Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-01-01


the recent Presidential sontest IL ispresumed n
ii was with the full expectation thas the r.
election Of ABRAHAM LINCOLN would not prove r
very paiatablv to LIS political stomaehs OF inc
dlsuuiopia;a Aud in view Of their denunciationa 0
,ssuere Union, and the threats and sqpabbles
which took place among them before and after
the Charleston ConsentiOn, IL would not be I'M
reasonable to suppose that the freemen OF the
Ngrth who supported the Republican nominees
did so under the well founded impression that an
attempt could b. made 20 dissolve the Union 10
case they should be successful NotwithsiNnd'
ing this, however, they pressed their cause for
ward BY fair argument and convincing reasoni
and in the very face of tho threats and maledie'
tions Of all sorts Of opposition, fusion and CON
fusion, they bore IN triumph over lhe field their
standard Of freedom and equality aud ABRAHAM
LlScoLs is, to-day, the presideat elect Of the
United States. s ...
In fighting the great battle which led to this
result, no receptions were used nor were there
any skirmishes by which the enemy we're taken
by surpriso-all was fair, open and public The
republican platform Of principles was proclaimed
from the house-lops at Chicago, and ennncated
. from every stump, and printed in almost every
paper in the land The announcement Of the
8 nomination Of the men who were to stand upon
that platform as the standard bearers Of the
party, was responded to by the roar Of artillery,
n whose echo aoated upon the enthusiastic huzzas
d Of the people, and again reverberated from
millions Of patriotic hearts through the ballot
!, box in November and died only amid the be-
: wildering Paudlts Of victory which crowned the
h labors Of the people. In all this there was
neither trick nor unmeanng trihing. The true
!, men of the North as we'll the false men Of the
d South knew what they were doing. Determine
all ton was stamped upon every action. The
a. people were aroused. They meant victory they
said victory; they achieved victory! And now
after that wsl-contesed, perfectly constitutional
and fairly fought battle, in which all kinds Of
o combinations wero formed by the common
enemy to defeat the people, the vicors are cool
to y asked to reinquish oil their advantages, and
TO so far as it will be necessary to please the South
le (" treat the election as II ii had not been,' OF
bs pain Of being charged with the dissolution Of thi'
ed Union. If they had been fighting for the South
a or II they had entered the contest with view o
o. perpetuating slavery, and, after having secured
nS the victory, refused to deliver over the spos Il
,ur the slave power, more persistent, more in
hat sulting demand could not be made upon them t
IN forego the advantages they have obtained in th
5iy election. The bold ambition Of the slaveocrac
cut urges it's leaders to step forth from their field
on defeat, and shaking the dust from their traile
GA banner, raise it aloft once more, with the word
surrender or disunion, written upon its treaehei
.., Gus folds.
.ue But will we now tamely surrender our gret
ins victory2 because small Politician" mout
doleful tales of Southern wrongs and Northei
aggression at Union meetings. are we to sku
fOr back again into the iron embraces in which IL
the slave power has held party for these six
years We hope not. No, no, lot us asse
our manhood; let US stand by our prncipl
IA. firmly let US stand by the honest champion
>" our rights-the man who ere long is to oecul
the chair of State, which is now filled by one
the weakest, most corrupt and most coward
Ono apOstato pArtizAn creatures that dWells upon
'A' green earth. Let US show to the South and
wv the world that when the patriotism of the peol
'ss' is once aroused in behalf Of the welfare of
he'u country, it can carry with it inspiration a
power that can neither be shaken by the thre
udie Of traitors on the one hand, luled into sic
i'sA' by the gentle lullaby of the masked votaries
,vers slavery on the other.
OK. Why should We yield our victOrys W
Ia of should we give back to the heartless execution
the liberties Of the country the prosperity
laws the people; the glory and honor of the natio