Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-27
ExsGoyeFnor aaulsbuFy en- Horace Greeley--
and William Deansa CrItieissm on Ralh,

Rnd William Deans Criticism ON Both,
TO he Editor Of lse Commercial:
In the Delaware Gazette, of August 81, appears,
over his own signature, letter from ex-Gover-
nor Cove Saulsbury to the Democratic Central
Committee of Kent couDty,in which he endorses
the nomination of Greeley and Brown, and the
Cincinnati platform, and recommends the De-
mocracy of Delaware to do the same. l propose
briefly to examine some of the positions he oo-
cupies and see If they will harmonic together,
and If they are at all in accordance with the poll
tical views held heretofore by that gentleman.
He says II need not assure you how fully
my Judgment approves the action OF the COM
mittee." In the city Of Baltimore, In Barnum's
Hotel, on the evening OF July 9th, 1872, MIR.
Cove Salisbury told me that he had never yet
said that il the convention should nominate
Greeley and Brown that he would vote for them,
and something very much different from any
thing he had yet seen would have to be shown
him II he ever did Now what has taken place,
since that time, to mako in him 80 great
change At the same time, his brother Eli,
U. S. Senator, told me that should they be nom
mated he could not stump the State for them,
| as he could not say word in favor OF either
| them or their platform, and was given to un-
derstand that under no circumstances then in
existence, could either of them support Greeley
and Brown and their platform
What has made the change in their opinions7
l will quote himself; Why do say so2 Because
1 lffAlt OF NrfeeleA Do Lu6 lIehluoul lOI tno
| next four years" There was nothing that INSIDE
them the only candidates but just such action
| as has been taken by the two brothers Saul
| burys and other men of influence throughout
the United States. They were men who have
been looked up to by the Democracy of Della
| ware as the expounders OF Democratic princi-
pies, and they both know as well as know that
the sentiments OF the Democracy Of Delaware
| as expressed through their representatives, the
| Delegates to the State Convention at Dover, that
! nominated HaItmOrA
yention we're in opposition to the course. You
may ask me for the evidence to prove my asser-
| ton; III reply / refer you 10 the action of the
delegates OF the state Democratic Republican
Convention held at Dover on the 18th inst, to
nominate electors. When resolution sndors-
ing the nomination of Greeley and Brown was
presented u them they voted to lay 1t on the
table, and they thereby said that they were op-
posed to thOse candidates. The electors nOmi-
nAted by that Convention can cast the electoral
vote OF Delaware Tor any person whom they
may choose and VINO is the person that can say
that II those electors vote for Grant and Wilson
that they will here violate single instruction
| eniolneu on them They are not partisan cleo
tols made 80 by Instructions of the Convention
that nominated them.
MIR. s. says while many Of the views of Mr.
Greeley are not III accord with the Democracy
of Delaware believe them Infinitely prefeTa-
BILE IN ali respects to Grant He favors Home
Government which is only another name for
the old Democratic doctrine or state klghts.
Now as MIR. 5. proposes to endorse Greeley,
Brown and the Cincinnati platform, let us ex-
anime Of what they consist. dissolution End,
we pledge ourselves to maintain the Union of
these States emancipation, and entranchse-
ment, and to oppose any reopening of the ques-
tIuns settled by the l3tn, 14th and 18th Amend
ments Of the Constituton.' Will MIR. 5. answer
me one question Does not the 10th Amend
ment take away from the states the right to
regulate, and say who shall enjoy the elective
franchise III the states | know what his opln-
ions on this matter were in 1869, whea in his
official capacity he presented through HIS Secre-
tary OF State, the Hon q. W. Wright, these same
l4th aud 10th Amendments to the House of
Representatives OF Delaware (of which l WAS a
member at the time) for its adoption, which
the House refused to adopt by unanimous
vote, and their action was approved by MIR. s.
the then acting Governor, and he at that time
could scarcely mud language strong enough to
denouuce the measure. Why this great change Z
Wll lie please answer If this is one of Horace
Gree ey forms OF Home Government Y Ii 80
are the Democracy OF Delaware ready to endorse
such stuff.
l can only answer for myself | never will.
Has not Horace Greeley advocated all the mea-
sures adopted by the administration of Grant,
OF which the advocates OF Greeley now COM
plan, az bearing down so heavily on our South
ern brethren How long since he said in the
"lrlDune' that he was III favor of all the mea-
sures for the suppression of the 30 called Ku
kiux, Tor in other words the Southern people ~
Old lie not say II the present laws were not Sc
we're enough, that he was in favor of making
them still more 50, until they should ac-
= complish the desired result? Does not the en-
| tOreement Of the 14th and 18th Amendments
= interfere more with the State rights than al
: the laws enacted against the rights OF tn,
a several States Does it not allow the genera
- government to enter the States and take charge
y Of our election polls, and to interfere even tC
the extent of bringing the military power Of
4 the Feneral Governlnent to carry ont its enact
70 Iutn =
" being part Of the results of the 10th Amend
y ment. and this being adopted by the Greeley
i Democratic Reput lican party, and MIR. S. inclu
, ded ] for one, must say that l do not want Il
: experience any OF the mild protection of the
n rights of States in the 80 called Home Gov
ernmentN
Will any man connected with the Creole
Democratic Republican movement please sa
when this great change in the character and &C
Is tiOn of Horace Greeley in favor OF State Right
s. came about, for i'll his letter of acceptance h
Y says he il no less a Republican than he alway
Is was How can Democrats of lifetime VIII
have always adhered to the principles Of thei
IL party adopted by their National Convention
II aud Reimbursed by them often, so far forge
3 themselves as to run after such myth? hav
u tried to find out if possible what it was that Ina
80 bedaZzled the eyes of many Democrats VIII
I, for 10 long period have opposed the doctrine
of Horace Greeley and could not find languag
strong enough to do justice to the subject tina
they can in 80 short time forget what they sal
i'll opposition to him aud his measures and b
ready with open arms to receive and embrac
d. him and say, my good dear old friend, how
' have belied you hurt you, but il you will onl
allow me to come unto you, will make a solem
promise never to do so again.
q have always had the highest regard for bot
' Cove and Eli Saulhury as honorable, high. minC
ed men, and in political matters as the very ai
men in the State who would abandon principle
l have SAID 1t a hundred times that if there wa
n any one man in the State OF Delaware who hs
=. backbone and nerve to stand up for Democra
ic principle, that man was Cove Sausbur
a. Have been mistaken in the man II 20, l al
~ sorry for | do not know where to look for anotl
- er in whom | could have placed so much conf
dence. Respectfully,
WILLIAM DEAN.
NEWARK, DEL. Aug. 26 1872.
a ELECTIoSs.-An election OF Directors for Il
AZ Wilmington Coal Gas Co.. will be held at Il
=, office Of the Company on Monday evening mex
III The election viii be- held between the hours
and o'clock, and nine directors are to
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