Delaware gazette. (Wilmington, Del.) 1837-1883, 1864-09-02
WHOLE No. 4,724.


THOU ARr THE MAN l"--The Editor of th
indianapolis Journal, the central organ Of tn
Indiana Republicans. says; t4q
If the Democratic party of 1850 had exhib
tied the nerve and resolution ofJackson. whom
1t professed TO 30 much revere, and said 10 th
Southern conspirators, We will defend the Con
stitution and aid the President in putting dowr
by force, any Resistance TO the laws and Gov
ernment of the United States, we should have
had no war. IL was by inducing the Southern
people 10 believe that there would be no opposi-
tion offered by the Government Of the United
States to the withdrawal Of the Slave States
from the Uni1n, aud the establishment by them
of a separate Government, that they succeeded
in carrying those States iuto the scheme Of &C.
eession with its consequent calamities.
No doubt the Editor of the indianapolis Jour
nal, when he o,ntemplates this mythical charge
against the Democracy. feels as indignant as
David felt when Nathan told him the parable
of the eve lamb. No doubt the Editor's anger
is greatly kindled against the man who is guilty
of such misconduct as this and is ready u say
to us or to Anybody. that as the Lord liveth.
the man that hath done this thing snail surely
die. We say to this Ediror, as Nathan said to
David, sThou art the mau." -
Thus saith the record On the 18th Of No.
vember in 1850, the Indiaaapolis Journal, re-
ferring to the secsssionists, said:
They know very we'll that if they are deter
mined 10 leave the Union no Republican will
care to have them stay. A Union preserved
only by intimidation and force ia mOckery,
and il is, better broken than whole. If South
Carolina aud her associates in folly really want
to leave the Union, they can go without word
| of objection from any man north Of Mason and
DixOn's lihe Let all go who want to. We say,
and let them go quietly, build upa new gov
eroment if they can and when they lind that
il wont ray let them coma baok on the old terms,
60. ~
Referring to the threatened secession of South
Carolina, the Indianapolis Journal two days
later said
There will be no collision of hostile forces
unless abe makes il for the people of the North
will never rise oruse Au army 10 force any
| State to stay In the Union. y y Coercion
we regard out Of the question 10 any case.
Four days after this, the indianapolis Jour.
nal said
We aau imagine no evil equal 70 au Ameri
can uivil war. The separation of the whole
Confederacy into independent nations would
discussing the general theme Of secession
and coercion little upwards Of week later,
the Indianapolis Journal said:
We deem It superAuous 30 urge that popH
Tar government eau never be preserved BY
force The act of complCson changes il 10 Q
despotism. so-far as the parties affected by i
| are concerned.
Is such a Union worth preserviugi We
say no. Practically, then. coercion costs us
great deal and giy's us nothiog. Theoretical
" At costa US skill more for il costa Us our con
sistsucy' Ss7Gasioss Is Fssolaaon. 4.
Il So tS
We, having established our government b,
revolution, or the right Of people ut any tim'
10 ohangea government which IS oppressive Il
them, ca not deny that right to those who de
liberately declare our acknowledgement
What we claimed as our right we cannot deny
to those who claim it Of us, and helped us as
sert our claim at the outset They may be mis-
taken. In our judgment, they are fatally mis-.
taken. but we caunot judge for them whether
the Federal Government is too oppressive fol
endurance any more than England iOuld Judge
/ for us. We know how eloquently may beurged
the "glory Of this great country asd 'ths
Union cemented by the blood Of our fathers,
but Il Is all wasted beside the one plain simple
/ AuOt thbt ~ huJ otAtu Ah thAo pulOu Attib Atit
Union TO be injurious and oppressive, a civil
war cannot change her opinion; in fact; IT il
not calculated to change it, and, If she aSiH moi
stay in ihe Union, it will be cheaper and betteI
to let her go. u
Thus saith the record. Now, what has thii
HoOser David to say for himself? II he hal
any self-respect, or any respect for his illustri
Gus exemplar, he will confess that he has sin
ned against the people, who, though they will
let him live. as the Lord did David, will fee
bound to take away the life Of the child o
political nscendancy that was born urto him b,
che red harlot of secession. Thus much th,
people must do. And thus much they viii do
Tue Editor and his friends might as we'll max,
up their minds to this issue. II ia inevitable
T4ey must sUTeader posOsr al Ms ballot 5oS.--
This is the popular ultimatum. They "will be
met by liberal terms on other substantial and
collateral; but on this point the people are in
Asxible a degree never "dreamt Off in the
PHILOSOPHY" Of a. Linooln.-- Louisville Jour.
nal
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