Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-02-04
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Emancipation in Delaware.
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The Dtlawdredn, locofoco, halfsecesslon
newspal er published at Dover. the organ Of the !
Senator who so recently distinguished himself
by speech in the Senate, rases the cry against
the Act entitled " An act for the gradual emnn-
cipaton of slaves in the state of Delaware, with
inst compensation TO their owners" Its oblec-
ton to the hill is the old cry of abolition, That
cry has had its 1ay--it has no terrOrs now
This organ forgets that in ls2G the father OF
Senator salisbury, and the Hon. Martin W,
Bntes, leading Democrats voted that slavery "is
moral social and pohnedl ttH aud should he
abolished ieahout ony compensation to owners
The other objections are -
L. That unscrupuous means have been resort
ed to. to pass this measure Now the author Of
the article in question knows this 10 be utterly
false Not dollar of money has been spent,
not an argument has been used not an influence
has been exerted to improperly control votes
We challenge him to specify a single Instance
let him mi an elposition II UW Tecoa Hpoa
hinseiC anil HE peoplq rm he enlightened as 10
hOw much money aeds girtn or rather Promised 10
hin and lis associates f9r ioufTg pnrposes.
.. The interference Of the general government
There IL no such interference The whole lnes-
tion is left to the people of Delaware.
.. The inigUify OF the measure Here, Nlr.
4 Editor. is an illustration Of your own words,
81, tie devil abusing sin" The very men who
took money or rdfher bonds, (Which hAs turned
1 out to be not the same thipg)-tO " lobby" for
4 lotteries, now object to a measure because OF its
iaiq,aly. Is it an iRiquity 10 give men freedom
10 pay owners literally for species Of pro-
perty which they cannot sell-whch is much
deprecated in value II it is an iniqulty now
when compensation is offered, what was it when
Mr.. Salisbury attempted to abolish slavery with
out any compensation 1.-THE children Of this
world must not be wiser in their generation than
the children Of light The only difference is
that in 1896 slavery was not the vital element
and power of LocOiocoism, how il is, 1hfa
parties were honest now, they "look thtougt
different spectaces." This corruption in Della
ware will be ended when We end lottery ant
slavery.
This blind devotion to slavery in this STATE
for party purposes is niquitous What interes
have we in slavery II has been frequently
remarked that we have all its evils and none Of
its benefits u there are day. Delaware has the
odum of being slave State and is kept 80 L
benefit three hundred Shareholders, who botl
from principle and from their ntereste ought II
catch at the offers of this bill. Slavery used al
ia power to drag Delaware into secession, bn
Delaware was but Homindiiy slave State AM
those who sought her real good found that he
, interests were identical with those OF the FREE
States. Her trade is with them, many Of he
best citizens are from them, she would hav
Z been far ahead of her present position in mhterl
' and entirely free from those bitter dissensOn
! and that insubordination to good government
which the epirit Of slavery begets, had Mi
Snulsbury's views been successful in 1926. Ga
il be possible that the sou Of the dboiihonist {
= 1876 is now "a slavery pToIagandist thrown
Y every obstacle in the way ot The government, :, an
o standing up in his place in the Senate to deten
n q traitor? Truly, the times have change
II aud we have changed with them"
flur fna.I int fuua ffE
Il cipation higher than more interest. We are
It the midst Of a rebellion, conceived and broHgl
v forth by slavery. After having al the power
a the government; after having every cOncessit
!. made to IL after the numerous departures Of Il
70 Northern States from the principles Of the d
claration and the Constitutional Convention
T. order TO prOpitate the South, slavery rebels.
IL claims Delaware, and exctpts the State
le thinks for the exemption-frOm the operation
e. certain coniscalion ordinances. 1t planned
er take Delaware out of the Union. II endeavor'
OF to bring civil war to Delaware. II has tOuch
D no soil that il has not impoyerishedi il has il
ferted no State government thnt II has not co
rupted; it has dwelt among no people that
VI has not tainted with the insubotdnaiion, the l
TO justice the ambition and the wickedness OF
D. own spirit. But for slavery, Delaware woul
,y to- day, be fifty years in advance of her prese
al position. But for slavery, capitalists wou
have settled upon and cultivated her soil a
l. built her railroads In keeping out such nj
or and in refusing such means of advancement 81
es very has Obliged Delaware to legalize lotteries
IL encourage internal improvements But for 81
y, very, Delaware would never have been faint
w with rebellion. The present Emancipation B
to offers the hope and the means of getting rid
to slavery. Its terms are fair and just. It TAX
se no mans property without paying full value.
tn buys what the owner cannot otherwise sell--wh
ce there is no demand for-what three-fourths
ed the shareholders in this State are anxious to Sc
They cannot sell them out of the State, for I
in law forbids it under heavy penalties. Th
a cannot sell them in the State, for persons W
do not own slaves, do not wish to buy Eve