Smyrna times., 1863-02-05
RRESPO PONDENCE.
Written for the " Smyrna Times. -
Slavery In Delaware.

Having i'll former communication point
ed out the injurious effects of Slavery OH the
soil of Delaware, | shall now attempt to
show that the institution is anti-Democratic
and ought not to be tolerated in free gov
ernment. a Democracy, is defined by
ebster, to be . government by the people
form of government in which the supreme
power is lodged in the hands Of the people
collectively, or in which the people exercise
the powers of legislation" The same lexi-
cOgrapher defines a Democrat to be :" one
who adheres to government by the people,
or tayOrs the extension Of the right OF
suffrage"
Taxing the State of Delaware as she
stands 10 day, we ask the question, is She
governed by Democratictl principles? The
population OF Delaware is about one hund
red aud twelve thousand of these there are
some seven hundred slave owners, and sew
enteen hundred and ninety-cight slaves Del
a@are, then, IS a slave State the small minority
o slave owners rule Delaware to dav, in des-
pte OF the vast majority of non-slayeholders
hundred slave owners were possessed ofany
other species Of property: does any man
suppose they could rule the State in favor
OF such property! We answer no and
no sane man would attempt such rule
H're IS then, plainly, some anti-democratic
policy pursued by the slave owner to main
tain his power. From these facts it is evil
dent that the government Of Delaware is not
OF the people, but held by a miserable minor
lty who could not maintain power. were the
poor class educated, and intelligent as in
the Northern States. There is something
peculiarly adverse to the spread of intell-
gence mall slave States Hence we are start
led by the fact as shown by the report of
the Bible Society of New Castle county.
that one half OF the population Of Kent coun-
ty can neither read or write. And we are
told Chat the suffrage of the people is a
marketable commodity to be obtained by
whoever will give the highest price Here
then is the secret Of power: the poor icno-
rant voter sells his vote to any denaoo0ue
who waats it, and thus perpetuates his own
anu ms chlldrens' ignorance and degrade
tion. This is the whole mystery of the
minority rule Of slavery-ignorance and
degradation.
Is there then, any man who loves hi:
country, and who wishes to see her prosper
Gus, who will stnd up in the face of these
facts and defend slavery in Delaware?
An institution which has worn out tn.
land and debased the poor white to the lev
el OF a chattel, his suffrage sold like his corn
we say then to the poor man, slavery i
your greatest curse it keeps you in poyert,
sud ignorance, and makes Won the will;n1
instrument of your own debasement Ar;e,
tn tne majesty of freemen. and assert Won
Tights-deInand at the ballot box that va,
be put IN possession of those rights of wbicl
slavery has robbed you. If you are demo
erats, demand that the majority shall rule
Send men 70 represent you in the Nationa
congress, who will consult your true inter
q" IN voting to abolish forever from Della
ware an Institution which is maintained i
sue state by anti-democratic power. AM
@nich @. tends TO degrade white labor in Won
p'ate. Your representative in Congress
now oolng so, but your Senator's arc N
t:Jg;' - 'Ie save power, and aredoing thei
.os ~ 2 "liS-representing your true in
80 ihey are seeking the overtime,
% tne CONSTITUTION and Union of the conn
Try, If happily they may maintain poIitics
power. F'Ai'i0H
rsead their speeches carefully, and vo
~ VII ma that all their energies are put fort
pefPetaate slavery and degrade the moo
Mnl.e man How long will YOU suffer Your
serves TO be gulled by such demagocnes
haSe yoa never reflected that the moor Whit
aooring men OF Delaware, are resnono;I.I
Tor the continuance of slavery in the Stata
The workiagmen of Delaware are in nh tS
majority, they can have Just such laws - J
they wall, IT they bat consult their own 4
serert &C the ballot In Delaware the NOE !,
psnga toy0sss not 20 in ali ID
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