Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-01-13
Senatorial Election-Have we Gained
ANYTHING

In our last issue we mad time TO but brleny
announce that the Legislature of our State
had chosen Senator in Congress for six
years, and that in the balloting, EDWARD q.
BRADFORD, Esqr., the Republican Union
candidate received ten ballots, being the
solid aggregate of loyal Union votes in the
Legislature opposed to the Bayard-seces-
sion-sympathy-party which triumphed in the
contest.
With two-thirds vote against us on joint
ballot, no one supposed that the representa-
tive of the National Union Party of the
country would be successful but it was
hardly expected by the secession democracy
that so united and voluntary an expression
would be given, on the part of the Union
members, of their confidence in the sound
ness of the political principles which he so
ably and gallantly advocated during the re-
cent campaign in Delaware. Our oppo-
nents supposed that, upon the great national
questions which now engross the public
mind, the Union party were not unit and
that the opinions and sentiments of the
I
expressed in single voice without disaster
to the harmony and unity of the party. But
the recent Senatorial vote has taught them
better. From it they learn that the friends
of Union and Liberty are solid, compact
mass, complete in organization, determined
in purpose, and unyielding in their devotion
to the Republic and its glorious old flag
and constitution. From it they may see, il
they will, how utterly futile have been their
endeayors to persuade the people that the
Union party is devoid of all principles save
those Of abolitionism," and that the de-
atruction of the country and the elevation OF
the negro to common equality with the
white man is its cardinal idea and design
for in the very face of all their deceptive
and lying harangues the great principle oil
liberty has made such progress in the popu-
lar mind here, as to present to the country
for the first time in our local history, the
grand spectacle of an organized, powerful
party, casting its vote unitedly and harmo-
niously against slavery and in favor of free
dom, in the very capitol of poor little slave
ridden, locofoco Delaware
A great point is here gained by the friends
of the Union. few years ago ii was not
so safe to enunciate Republican sentiments
very far below this city. Locofocosm
swept as with the fury of tornado over the
State with its falsehoods and treason
ireighted political heresies; and good men
snccumbing to the foolish "policy " of "con
ciliation for the party's sake" became weak
and yielding. But when the demand was
made upon them to surrender their homes
their Country and their nationality to the
desires Of an ambitious slave power wher
the people were asked TO bow submissyel,
at the feet of this great high priest of black
est barbarism and crime; when they wer,
urged to be not only partakers but also de
lenders OF the accursed iniquity, they indig
nantly threw off the party fetters thai
bound them, and, declaring themselves
MEN, resolved to sever forever their connec-
ton with party which for the sake of powet
and plnnder would plot treason, war, blood
shed, anarchy and ruin to the noblest form
of Government that ever enjoyed the smile.
and blessings of heaven.
And for all this decided advance in tn,
march of true freedom let MS thank III,
blind infatuation of slavery The preaching
Of an hundred years upon abolitionism b,
Northern orators could not have accom-.
plished so much good work or brought 81
many decided advantages to the holy cause
as Its votaries can now boast of In be
coming the instruments of their own de
struction, as they go down to politica
death through blood and sore afiiiction
the enemies of the Government are com.
PEELED by the stern hand of Justice Il
open the pathway of universal liberty an,
humanity to the millions they have so lon
: enslaved, and in whose souls and bodie
they have cruelty traficked for gold. VIII,
will say, in view of all this, that we hay
gained nothingi