Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-07-12


matter of go 'ious history. Aud those battles !
for existence, fought with more than Spartan |
endurance and Roman hrreism, shall never
grow dim 10 the traditions of the people, or be
obliterated from the archives OF the nation.
count 1t peculiarly gratifying that we live
n the nation, the day aud gent ration that we
do. 0"rs ia no common lot, and it 10 cast in
no common place. Those troubles that VAST
iugton prophesied aud advised against 10 his
f,rewell address; those wordy factions that
precede the gathering. staggering binding
hlov of GIRL war; that civil war itself, ALI
all have passed over The face of this country
within IRE last thirty q 'e years, aud this gov
sru ment hss come out unscarred, uutarniehed.
The war tnat Washington, Adams, Jtf rson,
hamilton, II the early days Of the Republic
dared not think upon as actual consequence:
and that Webster, Gay. Clayton of a later era,
trembltd &c feel approaching, has come and
goae, and the government Snd the people have
emerged from tae ooLtest like
Another morn
Risen on midnoon."
Who does not remember those memorable
words Of D MEL Webster, uttered in the United
States Senate 10 reply to H,Yae of South Car
lima, wh.s spsAkinf OF the probable dssolu-
ion OF tho UI,oa, he says: God grant that
10 nv day, ut least that the curtnin may not
rise CD graut thtl on my vision may never
be npeped wha, lies behind When my ewes
shall be turned for the last time to behold the
| sun in heaven. may not SEES him shining on
the broken and dishouored iragmen OF our
once glorious UIioB;-on s ates discovered
| uiscordant, beliigerdnt; on land rent with
civil iueis or drenched. it may be in fraler-
nal blood" God heard the prayer. and ere
the booming OF arlllery signslled the opening
coma CT be WAS gathered 10 his fathers, and
his cuun,ss were heard no more in the halls
| If Congress forever Iilustrious statesman |
| would to God Your eyes had beheld the rend-
ing of the fimsey vail that covered the ralk
ing pollution of tue Sou theru hearl Wo uld
God your eyes had behed the glory OF
Northern, Eastern, Western aud Border pa
triotism that lay latent and slumbering In the
hears of the millions Would to God you
had lived to see he end If the contest you
dare ed not weigh the probabilities OF. Cont
mental Congress, 10 you belongs the glery OF
the foun datiou OF this Repu bile; but you built
a supersruc,ure containing both the seeds Of
life aud death They grew together. The fair
ami stately temple IF Liberty ascending to this
sunlit heavens,-tbe vile market houses apt
prison psns OF slavery fostering In its shadow
Statesmen tf the continental Congress, al
honor to your memory Statesmen OF the Goa
gress that piloted the ship OF State through
tne innumerable rocks and whirlpools of th,
slave holders rebellion, as great honors anS
possibly greater, to yours.
Now that the storm of war has rolled IL
crimson clouds away, and the sunlight o
prosperity once more warns the valleys an
xilds the mouHtAin tops OF our country, nel
Look wi b clearer eyes upon the chimeras c
he past sId oud.r th they were ever i'm
posed upon by the treacheries of designiu
, knayes sud politicians. Calhoun aud hi
4 dtUalted nj rho hl A nd n m mt 1,
sophlstry, and stand revealed in all their hiC
p. eousness aud deformity. How the darkness
l oils away from ne mental yipionl How h
|, orators OF the South 5trove TO resder Ter chal
d acter to the world ss one all noble, d'Rn fe
and chivslorous,-whichi s but another wo
u tor virtue and power, In their wd-st sense.
Il Tney noble tho weak minded Wigiall; tt
- biuster.ng Toonbsj the Inconsistent Seven
B. the thievipg Floy d the imbecle wise; Ii
{ cowardiy Yapceyi the acquisitiye Berj4mit
y what an array Of nobility They dgni6edi-
d the humble fawning pei toners at ioreig
!. ,curts; the robbers of U0ited States propert,
6 the negro whippers; the guerri!as; the cold
olooded nnrderers ef 10Y al men and won n
# what Sinking complacent dignity IL thi
{ They chivaierous 1.-The seven thousand me
;, against seventy at Sumter; the bsiliug of Ii
i bodies Of the fallen Federal soldiers at Bul
e Run, TO pr cass their bones to MAKE trim o
d Tor tnelr ". Aen; the forming of Federal So al
into drinking cups: the massacre Of negroes
e BTashesr City, st. Martinsville, and Fort Pi
y low; the starved prisoners ST Belle Isle, Lit
10 by, and ALdersopville; tho Attempted burniu
, OF the ho:e.s in New York; the assassinatio
# President Lincoln. What an unolemishe
1t record OF onivalry Oh Sou therners, what
r, black and miserable record is yours to-day J.
r Not bea from the lamp Of truth and hone
Ia can irrad.sts tue blotts1 AID accurs ed pag
lie but dsrE dark, amid the oaEe OF noon
r lies forever Your wndy lies and swellr
/, bomoaot axe now OF no more worth than Il
;e o.ustering Of s. midnight wind 10 a remote de
/! e:;. Your vain ambition In it's frst high
,r With Tipped wings came tumbling to Il
p ground, and now lies the sco'n of all bsho!t
l. ers.
is oh martyred Lincoln oh loyal Congress
J. oh glorious armies OF the Republic ali thu
i shall than3er With your praises, and the prou
consciousness OF talens well employed H1
Z lives WEI lost, 10 yoor laurel crown forever
2 What boots it TO mention names where a
} we're hetoesl President, statesmen, general
[ soldiers l7yal psop!e,-your fame is ons ar
S inseparaole No priva,e glory belaags
3 either; there Can be no division Of the gener,
i lame As lorgas
Day and night,
# Seed tine sn1 harvest, heat a hoiry fro.
t Snall aod their course,
>, lad when all these are lost IL the full blaze
IL eternity,--thsa ard there. and forever, q
o your Lanes, and tame, aud ieeds, enrolled {
lasting tablets above the tide marks OF dec,
Sc sGd rnIn.
q But sc, ye bsse followers OF vsIlandie 90 az
Al Of Voorhees,, OF Harris; We, who sndeavorsd
il clog the wheels OF the Govern meut on all o.
casiont; ye who furpis bad aid and com iort
Io rebels 10 arns; ye who fell in the dust bsfo
it ne throne ofyolr idol Davis roontino 4,
l. oe nouot 10 Be rpurnsd with bis foot; We who
ieils run dark With the descended blood
10 Toe tories OF seveIty.six-rot all the wal.
II d great Neptune's realm can wash the murd
: rom Your soulsi Traitors At heart va
II tNeas shall follow you TO the ends Of yo
% liveBl Not loyal lnan but has trsasuu
. nem away in the saruers of his mind, and
y matter now how tair your pretensions may
Of you cannot rise; the Aiunting lies you ha
l. uttered, she bloUd Intentions you have en- To
tanned, are Known, are appreciated, are ms
. shalled into ranks, and will be brought TO be
u against you WITH ssrfold crushing power,
II No matter il you are not sparnsd, II you a
d I aot prescribed, # your property 10 not conf
II ;atsd-yet the mark o: Gain 10 upon 70
> ofows, the red ho. b.s,d c. :.nfAmy has scar
L your souls, and tie closing grave shall not hi
:, you from the hate of honorable men.
e The safety and perpstustion of this Union
81 now established yohd tho most tfmid don
8 If the fearful. and the most ssnguiue expect
w. tone Of the hopeful. Whatever wars, tuna