Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-30

previous winter. In It, we have no rounded wi
sentences about the faction" which 10 to depend NJ
upon -" future developments" The guardian pr
ship of the General Government had been u;
kindly extended to Delaware, and although the Il
embryo secessionists raised the howl Of ty- s
rsuny we may never know from what horrors Il
our people were spared, II we read the annals a
OF Kentucky and Missouri, we may family i'm d
sgne what would have been our fate. The a
Democratic party had made no secret Of its Fl
eympathies with the South. The expression i
of them is written all over the public records 8
aud it is natural to suppose that, under favor q
aole auspices, men intend 70 act out what they t
feel aud mean. There had been some l'se {
shutting OF the arms of the State, SO lat the
trumps might be in the right hands wnen tie
play should commence but before the I" time
| for action" arrived, We were male aware that
over and above GU. State Government We. a
| protective power, wuose advent We 7elcomed
| by those who would preserve the ur'ou, aud
was terrible only to its eemies.
| A careful examination of the Journals OF the
| Legislature of lS6l-62 cannot fl to i'm, = So
the most unpreJ udced mind with a tuck IL
edge OF the position Of tae leaders of the De- |
mccradc party at that time. THEY WERE |
SECESSIoNISTS, POwRRLESS TO ACT |
The geographical position Of Delaware between |
the great North and the Capital, and not the
sentiment OF her rulers, was our safe. guard
The parental arm of the National Government
was our protector. Under more favorable con-
ditons for overt acts of treason, the demon Of
secession would have received an invitation to
dwell within our borders, and its foul spirit
would have brsathed ruin aud devastation over
our smiling fields aud within our happy homes.
| In 1862, the Union party elected Governor
devoted 10 its principles. He now sleeps 10
his grave. will not stop to pronounce his
a | elegy. When the ISLANDERS, the snmities, and
the heart burnings of his day slumber In the
| buried Past, Delaware will do full justice TO
his memory. He made noble effort to save
! | Der honored name, but the power of the State
lis to a very limited extent contided to Its EI-
/ ecutive. Repulsed by the Legislature, he ap-
pealed TO the people, and with untring en-
Leroy and devotioa pressed on the good work,
r hopeful in the result, and undsmayed by the
threats OF enemies. aud the untoward circum-
q stances which surrounded him
+. When the Legislature OF 1853 assembled at
/. Dover, the war had been prosecuted with al
a teruate success aud disaster. The country had
. become terribly in earnest The Democratic
n Governor sent in his message, and it was fall
N of complaints against the General Government
N repIete with charges of violated Constitutional
J., | obligations, and OVERLOOKING with prophecies
-. | which time has failed to fulfil. Liberty had
"a | ceased to exist I the currency was worthless,
y or would be in a very short time and the
| Emancipation measures OF President Lincoln
!, would leave us without "gimmering hope
A | of restoration of the Union" II There must
Ia oe an armistice--there must be a Convention
IA | of Sta.es-slavery must be preserved at all
hazards How strangely all this sounds nowt
~ Ia short time the Union Governor was H.
of augurded and then the Legislature delibe.
IA rately set TO work to insult ard to checkmate
him ia every effort he made to assist the Union
an | cause. He plead for our soldiers, but what
I, did democrats" care for " Lincoln's hire.
ha lings !" he asked pitance Cor their suffering
eli families but they hid no charity for the neal
ba and dear enes of those who wore the livery
Of the United States" What should have
do bseu done by the State rs m organized body
nd wes performed by voluntary comoinatiOn.-
%. ! When tho Legislature was entertaining the
avs proposition to raise the white flag the Stat
~ I House, the armorial ensigns of the State were
nr | already at the head of her troops In the field
If While the Democratic leaders and rulers wert
in arming State" troops so as to be in readi
ness for 4" future developments" Union regi
at ments, unsided by the State, were in that arm.
Ia | which was charged with the salvation of thu
az eountry--.rsking all of life in the holies
le. earthly cause for which man ever commended
~, | The Legislature of ls63-64 made up a recor
W. which, in the light Of to day, argues little TO
IN the patriotism, foresight or statesmanship @
in, its olliug members, or its outside advis
~ era. Tue treasury of the State will Away
no.. bear it in memory. 1t was most expensv
an machine to keep running. Its meetings we.
the | % .erly,' for what pulpose-except % Civ
Cor | u 1nt rtl Lee n Cofulhl reception suOulW IL
lila n his power to visit our State, one OF the "fu
~ tlre Developments in the category OF Demo
NJ | cratic prooabllities-has never been clearl
han | understood 1t not only refused the aid Of u
Tie Stale to those who cheertully volunteered
old the service OF their country but It offered
,n- premium TO keep cur citizens from ch ger
,itb vice. 1t refused % grant power TO the city
la, ! Wilmington to do what the State should hay
100 | done-provide bourtes for volunteers.
Ask never voluntarily appropriated a dollar
- strengthen the Uuiou Armies. II rejected IL
.ioo proposition 10 provide for the wants OF so
~ 4icr5 families, aud denied to tho county DIN
NJ Oas,le the power 10 make such provision as
.at Levy Court was wing TO adopt, Ii Vot,
ain down resolutions simply thanking Toe soldier
,se. OF Delaware who were defending the Cover
nelt, and expressly told them thad no symp
saD. thy Tor tbs wounded, or for the orphans al
og wldo1s OF those who did upon the battle feel
m, And II No otter proof was wanting-It eve
1nla act IL the catalogue have enumerated W
~. b!oued Gu. AID torgoltea-the rejection C t
All proportion 10 appropriate a few hnudrel d
sr- ,ais 20 deeentiy ia.er the heroes who tell up
.l5r Cue oiyoly hell ut Gettysburg, would bril-
,r-,. nome 10 mis- Legislature, ;ae charge that
4fl- sysnpathies, its hopes aud its prs srs, we
Ina. with taose who n that coufict, fol sht und
siou grange banner, and for cause unwor'i
heir The civilization OF TIE age, | sometimes THU
was Of tlis insult to the dead patriots 10 anger
1led sometimes think Of it il sortow-snd alwa
? a. its remembrance comes as burning d!sgra
ami. to Delaware. Her brave sons wers treatea
are outcasts, il iIfa, they were repudated, al
CHI even in d2a'A they we're rejected. The Stat
on rs a State ,soughtt9 dtso8l and dishoaoT ther
,T-r oas there wure those among is citizens wi
,s provided fU- The last rites TO remains which Il
Republit Aas ~ temple too sacred to enshriL
NO. "hi those VIII, il classic ages, have tn
so ser - their country and honoted humanii
srG and have isllOn Iu the frO:racte1 struggle vi
,5.r magl!'J, treason, folly and tyranny, it b
@ a. heea well saiU, in terms which richly expire
la, tie proper ssnse OF their claims that
lry, "They tel devoted but undyiLc,
If The very gales their names are signing
ona, lie silent pillar l0ne and gray,
the Claims kindred with their sacred clay.
tol Tte.r splr..s ~rep the dlsky mountain,
tate Their memory sperkles DER the fountain;
ana Thr meauest rlil, the laightiss river
ha' Rolls mic ding wl-L thc'r !ane forever
so The Legislature OF so5 was but seco
lt1 lditioa Ut that which pFrce led IT, without !
~ vision or improvement, 1t absolutely ignor
p!' the fact, tbat IN the Union AMY were four r.
~ lne1ts OF mi tntry, batGllion OF cavalry a
~ battery Of artillery, who marched under
Us .Tms OF Delaware. 1t bad no sorrow Tor
ifo. ga liant dead, had no thanks for the livir
nv II extended TO the widows and orphans
uoe- cold charity Of the world. IL would see tn
tuie begSars in land saved By their great saeri
lslt css. In making provsions to meet the mi
80 tary drafts, II protested against the cOstIn
io"' ance of the war and then offered premiums
AM AM our citizens TO stay at home, in place Of
~ ducemeuts for volunteers. lts hatred TO
res general government was so intense, that it
ould .aT ~, $50 80 a., ,et;on /, ~ So
ESQ rnpid mi IooL horord tba co1,rsc,od liz. y