Middletown transcript., 1871-07-22
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stand by their Southern Democratic bre,h-
ern, shall now. MS one individual. try to
expose tho trcachery Of those men, and
propose remedy.
never was one Of those individuals
who grevcd over split milk 1t was the
Northern Democrats wlo encouraged the
South To push slavery into the Territories,
aud thus encouraged she attempted ii,
aud although having the right to take il
into said Territories she never could have
expected TO compete in numbers with the
ilow of Northern white people But. such
was the state Of affairs whcn Kansas lit up
the conilagation that ended in war, in
which the Southern men s,aked their oil
on the issue whether slavery should exist
and be protected or not, After long and
bloody struggle the South lost, and, as
men who had lost their stake yielded up
slavery almost without mnrmcr, and
there the whole matter should have ended ;
but no, the Republicans seeing If those
Southern States sent Representatives to
Congress. .hcy TO man. would be oppos.
ed to Rcpubicauism Then it was thn,
the scgro no, only must be made free, but
must be cnfrachiscd, and an organized set
Of men. at government expense, must be
sent down there to supcrin,cni this negro
secure the Republicans a majority. the
white men were lisfrachiscd, aud al
though in this condition scheme was
brough, forward to give this negro frachisc
colorng The Constitution plainly says
that al amendments must lie proposed ~
two.thirls of the States. aul ratified by
,hrec-nurths. There were six,ecn states
that did not ra;ify that amendment in the
true spirit Of the oil Constitution with n
free and untrammcllcd vote Of the white
voters; and if it has not been ratified MS
the old Constitution prcsciibes. IS i, ratii-
ed at all? and if it is not were tha North.
crn Democrats justified in taking tn.
- new departure" from the Southern
Democrats, hy stating in resolutions that
the mos' hcllish fraud Of the 10Th century
was u dcali>' and no, worth contcnliug
for Now. docs any sensible white man
suppose it il worth while holding what
used 10 be called Il national convention and
inviting those Southern Democrats to par
ticipatc in il and hc bound by It's resolves
when our year previous 10 the Prcsilen
tial election. lS12. ills new departure"
aul abandonment Of interests aud rights Of
these southern men was proclaimed in the
N1rihlrn states. Then whilst this mat
ter is plain why waste a year on these
new departures For the last several
years there has been but one party that
could make any prc;entions to be n nation
al party, and that wa. the Democratic par
ty, aud now. without any provoca,ion, ,
the Northern State Democrats have gone
oil with this new departure which the
South came, fallov For the Sauil, To
voluntary agree TO the doctrines Of this
new departure" would disgrace them
ten times more than to live for years un.
der military rule; for military rule anl
white disfranchiscment in the South will
of itself work out in - years moro. for 80
years in All average lifetime nnd ten Of
that time has passed. In 20 years more
there will be new set Of white voters
but the South need net despair or wal. so
long as think in the end this " new de-
parture FERTILITY Of the Northern Demo.
Gratis will 10 the South good, and leave
/ her uushacklrl towards the Northern
Democrats TO take What policy she plcases
The old word slavery used TO make her
strong and united as one State a, all ma
.ional conventions | have witnessed that
act. aud now thrown upon her own reser-
ccs To preserve the asccndency Of the white
race in the same oil slave States will H.
mite her MS thoroughly as the word slave
used to do therefore she starts out with
sixteen states. which have 32 Senators
aud aboG, loo Representatives. which is
a greater number than either of,he North
ern Republican Negro Equality parties,
or the Northern Democratic Negro Equal
ity party, can command; and these North
ern States with their tariff, anii-tariif Ia
Dor reform, and a dozen other hcrcsics
will always be weak aud divided, while
the Southern Democrats with u we'll or
ganizca aud compact party in the 10 old
slave States can control enough votes OF
the two Northern parties to carry any use
ful poin, Of her policy. Then why need
we despair! this new departure may
prove lasting blessing TO tho tho South,
as il will relieve them from endorsing any
doubtful policy. ani leaves them free to
nc, in harmony for their own interests -
They will have to hold convention to
nominate candidates for President and
Vice President The Northern New
Departure" Negro Equality Democrats
will have to nominate candidates for Pres
den, (Chnse presumc) and Vicc-P Prcsi-
dent, and also tho Republican Equality
men, who probably will nominate Greedy for
President Then the election would has
to GO to the House, aud chances would be
much better than il we adopted the /" new
departure Then why despair the old
Democratic party has been torn asunder
by the Northern " New Departure Ne
gro Equality Democrats and let the conse-
quences rest on their hoads.
July % 1871. SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
P. 81 can sec no good in the Della
ware Ga.efie, in one part Of the paper urg-