Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-05-03

Tie great lever by which the oopperhesds
seek TO overturn the Union men with, is ne
gre suffrage, or negro equality. The first can :
not be withheld from them simply because II
Is a matter OF sheer justice, and the last Is
only bugbear to frighten the ignorant
There is no white equality, consequently there
can be no black. But there is place where
all men should stand upon an equality, or
democracy Is but a farce-that is before the
law. All men whether white, or black should
enjoy their civil rights. Taxation without
representation Ia one of the evils our fore.
fathers fought TO rid themselves Of That all
men were born free and equal was once a
cardinal point in the democratic creed, until
at the bidding OF the slave power, this idea
was abandoned, and democracy founded upon
slavery. Strange infatuation that men can
believe that this is true democracy. . That the
negro Of the United States has voted Ia an
historical facts, that, that right was accorded
to him by the true democratic party OF the
country is equally true Why then should
any true democrat fear to follow the foot
steps of such men as Martin Van Buren,, Silas
Wright and host OF others, who in theirday
advocated negro slfragei The fact that the
so-called democratic party OF to day are OPP
posed to negro suffrage is sufficient to prove
that II Is a false or spurious democracy, as
sumed merely to obtain the loaves and fishes,
and not to advance the true interest OF the
country. Is it not fact, known to every man
that during the entire rebellion the negro was
true to his country, although that country had
denied him the rights and protection natural
ly belonging to him Is IL not an equally
well known fact, that the party now claiming
to be democratic were the men who inaugur-
ated, fought for, and sustained rebellion p
Yes, these are the men, who have no word of
condemnation for Jefferson Davis, the arch
Traitor, but who are moving Heaven and
Earth to have him restored to place and power.
Working men of Delaware do yeu not see
that your true interest lies in the elevation OF
the labor Of the country ltmatters not how
black the man may be who tolls If he is de-
graded and kept in ignorance, the tendency is
to degrade white labor also. Why was not
the poor white man OF the South respected
Simply because slavery degraded the black
me who had to toll 1t is TO the interest OF
the laboring white man that the negro should
have his right to vote; because by elevRting
him to that point you 30 far elevate labor
Do you not see that IL the black man be made
an intelligent citizen he will command better
price for his labor, thus preventing him from
being an under bidder. This is the law Of
political economy, and no man can long sub
vert it,
The time for making your nominations for
your State and county officers is approaching.
Look to it that labor lie fairly represented.
have before offered you the name Of the Rev.
James Riddle for the office of Governor. Let
New Castle County, which Is the great work
shop of the State, endorse this true represent
tation of labor, and Kent and Sussex will
come up nobly to your assistance. Let not
the cry OF "negro equality" deter you from
according to him the right to vote. Remem-
her the trite remark OF the lamented Winter
Davis, in his speech, on Dover Green, during
rebellion. "If (said he,) God made the ne.
gro the equal of the white man, you can't
make him any thing else; il not, you can't
make him equal and there the matter rests"
You were told by the copperheads that
when the negroes were freed in the South,
they would all flock North, and reduso you
to starvation, by under working you. Did
you fluid 1t so
By according to the negro his civil and po-
liiical rights you elavate labor, aud improve
the condition OF both white and black labor.
Let any man calling himself democrat deny
this II he dare. A, p. OSM0ND.
Canterbury, April IS.