Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29


policy, generally; their misappropriation Of
large sums, devoted to the debt and its in
tercst, TO pay current expenses; and their
last, most offensive direct tax, levied espe-
cially upon the city of Wilmington, and bur-
dening the manufactures and trade Of New
Castle County; all these have grown to be so
offensive to the people that the Ring cannot
bear to hear them mentioned. Their organ,
the Dela,0arean, dances about, in manner
ludicrous to behold, and fairly raves over
recent allusion to these matters. in our col
umns. Listen -
"Thc people Of Delaware understand
fully the origin and necessity of our State
debt. The land was cursed with Radical
ism, which involved the country in war,
and Abe Lincoln ordered conscriptions to
be made by a set of dishonest knaves, who
were anxious to conscript every Democrat
in Delaware between the ages of 81 and As
years and put them in the ranks to be mnr-
dered, in order that they might never vote
against the Radical negro party. The DEM
ocratic Legislature of Delaware determined
to thwart the designs of the Radical party,
and voted aid to the white citizens of the
State, and thereby saved the lives Of hun
dreds of our people. This the Commercial
calls discouragcment of .'thc recruitment of
the Union armies" No, it was defeating
the fell purpose of your party TO murder
Democrats, for your dishonest recruiting
agents would have exempted Radicals and
forced Democrats into the war.
Who wrote this? Probably it was the
same who advised tearing up the rails of the
railroads whose directors declined to pay an
unconstitutional tax. A wild and ignorant
violence is reflected in both, and the insult
to the martyred President is APPLY joined to
the fanaticism of the whole extract
But let us ask how Radcalism involved
the country in war;" Was it because war
commenced under Democratic President !?
Because for eight years previously Demo-
cratic Presidents had been in Office? Be
cause for most Of that eight years Demo-
cratic Congresses had made the laws !?
Because Democratic Cabinet encouraged
the rebellion, and stole arms and money to
aid it Because Southern Democrats with
some from Delawarc) broke up their
National Convention at Charleston? Be-
cause, finally, the same men directed their
cannons upon the Union flag and Union
soldiers at Fort Sumter?
Such Radicalism involved the country in
war. 1t was the radicalism Of the DeldWa-
reon-the disloyal reasonable, un-Repub-
lican, aristocratic, arrogant, selfish spirit of
itself and friends; the men who declare
voting TO be a privilege, not right and
who would disfranchise the poor and uncdu-
Gated, by that rule, the moment their party
lost their votes. No, gentlemen, you shall
not get out from under the blood and suffer
ing brought down by your rebellion. Ifyou
have not,suf,ercd otherwise for treason, you
shall not escape the just verdict OF history.
But let us inquire concerning the violent
and unqualified denial given TO our state
mcnt that the public debt was incurred 10
discourage the recruitment of the Union
armies. How came that debt: The Dem
ocratic Legislature, elected in SCI, met at
an adjourned session in january 1864, and
found the State free from debt except q
few thousand dollars borrowed previously
TO float current expenses. A draft had been
ordered totake place In March. Other States
were filling up their quotas by offering lib
cral hounties 10 volunteers. But tile Lcgis-
lature Of Delaware, desiring that volunteers
should not be had hoping that their South
ern friends would succeed; intending 10 dis