Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-05-21

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reproaeh for tho enemies Of his government no
regrel that their rashuess has brough on died
evils under which the innocent now
suffer there is no tear shed over the shameful
and barbarOus treatment Of the nations flag and
our countrys honor, no word to indicate that
the Honorable Senator is not in full sympathy
aud iraternal communion with jeff. Davis and
tho misereants he saw gathered around him in
his mock capital. Mr.. Bayard says:
. n the speech which made In the Senate In MA,ch
yun nave nay views and opinions expressed frankly
M,n9ut reserve on the preseni unhappy aud distract
n condition Of cur country, and the course which b.
Ifpitsa "u NeiAie OF me p'uplu "a the
Aud what are these vieWsg Why clearly and
decidedly, if they have been correctly nterpre
ted, that he would haze this government recog
nize the independence Of the so-called confede-
rate States that have Inserted the right to with.
draw themselves from the Union, and steal every
dollars worth of properly belonging to The Uni
ted States within their borders, build batteries
along the line of our rivers aud in our harbors,
aud FIRE upon our nations flag at their sovereign
pleasure. tl
The bOmbardment Of Fort Sumpter that bat.
tered down the country's honor and broke up
the nations peace, it seems has made no i'm
preston upon this statssman's views, nor ia any
way modified his regard for the inherent right
Of secession. That which has stirred the great
deep of the nations heart and awakened from
temporary slumber the patriotism Of millions,
has not touched even the view Of Mr.. BHyard's
patriotism, aud thus we ore forced to believe
that If he ever had any it is dead, clean dead
and entOmbed too deep for resurrection. In
other words he is to-day just what he was in
March, firm believer in the right of secession
and no CLOSES will serve to relieve him from
this charge before an honest and patriotic peo-
pie. He clearly shows in this statement of bis
"views' that be not in any case willing to
stand by his government, and help to maintain
its sovereignty in the fnce of the most Flaring
an unjustiiiable rebellion that the world ever
saw. lie is not willing to take the legitimate
conclusions from his premises. His main prem
isC is the right of peaceable withdrawal from the
Union, viz: he prefers that to the alternative Of
defending the government against rebellion, and
compelling every member Of the Union to re-
spect its laws.
Ills conclusion is that he is good Union man.
We beg leave to suggest that there is n yawniug
hrdgeless gulf between the premise and the
conclusion, and every one who is in true sympa-
thy with the Union rs it is, will fully agree
with us we are quite sure.
The closing passages of this " statement" in
which the Senator gives the conditions on which
he will cheerfully resign his Office, are we must
confess little mysterious and muddled
Il view, however the relation Of constituent and re.
pfesenive as one Of confidence. and whom am satisfied
that civil war cannot be avered and nd tai the public
ehument 81 my state prefers such result to the feace-
inl separation Of those States whch have Withdrawn from
hands an office which obtained without solicitation and
which neither my sense Of duty self aspect would
permit one to hold when ascertain that differ in opu
Ion with you on 80 momentous and vital question
peaee or war
We must dismiss this with simply suggesting
to the author that the live question now before
the American people is not whether jeff Davis
and his traitor crew shall peaceably take all
they like. aud set up for themselves, or a civil
war that is not the question before the people
of Delaware; but, shall we maintain the supre-
macy of our government and the integrity of
our Constitution, over the maddest and most
lnwless rebellion? The question is not 50 much
as to government Of the sword or the mob
though in recognizing the independence of Da,
Wis bogus oonfederacy, you clearly honor both
but are lre TO have any government At all aoytli
Of The Nance This is the practical question
before the American people at this hour. Thii
is the question that the people under Their censii
iuted leaders are going 20 settle ao0, clear dorm