Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-04-25
EMANCIPATION IN THE DISTRICT Oh
COLUMBIA.

COAb W bAAs
In the last issue of the DeIascareaa, we
notice an article under the above caption.
1t has the appearance of a leading edito-
rial, but was written, we presume, by one
of the amateurs, Mr.. Comegys, or one of
the Saulsburys; it does not matter which,
since he and they have joined their poll
tical stock in trade-the debris of the
Breckinridge-secession party on the one
hand and the handful of ashes of that
pretty little organization, known in 1860,
as the st,aight-om Bell men, on the
other. 1t certainly never was indicted by
the OsteaSi5ie editor; for it is evident
that the writer is laboring under the ter
rible apprehension, that our present fear
less and faithful Representative, Mr..
Fisher, may possibly be in his way to the
United States Senate; and, as the osten-
sible editor is altogether too modest a
gentleman even to have been moved by
this frightful apprehension, we freely ac-
quit him Of any other participation in
the aforesaid article, further than as ac.
eessory after the fact. These same would
be aristocratic gentlemen, having tried
the crushing ont process upon Mr.. Fisher,
in the memorable campaign of 1860,
seem disposed to renew their efforts for
similar purpose in 1862 They fancied
they had him then between the upper
and neither milestone. But instead of
success in their project, they actually
crushed him to the House of Representa-
tiyes, at Washington, by their unrelenting
and bitter persecution. This is the first
intimation We have had that Mr..
Fisher has ever entertained any thought
of seat in the Senate. Certainly we
have not before been appriSed of the fact
that "he as woyking dugoaot night, IL sea-
son amt om Of season 10 secure H. We
think that if he has been engaged in any
such project we, as an old friend, have
been very much slighted, in being kept in
Ignorance of his designs We believe we
hazard nothing in saying that this fright
ened would-be Senator, who penned the
Detawarean'S leader last week, cannot
lind man, woman OF child in the State,
TO whom Mr.. Fisher has ever intimated
a desire or design, TO secure place in
the Senate.
But if the writer leicitates himself on
his own prospects for a Senatorship, be-
cause Mr. Fisher nobly did his duty to
his country and humanity, by voting for
the bill to cmancipate the slaves in the
District and coi0ni-e them; if he tejoices
TO know now where MIR. Fisher stands
and that neither his party nor him
self can change the record, we bid him
TO rejoice now, with exceeding great Joy
If need be, We will participate i'll hi.
thanksgiving and praise So come now
and let us rejoice together, and have a
grand iubilation, "there's a better tim,
a coming"
1t is alleged, that Mr.. Fisher and thos,
who voted for him declared, before th,
election, not only their opposition to in
reference with slavery where it existed
hut even their opposition to any interfer
cnce with the subject in the territories
We will not undertake to say what Mr.
Fisher declared on these points, but o
this we feel assured, the whole burden o
the song of the 1000 Republicans, VIII,
voted for Mr. Fisher was, "OppoSitioa 4
more sdavs territory." He might hav,
entertained, ut that time, and honestly so
the opinion that for the peace of tn,
country, it were better that the subject o
slavery should cease to be agitated il
Congress. We may further add that TIN
great objection raised against Mr.. Fishe
by his opponents-the Brekinridgers an,
e Srdight-0uts was, that he "would no
come out and abuse the Republicans =
They tried TO convince the people of thi
state, in the last campaign, that the Re
publicuns not only wanted Congress t,
abolish slavery in the District of Colun
bia, but everywhere in all the States, an,
then to set the negro upon an equalit
with the whites and they argued tina
Mr. Fisher was in favor of the same mea
sures, because he would not "conte ont
and declare himself against the Republi
cans Now forsooth, they desire to max
it appear, that he actually dn " come 0ut
and declare his opposition to any nterfel
ence whatever with the institution, whel
ever it existed. {" He knows, and We i
Delaware known and the writer in tn
DetaUGedn knows full well, that MI
Fisher never declared any such thin
during the canvass and that he woul
not so declare was the reason urged by hi
opponents, why he should not he elected
Did the writer for the DeiuVdreun himSe
never accuse Mr. Fisher, during the cal
yass, with having Bell on his lips IN
Lincoln in his heart simply because h
would not " rome out ANIL be crushed 0ut.
For our own part, WE believe Mr. Fish,
was honestly in favor of the election
Mr. Bell, and would have been glad fC
the peace of the nation, to have had til
subject of slavery forever banished fro