Middletown transcript., 1872-06-29
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Review Of the Political Situation.

Review Of the Political Situation.
in the year 1868 the Democratic Party was
startled by the name Of Salmon r. Chase being
brought before the Democratic National Conyen.
lion at New York NJ a suitable candidate for the
Democratic Party TO nominate for Presdcnt--a
man siecPcd N negroism as deep as amy man In
the Union. He howcyer, was laid aside, and
Seymour taken up for President, with Frank
Blair, Republican bsckslidcr from the Drsuu-
cratic Party soinc years ago, for vicc-Prcsidens
The consequence Wa, We were beaten.
In 1870 the Democratic Party North showed
signs OF weakness in the knees on the .4ih L
18TH amendments. Seeing then, the game |, as
the National Committee man for Delaware, re-
signed, well knowing that IN the National Con-
ventcn of all the States, u this acrep,-
took possession OF the old free States the people
Of the old slave States would be Cursed, aud called
upon 10 support the nomination. /, n farmer,
IN the Middiciown Transcript urged and ex-
hor'cd the Democrats In the old slave States 10
look the situation In the face, and form n White
Man party In the Old Slave States and use the
prejudice Of color 10 make compact party In I6
States, which would have been 80 large mi
nority in Congress aud IL well organized as /,
should, and no doub, would have been, thar
with the divisions in the Northern parties
through selfish Stale Interests, this large cou,pac,
minority from the old slave States, could always
have taken care OF their best interests.
1911 came in. vallandighani, no doubt from
prcconccricd sienal led off in OHIO and was
shortly af,erward followed by PENNSYLVANIA and
every other free State in what they termed
" New Departure from the Democratic part,
and accepted rs forgone conclusion the cursed
est innovations on the rights Of the Sonih, that
had ever been attempted up to that date, saying
that the so-callsd tby the Hepuhlicans) 18th K
18th amendments 10 tie Constitution were pul
there lawfully, and were therefore binding, and
ih,, hereafter they tihesc New Dcparturis,sj J
would consider them SO, when every honest man
OF any party knew that these so-callcd amend
nenis had not hcen lawfully proposed, or iaw-
fully adopted hut these Democratic Brethren OF
the South, living In Old free States where there
resided hu, few negroes, acted for their selfish
ends by separate State action, not by the manly
and homes, gathering of Representatives Of all
the States in solemn Conventions and in the pres
cni year si3, early Developments began 10 show
in the nomination of Davis and Parker N Column
bus, Shortly after, the Liberal Republicans, MS
they call iheniselses--ncn who ARE opposed 10
the atrocious acts ol the prcscn, Administration
held convention in Cincinnati, aud nominated
Greeley Brown, aud With the exception o;
their lifst resolution, laid down liberal plat
form aud the first resolution, In ncgroism, is
about on a par with the State platforms adopted
by the seli-styled New Departure Negro Equality
Democrats. The South, who, hed hoped would
have held convention and established White
Man party have not seen proper TO do H. ~
probably they did not want 10 establish n Sec
tonal party, and sufriiug under the pcrfdy Of
the New Departure Democrats have determined
IN all their State conventions tgt pela@afei that
as IL has to be negro equality candidate, they,
for the pr,s.ni, would rather vote Tor Il man out
side OF the Democratic party, than 10 vote ior
peridans New Departure Democrat some old
party hag that could bring no strength 10 the
party, and II be should he accidentally elected,
hc monld have all his New Departure Democratic
Office holders cut and dried ready for office
Seeing no chance al present OF the South cs-
iahishing such party is prefer, and since our
State convention, every old slave State has
shown preference for Greeley and Brown, the
Cincinnati nominees, Delaware may as well 20
with her sisters A New Departure Dcmocra.
siinks 10 my nus,Fils worse than any Literal
Republican, and, therefore, as Northern aud
Southern Democrats cannot agree on a candi-
date. OF act IN confidence aud harmony since the
yew pep.. iure betrayal Of 1871, ii is better for
all 10 unite on caua.la,r, even il he ]. an ont
slider. The Democratic party, s!nec ~ New De-
pariure ,reacncry, can never rally rs national
party, and tn Iii. STATE, Delaware il has be-
come like Joseph euat--So patched with old
wings II we're bard 10 tell the original stuff Il
was made al, hut nhilst so-called Democrats oil
the FREE States, on their ,nn hook are adopting
" negro franchise. tile Republicans hy unieafd
in power The last acts OF Congress ought to,
aud has alarmed the country, and every opposi.
iion element to the present administration ought
10 combine, IN elect an opposition Congress,
and Horace Greeley or ;hc Devil, ii il will rid
the country OF tile present administration. When
the people pn, new Congress in, they mas eA-
peoi their rights, and not before therefore, let
Us in little Delaware, throw our prejudiecs 10 The
four winds, and pitch in for the baltimore nom-
nees
| have considered the matter over, and taken
the present situation. into consideration, the IT,
rannieal acts Of Congress; their attempted mnr-
dcrons interference nj our polls of this hundred,
at Blaekhird u, TIE late general election their
lao acts in the Emitted STATES, Courts In lining :
ton their corruption and iyrrnny throughout
the land and every leading man who took part
in secession, who will join them, is mlde sen,
Of hy them. Il! jeif. Davis, Tomorrow, would
signify 10 them, he would support Grant, they
wonld hold him up rs "A saint therefore, 10 beat
these men, yon must no, stand back, and hold
your bands up in holy horror, and turn your
eyes hrarenward. Thu, attitude may do when
ihe battle is oser, but from the day OF the nonl-
nation at Baltimore until the election, light the
Grant Republicans In every way that they have
been lighting US, Let our walehworI be down
with the present administration, and y, the Sun
OF the fifth OF Soseu,ber rise on Il redeemed aud
disenilraiicd country.
SAMUEL TowssEsp,
To,ra,,ri .JJug p5U 1870