Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-02-24
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respectfully submit that this point in
State affairs has been precipitated upon
the people of New Castle County by the
faction that now assumes to give us law
from Dover.
The ruling majority in the Legislature
not content with satisfying themselves by
continuing to insult tho General Govern
ment, in the conditions attached to the
grant of land for public purposes in
Sussex and thus depriving the State of
the benefit and protection Of that i'm
provement: 0frefusing the liberal grant
Of land by Congress for the encourage.
ment Of Agriculture and other cognate
knowledge in the State And last but not
least, Of rejecting the amendment to the
Constitution, eradicating the curse of
human slavery from among this whole
people have now turned their attention
to regulating the domestic affairs, the
schools aud consciences of their own
people, in conformity with their atrocious
principles. For the attempt to dictate
who shall or who shall not he eligible as
Directors or Commissioners OF Puulic
Schools, amounts to this aud nothing
less.
If the infamous bill upon this subject
now before the Legislature becomes a
law, as, in all probability it will, and be
quietly submitted to by an ind lferent and
iorbearIng people, how long, let me ask,
will it be before the Sunday Schools. the
Church aud the family circle, will be
placed under the mO,dt c,de of the dis.
graceful drunken buffoon who at present
represents Delaware democracy in the
National Legislature and gives the cue
to legislation in his own now fallen and
degraded State, perhaps, i'll this very
particular. 1t is TO be hoped, however,
that this outrageous attack on the con-
stitutional rights ole our population will
prove the last straw that shall break the
back Of the camel.
We mistake the men of New Castle
County if the present condition of affairs
in this regard be longer submitted to If
it is. they deserve 10 wear the futters of
the desperate faction, now SO openly
forged Tor their willing limbs and to have
their future destiny shaped for them, by
these, their masters. Do our people fail
to understand the fact that they are more
than half disfranchised already? That
possessing Il population Of more than half
OF the State and two-thrds of the wealth
and national resources, they are repre-
sented by oDly ono-third in its Legislation? ?
That every project Of improvement for
the lower portion OF the State and
they sprout up like mushrooms at every
session OF its Legislation, now not
biennally agreeably to its constitution,
but almost bi-monihly, taxes the northern
portion in the same ratio?
Even at this moment, ignoring public
sentiment in New Castle County as they
do, with an effrontery equalled only by
the traitors in arms against the Govern.
mcnt with whom they are allied, sympa.
thizing and working hand in hand ior the
degradation of honest labor, popular
education and free institutions are
about passing bill for sectional pur.
: pose, TO cost hundreds of thousands of
dollars to the State, OF which one dollar
will never be realized, but of which OUTLAY
New Castle County alone, will be uti.
mately required to contribute her usual
, two-third proportion.
Beggared as the lower counties are bv
the workings Of the vile institution to
which they cling With such desperate
tenacity-the certain downfall of which
throws their representatives into such
paroxysms of rage whenever it is named
gentlemen Of the majority seem to have
no other resource LEFT and no higher
/ spirit remaining than TO tax the homes,
industry which they affect to despise. and
happy do they deem themselves if the,
can compel it to pay double its propor
5 tion' Aud tax it they may, as they bay,
the power, but hands of our system n
free schools and their direction say wa
which lie nearer and dearer to our affeo
tionS than lhe.trash they SO much need.
But the bill on this subject after all
Mr.. Editor, may only be an experiment
: on the further patience of our people. w,
S are inclined so to think, for we car
, account for its present introduction or
no other principle. But let us whisner
word or two into the cars of these So ons
l am neither prophet nor the son of
I prophet, but | venture to predict, First
i that the passage OF such an act, would h,
no more regarded by the people of New
Castle County, than the cackling of III,
geese that represents the Delawar,
$ democracy is, i'll the National Capital
5 perfect waste paper, aud that the peopl,
Il. therein will continue to elect for Director
OF their public schools, and select foI
their Teachers, whomsoever they see f
IN spite OF all the copperhead legislature,
that can be devised for the next 10 Years
G and secondly, that the passage of such al
. act would he more fatal To the tax-le win,
= talent upon their neighbors, and the rail
i road interests OF Kent and SUSSEX tha,
d the most destructive raid ever made b
j. Stoneman, Fitzpatrick or Sheridan q,
their dear brethren of the South Indee,
it is full time already that this farce o
Legislation was played out, and that w.
u should have body at Dover representa-,
. all the Interests of the State,
e Men of New Castle County, we cal
a upon you to wake up to the full measur
r OF your strength, resources and danger i,
he premises. Call great public meet
:, ing OF Your people-dlreet your represen
tatives now in Dover to bring in bill fo
!. the convocation Of State Convention
e guaranteeing to you full representation
}. according to population, and the imme
! diate. abolition of slavery in the State
= II it be refused direct your delegation +
ID withdraw. Let then a County conyeu
lie tion be had to deliberate on your con