Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-15
THE "GAZET1E" ",SLOSIILNG
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II is no tritling task to make daylight clear
enough to enter the brain of the O1zctkc.
Ideas which ordinary men can comprehend
as a whole have to be fed to it in minute par
ticles, and even then the passage chokes.
This morning it has long rigmarole, in
which italics and "small caps" are thrown
around in a very profigate manner, the OBJ
ject of which appears to he the ancient and |
well-known operation of conjuring up an
imaginary opponent, and then, with much |
demonstration of courage, hewing him to
pieces. For instance,it is intimated that the
COMMERCIAL did not know that the present
Constitution of Delaware was formed by
Convention for the purpose, at Dover, in
1881, and this intimation furnishes the
ground for a great deal of mannuvering and
display of fighting qualities, equal to the
knights at an Eastern Shore "Tourna-
ment." 1t, however, is quite unnecessary,
and is utterly wasted on a desert air, since
} we were well aware Of the fact referred to-
The assertion on our part that the present
: Constitution of the State, is not reasonable,
: Just, nor permissible by the National Consti-
tuition, was established at considerable
I length, by careful inquiry, calm argument,
y and liberal citation of authorityin these col
i umns, some weeks ago. The reasoning by
= which we arrived at such conclusion might
;, have been perused by the Gazette, as it was
1t by the reading public, generally. Whether
Y the Gazette could have comprehendcd it,
ID like other people, is, of course, anotherque
'e ton. The article, it is proper to add, ut
sc tractcd general attention, in all quarters, ant
r we have reason to know was heartily appro
I'd we'd by several gentlemen whose reputation
in for good sense is nothing inferior to that o
u the Gazette. We therefore feel consolet
n over our disappointment in not conyincin.
G. our contemporary.
e, AS beautiful piece of consistency til
an brilliant article we have under review
ID quite worthy the production of a Democrat
i'd ic editor, residing " above Dover II seek
OF to fasten obloquy on the COMMERCIAL ic
AR desiring the amendment of Il Constitute
in framed by Judge Hall, john VI. Clayton, AN
I'd. others, but elsewhere, blurls out the ADM,
is sion that :" 1t is well known To the people
use delaware that the Democratic party Il
os- 'years sought to change our Constitution
1t would seem reasonable that democrat
In newspaper should approve rather than CO
the denim us for following in the footsteps
md Of the aristocratic Bayard, or the cloque
!, is Biggs, at the Dover Convention, of ISL
'nr- when the Democratic party "sought
change the Constitution, but then we Il
lcbt talking Of the Gazette, and not of reasonal
en- things.
and The Gazette fails to understand what
by meant by immediate action ON the p,
lon- OF the Democrats, in order to secure
, in vote of the colored citizens, and so we sll
'ela- have to explain that if the 6Tus,tte II
sold Delatcdredn will follow the example
%, their great exemplars, in 1861 -G5, Gen. W,
Hampton, Gen. James B. Longstrcet, /;
others, by pronouncing in favor of eq
,.,s and exact justice to all men, perhaps
~, colored : EN- of Delaware will vote for
! /, Bayard as member of the Legislature,
Mr.. Salisbury, for County Clerk of Suss
-, There has been none of the real true l.
and doublc-reiined gentiliiy at Dover for Il
who time, and these elections might remedy
put u,- defect
If he In future, we beg the Gazette not to
Con sumo knowledge of the COMMERCIAL vii
I'M II does not possess nor to suppose I
aut, everybody else needs rudimentiry instr
ton like itself,