The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-06
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LETTER FROM INDIANA.
LAwRENcEBuRe, INDIANA,
October 20, 1868.

Mr.. ED1roR: a.trarW m4 SOL
Through the kindness Of some unknown
friend, several numbers of your paper have came
into my hands, and have it in my heart to con-
graduate you sir, and the people of Delaware but
more especially the citizens of old Sussex, in such
praiseworthy enterprise. "THE UNION" is decidedly
the best paper in all respects have seen pub
lished in your county, and deserves the willing,
cheerful hearty, and united support of all the good
and true Union men in your State. No aid can be
looked for from Copperheads or sympathizers with
treason; light has no affinity with darkness, nor
does the devil approve virtue, hence the greater re-
cisrocity for the united efforts of all the true and
LOYAL men of Delaware in the liberal support of
your paper.
You are on the eve of an important election, and
altho' your state is small and sends but single
Representative Congress- yet the eyes of the whole
nation: yea, of the whole civilized world upon
Won, and very much doubt sir, if you OF your
readers are aware of the intense solcitude felt and
manifested out Of your state for the result Of the
ncnding election. The friends of freedom; the
friends of liberty; the friends of good government
everywhere are anxious for your success Shall the
land of the Rodneys, the Claytons, the McDannes,
Washington forbidit!7
In this portion ofthe West ara many Delawarians,
and Of all of them, there is but one copperhead l
knew his father; he lived near Laurel, in Little
Creek Hundred. He kept company with free ne
grocs, and drank bad whiskey, he opposed the war
of 1872, and was called tory. The son is good
photograph Of the father.
A large proportion of the Delawarians who have
made their homes in the West enterprising men,
and am glad to say, almost all loyal and patriotic
men, They are anxious for the election Of Smith
ers, They don't want their old State disgraced by
the election Of troitar ssasailiaa- '''iii t''
son and rebellion, for sir, view it you may, there
are but two sidesto this question-a man is either
for his country or against his country. He is either
a Union man or a traitor-and the man who claims
| to be a Union man and yet votes for traitors, is
liar and the truth is not in him. and the man who
| opposes this Government while struggling to per
peuate its existence, and to maintain the institu
tions of our Fathers, is traitor and deserves The
scorn and contempt Of all good and loyal men; and
the memory of Jtdas Iscariet should not be insult
cd by mentioning him in the same connections.
We feel proud of the high and noble stand taker
by your Governor, William Cannon God bles
him! Whenever his name is mentioned h9re, we fee
like stretching ourself up anineh or two taller than
we really are, and reminding the company that w
were born in Delaware, and that Governor cannon
was our fathers neighbor, and that our friends AM
relatives still live there He shall have place IN
niche in our heart alongside of our noble Governor
Morton, the Soldiers friend, the true Patriot tn
model Governor 1 hope, sir, you viii warn tn
vounp men of Delaware that in casting their vote