Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-11-05
CORRESPONDENCE.


MILFORD, Oct. zJtn, 1915.
MEssRs. EDITORS THE rebel party is begin
ming to get uneasy about our county and hence
have advertised ten meetings for the present
week. These are to be addressed by Brother
Willard-if he can be kept sober enough--and
Brother Ell, Mr.. Bggs, 7. F. Bayard, and the
usual number of Tom Tits to fill up the time and
entertain the " faithful" Your terrible exposure
of the financial rottcnness of the county under
rebel management is the chief cause of the trep-
idation of the "unterrlfed." They know that
they deserve rebukc at the election, and that
their corruption and Incompetence demand their
overthrow at the hands of the people-and they
fear that their wicked record will bring 1t. Hence
their efforts.
By the way-you stated the debt of the county
at 1926 OOO but they themselves admit that II is
probably $4,000. They say that the amount Of
the floating debt is unknown even to the Levy
Court, and from the large amount of county or
ders in the hands of the people drawing interest,"
they think that the whole debt is probably $780,
0OOl Is 1t any wonder that they fear and tremble
The Rebs had n meeting In this town on Saturday
last. Brother Willard was announced for the
afternoon and Mr.. Biggs for the evening. Will
lard arrived in town before noon SO well soaked
under strict surveillance to make him ut oil pre-
scntablc. Between three aud four he was allowed
to come upon the platform, but even then he was
In no condition to appear before decent people /;
it answered however for his party. He COM
menced his speech In furious raining style much
like crazy bull, throwing himself into awful
contortions and foaming at the mouth like wild
boar of the woods. For two mortal hours he
continued thus to rant without sense or reason to
the great disgust of oil sensible people. Our cit
igau kppn1v fhp xyhiphi apte ulI
our people by such brutal and degraded repre-
sentative In the United State Senate One of his
particularly lelictous pictures was that ministers
of the Gospel were the worst enemies of the De-
mocracy and for this sin they were particularly
honored by their master The Devil in that when
Hell got choked up with Black Republicans the
Devil put in minister for kindling!
Mr.. Bggs spoke in the evening for an hour and
half but never alluded to the most notable polit-
ical event of the epoch--the war. From his
speech none would have ever inferred that the
debt-the burden of his speech after niger
was created to put down n Sham Democratic
Rebellion He was particularly severe upon the
Frecdmen's Bureau, which, he said, wrung the
taxes out oil the bones and sinews Of the white
people, to feed, cloihe, and educate the negroes
He contrasted the negr school in this town, with
| the one for white children. which he saw on the
road from Harrington to Milford, greatly to the
| deiriment Of the latter and apparently made an
effort to incie some of his brutal partizans to APP
| ply the torch to the former He may not have
| designed to do this, but the whole tendency Of
| his remarks was in this direction. His whole
speech was low, vulgar, and fallncious; with mol
one elevnling refined, or ennobling sentiment
| He and his party live to degrade and brutalize
their iellow-men. They appea, to be an infic.
tion, put upon the county In the providence Of
| the Almighty. to try its virtue and strength They
fought four years like ends TO destroy 1t In blood
and fire, and I'LL their work now continually tends
to weaken its credit, thwart Its progress, debauct
| Its people, and make 1t reproach In the eyes o
the world. II lives by constantly teaching ont
| class of men to hate ard outrage another. L
| plants itself squarcy In the paths of Christian
Progress, and strives to prostitute the people IL
In both Church nnd State to its reactionary and
| devillsh work. Where culture prevails, 1t fall
most sgnally-wtness New England; but wher,
Ignorance most prevails, 1t wins Its greatest tr
umphs-witpess the Southern States, with thei
want Of general education and free gospel. Thu
New York Day. Book, one of the most vicious o
try has non been ruled for seren years BY is mos
religious, Weathy aud cuuirated peopte, the Re
publican party; and The only hope for the safrafio
of the Nation Is IN is least Intelligent people, didet
5y emigrdnts. from abroad!" This is every wor
true, but what other Democratic paper or speak
er will so candidly and honestly admit IL? Wi
MIR. Biggs ponder that democratic sentiment 70
time? II may encourage him in his efforts t.
degrade our citizens,
The work for this canvass Is now pretty nearl
finished less than one week remains. We ar
confident of four years more of the rule OF th
religious and cultivated clement OF our populf
ton in national affairs let us hope and pray an
labor that by that time free gospel-it we hay
it--and free schools, will SO elevate and advane
the sentiments of our people, that South, rs we
, as North-in Delaware as well as Rhode Island
no party will ever again dare to appeal to IL
most vicious sentiments of the most vulgar clas
es as its chief means of support and hope
success. SUSSEX.