Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-05-01

ty had done uo;hiug. good or bad, before the
rebellion, Of which any man in the South had
right 10 complain. They had stood ALSO
IuteIy upon the negative. He bad, in 3 great
Eaeasure, acted with himself. though coming
from slave State. There bad been no affirm
alive measure introduced by the Republicans
relating 10 the sahject Of negroes. They OPP
posed Mr.. Pierce's policy in Kansas. Who
was the aggressor? they opposed Mr.. BIZ
chanan's Lecompion policy. Who was the
aggresssr? They adopted a platform >: CHI
cago in which there were many foolish things,
but like Democratic platforms, bad passed
away When they tell you that this is an
Abolition Administration, these men are only
doing what their master, Beauregard. told
them TO do. Il is sheer political fabrication
There has been for years a small representa-
iton OF the Aboiitionists in Congress, bat they
never gained Abolition has always been u
mental aberraiin-an iRcapaciiy TO look
straight things. He had always been nc :.
ed nf belonging TO thai party. bnI he had pass
ed that by az other lies. Clay and Webster
had been eallsd so la their days 1t was a
soubriqIIei given them by their enemies The
Republicans had not brought about the re-
bellion. In Congress for years there was
certain number from the North. whenever any
impuiaiion was cast upon the Northern Peo-
pie, th,y would rise and say, Yes it is true"
Tie S. nth rn man would put Ibst in his speech
ami /. ke il down South and d-clare that you
were all abolilionisis That did rontribu,e 10
Get Nh the excitement that brought about the
REBELLION But these mon finally found the
power had departed f ON them. and they got
| aF Government for thems. Ives.
I Then what is our only course? =? Put d.wn
the rebellion by arms. We fought them one
! year and did not get the worst Of it. We
! fought them sne'hr year .Bl got pos esSion
! Z. a considerable part Of their territory
! Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland are loyal
| Aud now. when destruction pouFs over the
enemies of the Republic like a a1ol, it is re-
markable that there are mNn in our midst
seeking to protect them We had not made
all the progress that we had hoped. but the
GOVcrnment Is now taking strong ground,
and il the American people possess the e!e-
ments Of endurance which belong 20 great
peop'c, the ba tie is orr. Why. We have but
commenced the contest. Remember Rome,
who fought sixteen years without Victory
| The word peace ueyer fell from Roman lips.
except nnder tie baairr of victory. They
never .zid dawa the sword until {re enemy :
| sword was first lad down. THESE are th''
terms on which n wca'd make peace. and no
other. IChet-rslI Tie sympaihizers may put
as much stress on the sSidugatioH Of the
! :Suth as they please II they mean to de-
/ stroy si4e GUgernMent ard organize a G1yern
ment for themselves, at whatever cost, then he
was in for Fntjnga'ion. lie was for doing the
work thoroughly. We are now layirg the
! f,uu,lAtiotis of be r pub c aud let them b.,
! deep LIT la spot r,st on ltat which is ee-
/ Asent,d 10y lie blvUd Of exc fathers aud Of our
s,lyes
| Tie sp. aker TX alluded "a iLe croaking
about hcrto tq'u:ity. What they to be
tqraI 10? Anyn,Gy tlat is afia'd Of it is
about equal 70 'htn now. he was born in u
| Slave Safe where there we're two hundred
| ihous,.ld negro s. ont-E,lf of them free, and
they did not think hem t-quaI 10 them naW.-
| The question s a'svigs.,ii1sg the slaves is
now bring Discussed. They wee amused in
| Mary lai i at lie anxiety of lie Yankees abou
! he ff;>cis Of emanripa ion. They don't know
| ths II, grn. 1heIe is only one hing that will
make him Tzn and that ir, the consciousness
that his master is b,hind him. IIAu-hter- l.
| In I'enn-yIv They al 10 Jaws against the
cmgrati,n Of blacks, bat when did the good
JcoL'e Of that Sta hear Of free negro of
Mary land goi & thiLcr? 1t is Gag ilac slACe
tlat flies lrcm the South. Do away with
.lav,ry, ard IL negro win keep tn the sunny
side 81 the Uri,n; abolish slavery in the
South, and y'u abolish the possibility Of the
negro coming North.
By the act Of the South, the Fugitive Slave
Law is dead letter. Who will now dare to
cross the frontier to catch fugitive7 IF
slavery continues, you car 40 more keep the
negroes out of the free States than Pharoah
toughs of Egypt. Laughter They will
lie on every street. But protect them in the.
! SooIh by law of Congress, make what the
| President has procla ;med legal fact, that the
Government must use them al will use them.
and having proclaimed freedom ihi oue hUut
the i4td, will tot allow it 10 be violated. and
! the tcrrurs Of yonr sensitive fellow ciiizens
will melt away Ytu will have rCcrim;naI;n<
rs long as the institution exists. 1t might be
asked Why this has noi been said at the South.
1t had been, forty years ago. Mr.. Clay was
borne dUwu es ii Wtre 10y tie current of the
| Mississippi. Northern mtn were sworn on
the negro as on tie Bible. There was coali-
iion between the shareholders of the South
and the politicians of The North but the
principles OF Sir. Clay have not died out. It
is question OF methods, aHd not whether
emancipation is right. Ii was a question
wheiher slavery had not so diseased the body
pulitic a$ cntlHngtr the Government in its
| IL 4. II
relation Of the people To slavery, and we
ought 10 be thankful that the rebellion has
placed Us in such POSITION that We now have
the opportunity of placing the institutions Ol
this land upon the basis Of permanent freedom
Applause. This is not The crazy theory Ol
AbOlitionisis.
To abolish Slavery now is Tie natural course
Of things-ihe current is that way-it is hard
er not 10 abolish Slavery than to abolish it
The policy Of The Presidents proclamation is
not policy to lie earpti nj and criticized, but
TO be ext cHicd. And the man who says he is
for the Uui'n, but Cannot support the Presi.
dent breause of The proclamation, is hot fiji
to represent any district in the United Ststes
in Congress. Applause. The speakers 9Mar-
rel with the Presi lent was Ihis: Not that ht
had done too mnrh bui that lie had done t0t
little. lie ou4hi now to have leo 500 arlDct
negro soldiers in the middle Of SoHih CaroIi-
ma, and that class Of persons who refuse tC
fight by the side Of negross, because afraid O
being equal with thrn, do not deserve thu
name Of oeing free men, for thcy refuse IL
fight by the side of such men as Washington
laa. Al the battle Of BadensbuTg, be wa
e. assured by an eyewitness now living, tina
, half Of tie troops that came TO the relief o
our forces, which bad been dsgraCeGBiIy repuls