Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-08-18
A ID r E s s
TO THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.
The Republican Congress Com
nittee on the Fall
Campaign. I#
VINO shall Control the Next House of Repre
sentatives f---Past, Present and Future a

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49, senfatiyes s---PasI. rress .ousg g q. neprt
ons Observation-Disclosures mn = ~ Mna ,, Enimre %
'"' TO the Republicans of The y,,,;t,d s,,,,..
are Tho ovo,,,.,,. ,. i 4.t.a.
No. National Government and ,ro .,sa m " "
governments hava hoa auu 'mo-1iius Oh inc stat
les Such power carres WIFI =, " you, heepihs
cir The neonle as ia tho,r r,,.
20, ACCOMMODATING for tto , .A ,o "" '" s'ric
Ie Fiection. Vi this great trust
an of RepresentatIves has ~, .ao ha.lona hous
he tho nn,,t,o., ineee eecuohs VIII determine
N. Congress- Tbey vii, Co., u ,no popuar orahch
10. character of sevora, 'ie poitica
no results will, be oooant, ~ . A., ' hhu uies'
upon the i,leoa nr,no,n,., ~, VI s'e peopit
lican marty and nnon th guy
IL the national adm,n,stro,, M . 'nu en"' ao'cr "
no tes and IN tbo ,ra,,,.,, 'use iespohsipii'
ful consderat,nn a., -. s,ese ssues'your thought-
k In the present iunctrro - ,,o,,,.,..
t. party not TO forget ,ta or,n ,,os ,,a
the difficulties that beset n ana ,no
and Iahora which ,ha A ,ie RESPONSIVENESS
ia new and nn,r,ed con,,,,,s., sio country in the
:. shou,d ron,a,,,s. ~. y, aiairs impose, 1t
= necess,t,eo ond t,ns a., - "as po,i VI the natiohs
~ gencies for ,vnich 4, ,,,o ,., "y ii.e' .he eA-
y trInmnbantv ,hro,,o,, .,,.s. having passeu
J. | n iu nnu, ,,, 80 80 e.'"' oias vi its history
o or,n ,h.ss.An W enter upon lts FOURTH Gath
It shou,a nran,,a from past successes, 1t
r adence with tba ,.;,a rn "''a unsifihkhg con-
4 future " ''o p'''e'i' anu near
| RECURRING tn tbe,r or,,,,, ,,,,,
her when tha ,ans ,,. ., i.epupcans VIII reinem-
rrepressible conr,c, ha,,s. VI s.erh ana
and caste and tho sn,u,. =, S ~, '.on' VI saVery
when tho s,a, 80. sp.s l,' VI noci'y anu equality,
| erfnI oroon,,a,,a, a., - e.eA' in'cies.s ana pow
with imnaroI sro 80. sa'r, an'' i"'e tiie hatloh
instructed III, ros.,a,. ~. -. w % e'' vi .ie pary
| ened and zea nr,o.a, -, =, 'i''' io'iois oeep-
and of bo,v ,r,t -, ~ eao 'eacninss oi history
| yor,,, 90 ,,, ..1. - ii'pi'ou ny the ueathless
earl,er t,mo roaa ~ o'a'osoii ano heroes OF our
,,, a., e' 'ose W 'le eAisehcies OF the hour 0p
-, ", w. naughty ahipiuohs, the maddening pas
s'ons eHc cruel preIudices and the disorganizing
VI .ie dominating majority, and although
| . e.poih' ny NUMBERS, stiil struggled on amid |
Jeers, INSULTS mobs blows, and assassinatiops I'M |
w.. ,sau vi Apraham Lincoln they achieved |
aui erasped the scepter Of political power.
hn,,as =. .'a auoonu era, appalling RESPONSE
| ona u.s... 80 $50 iiV siYe masters, In the pride L
,,a os"noe Vi power instantly plunged the ma
| ponn,,,a -. an" oioou oi civil war. But the
r,s'.aa.,. party rose WIN the crisis 1t raised
-. ~ uia'ih'eu measure, organized vast armies, |
e..aeu .,,a powerful navles, fought bloody battles
,,,s.. 'no mus. gigantic rebellion of all recorded
-, y, ~ anu saseu the hations life. 1t was then,
- s'e oias' Vi arms that the Republican party
%" ."a' slavery was the relentless and unappeas-
ao'o 'oe vi the country was the inspiration, the
neart anu soul OF that civil war; and that its death
"ouu oe 'he aihihiiation Of the rebellion, the unity
Vi the hepuDhc and the development of free instI
eutiohs Against cowardy fears, selfish instincts
anu uhreasoning passions and prejudices it pro-
hounced the doom of that hideous and horrid sys
.eii Vi human bondage though it upheld by the
assieeateu interests OF three thousand million of
~, aoaa's' heuseu aoout py the accumulated passions
- P.'uee', piiues anu aiilnltions or seven gen. y
80 au n'ehcheu Withih the social, political,
' ,,aa organizations and Affiliations of
=, -, ~ ~ Vi eNoou'fe anu legislative acts |
IL Droke the chains and lifted from the DEPTHS of
ana ra,s ,,,,,,. nv ~ ..e submits OF manhood four
-, a'. '''iohs Vi hapiess Dohdsmen. and stood p
a.a .ne ha'iohs win Their rivcn letters In y
~. "" "H" ''eir 'i'ie "eeds 10 freedom In the y
o'rs' ,,, %
'o "a ehoco, tie rebellion subdued, the bonds 81 81
iach ehahcipalei, the Republican party entered on v,
inc thlrd era OF Its eventful history Though con- pi
"e'e" ny afs the rebels did not accept the just "
uahe, anu generous ideas of the vctori, did q, a.
tha ro,nu,,,.. 's'auoe anu ioyaty 10 IN
no put still bemoaning the lost cause ".
lucy ieiaiheh uhsupdued In VIII and unrepentant vi
u spirit ana purpose Though made free the bond :" :"
men were homeless, without property witbout em du
lloyment subject to the cr,,e 10 y. .,ana. - - fri
'o VI ooor WHICH had always disgraced Southern a'
es'sa'oi ana IN the midst of people exasperated hu
y ueeal ana inaddened by their loss of power still 81
. 80 :. ny" anu oppress' property was swept M "'
way, industry dsorganizet Society disinteurated ig
md States were without lawn, ,,o,arnn,a,,t ma
Irnon tho pan,,,,.. -. ' wt
M ~. p.S ueVoNeu the TASK OF n,
ccohstructloh' TO Its intrinsic difficulties were pei
uded the intense hostility Of the exrebes the full
lingering prejudces long engendered by the slave
ystem the tmid counsels of conservot, a,,, ss rec
postacy OF the Executive. Great interests and an'
owerful combinations sought to 30 reconstruct the
out as 10 place the power In the hands OF the late rt
avehouihg Glass; and leave the helpless freedmen hel
the abject condition of practical serfdom Sell Eat
ON In history has there been Imnosed mon anv kee
ody oil men work Of greater magnitude or diff VIII
llty. The Republicans might have SHRINK from age
nd avoided it. They were sorcy tempted tn IN so err
ut tbey resisted rho temn,ot,on ~ ~ W. so acc
"a an o,,as .As .''ie".s Vi IAecutiVe diclatioh
80. ~ - 'eiso ihhuence' anu WIN sublime
ieh'y anu courage addressed themselves to the
,icuican y, 1asS'
~ aiu III reorgahizihg dlsoriered industries, n
's ~, Pio.co.ine anu nistructng the emanci- con
sou oou'eh III tne new duties OF their changed don
nu,on, 'he hepuDiicans established the Freed cha
ems Bureau which, by the wise expenditure of sh
ioh OF dollars, did an incalculable work for con
der peace and the rehabilitation of soptbor ~ will
ety. To reconstruct rebe,,ions s,.tas ~, . n,s can
SIS oi equal rights they gave suffrage to the freed uni,
zensbn and ,,,, .,s,,o ~ seoufe sra'
-, 80" si''i iis"'' W wroheeu anu hatcd ent
ce they proposed and adopted the Fourteenth crea m
nendment, and enacted the bill of Civil Rights . mo
estaDish by lrreversible guarantees equal polt Gov
rights and privileges they adopted the Fifteenth con,
nendment, and as a crownlng act for freedom poss
ey provided by law for the epforcement ~ thos ut
thus newly enshrned in tle const,tu this
m. Thus the Rennbicans ooa,ns, ,ha s.a.',.s, and
nos,t,on ooo,ns, ,..ss.ss.s's. aea.'e ''o 'eihes'
,a' asa'ise MISREPRESENTATION against ap-
is oos'acies' nave struggled on until the rebel
'tes reconstructed on the basis of impartial lib- =
" have been restored and the sublime doctrines 45
the Declaration of Independence made assured -
practical realities In the nrooreus NJ tho os fayo
has heen o,van 10 ,ou In an 80. Va ~ "ees the
Mas 10 aohe.va 80, ~ - Guy ioiii Vi ny any
,a.,, W "orA ~ VAST 80 grand 10 ben coun
e'' so SURE u pe recordea by history, and ap
uded ana remembered by coming generations. -
iayng achieved this grand work- -bav,no nos,oa
onrn tna ,ha e.. ~. "o.n-nafihs Passeu raiir'
,art eas VI s hisIory-the Repub serb
to deal with questions relating tn tho notona, Miss