Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-17
BUCHANANISM.


Wesee by reference to the Delaware Gazette,
of last Tuesday, that there was Buchanan
victory gained in this city week ago. We
must confess that this is news to us. The
election of Mayor Young, we thought was a
Democratic victory not Buchanan one. If
it had been n question of administration or
administration, we would have been
found, we will frankly say, opposed to the
powers that be.
When we were opposing the reelection of
the Council, on the score of high taxes, we
did not know that we were contributing our
mite towards Buchanan triumph nor do
we believe il now We know full well that
the men who make ,najorities in the Demo-
cratic party, are not loaves and fishes Demo-
Gratis, who bow before every golden calf that
has favors to bestow.
So far as the Buchanan triumph is identified
with Mr.. Young's election, we will say now,
and will back it up in all time to come, that
we would sooner have voted for any woOlly
head in the land than Mr.. Young, or any
other man who would drag this scabby, swim
ding administration into our municipal affairs.
We are a Democrat and have voted that, and
no other ticket, for over twenty years, and
we are getting too old now to be sold so
cheaply.
When the Democratic party so far forgets
its principles as to endorse the blundeis and
mal-adminstration of Buchanan, it will be
seen where the Democrats of Wilmington
stand. We want 1t distinctly understood
that we wash our skirts of Buchanansm, in
all its phazes.
We repudiate the Mormon war, with all its
tribes of spectators, az scheme gotten up
to place money in the hands of number of
unprincipled knaves, who hover around Mr..
Buchanan as Buzzards do around carbon
We repudiate his negroism, as hobby gotten
up to ride into the presidency for second
time. We repudiate his administration be-
cause il is the only Democratic one that re-
suited in no good to the common country.
We repudate him as man who has brought
disgrace upon party honored with the name
that defines government of the people, and
set precedent of intolerance that would
have been stain upon the administration
John Adams the elder. We repudiate him
because he is pirate sailing under false
colors. He is the false light upon the beach
that has stranded. the good old Democratic
ship.
We repudate the man on account of the
company he keeps where he has one honest
adherent he has twenty scoundrels swarming
around him, whose thieving proclivity become
public, every now and then, through the pub
lie prints. 1t is no wonder that the public
treasury run diy-notwithstandin the influx
,of California god-when the hands of so many
spectators are up to their elbows in the
public crib.
We do not for moment, doubt that, when
the Delaware Gazette announced, that mo
man who openly avowed himself opposed to
Mr.. Buchanan, could have secured the votes
of the Democratic party of Wilmington, and
that such an one to have been elected, must
have coaesced with the opposition, was tel
ling the truth and nothing but the truth.
We know full well the INSCRIPTIONS char
acter of majority of the Buchanan hangers
on, in this city and out of it too. We know
they are off the same piece of the hangers ON
in other places-mcn who hang, on leech
fashion, to the party that pays best.
When popular sovereignty is successful,
they will be found hanging on to the strong
side and will hurrah as loud as any one for the
powers that be. We know very well that no
man who did not endorse Buchanansm, could
be elected Mayor of this city. The reason is
simple one--their Democracy does not go fol
supporting nominations when these nomina'
tions do not suit their views. You can always
tell their views by hitting the outside of theii
pockets. Democracy means a government OF
the Observation-Disclosures means rob the
Treasury; consequently, it is not to be won.
dered that the black legs, spectators ana al
kinds of corrupt men are crying out for coos
sake support the administration-"sav me
Casius or sink" If the administration II
worth saving at all, the people would sustain
IL without such exertons-the Democracy
would stand by it as they rallied around zen
eral Jackson, and re-elect him triumphantly
seThere is something rotten in Washington,
and that that rottenness extends to this city, II
evident by the article in the Gazette OF Tues
day last.
We never accused Buchanan men of votini
for popular sovereignty Democrat; we know
very well that they are not made of the pur
material.
If the thirty pieces of silver system is to b
the dividing line between Democracy an
Buchanansm, we are ready to make the dis
tinotion. We are willing to meet corruption
as il emanates from the white house, and as
,sist in placing the foot of popular reprobauol
upon it. If BuChananism is to be dragge
into our State politics, we predict for 1t one
the most magnificent falls that ever distlf
guished party or individual since Luciie
made his grand summersault in days gone by
This article is written to correct the in
preston that the victory gained at the cit
election, was Buchanan one. 1t was Den
,ocratic victory-fought by the party-and NJ
by this contemplate faction. We will sho
the people, when the time comes, wheth'
Buchananism or Democracy is in the asceI
dency in this city.