Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-22
For the Delaware Republican.
SHAM

Ma. EpIroR Will you give me room to
comment . little on the joint resolution pass
ed BY the eopperhead majority In our late
Legislature, on the subject Of national politics.
We have headed our article with the word |
"sham" because II 10 an expressive word, and |
clearly defines the political and intellectual,
il not the moral status of the immortal twenty |
who voted for those resolutions. Webster de- !
fines "sham'' to mean "false, counterfeit, pre- |
tended" He also defines democrat" to be
tone who adheres to government by the
people, or favors the extension OF the right Of
suffrage to all classes Of men" You make
laws for the negro and punish him If he vio-
lates them; you enlist him to fight in your
places when drafted, thereby acknowledging
him to be a rational and reasoning creature
| q man; and yet you deny him the right Of
suffrage, thus proving yourselves to be sham
Democrats, and In favor Of class legislation.
1t appears to 20 hard with you that the free
| and intelligent colored men Of the District Of
Columbia, who fought for the Government,
should have the right to vote. II you were
not shamiug Democracy, you would rejoice as
We do, when all classes Of men have their
rights and the means Of defending them, in
stead of extending your "siucere aud deep
sympathy" to pack Of rebels who aimed 10
destroy our Republican Government, thus
proving your professed love for the UAion to
be a sham, as we'll as your Democracy.
Yea talk about the efforts of the republicans
to elevate the black mau TO political and social
equality with the whites. Bah | who made the
white laborers of Kent and Sussex the ignv-
rant tools that they are in the hands of politi.
claus, to be bonght and sold at the polls by
, deinagogues like cattle at the sbambes Who
, made the 'clay eaters" acd ''sand hilleIs" OF
the South Who deprived them of free
schools and underworked them with slave la
9 Dor, until they became SO poor and debased II
! to be Ht tools in the hands of traitors for tn,
! | overthrow of liberty2 Who, but the would
be aristocracy of the Seutn--the traitors who
y draw out o. you "deep aud sincere 81 mpatby.
Who has shaded down the black mans okiu
3 until you can hardly say 1t 10 not "coiored lik
Q your own" Where do all the big add little
! ''ginger- bread darkies" come from that ont
o see hangings round the street cornsrsiiu Ken
and Sussex? You can't blame the repu blicau
" with forcing tbnt "negro equality" Sham
8 the word again.
IS In what States OF this Urion exists th
e. greatest amount Of wealth and intelligouc
e among the masses2 Where are the creates
q number of tree schools and churchesf W
1t answer in the republican States OF New EGG
9 land-and there the black man votes. Yet n
J. one thinks of being "degraded or disgraced
t. thereby. Where do we 6ud that sham democ
: racy polls its heaviest votes, outside Of rebel
81 dom Ia Macksrelville aud the Five Point
n of New York city. Did yon or did yoa nc
6 degrade and disgrace the free laborng me
n OF Delaware, when you voted to rob them o
& their school fund to pay The Sta.e's share o
l, tho nationalta TAX, which should have been pai'
'i four years since, aud thereby saved severs
'r tuoussud dol!ars, that will have TO come on
3 OF the pockets OF this people. Aud yet 20
howl long and loud over the "increased" taIs
We OF the Federal Government, and express iet
a. that the " feelings OF the people" will
y aliensted. Was not the wish iather to til,
IL thought, and are you not shnmlng it again2
OF Understand, We criticize you in behalf
TO no party, but in the interest OF genuine d
g. mocracy, who would blush to own you as hi
I disciples, and whose voice OF love and missic
OF Of peace will yet be heard and felt 10 the Ian
VA With these predatory remarks, and the edito
la permission, We propose at some future tiln
to extend little further care towards 20
disjointed Joint resolutions"
Mill Greek Id, Feb. 10, &c. MUDSILL.