Smyrna times., 1862-10-09
Communicatcd9
70 the Honest Portion Of the Demo
cratic Party of Delaware.
Communicated.
NO. 3.

Fellow cliIzens-n the preceding address TO YOU
promised TO give you some reasons why you should
40 longer continue to vote with the Democratic party
will give you coucusv. reason in this articl.
tnat reason is because tie Democratic pqrty of Tie
State Of Delacare has sold itself to the DerM 1t
no longer the party ii once was. There has been
period III the past when good men could belong to
this party without its being a stain or disgrace. |
doubt not but there are good men, men sincerely
trying to do right, who belong to it now But there
IS nothing left in Tie party to attach such men to it
II such remain members Of it, it is because party
prejudice and feeling has blinded your eyes TO the
enormous wlckedncss of this party in the State of
Delaware. Tn Democratic party Of tie State of
DeI0Ware has sold Itself to The Deri not that there
has been formal compact between his satanic ma.
jesy and even tho corrupt leaders of this parv but
that those leaders for the sake the spois Of office
Snd TO retain their position leader Of the party
have been led step by step so far from true and cor
rect principles that the party has become entirely
corrupt, and its tendency is downward with rapdIy
accclcratng pace" ovi, only evil aud that contin
ually." Tnis has resulted from It's being party Of
eIPeai'"cy based ON no fixed principle Whatever
ihlng-whatever cause It's lenders have hoped would
give 1t temporary success that thing has been ado
ed, that cause has been pHrsned utterly repa~d,ss
OF their c!l"ct public morals or the morals of the
party 1he cry has been, give votes, give us the
Offices and patronage at all risks and at anv cost
And such has been the party drill so well have the
leaders Of the party coaxcd ajolcd aud browbcaten
lts members that many goon man has been held as
with clasps Of steel to it, when It's course or pocv
has shocked his moral nature, and be has followed !,
s1ll when all the better instincts of his soul have
warned hun him 70 pause and throw off the shackles
that were binding him. Some years ago, when the
Legislature of our State passed Prohibitorv Law
this corrupt party, knowing its close party drill be.
licving it could still hold the better portion of ito
members took grounds against prohibition; appealed
10 the Sofdd interests and dcbascd appetitcs of the
masses, aud against the sentiments of majority OF
the people All the time they claimed to be in favor
Of moral suasion" just as they now hypocriticolly
claim TO be Union men.
! Since then there could be nothing done TO promote
the cause of Temperance in the State, without the
leaders oil this party feeling that il was blow aimed
at Democracy. They have continually and perss
tcnty set themselves against all measures for the
promotion of Temperance; DISCOURAGED the nepb.r.
OF their party from all participation in Temperance
movements; and, the subject of Temper,neo
"sold their party the devil" The party also sold
l'Scii = The debasng lottery system did to rum
| And when the party was about 10 lose control of
national affairs, found itself no longer able to hold
the Offices and wcld tho patronage of this great ma
tiun, not willing TO submit to the true Dcmocra,;o
principle that the majority shall rule. its leoders
determined to break up the government and rend tbs
country in twain and retain its power in and com.
troll over portion of the country, when il coud no
longer govern the whole. Since then all its cfT,,,
have tended to cxtinguish sentiments of p,,r;o,o,
and public virtue in the hearts of the people S;ros
then the glorious anniversary of Americrn Inde,er
dencc may not be celebrated as it was wont 10 he
ofortnc, because the leaders of the Democrtic nar
felt that the sentiments Of patriotic emotions which
those celebrations are we'll calculated TO awnkc
in the American heart, would initiate apainst III.
success of their party, every prayer brcatbed from
the patriot heart for the unity and prospertv Of th
country every throb of patriotic emotion called nm
by the recital of the suferings tolls and deed. oc
daring oil our Revolutionary sres; seemed blow
aimed at The Democratic party. And why? In its
lust for power and dominion it had resolved to sever
aud divide the country that it might rule part tramn
led under foot the udnonitions of our immortol W.b
ihglon' who said, irown indignantly on the first
dawnng OF an attempt to ALLEVIATE one portion of the
country from another" Forgot the oath of their |
own Jackson.-" by the eternal the Union must and
shall be preserved" and who now, if departed spir,
take interest in things of earth, look with unuttera
Bile contempt and loathing upon these traitors who
style themselves democrats" Now tell me va
honest democrats, how and why is this; whv is Il |
fthat the 4th Of July may not be celebrated without