Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-23

For the Gazette
Mr.. EDITOR: I see my beloved friend of the
Standard is after me again, L supposed he was
politically dead, as have been writing TO him
for the last three months ON the subject of sla-
very and slavery extension, which l have pro
ven to be the cardinal principles of the Demo
cratic party, to which he belongs; and that tree
dom and slavery prohibition are the great dls-
t~inctive principles of the Republican party, 70
which | belong-and received no answer nom
him. Indeed so convinced was I of his polltl-
cal death that / was about to have his funeral
sermon preached-but was prevented from DO
ing so by the fortunate discovery that he had
only been acting 'possum all the while. So
must continue punching him till he is really
and Enthusiastically politically defunct and bur
riei. I understand he has lately been down to
the Federal City, where his kind of Democracy
reigus without opposition. His GRAND Is I'M
known to me; but l suppose ii WAS to try and
lick up some crumbs from under the table of
Buchanan and the Democratic slave holders OF
that region. Perhaps he forcsees that there is
going to hc q change of Administration after
1860, and fearing lac may loose the fat Office he
now holds under the slave power, was on an
exploring expedition to find some other way OF
getting his bread and butter and cabbage.-
Perhapsh he has some notion of engaging in the
most profitable brunch of business followed in
Washington and the States where bogus Demo-
crazy rcigns supreme; that of SLAVE growing, or
raising American citizens for the market, as we
do cattle and pigs. u III he has
this occupation in view he will doubtless sue
coed we'll, as it is the best paying business fol-
lowed in that portion of this glorious republic;
and beside Ike would lie Il very popular Demo-
crtt there, as he would be directly under the
Hopping of the wings of the great American
eagle, which the Democratic party say by their
actions denotes slavery, but which the Rcpub-
lean party claims denotes liberty. One of
these parties must be opposed to the true in
tcrcsts of our nation, and complete tories, such
rs were Benedict Arnold and his comrades in
the days of the revolution and in my humble
opinion DYED Scott Democracy is that party.
In reply to yoIr article of the ri inst, | in
form you that l was at home on the day of the
Republican nominating Convention. Having
been branded by the Dcmonocratic party, and
suspected by the Republican party of fishing
for office, | have for the last three years absent
ed myself from our nominating conventions in
order to gain the confidence of the people and
show them that my object is the true interest
of our nation without any selfish motive in
view ut all. But ! acas at the Republican Mass
meeting, your statement to the contrary not
withstanding; and heard our noble Coy. Chase
deliver one of the most able speeches on State
and National affairs that has ever been made in
DcIaYare; and when lac paused for II reply to
or denial of the charges lac made against De
mOcracy, YOU and all your brethren were mute.
Then he called upon your friend Senator Reid
who will I've badly beat this fail) 60 deny If he
could the correctness of his statements in re-
! glrd to the dciIgs Of the late Democratic Lee
gislatuTe, and he too was dumb. And as you
SAY something alxUt prayer, [ would suggest b
you the propriety of practicing it u little, for !
know of no person it would be more likely to
benefit than an advocate of modern sl1very-cX-
tending Democracy. & q 9
rs it is the t71etotf during the present cam
paIgn i'll our State for the champions of the two
cOntcllding PARTIES to meet and discuss the mer-
its ct slavery and sllvory extension and free