Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13
WILMINGTON, DBL.
Saturday Afternoon, July 10.
ttRESOLvED = THAT THERE HAS BEEN A
DEL OOGE'-THE STUDIES OF THE "P0sT-
DILUVIANs"


DEL OOGE'-THE STUDIES OF THE "POsT-
DILUVIANs."
ResolUed-ThAt we recognize the fact that there
has been q political deluge.
Resotped-That We perceive many OF the ante
diluvian land marks have been swept away
thereby.
Resolued-That We intend to take our places
among the post-diluvans.
= ResOlued-ThAt we intend to forget many things
that are old, and learn some things that are new.
These are the solemn resolves Of the Greeley
ito Democracy Of Delaware. What an impress
sive example Of confinement They admit,
now, that there has been a political deluge.
When the rains were falling, and the waters III
sing, when the old landmarks were disappear
ing, when the voices of drowning sinners sound
ed upon the deep, these converts Of an hour
still denied the flood. The Ark of Republican
principles, builded in time, was riding safely on
the bosom OF the waves, but yet these now hum
hle resolutionists thought the falling-rains were
but shower of Summer.
At last they see. AT last they resolve to admit
the flood. Washed by its mighty waves, beaten
by its pillows these sick and sad survivors crawl
up beyond the swash Of the retiring tide and
solemnly resolve " there has been deuge E"
Humility sits upon their faces. Confinement
is clad in their countenances. There has been
delugem
Such is the first element in the learning OF the
Greeleyites OF Delaware. And they go farther
They resolve to " forget many things But can
they do this, safely Have they 30 much knowl-
edge to spare ? And, again. is it desirable they
should so quickly forgeti The "de-ooge'
itself, now that the land is drying, may pass from
their recollections. They may forget how they
were converted. And yet further, is it they who
are to forget?" Are there not good men and
worthy principles, against whom, these many
years. they have commended bitterly, aud with
all their strength, whom they should leg both to
forget, and to forgive They resolve that these
g old things" many" as they are, shall lie
forgotten they should resolve to ask forgetful-
ness and pardon from that Power which poured
the deluge, and washed their rebellious hearts
into confinement. Their conversion is insincere
and incomplete, while they yet hope to simply
- forget their own errors
And what are those thew things which they
resolve to learn 2 They will forget many" but
only learn &" some" viii they turn, then, from
multitude of Offences by entering upon the
one narrow path Of political rectitude? VII
selves, foreyer,o those bitter prejudces against
their brethren which, for years were the chief
and controlling spirit Of their political action ?
Are these gentlemen, who now admit the deuge,
but who, few months ago, were shouting for a
white Mans Party" sincere Republicans
Democrats Are they now, really p
-" Enilamed with the study of learning ant
" the admiration Of yirtue stirred up with hgl
"hopes Of living to be brave men and worth
patriots, dear to God, and famous to all Ages.
Lot us hope the deluge. admitted ar rAluc
unty, mas Oeen thus effectual. Let us seq
There were men at the meeting which thus re
solved who have resisted, step by step, the pro
gress OF four millions Of American people fren
chains to equal rights. There were men at
who have sweated in the service Of Human Bon
dage, and who have chung to it's fragments afte
the Great Pourer had swallowed it up in hi
broad waters of Justice There we're men
there, who had sought by little tricks, and Jobs
by lobbying, by bribing, to defeat the will O
the people. Are their hearts now foreve
cleansed Of these things Watch and see
But, after all, what is this that these sur
Vivors of the floods say and do? What is it
those who were not buffetted by the waves, an
beaten by the surgesy 1t ia but an instance c
individual confession-a gathering of conviI
ced handful, assembled to resolve and declal
the remuneration OF their errors. Their conoel
sion comes late. 1t is not only the eleven.
hour, but the twelfth. The work, by Gods d
rcction. is done,-done, not merely withor
their aid, but in spite Of their opposition Cor
1uered by the evidences Of His strength, pre-
Tossing surrender when they can no longer re
sist, they come to the vineyard when the sun
set,and the labors of this political day are CLOSED
Are these men, then, to be placed as Master
OF the Vineyard Are they, who but now, adm
the deluge, to command those who builded th
Ark?