Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-10-23

qulreu good muck-rake for their dirty work -
Therefore it would seem that the "Honoia able .
Charles is "a most desartless and fit man " to
be Copperhead Congressman. We wish them
JOY Ut the appropriateness and good taste Of
their selection
The " Honorable Charles Brown may here
after have political history in Delaware equal
to that of drunken Salisbury, or that of the
pomPous Secession vaporer Bayard. If the peo.
pie OF Delaware so will it, so be it. We imagine
the republic can stand SO great an insult as the
presence of the Honorable Charles Brown
would be Mt tho national capitol. The "Honor-
able Charles Brown also has history in Penn
sjlvania, which the people of Il the Diamond
state do not seem to be aware of. He came to
this city many years ago, aud belonged at that
time to .. the slave race born to serve" In 9TH
er words, he was poor and was compelled like
other men, to work himself upward by industry
lie bought tirewood at low prices and sold it ut
high prices, and in time acquired much money.
Other men have done the same, but in the com
Tort ot their hitter days they forgot not their
beginning AMI permitted not prosperity to puf
them up with ideas that they were better than
other poor men who were raising themselves by
economy and industry aud following their exam
PIE. Ihls was precisely the fault of the " Hon
orable" Charles Brown. Every new dollar
which he saved added to his self-appreciaton Of
his wonderful self lie saw himself like the frog
IN ite fable, swelling in magni6eence. Lucre
was slniling him up, aud he tancied himself al
ready big bull. But after all he was only
purse proud frog, who could not alter his nature
aud was ever condemned to the utterance of the
cultural " blood AN 'ouns."
In time Charles sighed for some distinction
beyond that Of being rich wood-corder. lie
had ah ambition above oak, hickory and pine =
From charterer OF sAallops he hoped to be q
navigator Of the Ship Of State Trade WAS
monotonous, He considered himself fitted for
slofy in larger sphere, and he dreamed that
with the names OF Jackson, Clay and Webster, a
grateful posterty would blazOn the followed pa.
trcuymie BRowN!" He began in the right
way TIC became haunier Of political pot.
houses and the associate of petty ward politi-
cians. lie was hail fellow well met" with
Tom, Dick aud Harry lie enrolled himself in
ward oliqles, helped TO plot in willy intrigues to
elect the election of constable, was great in
caucuses, became n ward delegate, and was i'm
meuso in political conventions Such services
eau only be accomplished by u complaisance to
unprinoped creatures who manage the pettiest
niiairs OF political party but such abasement
WAS not Nh obstacle TO Charles. lie had read
| shtkspeie, and Of all things admired that mem
orable passage-
TO Crool the pregnant hinges of the knee
That thrift may follow awning
But he knet with perfect appreciation of the
iuct that after he had risen he could kick away
the ladder by which he had mounted Crook
backed Dicks treatment OF high reaching Buck
inghlm had made strong impression upon his
mind. Charles was according to his prOtesta-
uOus, an ultra Democrat; he believed in the
dignity of labor, was IA bitter opponent of aris-
tocracy, and was particularly severe upon the
money King, bank tyrants, aud upon every boat-
cd admirer of wealth who denied the assertion
that an honest, hard aborng man, was not as
good citizen ant as reputable as Nick Biddle
or Jacob Ridgway. The Democratic party in
those days was very ultra; it was the poor mans
party Par ercell,Hce, and Brown was emphatioally
the "poor mans friend" In time his crafty
devotion was repaid He was sent to the Con-
vention to revise the Constitution Of Pennsylva
nia, in which he was one Of the biggest "5ath-
erskitos " which that body could furnish
Afterwards he managed by trickery to get a
nomination for the Legislature lie went there
a powerful anti bank man, and humbugged his
constituents powerfully in relation 10 his senti-
meuts against tho money power. But after
while it wns discovered that he was actually at
tempting to get u bank charter passed through
the mems Of a convenient friend of the other
party. His letter, IN which he assigned as the
reason why he did not otler the bill himself, that
he " lived in II 'tinder-b1x,'" and that his con
sliiucnts would take fire if they knew of his
viliany, became public property. 1t showed up
1 his double-iuced treachery in glariug GoOrs. He
came home to find the " tinder- box in blaze
He was held to rigid account. His former
constituents drove him indignantly from them,
and for years nothing was heard again of the
" Honorable" Charles Brown.
/ But liars fools and politicians, have short
memories. Charles withdrew from political life,
held his tongue, made money and waited until
time should obliterate the remembrance of his
treachery. lie went into n new district, and af-
/ ter .ome years of comparative obscurity emerged
to strike for n Congressional nomination. Of
course he took care TO get it in determinedly
Democratic district. lie succeeded, was sent to
! Washington, where he rnade the acquaintance of
II ieow-member from New Hampshire, whom
Fate had reserved for the inGamy of being the
most contemplate President of the United States,
except his successor, who had dsfgurel our
histery. Charles cultivated Franklin Pierce, and
whoa the latter was elected, much to the ndg-
nation Vt our working politicians, the prize of
Collector OF the Port Of Philadelphia, which was
due to them, was given 10 this person, who, du-
ring the campaign, had scarcely opened his
mouth lie went into the Custom House to show
his real nature II has been his policy to be
plausible and artful while seeking prefcrment.
He was nov in IL position to demonstrate his real
qualities He was pompous, whimsical and se-
we're. lie put III an ailecuton Of dignity, which
fted him as badly us the clothes of Barnum's
fat baby would fit Tom Thumb His garments
Of purity were q world too wide for his shrunk
shanks; in fact, his robes Of high-t toned feeling
were atrocOusly hose. lie filled the Custom
House with tayern-keepers and free drinkers,
and then issued an ediot that strict temperance
was required of clerks and tide walters, not only
in the Custom House when upon duty, but when
out of it. OF course, this WAS sheer humbug,
1t had effect Ills men drank as much as
ever and Charles did moi remove them from of
tice The order was for "bunkum," but it did
4Qt even deceive the public which alternately
laughed and sneered At this hypocritical Neal
Duw Of pemuciacy, who owed his elevation to
many treat at 4 tavern and 90 doggery "
The result Of MIR, Browns Custom House oc-
cupntiou was to disgust his political associates
.Ui 80 injme the commerce Of the port. 1t was
durug ms term that the Liverpool steamers were
driven from Philadelphia to New York-a conse.
quence of The absurd rules aud ''regulations,
and NEW rules, and "revised regulations" and
'oriers and additional orders" which the '!Ion.
oTable' Charles was continually issuing in order
to enjoy the sight of his own name ia capitals
printed ut the bottom of each lescript. 1t wat
during this time nls0 that big with his import
aueei his poIte-monnaie expanding with the ricl
fees Of gilice he began 10 imagine himself al
RutocTar, to whom every body must knucke un-
der. lie showed himself in his true oolors OF
tie occasion of the reception in this city o
President Pierce when, by his overbearing dc
ueauor, tie grossly iusulted five hundred gentle
, men Of all parties, and undertook to make him
self, without any authority, the master of thei
actions, thoughts aud feelings. We hope tina
! he will explain to the Copperheads of Delaware
O in connection with this subject, the great mystic
-, ry of " them one hIn lred and uinety dollars
> The conduct of Brown on that occasion was OF
feusiye aud uugentlemanly lie proved himse