Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-02
SAM UEL TOW NSEND.
His Latest ManifsstO-He Ignores Greeley

For the BvHRr EvBSIEu.
In Mondays Daily Delaware Gdzens
there is an article headed "N0t True"
There G. p. johnson goes on to say he
copies the s. 7. X X SANDER from the
Kent Nsios, and says II cannot be true, but
plays the hypocTite, and laughs In his
sleeve whilst be publishes the offensive
slander, and would have done 80 II It
would have hung me. Now. Caleb, If
have had the weakness TO change In many
things, there is one thing | have not
changed In, and that is In my opinion OF
you as wool.dyed hypocrite of the FIRST
water. And you, c. ?. johnson, pretend
ing to turn to be my defender afler writing
In the Gazette columns of SANDER against
me this last twenty years. / would not
have been more surprised If the Devil
himself had telegTaphed to me that he
proposed 10 contradict a SANDER against
me. The fact is, Caleb, | have always
been life long Democrat In feeling, and
politically have voted for every Demo-
cratic majority candidate for President
down TO the presenti and this year
thought of taking yours aud others ad-
vice, and against NV better Judgment, and
vote for the candidate Of the Baltimore
mob, that old lifelong abolitionlst and
and negro equality propogandist, Horace
Greeley. | thought the old sinner, afer
the Republicans had kicked him out,
would, like Paul under new light, turn
round and try TO undo some of his pre-.
ylous work but l found, on looking
over the Age Of the nth of this month,
speech made by him on the previous
Saturday, the 18th inst 10 which be says
h, MAJ ~. ola 81.
sed to State rights, and in favor OF
meddiing In them for anticipation, negro
franchise, and for their full equality with
the white race, ard that whiie people
must be at the expense of educating thu
negroes, aud that he regards the Thir-
teenth, Fourteenth aud Fifteenth Amend
ments as fixed and uuallerable, There.
fore, what Is the use Of your abusing the
Republicans for The decision In the late
United States Court, in Wilmington
heard Mr. 7. F. Bayard, In a speech last
Saturday, at Middletown, say that Judge
Strong claimed his whole authority from
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend.
ments. Then why complain Of my saying
] will not support Greeley You, nor nc
other Democratic editor in the State, have
had the manly Independence to publish
Greeley's late speech. The fact is. the
hearts Of Democratic white men Of Della
ware are not In this Greeley fraud, fol
last SATURDAY, neither speaker al Middle
town even once mentioned Greeley's name
Is not this beautiful state of affairs In
a presidential campaign, and In less than
two weeks of the election Distinguished
speakers never once mention their candi
dale, or speak one word of pralse of his
great deeds. The fact is, the only recon-
mendation he has Is from the Baltimor,
mob convention, who swallowed the sore
! head Republican platform Of Cincinnati
and dressed themselves up In Republican
garments worn at Cincinnati, and did no
so much as sew button on or darn 1
rent and, dressed up 10 these cd Rcpub
lean habilimrnts they swsgger before tn,
country, and den)unee every Democra
that will not bend the knee 10 them. Ant
that pilgRrlic, Fiske Townsend, Of tn
Sutser Journal, says / have len the Demo
cratic party, hecause ] will not vote 70
that old mss, Horace Greeley. Young maj
are you not afraid the ghost Of Genera
jackson will strangle you some night
lOOk on yOu poor. dclnded followers o
Greeley more In pity than In anger; yol
have dpne great damage to the Demo
cratic white mans party in Delaware, bu
we Democratic white men shall do all W
can 10 carry the Democratic State an
county ticket.
see the Chairman Of the Sussex Count
Committee calls Democratic white men
Greeley meetings. II this does not TAX
the dilapdated linen OF the shruhhcry,
will give up.
O.d Grec'ey, IN said speech, says lha
all white people should Ne given the sam
rights as nlggtrs. but he did,not even sa
that until the negroes had been used {
help adopt the Fourteenth and Flite.nt
Amendments. After this outrage wa
cOnsummated, he says step forward, whit
men. you shall be given rights equal {
negroes; and for this gracious promise {
the old abol tiOn tyrant the late slave
holders Of Susers county are called on {
hold meetings and sing hallolujahs I
Greeley, In the tune of old "Juh
Browns Soul Is Marching on" Whu
humiliation Whoever expected 20 live
see such suicidal policy adopted hy mt
pfUicssii Z 10 he Denoordt'ci White m,
OF Delaware, put ON your manhood, "a
help Us fave the State and county tick
and let old Greeley meet his tate. the mo
ignominiaus and deserved defeat that al
, Presidential candidate has met with f
| the last twenty years.
SAMuEL TOWNSEND.
TOWNSEND, October 9sth, 1872.