Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-06-21
For the Delaware Republican.
SOLDIERS, ROuNTY-

Mr. EDITOR :-lf anything were wanting TO
prove thu. the Democratic party is the soldiers
friend the vote OF Mr.. Nicholson on the boun-
| ty bill must settle that question. No Delaware
| volunteer can now remain in doubt as to
which party he is most indebted to for aid an d
comfort, during the tim hs wal periiug his
| life for the defence of his country. claim
that the soldiers Of Delaware ARE bound to
vote for the Democratic party ttr the following
| reasons:
First. When they were in the field and their
| wives and children were suffering for the com .
mon necessariss of life, the Black Republicans
tried to pass bill for their relief, which the
Democratic party by strict party vote, refused
to passl
Second. When their gallant comrades fell
oa the bloody field of Getty sburg, during three
days Of desperate struggle which decided the
fate of rebellion, the Democratic Legislature
OF Delaware refused 10 raise the sum of four
hundred and twenty. five dollars to bury them.
Who ever saw such friendship
Third. When the black Republicans brought
in bill to thank the soldiers and sailors for
defending the life of the nation, the democrat
ic Legislature unanimously voted against Civ
ing them thanks. Why thank men for doing
that which these Legislators did not want
donef Had they permitted rebellion to triumph
then indeed they might have received the
thanks OF the Delaware Legislature.
Fourth. When the bounty bill was passed
by the House Of Congress on the 25th instant,
the Democratic Representative from Delaware,
true to the instincts ofhis party, and vigilant
to aid the brave defenders OF our common
country, veled NAY
The bill passed by a vote of 1872 to q, Mr..
Nicholson making one of the immortal two
whose names will go down TO postsrity on the
rolJ Of eternal iufamy, in spite OF all the black
,I,1i a tba
In the face OF this record will any soldier be
in doubt as to which party has shown him
friendship fill any one accuse the Demo
cratic party (so callod,) ola want of selfrespect
and modesty when they claim to pc the friends
of the U Mon and the soldiers? None but black
Republicans will ever doubt that the demo
cratic purity have strong claims GA the soldiers
aud sailors of Delaware.
We expect to see every soldier in the State
march up the polls mex November and cast
their votes for tie loyal sotdier-losing party
called Democrats, nicknaued Uopperheads.-
Who can longer doubt IN
Did not this same democratic party tell the
soldier that the miserable trash called DGreen
Backs" which he was receiving for his hard
service, as pay, would not in two years, be
| worth one cent on the dollar, and democrat
ic butcher said IN Dover, be only fit to lap up
customers meat In Has not this friendly
| tho letter? Who lie so silly as to take green
backs .dsyf
Again, did not this same democratic party
| warn the poor man that when the "niggers
were free they would all come north, and tax G
| the work from the poor white man; and is mol
| that another instance OF the truth aud love fur
| the poor white man-which has ever charac-
| lied this partyI laboring man only geti
about dollar and fifty cents day now under
the black republican administration, when un
| der that ef the immortal Buchanan, the TYPE
of democracy, manufactured from old federals
according to the gospel of Saint Benjamin, he
| got rs cents per day.
| Why, Mr.. Editor, could go on and fill you
eatire paper with the same kind Of unansw vera
bic reasons why the soldiers, sailors and poor
men OF Delaware should vote for the Demo.
cratic party. But think | nave said enough
| to show even the blind which side he should
support at the coming election.
Canterbury, May 2sth. A. P. OSNOND.