Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-10-08
For the Delaware Republican.
THE ISSUE.

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now before the country is Shall the party
which saved the couutry, or tine party whicii
sought, by open rebellion, u destroy it, rule Z
This is the trie Issue. The Union party, which
stood by the integrity ci the United States, tho
indsaoluhility of the U aion, and for four years
poured out their blood and treasure like wates,
sacrificing more than three than three hum
dred thousand Of the lives ct our bravoSt and
beet citizens and thousands OF milli.ns Of
treasure, until the most formidable rebellion
known to history was snbdued aud lay II weep
ing suppliant at the feet Of their loyal eppo.
sers, claim that rebels shall not be restored to
peace aud power until some guarantee is givea
that rebellion shall never more lit its hydra
head against the county. Is there any hing
uufoir or unreasonable in this1 suppose Il
band OF despefaloes were to seek to depri We
von of the righi OF praperty, aod in doing this
destroy the lives of your family and purpst
friends; cause you TO waste mdlions Of lrea =
urc, and entail on you I'D your posterity euor.
nous burdens of taxation before you suodued
them Wonld you not feel insultedp After all
this, were tho murdevers OF your fathers, BROTH
ers and sons, TO come to You and say, We
failed to destroy you only from want of power
to do go, but inusmuch rs we failed to d. u
by open war, we demand such an crgauz .tlon
Of your household, as wili allow US to rule IL
| tor all coming time or till we gein suihcieR'
strength and means 10 gain our first wish the
| destruction OF your fair inheritance" War
i1 the mau claiming the spirit OF our gallant
sires cf 1eventy-3iX, who would submit to such
terms
VT strange az it may soem these the
con niIuons sought to he forced on you by "My
Policy as set forth by Andrew Johnson, aud
supp Irted by the so called Democracy of the
North. 1t is fact, which has ras1e1 into
history and Can never be controgorted that the
democratic party (so called) were disloyal
Who dare deny thnt the rebelious States
claimed to be democratc2 Wuo dare deny that
the rebel sympathisers of the North lain to he
Of the Same party WGai party, when the
great aGd good Lincoln WAS s:sassinat i by
democrat, cried out to enc another a. they
met. "Haye you beard the good nsi7,' LiR'5.a
Is dead" THE was d1ue in Kent county and
| stand prepared 10 prove the tact.
charge lhan the dem lcTacy 50 Gale y, OF
| Delaware, with disoyalty. They Introduced
the rebel commissioners intn this Halls Of Rep
rtsentation at Dover, IT perchance they might
| seduce the SIa'e to join In destroying the
| Union. They taxed the clsis. to rAise
| bounty to keep drafted men al homo. They
refuse to aid the r.mies Of ulion soldier
wno were def niin.; tns Ifs Of tae nalion; -
| they refused to bury the urave sons Of Della
ware who tell at tlia decisive battle OF GetLy5
| tuic. They refused even n vote Of thRnhs tC
| the brave sons OF Dele Tare for defending the
country from rebel hordes They despis. 4 the
national Sag, calling 1t damned black repub
roau rug, and thFe,tegel to pull it down ---
| THIS they did at my door, in presence oil nu-
| merous witnesses, when drove the cowsrdly
| dogs of, revolver In hand and should have
obeyed Gen. Bltler's order had got within
range. After all this historical evidence OF hoe
| tility to ine UlioG, these meg claim to he good
| Union me9 and the Soldiers and Sailors friends
Working men of Delaware. This is ths par
| ty who go for free trade; was. talt a fiy
| Southern uabObs may lord il over thh black
man, seek TO degrade you 10 the same level
Look at Delaware AID look al the State Of
| Rhode Island, with AN area OF 306 squire
miles population OF one hundred and inv-
| seven thousand, FIVE huured and hfly-fy iu
1850 $l03 ,G4s spent iu education, and ',nr
teen millions Of Bank capital to aid the pro-
| ductive industry OF her ettizens Delaware the
| same year with an area of 30 square miles,
population OF u ,5s! had B lnknx capital
| Of less than two millions Way this dispar-
ity , The answer ia plaza. False dem 9crAc; ia
in favor of degrading l4hor, whils true emo
oles it by protection. Whist has ke5t 10 IN
wages in Dsiaware and raised them in Rlpde
| Island Manufacturing iudastry and nothing
else. division of labor witnout which no
State can prosper. Farmers OF Delaware why
do Northern men come down here and buy your
worn out lands1 Simply because the system
OF false democracy has made you 81! producers
| and no consumers without you transport your
products 10 a foreign market which takes off
as you know, large profs. The transporta'i3u
tax has been so heavy that you have been de
prived the Improvement OF ysur sols, hence
their 'ow value. You sec how your land has
raised in value since thia Northern emigration
commenced. Will you still vote to sustain IN
your State party opposed 10 the protection
OF labor, opposed to improvement, opposed to
Northern emigration and consequently to tbs
iuhaucel value of your lands, simply that a
few tdA.i.ies may hold all tbs OIL ,es within
themselves. liyou do, you deserve to sutar
and will, SO long as false demo rioY ru les oul
State A. ?. OSMOND