Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-05-05
s. AUL SBU R Y.
Color, not Principles.
The Democracy to run on their 0utioles.
Words of Kindness - Republicans,
Infldels, go.
A Queer Illustration.

In response to the announcement that Senator
Salisbury would address the white men, on the
issues of the day. quite crowd, possibly num-
bering three or four hundred, assembled OF the
Deer Park Hotel, in Newark, on Saturday even
ing. There was no organization Of meeting,
but the Senator was at once introduced to the
audience.
Mr.. Salisbury opened with on allusion to his
college days In the town and the pleasant recollec-
tions he entertained of them, and then called on
his audience to cast their memories back over
twenty years and remember what our country
was then. 1t was governed by men devoted TO
constitutional government, men not learned In
10 this modern school, men who did not boast
that themselves and negroes were just alike. He
proposed, he snid, 10 invite attention to some of
the great absorbing Issues of the approaching
election. There is now great struggle on the
part of many white men to become negroes, and,
of many negroes to become white men. He
however, never belonged to any party but tho
white mans party. The good old Democratic
party, had always been o white mans party, and
i proposes to go nto the contest this fall as the
Democratic party with Its organization intact,but
with its gates wide open for the reception of all
who choose to join 1t.
He was not authorized to speak for New Castle
county, but he knew how 1t was in Sussex. The
white men would carry that county by 1000 ma
jorty. To Republicans he would say that he did
not come here 10 find fault with or to scold and
abuse his opponents. For them he had nothing
but words OF kindness. He came to reason with
Them, to argue, to ask what is right II any one
had told this audience twenty years ago that any
political organization would arise that would
favor abolition and the equalization of the races.
they would not have believed it He recollected
that when, four years ago at Milford, be indicted
the Republican party as being in favor of negro
suffrage and submitted the question to the
audience as jury, that the Republicans present
answerci mot guilty"
he recently read in one of the Wilmington
papers speech of Mr.. Edward G. Bradford, in
which that gentleman said the Democratic party
was dead, and he wanted to give 1t o parting
blow. He guessed they would find 1t alive, and
II would probably Rever know that Mr.. Bradford
He wished 1t distinctly understood that he had
no right to speak for the Democrats of New Castle
county, but so far as the lower counties were
concerned he would sly they would have nothing
votes. They may go to the polls and vote but
the Democratic party will continue to be white
mans party. The issue will be plain and simple.
If you want the State governed by the negro
population. vote the Republican ticket; If not
then vote with the Democrats. The question Isl
J." Who shall govern this State 2' Any one will
admit that OF white men alone there are more
Democrats than Republicans. If tho Republicans
succeed, then, 1t must be by black voles. Tho
five thousand or six thousand black voters will
determine the character OF our State government.
viii you suffer this glorious little State to be
given over to the rule of an ignorant,
degraded and vicious population. Why did
washington and his noble army pass near this
town nearly one hundred years ago on their way
10 the Brandywine? 1t was that the people of
oil the States might enjoy civil and constitutional
liberty, constitutional Government Of white
men by white men. Did it ever occur 10 them
that they were doing all they did just 10 give me-
groes the right of suffrage? Were these men
not as good and wise as the statesman OF to-day?
Why did not they admit the negro to participa-
tion In the Governmen He wished 1t under
stood that lie was not playing the orator or maxi
ing sensation speech, but merely having plain
conversation with his fellow citizens.
Mr.. 8. then stated that the Republicans courted
the negro vote that they might gain control of
labored at some length to show that II they sue
ceeded they would have to give him large share
OF all the Offices and next turned his attention to
the probable effect on the common schools to
which he declared negro children won Id be ad-
mitted. He said he recalled with delight the days
when he went to q public school, the delightful
sports of his youth, and the time when he learned
his A. B. C's,-and-and-his A. B. abs. Our
fathers had made for US good common school
system, which would thus be destroyed. He said
that had been the result of reconstruction in tho
Southern States by the reconstruction acts, and
exclaimed" Good Heavens above, the idea OF
the Congress of the United States, the mere crea-
ture of the States. attempting to reconstruct a
Sovereign State.' He alluded 10 the possible
coHsequl noes, and said the Apostle Paul had told
the truth when he said "Evil communications
corrupt good manners"
Mr.. salisbury declared that he had no unkind
feelings toward the negroes, almost his first re-
collection was OF q negro quarter in his fathers
yard, and many were the favors he had received
from them In his early childhood. But God had
made distraction between their race and ours.
The Republican party is an iniidel party. II dees
not believe in the Christian Religion. No man of
sense can believe in this doctrine of Equality. it
Is all the result OF infdelity., Show him region
where infdelity abounds and he will show them
place where negro suffrage and woman's rights
ideas prevail. Such people don't believe In the
God that made them, or the savior whe Redeemed
them. He instanced the stars and the trees to
show that there could be no such thing as Equali-
ty, and argued that the negro race was indellihly
stamped as inferior to the " noble Caucasian"
Mr.. salisbury here said that he was unwell,
suffering from Neuralgia in the head, and should
speak but little longer
He took VI what he called the record of the
Republican party and asked people to remember
when the State of Delaware was free and indie
pendent State with nobody attempting to control
its domestic institutions. In the convention
which framed our constitution Delaware was
considered equal to any other State, and che
was, by the way the first to adopt that constitu-
tion. Now the Congress of the U. &. attempts to
say who shall vote for State officers, and the
speaker recollects having walked to the polls in
his own town under crossed bayonets. Our lib
critics are gone, our State governments are abol-
ished, aud there is an end to constitutional gov
ernment In this country. unless the people arouse
speedily and put down this party.
He asked his hearers to reflect seriously on the
broken hints he had dropped and to wake 10 a
sense OF the deep responsibility that rests upon
them. II they would do their duty they need not
be alarmed al the success of the Republican
party. The Democratic party had fought the old
Whig party, respectable party, White Mans
party, and whipped 1t. 1t had fought the Peoples
party also White Mans party. and whipped 1t,
fa hu IN
Why, as Lincoln would say, this reminded him
of little anecdote. In Southern Indiana when
the first railroad was built the people nocked to
see the first train. One eccentric Individual saw
the locomotive coming and sprang on the track
and commenced throwing up his arms, waving
his hat, and dancing until the engineer thinking
something must be the matter brought his train
to halt and asked what was the matter, why"
answered the fellow, ~ just wanted to see If
after having fought the Bulls of Bashan you
thought was going to be frightened by damned
old chicken-coop on wheels" So il was with
the Democratic party. They were not likely to
be frightened by this new party.
Mr. s. again accused the Republican party of
bringing about the war, " Rather" he said,
" than compromise little difficulty between the
northern and southern sections OF the country,
they bad plunged the country into civil war;
involving u vast expenditure and immense debt,
and the unly thing they bad to show for II was
that debt aud a " ngger in the U. s. Senate"
He would be glad to talk longer, but was unable
and would close by urging them TO go to the
polls as white men and vote as their duty dictated.
AT the close OF the address, or " conversation
which even without the speakers disclaimer
should not have suspected of being an oration
n few feeble cheers were offered, and the poor
whites" commenced calling for one, DIR. Chandler
to speak words of comfort to their terror stricken
puny souls.
INDICTED AS A NuIsANcE.-The Grand Jury of
Kent county has presented the County Jail as
nuisance. They say they find every part of the
huildtnp in had condition and insecure.