The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-25
WINNING Posts.

Delaware is Democratic. Her ma
jorities are not so remarkably large,
but are always reliable. Like Ken
lucky, she can always be depended |
on. The party leaders never give
themselves any uneasiness as to the
result there. 1t is ever a foregone
conclusion. All the other Southern
States were once equally certain for
the Democratic party, but the en-
largement of the area of freedom has
caused several of them to repudiate
that organization. When men, women
and children were bought and sold,
and whipping posts abounded, the
Democratic cause fourished, and
all the valuable offices were filled by
members of that party. 1t really APP
peared as though the strength of the
party was in proportion to the num-
Der Of whipping-posts. At least, those
States who could boast the greatest
quantity of the latter were most GER
tain to give the largest Democratic
majorities. Delaware has pOndered
this fact we'll, and therefore holds on
to her whipping posts, and her Demo-
cratic majority with them. A dis
patch from Newcastle, dated the 2lst,
tells us how the thing is
done. If the divine institution
of slavery has been forever abolish
ed by Constitutional amendment,
fortunately for the Democracy, whip
ping-posts -o one of It's adjunets -
remain undisturbed. If a man can
not "wallop" his Clon negro now,
negroes may nevertheless be decently
thrashed at the public whipping posts
by order of the municipal, county, or
State authorities. The Constitutional
Amendment does not abolish whip
ping posts. Delaware knows that,
aud acts accordingly. Therefore, on
the 21st day of November aforesaid,
in the venerable town of Newcastle,
we have the interesting spectacle of
an old man-seventy years of age
led to the whipping and his back
gashed with twenty cruel lashes.
He cried bitterly during the fiery
ordeal But what a thrill Of
ecstaey must have shot through
the great Democratic heart, as the
tears went dripping down his time
furrowed facet Having thus disposed
of venerable age, next two youths
each OF twelve years, were tied up
and received their portion, also, Of
twenty lashes One man was placed
in the piilory until totally helpless
from cold, and then warmed up
by twenty we'll administered iashes
Civilization and barbarism are face tt
face in Delaware. But barbarism
backed by the Democratic party
seems likely to gain the ascendant
We apprehend that emigration vii
give the State, celebrated for whip
ping posts, wide berth, and tina
darkness and Democracy will hold
nndisputed sway. Every sympathizel
with progress and humanity will de
sire, also, to leave land so desc
Grated with instruments of tortur
which are relics of an ignorant ant
brutal past.
We admonish the Democracy q
Kentucky that they must be up an
doing if they would retain their su
premacy. Let whipping posts be es
tablished at once, or the little State G
Delaware will far outstrip them i
the political arena. A State in whicl
men of seventy and boys of twelve ar
tied up and whipped, has Demo
cratic future before it that may we
challenge the rivalry of so ambi
tious a State as Kentucky. There
fore, we repeat, let Kentucky look
her laurels, or they may soon adOr
the brow of Democratic Delaware.