Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-01-07

hamesi tine transaction snail be perfectly con-
fidential.
Dun OPPOSITION IN DELAwARE.-We know,
full well, that it is egotism for one to talk of
himself, and were it not that somebody is
treading on our corns we would not do itnow.
When we commenced the publication of the
INQUIRER, nine months ago, we had no inten-
ton of saying one word about the rulers in
the Democratic party. We knew them to be
corrupt from Buchananism down, but for the
sake of the unity of the party, we determined
to keep quiet until the time came for the pri-
mary meetings to nominate candidates, when
we intended, in concert with the masses of the
Democrats, to work out urrevolution-we in
tended to apply the remedyin legitimate way
within the pale of the party, and to accom-
plish our work by the Democratic mode of
managing Its own affairs. In this we were
disappointed. Although we were known to
the Democracy of this county as a working
Demoerst-one who always worked without
Feward-always supporting nominations, never
asking for Office or counting favors, belonging
to no clique or faction, but always contsnding
for the good of the party, the cry was imme-
diateiy raised-disorganiz opposition to
Bayard and every other scare-crow that was
calculated to injure our enterprise. Need we
ask why this raid was commenced against the
new paper? The independence of the propri-
etor is the answer They knew he could not
be influenced or diverted from his course--n-
dictated by the principles of the founders of
the party-and such paper would be danger
GUS to the political fortunes of men whose
principles lay in their pockets That OPPOSE
ton still continues, but is gradually growing
weaker and weaker. 1t is now pretty clearly
demonstrated that their puny efforts can avail
them nothing To be sure, injuries our paper
to lie about it, and takes money from our pock-
ct, but theincrease of our circulation continues,
our advertising and job work have prospered
beyond our expectation in spite of these efforts
to strangle the only Democratic paper in the
state. We intend pushing ahead, with all our
energies, the ISouIRER, and we will never cease
until its enemies are az humble as spaniels at
our feet. We know they have got to come
down to it. and as they have commenced the
war we will carry it into Africa The tools
and lickspittles of these leechcs on the party
echo the will of their masters in the taverns,
stores, and loafing places-where little minds
and long tongues congregate to talk what they
have not wit enough to think. But we are
proud Of one thing the masses, who have no.
thing to make out of politics, butwho have ever
vUnr cd wi nj iul nd
ssting in propelling our enterprise and pnsh-
ing ahead the INQUIRER. With the working
men (who are the voting men) on our side, we
have nothing to fear from the small beer poll
tieians who would crush out every spark Of in
dependence from those whom they cannot
make tools of to subserve their purposes. The
Democratic party may rely upon the Democ-
racy Of the ISqurRER. Its editor cannot be
led astray by any false gods-not even Buchan-
anism--but will pursue an even course ,advoca-
ting the rights of man, the principles of Jeffer-
son and jackson, and promulgatng that De-
moerscy which has proved so beneficial to the
liberty and happiness of this whole comthu-
nifty.
We are agreat deal older in Democracy than
many of those who condemn us, and in fact,
too old to be influenced by the weather-cocks
who now appropriate the head and front Of
the column to their individual ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
II is within our memory that certain men who
how cry out against us and the fSeUIREa, were
F'srking with the enemy, because 1t paid best,
we have no doubt will do the same thing
over again when they see the sthirty pieces of