Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-12-13


spousm have no faith either in the Il
'vernment Of the sword or the mob, and shall :
s'st the establishment of either.
,... JAMES A. BAYARD.
wilmington, May 18th, 1861" d
Now, we hold that it is the imperative, =
Unavoidable duty of an honorable man to fulfil 1
Is promises, especially when so deliberately i
nade as has been that of Mr.. Bayard. lie
doubtless wishes to be considered q man of
lonor' but he cannot expect to hold the public
10 that opinion, while he 50 utterly disregards
bic written published pledge to resign his Sena-
lorial Office under certain circumstances. And
what are the circumstances, which in his judg-
ment form sufficient cause for him to vacate bis
seaty Let us briefly cnumeraie them, as they
appear in bis address:-
ls IVheA he is satisfied that cipl ,cdr cdn-
not be dverted What further proof eau Mr.
Dayard have Of the existence Of civil war He
was within almost hearing of the rebel guns that
stormed and captured Fort Sumpter; and had,
but short time previous to that outrage been in
consultation with "old political friends" at the
seat of the rebel Congress, from whom he must
have learned something as to the motives and iu-
tentlons of the traitors with whom he was in
communication. Did they not tell him that |
disunOn or civil war was inevitable? Nay does
not his common sense toll him so nowY What
further evidence would be sufficient to remove
the incredulily Of the Senator upon this point
Must Bull Run he repeated? Must we have
Balls Bluff over again? Must ELLswoRTH's
blood and LYoN's death-agonies again
starlle the worlds Must Missouri be further
desolated? Must Kcniucky's soil he yet more
deeply saturated with " life's crimson current p
Must more Union men be hung in Tennessee for
the crime of loyalty? Must Buchanan and his
horde of thieves be reinstated in public ciIice to
make the fact apparent to Mr. Bayard What
does he want more? Let us see.
Ind. When he finds that The puJlic seEtimat
gf his State Pretefs par to disanioa. Mr.. Bayard,
We doubt not, would consider it an insult if We
were to charge him with Ignorance of the true
state Of popular feeling in Delaware on this sub
ject and yet, from the evident folly of being
wise in this particular instance, one would
suppose that he was in the enjoyment of the
very beatitude Of bliss. In his ear Delaware
has never spoken, no not even in Whisper
albeit she has thundered forth her hatred OF
treason in her legislative halls and iu her public
gatherings. All is silence 10 him, notwithstand.
ing the Union victory Of DeilpGrfs frue and
noble son, DuroNT, has been caanoRized in joy
and exultation, an hundred times repeated, al
most at the very doors of his dwelling house 10
this city. lie doesn't know that Delaware pre-.
fnr 10, lfa Ia, a.
of her brave troops have taken the field against
treason, anl fourth is now nearly ready to
march. lie has not yet found out that his
constituents are in favor of vigorous pros
ecution of the war for the Union, notwithstand
ing every church has It's mid and sewing soce-
ties duly organized, and are working aboriously
every day to provide comforts for the noble men
who have gone forth to fight the glorious battles
Of Freedom, lie doesn't know all this No,
not he. For ighea he does find these things to be
SO, he will chee.taiig and glddiy resign an office
'eAich neither his sease Of duty nor his SELF Ri-
srEcr 'rouid permit him longer to doid
1t might be we'll for grave Senators to refresh
his memory little on these points.
Here are facts, not mere imagnngs for the
purpose of injuriug MIR, Bayard; but they are
olemn vertics, which come home to the under
standing of every one. What do they mean p
Are the people merely playing aud toying will,
this great question, or are they in sober earnest
Mr. Bayard says to his constituents, a little
further on -
g DO not fear that will be;ray the confidence
you have reposed in me, or be capable of mis-
representing that will. If ! cannot conscien-
tiousy obey your mandate, | will not use the
position occupy rs your representative to pre-
vent its performance by another agent"
But he dofs bctray the confidence the people
had in him, If not as n politician, at least as n
man Of truth aud honor who would redeem his
pledges voluntarily and publicly made. He
knows he is betrnying all confidence every day
that he remains in the Senate And he is prov
ing himself " capable" Of misrepyescatiag, at the
rale Of three thousand dollars per aunum the
viii and wishes Of nineteen -twentieths of the
citizens of the State when he opposes the gov
eminent in its prosecution of the war And as
to his eoasciciiousaess, what sort Of n conscience
does lac possess, thus to stand before his broken
and bleeding country aud probe her wounds and
increase her agonies by wicked speeches, vomited
forth Oh the breath of perjury, against her arug-
giles to recover her lost power and stolen proper
ty? What kind of conscience is that which can
behold homes desolated by fire and sword, and
see the blood Of loyalty and patriotism roll along
as food almost within sight of the capitol of
the nation, aud yet Withhold aid and succor to
those who are thus suffering for their devotion to
the Constitution and the Union, and send ont
words of sympathy to those who are the princi-
pal actors in the demoniacal work Conscience.
forsooih What is conscience worth to n man
whose soul is wrapped up in "lreasons, strata
gems and spoils," and who takes his senatorial
pay-hnrd wrung it now is from the earnings
of the suffering poor-wih as much nonchalance
as the ylcst prostitute would pocket the wages
of her iniquity' Conscience to such an one is
dead it is burnt out by the fire of treason, and
If it is ever sapable of enjoying life again, il
will only he after tho offended laws of our he.
trayed country shall have introduced their vital
izing power to its possessor, by speedy, just
and exemplary application Of their retributive
cleansing process
CHANG 'EE"
Hang EN-" yes hang them every one.-
Every East Tennesseean found recreant to the