Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-27
No. 3ib Marke, Street, Wilmington, Delaware.
MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST o. 1866.

| democrat or will he be Union man Thes
/ questions properly answered-lnswered 10 tn,
| spirit Of christan-wll settle the question o
one who is the poor mans friend.
| Naturaized citizens: When you came Il
| this country you were dazzled with the glitte
OF false denocracy-the democracy that mad
| four million OF slaves on a land whose magma
charter declared all men free aud equal" aut
guaranteed to them the right to " life, lib erty
| and the pursuit of happiness" You folio wee
this strange God with an infatuation that LEI
| you blindly on until you saw it culminate IL
treason, rebellion, dissolution ard bloodshed
Like men, true to the cause of humanity, yol
paused at the brink of tdis ruin and hastenet
to retrieve the false step you had made by
fighting the battles Of the Union. This waI
a noble, patriotic movement; you deserve
great praise for It, But there is another mat.
ter to be considered: The battle has beer
fought; the traitors have been Conquered
treason has been put down and the Union es
tablished Now, what follows2 The same
democracy, the same mep who had nearly led
you to treason aud the destruction of the 90
vernment, come ag ain and ask You TO follow
this ignus-fatua5-ths strange God. Will you
go with them Will you forget the brave men
who fell en- the bloody battle field 10 conquer
the degmas OF this false democracy Are the
tears of the widows and the cries OF the or
phans of Antietam, OF Gettysburg, and the
hundreds of battles of the revolution no argu
ments to convince you that democracy teaches
treason, anarchy, dissolution ard murder. The
political canvass OF 1866 was made by General
Grant, in Virginia, and Geu. Sherman, in the
more Southern States. Their arguments were
made from the cannons mouth their hust-
ings were the battle f9ld The dem ocracy, of
the South, replied to them with bullets aud
bayone;s; in the North the democratic argu-
ments were peace peace peace peace You
understood them then are you ignorant of
their purposes now The disaffsction of Presi-
dent johnson has given new phase to this
so-caled and much abused name, democracy.
Through his management it has even lost its
name. At the recent Philadelphia convention
the name of Democracy was buried, and the
new party was baptized the National Union
party. Thus you see, you are not even fol-
lowing after the tinsel and glitter OF democ-
racy On the lTlh day of the present month d,
at Philadelphia, you were sold out to the high
est bidder. Your name, your principles, your
party organization was handed over to the
renegades from tLs Union party the men who
would compromise with treason and traitors
You are now expected to go blindly after the
lead of Valandigham, WISE Wood, and the
thousands of traitors who were the cause of
the rebellion You will be required hereafter
TO look up to the traitor Lee, as an injured and
abused man. and upon jeff. Davis as a martyr
to the cause he advocated. Yon will be taught
during the present campaign that Moseby, the
guerrilla, WAS not such a bad fellow after all,
aud that the traitors generally ars men of
honor and distinction.
In conclusion, would Say that the natural
zsd citizen who would follow after such lead.
ers deserve very little sympathy from think
ing and discriminating public. The choice is
now before them they can judge between good
and evil and there 10 no better opportunity 10
draw the distinction than the present one. On
one hand they have the National Union candi-
date for Governor Cove Saulsbury-preseut-
ed for their Suffrage. He was opposed to the
suppression of tho rebellion in every shape
imaginable. He left no stone unturued to
cripple the government and give the traitors
the ascendency. On the other hand the Union
men have nominated warm hearted sou OF
the Green Isle--Erin--James Rillle, TO bear
their standard through this campaign. Mr.
Riddle was warm and consistent friend of
the Union throughout the rebellion. His heart
and purse were ever open to those engaged IN
the cause of freedom.
Thus you have the Two mea, and the cause
they represent, presented to you 10 this shape
For Governor, Cove SALISBURY, OF Kent
county, and treason.
For Governor, James Riddle, OF New Castle
county, aud the Union undivided.
Consider the case well before you vote.
Wilmington, Aug. 20, 1866. J. NJ.