Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-03-24


its political opponents whose principles and
motives are as debased and unworthy as it's
own. Now, will not pretend to say that
every one who opposes this Dover Junta is
" above reproach )" but / uiU say that l
conceive it to be an impossiblity to select
from all the races of men and grades of So
ciety outside of Pandemonium, more dis
honest and detestable crew than that which
controls the "Ring'' at the State Capital.
Why, the devil, without doubt, would pay
a premium on such subjects, and 1t is only |
wonder that they havn't sold each other out,
long before this.
This salisbury organ at Dover reminds
me foreibly of one ''Old Derrick Mollison,"
traitor to his race, who at one time resided
near that place. He made it his business to
assist in catching his Runaway brethren
who escaped from their masters in Delaware
and Maryland, When any of these poor
slaves who were anxious to find ther way
to freedom, came by his house, ''old Der
rick who was always on the look out,
would hail them with ''come in men, I'm
friend to my color" But, alas for the poor
fugiliyes! when once within that cabin, their
fate was sealed; the ''friend to his color"
would Immediately dispatch secret messen-
ger to his white coufederaies, and the poor
victims would be tied hand and foot and re-
turned to their bondage, and ''old Derrick"
would receive his reward in part of the
blood money" Now, the ''lean man" of
Dover has set up the cry, ''come in men, I'm
friend 10 my color" but we opine that he
will find that the Republican voters OF this
State have too much intelligence to be lured
into his trap by any such deceptive cry and
If his future rewards for dirty work depend
on the successful working of such lame
device, he will Tor once reap bitter dsap
poiniment. One might suppose, who did
not know this blatant production of the
Alispillion swamps, that the good Lord had
put about all the "ahte" blood he had to
spare in MS family veins, and that his family
were from their birth destined to become
| rulers and Kings" among men but the
| fact IS, the blood that runs in this channel is
| filled with corruption, which Di flow TO
| The surface at times and show its impurities
to attentive observers, and although 1.-THE
tamil" have succeeded, for series Of years,
in holding our little State in bondage to
| their will aHd power, il is not because of
their 'untalnted blood''or mobile extraction
but because their crafty nature and lack of
general principles have served them better
| purpose than even those would have done
fhey have ruled in this State with despoiic
power, and perhaps were looking forward to
''iar greater" destiny Who knows but
that tor this Eiftsenal4- nenriiuent; inc fiil-
| ing family of Delaware might have grasped
the reigns of the Federal Government, wiped
out every vestige OF Republican institutions
and removed the National Capital to the
sacred soil of Socum, in Mispil!on hundred !?
| Verify, ii these, our pirmy rulers, had any
such lofty flights of ambition in contempla-
ton, what Il cruel thing 1t was for those
nasty Republicans to pass the Fifteenth
Amendment aud swamp their glorious an
Iicipaiions in flood Of ''nieger votes"
Wbll don't believe they will ever get
over il, sold Bony," The leader Of the faith
ful seems to be;most seriously distressed, land
-ecps up a constant squealing, like pig
under gate, while his terrified anu dismay-
ed companions look on in hopeful agony,
and relieve themselves with an occasional
srunt. But his squealing don't seem to bring
him any relief, nor cause alarm to any other
than the members of his own family, and
unless he can gain the assistance Of a "col-
ored friend, his case is hopeless.
In the last number Of the Dover hand or
gan, alveiy contemplate TRADE was INDUCED
in against certain gentlemen who have no
| iuiti III lhNlllf DtCHuHt lUtN IN
crested themsl Ives in having the colored
voters duly assessed. Loud protestatiuns
were made that they (the Levy CourD in
tended to ''assess every man in the county,
black and white, but as its reputation for
truth and veracity' is rather shaky it was
thought TO be advisable to watch them. OF
course the presence Of these gentlemen al
such time, excited the wrath and indigna-
lion of the lean old man, and he at once
gave vent to his vindictive feelings.
would take this opportunity of informing
him, however, that these gentlemen are moi
10 be iniimdaed by his threats, or libelluus
abuse, but will persevere in the work they
have begun for the overthrow of his king
dom. The people know what estimate u
put upon his wild rawlings about "cheaiinp
md defrauding honest creditors 'sInall
business for white men, social equality, =
&c, Sc. They know his motives, and
have long since sounded his character, and
next fall their seal Of condemnation will be
set upon his forehead. ''Oh that mine
enemy would write u book excams the
old man in one of his late paroxisms but
there is little need to write book in
his case, his history is a lready too well
known to the people OF this State to require
any such aid to establish q reputation.
There is one little matter, however, on
which posterity pOutd like to be enlght,
ened, and that is whether Broadbent, The
lottery man, paid for his purchases in gold
! or s'notes." As this, however, was 1lri
vate transaction, in which the public could
have no interest, ii is very doubtful whether
the organ will ever satisfy our curiosity OIL
that point or not.
) Another thing, while il has SO many
, charges Of bankruptcy and fraud to lay d
The doors OF honest Republicans, perhaps il
will inform us il the present unspottlt
Democratic Levy Court Of Kent County has
: not imposed upon the people, by the ap
poinlment OF public officers who have
proved reereant 10 the trust, and appro
prated the public money to their own use
What category of crimes will thlS liltl,
: financial operation come under, or is it NJ
crime at all for one Of the "faithful" Il
pocket other peoples money when he ha
an opportunity?
We'll, friend Tribune, would like to sa,
!. ga good deal, but | ain afraid | am i'm
+, posing on your time and good naure, AM
will therefore begin to wind IN. But don
: YOU ''let up" on the monster, hit him
If lick whenever you can. II we can onl
= make him mad enough to bite himself, b
will certainly die of his own poison, for
that is not rank enough TO Kill, nothing els
# will.
- WOulu iht 10 hsh Dttlly one IlOF
4 question before i close. s'What has be
come Of tho counterfeit African, who mad
: himself conspicuous through the organ fo
e several weeks2" '.Sambo," | mean ii
Il was afraid some one would find him out
and therefore dated his effusions from Fred
erica, hut we know him well, and begin l.
u fear that perhaps one OF the esquire shops
10 Milford has been closed. Is he laid u
i with too much Fifteenth amendment" or ha
. lie gone fishing? Let us know the worst
BY the way. he is said to be of Northern ez
: traction, but judging from his late produe
r tions we should think he had black blood
in his veins Shouldn't be surprised to lear
that the name OF the tribe he belongs to wa
i formerly spelled with u capital W instea
1 Of z. Well, it doesn't matter, suppose
there's not much in name when its posses
!, sor takes the part Of clown IN the Dove
Ring
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