearness not to be obscured by profes-
IONS, that such boast is not sustained by any
incerlty the voice OF the majority in that 1tr- Il
ltory ms been stified by violence when that !
eNttNt W iAAhO MHbnI II IWOulu n0f IA
nd such practices now receive the oountenance i
4 the bulk Of the Democratic partyi Aud 40
agrant and shameful Is its positions with .efsr
nee to popular sovereignty IN Kansas, (wlVrc h
ne champions OF that party=cry claimed that il a
'ould have free and full expression --iiay, l.G
nat IL would have perfect freedom Of utteranar' !
-that Senators Douglass and Stuart and tlieir1r
olieagues Goyeruors Wise and Walker, ,bcsI.Ie, h
Iaer leadlng and influential Democrats in anil b
ati of congress, have been constrained, ia ad. D
,cacy Of their claims to oonsfsenf honest though
the hazard1ot prescriptions to denounoe thntla
'sitlop as departure from al true Democracy. II
I'd an aiiront to the patriotism OF the country' Il
ohest Democrats ask why is this r. Why has b
lr party turned its back on its old faith Z Thai
lswer isready for them,i Because that partv
'riyes its chief support froms the South-is o.
'uthern sectional party Ia full sense 4anl nm =,
ar rights innst succumb to- the edicts Of Tint M
ction Of the country, when what it call its III
AaAtg in tho Confederacy is concerned The .,
uth well knows that when the Northern, West. %
n and Middle States, which are friends of pro. TX
,iion to American labor, obtain a reliable as. Il
ndency in the National councils its favorile pe
free trade will receive its death blow; hence II TC
4uires Of the administration sohiek Il elected Tc
ut Kansas shall be foiD embraced, and receive To
D kiss of welcome into the Confederacy, al. To
Dugh her brow is blsckeneJ with q stain of To
'pd as ineffaceable as tile mark set upon Cain. To
mccall il as the South may, her great object To
desiring the extension Of slavery, is, by re- To
ming an equality in the Senate, to prevent a To
urn to the policy OF protection z "''ia To
Again--the so called Democratic Party has To
ulted the patriotism of its adherents in Del To
are by naturalizing, without discrimination,
Foreigners for the sake Of their votes:--thus I'll
into our political circle, mass of III
n, some of whom had bceu- disgorged from Fh
J dungeons, woIkhousess or almshouses, of Th
cnargeu EUROPE, 10 riot 10 the licentiousness kn
It belongs to their class when not under The i
traint of strong power. While that portion Kn
foreigners, Necessary to. the settlement of Ku
ry sparsely nsopled country like oura,- liz,
sober honest, industrious mon who leave
ir courtry because Of its pollical, religious, coll
social oppression--ought To- bsbwsll receised nev
ong us, and ut a suitable period Of probation, viii
aitted to full political franchises yet all good
patriotic men should set their faces, like is
= against inc system which the so called 9th
uoCfstie MARTY has falWava etteoara e,ad ~ iaf,