Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-10-16
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During the war for the suppression OF the
rebellion, the acts ofthe so.ealled Democratic
party were such as to leave no other inter
ence than that they were in heartfelt sympa-
thy with the traitors in arms. They oppos-
ed bitterly any measure which would add
strength to the general Government, ana
interposed all kinds of obstacles to the sue
cess of the cause of the country. When the
Union arms were victorious, either on land
or sea, they were prolific in excuses for the
defeat of the rebels. When disaster attend
cd our cause, their faces were radiant with
JOY, and they were unsparing IN their de-
nunciations of the patriotic men who were
determined to save the nations life and per
petuate the blessings OF Freedom and JUS
tice. They had no word of cheer for the
gallant Union soldiers, but on the other
hand were exceedingly solctous for the
welfare of the Rebels. In Delaware, the
only State where they had the power during
the war, they steadily refused to vote one
dollar to strengthen the armies of the Re
public, but passed enactments oxpending
thousands and entailing upon the State an
enormous debt, giving premiums to men to
stay out of the army. In the face of facts
like these, the Union press charged that
party with beng hostile to the best interests
Of the country, and in favor of the dcstruc-
ton of the Government. For political
purposes the Democratic press and ora
tors continued TO deny the allegations
made against their party, until the war
closed iu a great and glorious triumph OF
right over wrong, and the maintenance Of
the Union of the States. This result entire
ly demolished every argument they had
adduced as to the inability of the United
States TO crush out treason and rebellion
and for time they were completely non
plussed as 10 what policy to adopt. The
death of the lamented LINCOLN at the hands
of dastardly assassin, and the apostacy of
Andrew johnson, infused new life and yigor
into the party, and made them bold to avow
their true sentiments We published a few
days ago an extract from the speech of a
Democratic candidate for Stale Senator in
the Bedford District of Pennsylvania, laud-
ing to the skies the vile misCrcant whose
that pure and unsullied patriot, the great and
good LINCOLN, and comparing Booth TO the
noble martyrs who have yielded up their
lives in the cause of liberty Evidence is
complete to fully substantiate the charge
which we have repeatedly made that the
so-called Democratic party strongly sympa-
thized with the rebels in their efforts to dis
member the Republic, but now that they
: are backed in their actions by Andrew John.
son, and no longer have fears of pun
ishment which should be meted out to the
wretches who would destroy the govern
ment which WAsHINaroN and his compa-
triots established, they have grown bold in
their declarations, and the Delaware Gazette
of Friday last, in an article on the "proud
position occupied by the Democracy,
enunciates the following as "a great reason
why the party has cause for eongratula-
tion:-
"a party that withstood the combined
attacks for four years of the whole Army
and Navy of the United States, and the con
centration of all the factions of the country
against it, aided as they were by the servile
OF the pulpit and the venal of the press, may
well be said to be unconquerable. u
Now, as the Army and Navy of the United
States never made u combined attack upon
any others than traitors and rebels, we must
, take it for granted that the Gazette admits
the cause of the rebels was that of their
party, and that Democracy to-day means
hostility to Liberty and Union and the per
petuity OF Republican form of government
While we were fighting the lsgions of jeff
Davis, the Gazette says the Army and Navy
OF the United States were combined in
attacks on the Democratic party. This /.
/ true, every word of it, and substantiates our
oft-repeated declarations of hostility and
treason to the government on the part ol
I the Democracy during the past four or five
, years The voters Of Delaware should re-
! member this fact then, that the party which
has placed in nomination Salisbury ioi
Governor, and Nicholson for Representative
in Congress, acknowledges through it.
organ in this city, that that party was par
and l'arcel Of tic rebel army against ,chicI
tie ""hole Army and Nary Of tie Uniteo
I States " sods fighting during the four gear,
Of the rebellion. This fully explains the
/ solcitude of the party for the admission
of the Southern representatives to Con
gress, and proves that it hopes to aid the
p rebels to secure by legislation what they
, failed to achieve in the field. Patriots
friends of liberty, ifyou would prevent sucl
dire calamity from belalhng your country
you must vote to keep the so-callcd Demo
cratic party out of power. Upon this result
depends the maintenance Of American
n liberty.