, 1862-04-28

Tie Deyanare State Journal (Wilmingtou,) |
the leading Wing and conservative organ in
other days, announces broadly the readiness !
Of the Unionists Of Delaware to accept the |
broad issue made up By the shareholders re-
benlon on the one hand and the Presidents |
Emancipation message On the other The !
following well-considercd leader from its !!
issue Of the ed inst. possesses National I'LL |!
portance:
EMANCIPATION.
That the question OF Emancipation with |
compensation will enter 1arzscly into our next
elections, no one can doubt who looks at the
course to Which political events arc and
have been tending since the rebellion. In-
deed, it will form the main feature, the con-
trolling principle, Of the party Of the Union,
all other party questions, and crceds in the
magnitude of its importance and bearing
upon tie interests Of tic country at large:
The question of slavery has, more or less.
entered into almost every campaign-national
aud 1oca1-for many years past, but In some
what limited or partisan sense. Then, those
| who dared to advocate emancipation-u mat
ter how honest or conseieatous may hare been
| their rconvtcdons-were called ssAoolitionists,
names hunted out from the prolific vocabulary
Of Loco Focoism; and all manner Of evil In
tcntions against the Constitution and peace OF
| the Union were charged upon them; but loT
a change is visible in this respect. Ambition
has CEASED to be the 6care-cTOT of politicians.
! The people have learned from the rebellion to
| examine 4 little closer for themselves, aud
| not 10 trust SO much to De 9agogues
! for their knowledge Of political ethics.
i They have seen that, while tanaticlsm
! and disuuion has been charged upon Northern
! tured and cultivated in the South By the slave-
| driving birds Of cottondonl, until 1t has at
i length eliminated In sangulnary war, which,
| for ftrocity and baIreuness Of substantial pur-
| poEe is without parallel in the history of tue
| world. They havc seen, too, that those rho
have uniformly been charged with disloyaity, !,
and disposition to break up the Government,
are the true friends and supporters OF the
| Union, Wlhic those whose Office it has been
e so1 any sfFs ~ aSf 10 ery oa are 6e
real sud only foes OF the peace, happiness and
prosperity the Republic.
The people have learned to appreciate the
| force and 11e2ning Of the terms " Abolition.
cpitLets which have been systematically and
persistently Eeaped upon those who refused
10 bow tie knee to slavery and subsuTEc iss
ambitious designs upon the liberties OF thu
country. Such slang niek-na.ne5 will ii
longer serve to cheat honest men out OF tIaei
! votes, but are passed by as meaningless apl
| insulting deceptious, calculated to cover vi
| the real objects Of their Inventors, and assis
them the more readily to slip into power ant
t | partakc Of the luxury Of public plunder, whicl
! they go well know, from long experience an'
practice, how to enjoy. Partisan rancor an'
/ eectional malevolence are gradually but surei
Z | passing away. and purer current Of popula
thought and Investigation has engaged th
minds Of The people. They begin to reaiiz
G the fact that Slavery, and not Abolition, is th
perfiious parent Of all our national troubles
c Ih:l| it is the forging Of claims for huma
i limbs to wear is perpetual bondage, and no
!, the 1tleadin2s Of liberty in behalf of all nc
= children, which has to-day dclugcd the LIN
# country That it il the dark shadow Of a ha
- baro1'E and cruel age hargin@ like sable pa
over the hopes and happiness pfa large porto
ofour people IL this 19th century, Instead {
the humanity, truth, and light OF the primo
n pies Of the Declaration Of American Iudepent
- prosperity and usefulness. Tic thinkiu
10 masses arc alive to these facts they reco;
"a nizc their importance and influence upon tt
"a social ana political interests OF tile na'ion, au
!. therefore are prepared to take hold Of Il
q slavery question with determination and z9
n that will forever set Mt rest the disturbing x
ments Of which it's nlaGe up.
Il Men are, to-day, willing to be chilled Abul
I! tlonists, who, one year ago, would have It
iusuitvd at even q dihtant in.imation Of II
such idca. The word ha6 lost its evil spc1
KS and thousands Of honest, Patriotic, 10y
"A hearts arc ready to inserihc EsIAscpATloS
''t their banners, and bear it on to t1iuua
through the storm If bullets or the mo
calm lattlc OF the ballot box, The rinle
this bus come. The North is ready. 7
~ South must be, and in the great moral reyol
T.. tion where will car own 6tAl.s be fDuui3
ue the ranks Of trtasen: No, no, 10! Dc
in ware must and will be on the side Of Hbert
or She cannot step aside from the track OF pat
W otisn; she must not refuse to do
up duty; she will not lag behind her sis
III. States in the forward march of human gre
~ ness and Christian ehAzity; she wul be #
on Free irom all faint Of dis1oyalty. Free fir
of any suspicion Of completely with treason
~ traitor6. Free from any further legal sauct
TX Of that gigantic eufse which bas So long boz
md her to sluggish inactivity and limited her pt
,ac er ana Influence as 4 State. And as
.so emerees from the hsaclness Of the cloud
tho which al1 her local interests have SO long b
ith ! buried wtll nigh unto oblivion, She will
~, free to declare, in Ill tho pride and majest,
the her redemption, that henceforth aud fore
der she will give full aud entire recognition
~ scope to those inalienable rights Of n
1no "Llte, Liberty, and the pursuit Of HI,
ion ness Thus will glorious little De1awart
in found. No Other position in the moment
struggle will become her.