Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-04
The Delaware Election.


Speaking of the recent successful mill
tary movement in Delaware, by the trait
or conspirators against State Rights, Civil
Liberty, the Constitution, and the Union,
the Dover Deidwarean says:
The task is now completed-the work be
gun year ago. There is no struggle now
the struggle is over Life is extinct-the life
of our liberties The voice of the people OF
the State of Delaware is hushed-silence
reigued in Delaware at the election on the
18th instant.
Suwaroh' the military butcher that did the
bloody work of Russia in crushing out the lib
critics Of the turbulent, freedom-loVing Poles,
wrote to his mistress, when he had murdered
thousands of them, and made them bow their
necks submssively to his government that
order reigned in Warsaw Order now regns
in Delaware-"Order No. so"
When our iorefathers said, "all men are
created free and equal they meant that all
qOhits men were created with equal political
rights Dayton Empire.
In the first place, the iorefatbers did not
say call men are created free and equal, for
they knew what they we're talking about, which
of himself In the second place, they simply
announced tina: ''all men are created equal"
and had they designed or desired to limit the
privilege, they would have used the phrase "all
white men" and not stultifed themselves by
saying what they did not mean. That was not
theIfashion Of their day. The phrase "all mel" "
has no qualification in this enunciation of a
great universal principle, and was intended to
include men of all races and conditions, for all
time Cincinnati Commercial
We were well aware of the fact that
the Declaration of Independence does not
read call men are created free and equal,
and we did not so write it, as the context
of the sentence quoted by the ComDaer-
cial will clearly show. The word "free''
was inserted by the compositor, and es-
capped our notice. But this error the Alb
olitionists have industriously circulated
for years, for the purpose Of deceiving poo
pie with the idea that the signers of the
Declaration Of Independence intended to
put negroes on an equality with white
men. The word "free" is not there. But
il is no less falsehood to assert that those
enlightened patriots-a large part of whom
held slaves--intended even to say that the
negroes were equal with themselves. Tn,
benefits of our system were intended
for white people. 1t was so understood
at the time it was established, and N,
man in either Europe or America, was de
ceived by it. Negroes being properl,
considered, by the healthy minds, who Sc
mp our institutions, as distinct and yer
inferior race, incompetent to comprehend
or support liberty, or anything like fire.
Government. But that was not consider
ed reason why white men should ne
have free Government. II would ;
strange indeed. that, because negroes a
incapable of managing free GOyemmen
therefore white men ought not to have on
No right minded man can insist on SUE
amonstrous doctrine. Let the superi'
race look upward, to see how high it ca
20. and not be looking down to see ii the
70 not some lower than themselves,
hose level they can descend. And y
ora latter is the course Of the crazy M
eaented BY the Oommveial. 1t is o