Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-11-19
For the Delaware Republican.
THINGS IN KENT COUNTY.

The excitement Of the elestion "a now over,
and We must submit to four years more OF
mis- rule in Delaware. would rather suffer |
defeat than succeed BY the aid Of such means,
as were employed BY the SO called Democratic
party. Every rascal Of whatever crime he
may have been guilty, whe her skulking the
draft, bounty jumping or deserving his nag
voted for Saulsbury. One may we'll tremble
for the safety OF liberty among . people who
| will sell the sacred right Of franchise for
glass Of whisksy or few dollars In money.
The Niger hobby was ridden upon every
stump speech "Do you want your daugh-
tiers to marry niggers !" was the theme Of
every so called democratic orator, until the
poor, honest, but ignorant men, re ally feared
that If the radical party carried the State, their
wives aud all their daughters would straight
way marry the "niggers
We hear Of the infection Of crimes, and
+. oruelties practicsd upon the loyal men Of The
South, but we are likely To feel them In Del
aware, now that rebels are ruling here and II
Maryland. The torch of the incendary ha
been applied to my own family. The Steam
i Saw Mil Of my sons, at this place was fire.
J., on the morning Of the 18th inst about fv
y O'Clock, and burned to the ground, involving
!. q loss Of some Eve thousand dollars, upon tw
Young men whose crime ia loyalty to the gov
l. eminent by taking mp arms In her defence.
T. would here state for the benefit Of such COW
d ardly rascals, that you may burn, way-lay, c
a, assassinate, but you cannot drive me from m
home by any such meats. have offered u
W tie life Of enc son for my country, and al
to ready to offer the others and die with then
"a rather than finch one inch from what dee
"a my right So you may know that there Is
~ least one man in Delaware who does not 7
u- gard your midnight, cowardly attempts to II
lure him. Remember that the man who
not quail at your threats during the absen
il of the loyal men, who were fighting in q
N South your more honorable friends, does Il
fear you now. Go on as you have began
40 You may burn my property, and Kill me, b
OF you cannot stay the onward march OF tru
tie and justice, of which am but the hunt
hit advocate.
What is now to bs done l see that I
we Chicago Times, the IN 81 rabid Democra
'il' paper in the North, has come out the op
,n- advocate Of negro suffrage What will
.;,v faction Of Delaware dor why, they v
wheel into line and swear that they have
wv ways been in favor Of the negro vo'ing, a
CO. that the Black Republicans opposed 1t.
ent How humiliating it is when We reflect on
,bs proud position Delaware once held with
sister States, that now she Is ruled by m
'ne who refused to vote four hundred and twe
sue five delars, to bury her gallant sons who
men in her defence, on the bloody field of Gett
nm. burg, by men who Levied upon us hundred
" thousands OF dollars TO keep out of the f.
mug the men called upon to defend hor-who
'au- fused ninety thousand acres OF public land
fered us by the general government for edit
tional purposes. Think of this, you
zens payers, when the assessor is taking an inv
lion tory of your lands. that all you pay on q
r..u in the shape of taxes, is eau ed by the fac
'Aes now in power, and in many cases by your
d to Let the loyal men OF Delaware unite as
terly man, and stand by their country, and
verv another, the time Of our redemption di
on of --eA A. p. osxosp.