Delaware gazette. (Wilmington, Del.) 1837-1883, 1861-06-01

by knowledge and correct department, in camp
life and honorable warfare.
"a
ADVOCATING Riorous CoNDuer.-The editor Of
the Republican continues to endeayor TO over awe
the people and encourage the getting up Of mob yio
lsnce. it be true that the people in the seeded
States arc denied the right of speech, does it follow
hat the people of the United States. who own
allegiance to the Government and the constita
tion, and arc ready to maintain that Government
and Constitution, should not be permitted to es-
press their opinions of the policy Of their rulers =
fthat is the case then we ask where is the differ
enee between our Government and that Of the
seeded states. The one would be as bad as the
other. The editor Of the Republican belongs to
that class OF politicians who follow Greeley and hi
fnnatieal eo-laborers, who have but recently de-
nouneed the Government and Mr.. Seward In vo-
lent terms Now, if the right Of opinion and Of
speech is to be denied, the Government Is no
worth rash, and liberty, which Mr.. Seward said
was ''always in the UniOn,' docs not exist. Bat
we have no foar of any such thing, because
We mud that in Washington, right under the
nose of the President the war policy of the
sovernment is criticized aud called in question.
So late as Saturday last, we md an article in
the National Iaieiligencer which in forcible
language questions the policy of invading VIM
ginia' and maintains that the sublugation Of the
South is an admitted impossibility aud is not be-
eved to be within the scope of the Federal policy
and that paper says it "cannot see the expedicncy
oiany such policy for the restoration Of the Union
The very end aud aim Of Government is to So
cure the most perfect freedom Of speech, and the
sacred rights ofpersou and property. None know
TINS better than Mr.. Seward, who is admitted to be
the Ajax of this Administration Deny these
rights and despotism is erected 10 the place of
free Government.
The editor of the Republican shoots his AFRO !,
over the mark in his erroneous efforts to sustain
the Government his policy would bring the Gov.
srnmsnt into disrepute II it be treason to saw
that we believe the subjugation OF the South by
armed force is wrong, when we are Of opinion their
submission might be effected by peaceful measures,
We cannot help ourself and must abide tho conse
quenees. But we apprehend We are not in so much
danger by half as was Patrick Henry when be
made his brilliant pause, and added the celebrated
phrase, "lf that be treason make the most of it.'
IN that day and under the rule Of a tyranpical
monarch the right of speech was not deAied unless
tne person Of the crown was assailed. Ii will be-
seen That We have avoided assailing poor Mr.. Lin
eein,Who may or may not bs moulded to suit the war
policy But the policy of a war Of determination
~ detestible, and as We believe all good citizens
should condemn its inception, we cannot there.
lore withhold our voice, which is opposed to such
Pohey Tnat the policy the edi cor Of the Repubfi-
can advocates will lead results there can
be little doubt.
We owe allegiance to tho Government Of tho
United States, aud ready to defend that Govern
mont; but that allegiance does not extend to the
policy of Me- Lincoln as foreshadowcd by the Abo-
lition editors. We have seen them declare that
the property Of tho citizens of the seeded States
should be condscated that the slaves would DO let
loose upon their masters to dovastate their laads
and murder their wives and children. In fact the
''booty and beauty" of baltimore city has been
pointed to the reward of tho soldiers who sh ouId
take it. The editor of the Republican himself in
inuendO several times pointed to the fate of San
Domingo as the fato that awaited the South. But
what did We see2 Why Gen. Butler offered to pu,
tho whole of his army at the disposal Of Gov
Hicks to put down instruction Of the slaves
And when that General entered Baltimore the eli
tizens were just as under his armed force
as ever. The men who were arrested under the
pretext Of treason were liberated by the same au-
thOrity that arrested them.
Acts speak louder than words, and TO these aots
must tho people look for the policy of the Govern
ment and not to the words of mere parlizans.
Meetings have been held in each of the counties
Of this State, and in Of them has there been
disloyal sentiment uttered. In New Castle, Sus.
sex and Kent the voice of the people with an
unanimiy as perfect as at any previous time ha,
acknowledged their devotion to the Union But they
differed as TO the poev bv VII fc Tho II AZ