Middletown transcript., 1871-09-16
Ear he Mieallnorn Ttanseript

Mn. EDrroR I'll send you a icw lines
concerning the lato Wilmington election.
whcreat tho old, and new departure De-
mocracy was ignominiously defeated 10 the
tune Of 600. The Gazette tells US the cause
Of defeat was. that about 600 negro names
we're put on the assessment last spring
Such being the admitted fact, il ought to
have given warning 70 the Gazette. and
to all reasonable Democrats. that 900
white mon at least should have been in.
ducsd to abandon party that was having
900 negroes assessed for the purpose Of
making voters Of them. to equal. in that
capacity. 600 white men thus IL parties
remained the same. to give the Republi-
cans certain victory. In this year 1871.
in every free State the Democracy have
abandoned their old land marks. and gone
of on the now departure. as they
call it, and in chase Of negro votes, there
fore sovering themselves. as with knife,
from the Democrats Of the late slave States.
for the very moment the Democracy Of the
slave States declare that the l4th and 10th
amendments to the constitution were hon
cstly pu, there, and that they accept them,
that moment they pesjurc themselves and
become loathsomc aud corrupt mass Of
politicians.
When this d--g movement was first
started in Ohio and Pennsylvania, the
Delaware Gazette, ono Of the organs Of the
Democratic party in this county. and the
would-be great Democrats Of Wilmington.
hod not a word Of denunciution to say Of
the pcrfidy Of this new departure free State
Democracy. but rather favored them, Ms
there were favorable notices Of such move
mcnts rcpublished in the Gazette and some
other papers that call themselves Demo-
cratic. These acts Of oownrdcc Of those
papers caused the defeat on last Tuesday,
for hundreds Of honest white people, who
were opposed to negro suffrage, voted last
year with the Democratic White Mans
Party This year, in Wilmington. il was
Democratic Party, the mhhc man Leing
i,ft III; nominations made strictly Of old
Democratic hacks, aud then this cowardice
or quiet submission to the new departure
alarmed those white people who uoted with
us last fall. for they could not tell wsther
they were to be sold to the new departure
negro equality Democrats or not there
fore they either stayed at home or voted
with the Republicans in revenge for Dem
ocra,ic perdiy in dropping the name white
man, and their seeming acquicsccncc in
the new departure Another further cause
Of alarm, was the establishment Of II paper
in Wilmington, called the Advertiser, that
opposed white man's party and favored
the new departure aud Democratic negro
equality. This paper called loudly for
the people to support the Democratic tick
ct, which caused hundreds to loath that
ticket. Now, the election is over, thi.
Advertiser, failing to get one negro vote,
turns round and tries to stir up the white
Catholics against the Democratic party by
telling them they were prescribed and run
of the ticket. II failed to GO. negro votes
and it will next try to get up religious
broil, aud head the Catholics us their or.
gan; and il it can dissatisfy any consider.
able number. SO as TO form kind of third
party, it will hope to dictate TO the Re.
publican party, or Dcmocr,ic party, should
. any such organization exist
Bu, in this hope they will lac mistaken, 70,
there is no longer any use in holding on to III,
name Democratic party. John e. lireekenridg,
gave IL birthstone at Charl.sioI, ani after tha
dose had pretty well worked of the old g.n nilrmat
! began TO assume his old negro ideas and looi
forward TO day OF general rejoicing a, his sn
tire restoration. Ohio, PENNSYLVANIA and oihe
free States, this year, gave him such dose o
negro wool, that II srnngled and Killed him he
, yond resurrection aud all his late friends in TN
{ former slave States have 10 do Is to give him de
, cen, burial, and hoist the white mans s,andsr,
e for white mcns rights. Our forcfahers ncve
= intended negroes To vote, or have social aud po
| trIl N mi fFv md W..IllI Ia
r degenerate sons TO allow il TO exist one day lon
A ger than we can repeal the act. Alexander Ste
a phens says IL does not need that, for IL never wa
c law and whenever that party which uphods
I. is voted in the minority that ends the pretended
li,h and liih amendments
As 10 this Catholic difficulty. tha, this whit
!. Democratic negro equality paper the Advertiser
= tries 10 get up. II will no doubt he failure
u Several years ago when " ilming,on ran rampan
y on Native Amcrcanlsm, this Hundred Appo
:, qunmnk, was the only one In the county tla
u had the nerve 10 speak out and dcnounce II.
wrote the resolution aud helped to have /, passcd
!, and by turning over the hlcs of the Del. Gaze,'
d TO that date any person can see II. | think ju,
as much Of a Catholic MS do OF Protestant an
always have, and will always vote for them q
l., freely, but never would give the Catholics q
. any other denomination n separate division
~ the school fund. All white children should !
10 sehooed 'oge,her, just as their fathers vote I,
g. gethcr.
% Their religious and seciaian views should |
y lcf, private ms Ter TO them and their pa en-,
y There Is no use Of dcfunc, poli,iei ms payin
l. and feeding ON religious preudccs. Now tn
Ii the old Democratic party Is dead beyond rcsn
er reci'on, we want the white man to assume b
supremacy and govern these United States. II
~ Republicans have managed badly. and TO sa,
&c the mselvcs from defeat enirnr chiscd the negro
A. thing they would not have done II III,
:. thought they could have held on TO power vii,
out his vote. They knew IL was wrong and d
grading at least all honest Republicans do, wi
rs do not make politics u trade and get n iivir
n thereby. These men would join other white pc
~ pie on an equal footing, bu, not as voting ma,
" rial TO keep John Brcckinr.dge Democratic O
er CARNATIONS In power, MS last Tuesday In W
ch mington proved. There Is n smail-souled set
IN politicians In the Democratic party Of Delawa
p, who are afraid that In n new organization ih
:" will not shine In the front rank. Now, all
vc have 10 say to such patriots is if you do II
en- make up your minds 10 tnke your chances In
l.. Xhiie mnn 4 narty snlne black nccroes will Ali