Middletown transcript., 1871-07-29
FIR he Iwida,s,o~n Ttanse,ips.

Some time back, paper called tho Ad
reriser, published At AIS Market Street.
Wilmington. Del. wss sent to me, and
yesterday another copy. In the first pa
per sent, in tina editorial column my name
was conspicuoussy mentioned - saying.
nt Dover meeting in 1860. that IL Ste
phcn A. douglas was elected President
he should be sworn in, and II Abraham
Lincoln was elected, (nlthougb by a split
in the Democratic Party. lie ought to be
sworn in if it cost half million Of lives.
and that would be one volunteer to help
have him sworn in. Well, suppose ! did
say that, and hold to the same doctrine
yet, that no split in any party should pre-
vent the cand date who had the minority
from being sworn in. or the Government
broke up. This writer after quoting what
| then said, reflects against inc for not a
grccing to this new departure Of the North
crn- Democratic Negro o-Equality men from
the old Democratic doctrine, and the old
constitution. Some days after received
said paper, me. in the cars my old friend
John O'Byrnc, an able Irish lawyer of
Philadelphia. whose family now resides in
Brandy wine Hundred, Of this county. on
property he has purchased. In convcrsa-
ton, ! was led to believe that O'Byrnc
wrote said editorial, for he said to me,
Drop old issues. and take their own
weapons and beat the Republicans" |
told him I did not believe in such periia-
iiy. that Stephen A. Douglas held TO the
doctrine that this was a white mans gov
ernment. and made for white men; that
he, UByrnc, had profcsscd to be Doug
las man. and il he went for this new de-
pnrlurc he would have to ignore Douglas !;
aud as to republican, weapons, they were
| negro votes, and that the new departure
Democrats, after opposing negro suffrage
up TO the year 1871, could not now &c,
these negro voting weapons from the re-
publcans and rs to white men 1t would
be no interest to them to quit the rcpubli-
can negro equality party to join the Dem
ocra,ic negro equality party; that the dlf-
ference between said parties was too mar
row n plank to dgh, on; that they would
il they had not already donc'so. g.t merg-
cd together and nothing but mere squab-
bio for the patronage Of the government,
or who ,hall put their hands in the rreasu-
ry.
In this paper before me, Of the .::,a in.
s,ani, il cries out the dangers OF imperial
ism, to try to arouse people. Johnny, il
is no 20, such appeals 10 old Slave States
| would rather live under n king cmpe-
ror, or tycoon. than voluntarily acccp, ior
myself and postcrty, negro franchise and
negro equality aud you insnl, your poor
duwn troddcn Irish counirymru when you
ask them to accept such n tate for them
selves, their wives and children The
honest white men Of these United State,
intend to battle on until all negro cluall-
" acts of Congress are repealed,
In the last issue OF said paper, there i.
letter from Dover lrwy"r-l convert,
johnny il you can holi him This wri.
ter, after u,tering thanks for the soft sol
der you bestowed on him in your paper .
the 18th inst (Which | have not seen
goes on to say :. II appears that an ol,
friend Of minc---a Damon Of n former tim,
who battlld brayely then, has lattcrl,
fallen into n very didactic frame Of nin,l
and is wholly given over 10 accusing hi'
brethren. Perhaps you have long az
discovered that some peoples minds, afte
a certain age, get into circle, aud nrvc
again move in any particular direction
but constantly 60 round and round, to til,
modification and grief Of all who knew
them under other circumstances Wha
lifc-likc picture this Polly McNatt law
yer has drawn Of himself aud il he vii
put on pair uf leather spccks mud lool
through them willis, move his horoscope
before his eyes he will be convinced b
: has, for once, done justice to himself il
} describing his revolving round n circle
i Now, Polly, are you ready &C. on you
, leather spceks look First n Wing. mex
Democrat, next in favor Of mnkin
. Delaware u free State Government pay
! ing the owners OF slaves S3G6 head
next clerk in the Lincoln loas. Of Rep
I rcscn,a,iyes II, Washington; next sic
: young man in front Of the Capitol, havin
g in,bibcd too deeply Of ncgroism; next 80
n went with me up Pcnnsy ylvania Avenue
} the Square, aud in front Of the Jacksu
Statue vomitcd up your ncgroism for ovc
+. an hour. gave you consolation all ii
c time by laughing heartily, as | was gla
o TO welcome back the prodigal son !; ne,
IS you came home to Dover and wrote En-
e crson Eihcridgc sharp letter. lie. or sou
/ Of his clerks by his authority. replied, il
e snua,ing position for you in For. Del
/, ware: next rampant rebel, and told n
il you were arrested and imprisoned whe
you got out you would burn certain dii
nitary's house in Dover; next on Il
stump an active enemy Of rcpublicanisu
was elected to the Democratic Lcgislatu
>, Of this State; next your acts on the Jou
!. nal Of The House against republcanisn
n next in favor of White Mans Party a,
when | sent you bills Of the meeting so
70 | was told. locked them up in your de-
N and went out of Dover the day the mce
/ ing was to be held; next you went in Al
IN took part at the Democratic County Nee
>. ing. and when You found you were n
" nominated. you helped get up rebelli.
:. against the Democratic White Mans Pa
!, ty; next YOU worked shoulder to should